• GO CALOOPING
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to go out to have a good time, to enjoy oneself in trivial pleasures
• GO-CART
n. 1. 1902 Amer. dial. – a stroller or baby buggy
n. 2. 1945 Amer. dial. – a caboose
• GO CHASE YOURSELF!
int. 1. 1883 Amer. dial. – mind your own business
int. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – don’t be ridiculous!
• GO CHICKEN
vb. 1930s sl., orig. US – to be scared; to be too frightened to act; to back out
• GOCKIE
n. 1. B1900 Sc. – a stupid person
n. 2. B1900 Sc. – a deep wooden dish
• GO CONEY-CATCHING WITH A DEAD FERRET
vb. c1670 sl. – to undertake something with unsuitable or useless means
• GO CROOK AT
vb. 20C Aust. & NZ colloq. – to rebuke or upbraid
• GO CROOK (ON)
vb. 1910 Aust. & NZ sl. – to become angry with
• GOD
n. OE – an adored, admirable, or supremely powerful person
• GO DAIN IT!
int. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an expletive or imprecation
• GOD-A-MASSY!
int. 1952 Amer. dial. – a mild oath
• GOD-A-MERCY
phr. a1500 arch. – may God reward you
• GODAPHRO
n. 1939 Amer. logging usage – an imaginary monster
• GOD-AWFUL
adj. 1878 sl., orig. US – unpleasant; deplorable; frightful
• GOD-BOTHERER
n. 1. 1937 Brit. sl., orig. services’ usage – a parson, priest, or chaplain
n. 2. 20C sl., orig. military usage – a deeply religious person
• GOD-BOTHERING
adj. 20C sl., orig. military usage – deeply religious
• GOD-BOX
n. 1917 sl., derogatory – a church or other place of worship
• GODDAM
adj. 1. E20 colloq. – accursed, damnable
adj. 2. E20 colloq. – perverse, annoying
n. 1. M17 obs. – a person given to swearing
n. 2. M19 arch. – an Englishman, esp. an English soldier
• GOD-DAM-ME
n. 17C sl. – a blustering, profane, aggressive thug
• GOD DEEN YOU!
int. 20C – God damn you!
• GODDESS DIANA
n. Bk1903 sl. – sixpence
• GOD DING
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – damn, damned
• GOD DON’T LOVE UGLY
phr. 1899 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American – refers to sin or wickedness
• GO DEAD
vb. 1. 1868 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to die
vb. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to cease to run, as an engine or automobile
• GODEN DAG!
int. 1866 Sc. – good day!
• GO-DEVIL
n. 1. 1835 Amer. dial. – an evil spirit, or a person made up to look like one
n. 2. Bk1907 Amer. dial. – a child’s coasting sled
n. 3. 1958 Amer. dial. – a vehicle for which a better name is lacking
n. 4. 1967 Amer. dial. – anything that goes
• GODFATHER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a guardian
• GOD-FEARING
adj. 1548 – deeply religious; that fears God
• GOD FORBID
n. 1. 1909 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘kid’ – a child
n. 2. 1936 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘lid’ (hat) – a hat
n. 3. 1960 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘yid’, derogatory or offensive – a Jew
• GOD-FORSAKEN PLACE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a small town
• GODFREY!
int. 1904 Amer. dial. – an exclamation; a mild oath
• GODFREY DORMAN!
int. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – an innocuous oath, with faint echoes of far-past profanity
• GODFREY GOMMERS!
int. 1979 Amer. dial. – a mild oath
• GODFREY LIJAH!
int. 1904 Amer. dial. – an exclamation
• GODFREY MIGHTY!
int. 1904 Amer. dial. – an exclamation
• GOD-HOPPERY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a church
• GODIVA
n. 1960 UK sl. for ‘fiver’ – a five-pound note, or the sum of £5
• GO DIVVIES
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. – to divide or distribute among two or more persons; to divide or share in profits or indebtedness
• THE GODLESS COUNTRY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Russia
• GODLY
adv. 1942 Amer. dial. – piously, devoutly
• GODMOTHER
n. 1. 1956 Amer. dial. – a midwife
n. 2. 1986 Amer. dial. – a guardian
• GO DODO
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to go to sleep, to take a nap
• GO DOUBLE-QUICK
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• GO DOWN
vb. 1. 1906 sl. – to send or be sent to prison
vb. 2. 1928 Amer. dial. – to take to childbed
• GO DOWN ON
vb. 1916 sl., orig. US – to perform oral sex on
• THE GO-DOWNS
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a state of depression; the blues
• GO DOWN THE ROAD
vb. 1979 colloq., orig. Aust. & NZ – to be dismissed from employment, to be sent away
• GO DOWN THE TRACK
vb. 1952 colloq., orig. Aust. & NZ – to be dismissed from employment, to be sent away
• GO DOWNTOWN
vb. 1. 1928 Amer. sl. – to engage in active oral copulation
vb. 2. 1977 Amer. sl. – in baseball: to hit a long home run
• GODS
n. M18 colloq. – the occupants of the gallery in a theatre
• GOD’S ACRE
n. 1844 – a churchyard
• GOD’S GIFT
n. 1938 Brit. sl. – a man irresistible to women; chiefly ironic usage
• GOD-SIZE
adj. 1960s Amer. sl. – abnormally large
• GODS NEAKES!
