• GLAB
vb. 1941 Amer. sl. – to talk foolishly
• GLABBER
vb. 1900 Amer. dial. – to chatter, to gabble
• GLAB-FEST
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a meeting where there’s a lot of talking
• GLACIARIUM
n. 1878 – a skating-rink with ice artificially produced
• GLACIOUS
adj. 1646 obs. rare – resembling ice
• GLACK ONE’S MITTEN
vb. 1785 Sc. – to bribe one
• GLAD CLOTHES
n. 1901 Amer. dial. – one’s best clothes
• GLAD DUDS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – one’s best clothes
• GLADE
n. 1828 Amer. dial. – smooth ice
• GLAD-EYE
vb. 1935 sl. – to glance at with a suggestion of sexual desire
• THE GLAD EYE
n. 1911 sl. – a glance suggestive of sexual desire
• GLAD GARMENTS
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – one’s best clothes
• THE GLAD HAND
n. 1895 orig. US – a cordial handshake or other greeting
• GLAD RAGS
n. 1899 sl., orig. US – one’s smartest clothes; formal evening dress
• GLADS
n. 1901 Amer. dial. – one’s best clothes
► GLADSTONIZE vb. to talk at great length without saying much of consequence; to speak much and mean nothing; to evade and prevaricate → 1884
• GLAIKIT
adj. 1889 Sc. – stupid, careless, foolish
• GLAM
adj. 1963 sl. – glamorous
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a hand
• GLAMOUR BOY
n. 1941 Brit. sl. – a member of the Royal Air Force
• GLAMOUR GIRL
n. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – an attractive girl
• GLAMOUR PUSS
n. 1952 sl. – a sexually attractive person
• GLAMROUS
adj. 1488 Sc. obs. – noisy, clamorous
• GLAM UP
vb. 1937 sl. – to beautify
• GLANTHORNE
n. Bk1903 sl. – money
• GLARE
n. 1. 1854 Amer. dial. – an expanse of slick ice
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a bright light on a car
• GLARE OF ICE
n. 1878 Amer. dial. – an expanse of slick ice
• GLARMY
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – clumsy
• GLASS
n. 1. 1908 Amer. dial. – a marble made of glass
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a telescope
• GLASS CAN
n. 1959 Amer. dial. – a glass jar for preserving food
• GLASS CAT
n. c1970 Amer. dial. – a cat’s eye marble
• GLASS EYE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a marble; a big marble used to knock others out of the ring
• GLASS-GAZING
adj. 1605 – addicted to viewing oneself in a glass or mirror
• GLASS HOUSE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a sedan
• THE GLASS-HOUSE
n. 1925 Brit. sl. – a military prison
• GLASSIE
n. 1908 Amer. dial. – a marble made of glass
• GLASS JAW
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a gullible person; a dupe
• GLASSMAKER
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
• GLASS OF COW
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a glass of milk
• GLASS OF MOO
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a glass of milk
• GLASS OF PUSS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a glass of milk
• GLASSY
n. 1908 Amer. dial. – a marble made of glass
• GLASSYASS
adj. 1975 Amer. dial. – used to describe an absolute calm at sea
• GLASTRIOUS
adj. B1900 Sc. – contentious; boastful
• GLAUM
n. 1. 1923 Amer. dial. – a snarl, a tangle; a confused mass
n. 2. 1960 Amer. dial. – a hand
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. – to tangle
• GLAVER
n. 1. a1400-50 obs. rare exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – chatter; idle, foolish, or gossiping talk or story; also, one addicted to such gossip
n. 2. Bk1854 Eng. dial. – flattery
vb. 1. 1380 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to flatter, to deceive with flattery; to wheedle; to talk plausibly and deceitfully;
vb. 2. Bk1874 obs. – to leer, to ogle
vb. 3. Bk1881 Eng. dial. – to frown, to scowl, to look with angry disfavour on
vb. 4. Bk1887 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to chatter, to babble, to talk foolishly or heedlessly; to gossip
• GLAVERY
n. 1584 obs. rare – flattery
• GLAWACKUS
n. 1939 Amer. dial. – an imaginary monster
• GLAZE
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. – to strike a glancing blow
• GLEAMISH; GLEMISH
n. 1576 obs. rare – a glimpse
• GLEDE; GLEED
n. 1847 Amer. dial. – a red hot coal carried on a small tongs from one pioneer cabin to another to start fires
• GLEESOME
adj. merry, gay, joyous, gleeful, lively → 1590
• GLEG AS A WIMBLE
adj. Bk2002 Eng. dial. – mentally alert, keen (gleg = keen, clever)
• GLIB
adj. 1934 Amer. dial. – brisk, vigorous, spry
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person’s mouth
• GLIBBER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – someone who talks too much or too loud
• GLIBBER-GLABBER
n. B1900 Sc. – frivolous and confused talk
vb. B1900 Sc.- to talk idly and confusedly
• GLIBBERY
adj. 1. 1601 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – slippery, smooth
adj. 2. 1602 obs. – fig. shifty, untrustworthy
• GLIBE
n. M16 UK criminals’ sl. – a written paper, esp. a counterfeit pass or license, carried by many of the mendicant villains
• GLIB-GLAB
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to talk rapidly and volubly
• GLICK
vb. 1914 Amer. dial. – to come out right, to succeed
• GLICKER
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a large marble used to knock others out of the ring
• GLIDDERY
adj. 1. 1869 Eng. dial. – slippery, smooth
adj. 2. 1869 Eng. dial. – (fig.) treacherous
adj. 3. B1900 Eng. dial. – shiny, as if enamelled
• GLIDER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a sled
• GLIFF
n. 1. 1570 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a glimpse, a glance; a slight or transient view