int. 1602 obs. rare – an exclamation
• GODSO!
int. 18C Brit. sl. – an oath based on ‘God’
• GOD’S ODDLING
n. 1953 Amer. dial. – a pious eccentric
• GOD’S PLENTY
n. 1949 Amer. dial. – an abundance
• GOD SQUAD
n. 1965 sl., orig. US college sl. – a disparaging term for (the members of) a religious organization, esp. an evangelical Christian group
• GOD’S SANTY!
int. c1570 obs. – an oath
• GOD’S TIME
n. 1911 Amer. dial. – orig. time as told by the sun as opposed to standard time; later, standard time as opposed to daylight saving time
• GO DUTCH
vb. 1914 sl., orig. US – to pay for one’s own food, drink, etc. in a joint undertaking
• GO-EASY
adj. 1877 Amer. dial. – easygoing, relaxed
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a very timid or cowardly person
• GOER
n. 1966 sl. – a promiscuous person; one who goes fast
• GO FALL ON YOURSELF!
int. 1892 US sl. – an exclamation of dismissal; go away! get out!
• GO FANTI
vb. 1910s sl. – to go crazy, to run amok
• GO FAREWELL
vb. c1391 obs. – to go away, to be dismissed
• GO-FAST
n. 1996 UK sl. – amphetamines; speed
• GO FEED THE GOLDFISH
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to vomit
• GOFER
n. 1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US – someone who runs errands, esp. on a film set or in an office
• GO-FETCH-‘ER
n. c1940 Amer. dial. – the throat as a whole; the gullet, the windpipe, the Adam’s apple
• GO-FETCH-IT
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – the throat as a whole; the gullet, the windpipe, the Adam’s apple
• GOFFEN
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. – to laugh like an idiot
• GOFFER
n. 1. 1839 Eng. dial. – a lie, an exaggeration
n. 2. 1865 – a tool used to crimp or flute lace
vb. 1. 1706 – to flute or crimp the edge of lace, a frill, etc.
vb. 2. 1899 London sl. – to ‘bonnet’ a man; to knock his hat over his eyes
vb. 3. B1900 Sc. – to pucker
• GOFFLE
vb. 1839 – to eat fast or greedily; to gobble → Eng. dial.
• GO FLASHING IT
vb. Bk1893 sl. – to have sexual intercourse
• GO-FOR
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a gullible person; a dupe
• GO FOR A BURTON
vb. 1. 1941 Brit. services’ sl. – of a pilot: to be killed in an air crash
vb. 2. M20 colloq. – be killed, destroyed, ruined, or lost
• GO FOR A FLY
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to travel in an airplane
• GO FOR A HARD HIT
vb. 1978 UK sl. – to defecate
• GO FOR AN OATIE
vb. 1996 NZ sl. – to go to the toilet
• GO FOR A SKATE
vb. 1. 1955 NZ sl. – to slip, to slide
vb. 2. 1962 NZ sl. – to fail; to be brought up before court
• GO FOR A TA-TA
vb. L19 nursery usage – of a child: to go for a walk
• GO FOR BROKE
vb. 1951 sl., orig. US – to make one’s maximum effort
• GO FOR THE BIG SPIT
vb. 1960 Aust. sl. – to vomit
• GO FOR THE DOCTOR
vb. 1949 Aust. sl. – to make a great effort, or move very fast esp. in a horse race
• GO FOR YOUR LIFE
vb. 1920 Aust. sl. – to partake enthusiastically, to go all out
• GO FURTHER THAN HE CAN BLOW
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial.- to perform impossibilities
• GOG
vb. 1952 Amer. dial. – to embarrass
• GO GANDERHEADING ABOUT
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to wander aimlessly about
• GO-GET-‘EM
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – pep, energy
• GO-GETTER
n. 1. 1910 sl., orig. US – an ambitious or enterprising person
n. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a stylish person, somewhat attractive or pleasing
n. 3. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a thing productive of results
• GO-GETTING
adj. 1921 orig. US – ambitious
• GOGGLE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – the throat
vb. 1. 1938 sl. – to look at
vb. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – to go about aimlessly looking for distraction
• GOGGLERS
n. 1821 sl. – the eyes
• GOGGLES
n. 1871 sl. – glasses
• GOGLIN
adj. 1973 – winding → Amer. dial.