n. 2. 1732 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a sudden fright or shock; a scare; a state of excitement
n. 3. 1816 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a flash, a gleam; a short space of time, an instant, a moment
n. 4. B1900 Sc. – the shock felt when plunging into water
n. 5. B1900 Sc. – a short sleep, a nap
vb. 1. a1225 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to slip, to glance aside; fig. to make a slip in reading
vb. 2. c1330 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to look in a quick, hurried manner, to glance
vb. 3. a1400-50 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to flash, to gleam; to shine suddenly
vb. 4. 1823 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to take fright, to alarm, to startle; to be seized with a panic or sudden fear; to frighten
vb. 5. B1900 Sc. – to feel a shock in consequence of plunging into water
• GLIFFY
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. – easily frightened; nervous in disposition; timorous
n. 1820 Sc. – a short space of a time; a moment
• GLIM
n. 1. 1889 Amer. dial. – an eye; a pair of spectacles
n. 2. 1899 Amer. dial. – a look, a glimpse, a glance
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a small amount; a bit
• GLIMBLE
n. 1658 obs. – a glimmer, a glimpse
► GLIMFLASHY adj. angry, in a passion → 1699 sl.
• GLIMMER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – an eye
• GLIMMEROUS
adj. 1. 1792 rare – lighted by fitful light
adj. 2. 1792 rare – shining unsteadily
• GLIMP
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a condition of poor health
• GLIN; GLINN
n. 1903 Amer. dial. – a bright streak in the sky
• GLISSANT
n. 1949 Amer. dial. – a dumpling
• GLISTENER
n. Bk1903 sl. – £1
• GLISTER
vb. 1975 Amer. dial. – to glitter, to sparkle
• GLISTER-PIPE
n. L17 sl. – the penis
• GLITTERATI
n. 1940 sl., orig. US – the fashionable set of literary or show-business people
• GLITTERBAG
n. 20C teen & high school sl. – a flashy female given to shiny clothes, hair piled high with hairspray, and gum chewing
• GLITTEROUS
adj. 1596 obs. – full of glitter
• GLITZ
n. 1977 sl., orig. US – extravagant but superficial display or show-business glamour
• GLITZY
adj. 1966 sl., orig. US – said of something glamorous but tawdry
• GLOAM
n. 1928 Amer. dial. – twilight
► GLOAMING n. twilight, dusk, the fall of the evening; shade, dusky light → c1000
• GLOBBER
n. 1. 1377 obs. rare – a glutton
n. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – a miser
• GLOBBERED
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. – of milk: curdled
• GLOBE-SKIMMER
n. 1933 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
• GLOBSLOPTIOUS
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – splendid, fine; excellent, first-rate
• GLOCKEN
n. 1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a start from a fright; a sudden shock; an unexpected disaster
vb. 1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to start from fright; to astound
• GLOFFER
n. 1440 – a gluttonous eater → obs.
• GLOM
n. 1. 1923 Amer. dial. – a snarl, a tangle; a confused mass
n. 2. 1938 Amer. dial. – a hand
vb. 1. 1897 Amer. sl. – to seize, to grab at, to steal; to arrest
vb. 2. 1927 Amer. dial. – to tangle up, to make a hash of, to mess
vb. 3. 1941 Amer. dial. – to jab, to poke
vb. 4. 1966 Amer. dial. – to devour greedily
• GLOMMER
n. 1. 1942 Amer. sl. – a purse-snatcher
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a hand
• GLOMMOX
n. 1894 Amer. dial. – a muss, a state of disorder; a conglomeration of matter
• GLOOMS
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – low spirits, the blues
• GLOOP
n. 20C colloq. – any messy sticky fluid or substance
• GLOP
n. 1. c1460 obs. rare – a surprised or startled look; a start, a surprise
n. 2. 1864 Eng. dial. – a fool
n. 3. 1945 US sl. – a sticky or liquid mess, esp. inedible food
vb. 1. 14C obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to stare, to gaze in alarm or wonder
vb. 2. 1362 obs. rare – to swallow greedily
vb. 3. 1807 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to startle; to cause to stare
• GLOPPEN
vb. 1. 1250 – to startle, to astound, to surprise; to scare, to frighten, to terrify; to stupefy → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. 1400 – to be distressed or downcast → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. 1420 – to stare in astonishment; to look with a sullen or malicious countenance → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. 1842 – to lament or mourn
• GLORIFICATION
n. 1. 20C Brit. colloq. – a celebration
n. 2. 20C colloq. – an enhanced or favourably exaggerated version or account
• GLORIOSER
n. 1589 obs. – a boaster, a braggart
• GLORIOUS
adj. 20C colloq. – drunk
• GLORY
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a storage place, esp. one where odds and ends are cached; a pantry
vb. 1913 Amer. dial. – to boast about
• GLORY BONE
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – the funny bone
• GLORY-HALLELUJAH
vb. 1874 Amer. dial. – to speak in the manner of an evangelist preacher
• GLORY HOLE
n. 1. 1870 colloq. – a room, cupboard, or other storage space that contains an untidy and miscellaneous collection of objects; one where odds and ends are cached; a pantry
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a church
• GLORY WAGON
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – a caboose
• GLOSSIE
n. 1968 – a glazed clay marble, better than common marbles → Amer. dial.
• GLOSSOMACHICALL
adj. 1567 – given to wordy strife → obs.
• GLOTTENED
adj. 1691 – surprised, startled → Eng. dial.
• GLOTTER
vb. 1656 – to chatter → obs.
• GLOTTICAL
adj. 1660 – concerned with the study of languages → obs.
• GLOUT
n. 1641 – a frown or scowl
vb. 1400 – to look sullen
• GLOUTOUS
adj. 19C – gluttonous, ravenous → obs.
• GLOVE ORANGE
n. 1977 – a tangerine → Amer. dial.
• GLOVER
n. 1942 – a ‘handshaker’; a sycophant, a toady → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• GLOWBASON
n. 1. ..19C – an ignorant, rough woman; a term of great contempt → Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1873 – a bold, impudent person → Eng. dial.
n. 3. 1885 – a glow-worm → Eng. dial.
• GLOWERING
adj. 1939 – of weather: cloudy or threatening → Amer. dial.
• GLOWERY
adj. 1969 – of weather: cloudy or threatening → Amer. dial.
• GLOX
n. ..19C – the sound of liquids when shaken in a barrel or vessel that is not quite full; the sound of falling, gurgling water → Eng. dial.
vb. 1825 – of liquids: to roll about, make a gurgling sound when shaken inside a vessel → Eng. dial.
• GLUBBER
n. 1. 14C – a glutton, a gormandizer; one who eats or drinks gluttonously → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. 19C – a miser → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GLUE
n. 1942 – oatmeal → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• GLUED
adj. 1960 – criticized, rebuked → Amer. sl.
• GLUE-FOOTED
adj. 1942 – slow → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• GLUE-POT
n. 1. ..18C – a parson → sl.
n. 2. 1892 – a muddy place → colloq.
• THE GLUE-POT HAS COME UNSTUCK
phr. 1890 – he smells of genital sweat or semen → sl.
• GLUGGABLE
adj. 1986 – of wine: easy and pleasant to drink → colloq.
• GLUMMERIN
n. 1902 – a darkening → Amer. dial.
• GLUMMICKS
n. 1894 – a muss, a state of disorder; a conglomeration of matter → Amer. dial.
► GLUMMY adj. 1. dark, gloomy, dismal for want of light → 1580 obs.
adj. 2. glum, dejected → 1884
• GLUMPISH
adj. 1800 – glum → chiefly Eng. dial.
• GLUM-POT
n. 1917 – a melancholy or ill-tempered person → Amer. dial.
• GLUMPS
n. 1825 – a state of sulking → Eng. dial.
• GLUMPY
adj. 1780 – glum, sullen, sulky, morose, gloomy; ill-tempered, low-spirited, grumpy → chiefly Eng. dial.
• GLUNCH
n. ..18C – a frown → Sc.
vb. 1719 – to look sullen → Sc.
• GLUNDER
n. 19C – an ignorant, sour-tempered fellow → Sc.
vb. 19C – to sulk, to be in a bad temper; to look surly → Sc.
• GLUP
vb. 1968 – to drink or eat too fast → Amer. dial.
• GLURGE
n. 20C – stories, often sent by email, that are supposed to be true and uplifting, but which are often fabricated and sentimental
• GLUT
n. 1. 1914 – a saucy or impertinent answer → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1954 – a glutton → Amer. dial.
• GLUTTED
adj. 1530 – crammed full or choked up
• GLUTTER
n. 1966 – a glutton → Amer. dial.
• GLUTTEROUS
adj. 1382 – gluttonous → obs.
• GLYBE
n. M16 – a written paper, esp. a counterfeit pass or license, carried by many of the mendicant villains → UK criminals’ sl.
• GLYCYPICRON
n. 1599 – something composed of sweet and bitter → obs.
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