• GOGMAGOG
n. 1. 1297 – a giant; a man of immense stature and strength; a big strong person → obs.
n. 2. 1893 – a goblin, a monster, a frightful apparition → sl.
• GOGNOCKER
n. 1968 – the throat → Amer. dial.
• GOGO
n. 1941 – the buttocks → Amer. dial.
• GO GRUNTS
vb. 1968 – to defecate → sl.
• GOGS DEATHLINGS!
int. 1611 obs. – ‘by god’s death!’; an oath
• GO GUNNING FOR
vb. 1. 1888 Amer. sl. – to seek out or pursue with harmful intent; to aim to punish
vb. 2. 1940s Amer. sl. – to pursue actively
• GO HACKLY BARNEY
vb. 1960 Amer. dial. – to be lost
• GO HALF-CLINKS
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to go shares
• GO HALFERS
vb. 1985 sl. – to share equally between two parties
• GO HALF-SNACKS
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to go shares
• GO HEAD UP
vb. 1959 Amer. dial. – to go rapidly
• GO HEAD UP AND TAIL A-RISING
vb. 1959 Amer. dial. – to go rapidly and with some sprightliness
• GO HELL-BENT
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• GO HELL-BENT FOR ELECTION
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• GO HELL-BENT FOR LEATHER
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• GO HELL-BENT FOR LEXINGTON
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• GO HELL FOR LEATHER
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• GO HELLITY-HOOP
vb. 1959 Amer. dial. – to go or run fast
• GO HIGH
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to ride on top of a train
• GO HOSTILE
vb. 1998 NZ sl. – to lose your temper
• GO IN FOR
vb. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – to advocate
• GOING
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled
• GOING HOME CARD
n. 1972 Amer. dial. – a decorated obituary notice and invitation to a Black funeral
• GOING HOME PIECE
n. 1972 Amer. dial. – an elaborate floral arrangement for a Black funeral
• GOING NINETY TO NOTHING
adv. c1950 Amer. dial. – going very fast
• GOING OF THE MOON
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – the waning of the moon
• GOING-OVER
n. 1. 1872 sl., orig. US – a reprimand or instance of reprimanding; chastisement
n. 2. 1942 sl., orig. US – an act of hitting; a beating-up
• GOING SOME
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – making rapid progress
• GOING TO NEW YORK
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. – pregnant
• GOING TO RIDE OUT
adj. 1855 Amer. dial. – of a room or piece of furniture: untidy, very cluttered or disordered
• GOING TO THE ANDES
phr. 1947 Amer. dial. – going to the outhouse or privy
• GO IN HIGH GEAR
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• GO IN ON THE BUTTERED BUN
vb. M17 sl. – of a male: to take second place in a bout of serial intercourse
• GO IN ON THE BUTTERED SCONE
vb. M17 sl. – of a male: to take second place in a bout of serial intercourse
• GO IN THE BAG
vb. 1. 1942 Amer. criminals’ sl. – to accept a bribe
vb. 2. 1942 Amer. sl. – of a competitor in a sporting event: to lose deliberately
• GO IN THE MARROWBONE COACH
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to walk
• GO IN THE MARROWBONE STAGE
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to walk
• GO IN THE MARYLEBONE COACH
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to walk
• GO IN THE MARYLEBONE STAGE
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to walk
• GO IN THE ROAD TO PADDINGTON
vb. M18 sl. – to be hanged
• GO INTO ONE’S DANCE
vb. 20C Amer. sl. – to ‘tell a line’
• GO IN WASHING
vb. 1861 Amer. dial. – to go swimming
• GO IT BLIND
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to guess
• GO IT ON THE BIG FIGURE
vb. 1831 Amer. sl. – to do things on a large scale or in a lavish way
• GO IT SAL!
int. 1848 Amer. dial. – go ahead!
• GO KITING
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• GOKY
n. 1377 obs. rare – a fool, a simpleton
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