• GOOD ABEARANCE
n. 1568 – good behaviour
• GOODADOON
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a bullfrog
• GOOD AND PLENTY
n. 1994 US sl. – heroin
• GOOD AND PROPER
adj. 1928 UK sl. – to the greatest degree, completely
• GOOD AS ALL GET OUT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS ANYTHING
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS A SHOULDER OF MUTTON TO A SICK HORSE
adj. 1546 – utterly worthless or useless; no good at all
• GOOD AS BLAZES
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS CASH
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS CAZ
adj. 1812 Amer. sl. – signifies that any projected fraud or robbery may be easily and certainly accomplished
• GOOD AS EVER STRODE A POT
phr. Bk1904 sl. – of a person: as good as there has ever been
• GOOD AS EVER TWANGED
adj. L16 – as good as possible
• GOOD AS EVERYTHING
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS GOLD
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS HECK
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS HELL
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS I DON’T KNOW WHAT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS NOBODY’S BUSINESS
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS PIE
adj. 1. L19 orig. US – very well-behaved, highly amenable
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD ASS
n. 1916 Amer. sl. – a competent female sexual partner
• GOOD AS THE DEUCE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS THE DEVIL
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS THEY MAKE ‘EM
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS YOU KNOW WHAT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• GOOD AS YOU WOULD DESIRE TO PISS ON
adj. L17 sl. – excellent, first-rate
• GOODAY
n. 1928 Aust. – hello
• GOOD BLOOD
n. 1953 Amer. dial. – friendly feelings toward a person
• GOOD BUDDY
n. 1956 US sl. – a friend; often used as a term of address
• GOOD BUTT
n. 1960 US sl. – a marijuana cigarette
• GOODBYE CHARLIE!
int. 1966 US sl. – the end; disaster
• GOOD-BYE KISS
n. 1988 US sl. – the repurchase of a premium of stock by a target company from the company attempting a takeover
• GOOD-BYE TASTE
n. 1906 Amer. dial. – aftertaste
• GOOD-BYE WAGON
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a hearse
• GOOD CALL!
int. 1996 – used to express approval of a person’s decision or suggestion
• GOOD CHUTE
n. 1990 US sl. – a successful ejection of pilot and crew from a downed US aircraft
• GOOD CONDITIONED AS A PUPPY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• A GOOD CRAFTSMAN NEVER BLAMES HIS TOOLS
phr. 1997 US – used for dismissing an attempt by someone to blame a mistake on a piece of equipment or something within their control
• GOOD DARK
n. 1929 Amer. dial. – as dark as it will get; real darkness rather than twilight or dusky dark
• GOOD DAY
n. 1990 Amer. dial. – broad daylight
• GOOD DAYLIGHT
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – broad daylight
• GOOD DEAL!
int. 1944 US sl. – excellent, fine
• GOODEE!
int. 1796 – an exclamation of delight or exultation
• GOOD EGG
int. 1903 Brit. sl. – expressing pleasure, satisfaction, or enthusiastic approval
n. World War II Amer. sl. – a good fellow
• GOOD FASHION
adv. 1922 Amer. dial. – thoroughly
• GOOD FEELING PLACE
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – a dip in the road
• GOODFELLA
n. 2003 US sl. – a gangster
• GOOD FELLOW
n. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a student who puts pleasure before study
• GOOD FILE
n. 19C sl. – a good fellow
• GOOD FOR YOU!
int. 1861 UK sl. – used as a register of approval of something achieved, or said by the person addressed or spoken of
• GOOD FUCK!
int. 2002 UK sl. – used for registering surprise
• GOOD FUN
n. 1981 Hawaii youth sl. – a great deal of fun
• GOOD GOD
n. 1906 Amer. dial. – a pileated woodpecker
• GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a pileated woodpecker
• GOOD GOD BIRD
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – a pileated woodpecker
• GOOD GODFREY NIGHTIS!
int. 1966 Amer. dial. – an exclamation
• GOOD GOD WOODPECKER
n. 1913 Amer. dial. – a pileated woodpecker
• GOOD GOOD
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – very good
• GOOD GRABS!
int. 1898 Amer. dial. euphemism for ‘good God’ – an expression of surprise or annoyance
• GOOD GRANNY!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
• GOOD GRAVY!
int. 1856 Amer. dial. – used as a mild oath or as an expression of surprise or annoyance
• GOOD GRIEF!
int. 1937 US sl. – used as an all-purpose expression of surprise, anger, disappointment, dismay
• GOOD GUTS
n. 1957 Aust. sl. – correct information; the true facts; the news
• GOOD H
n. 2002 UK sl. – heroin
• GOOD-HANDED
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – generous
• GOOD HEAL
n. c1175 obs. – welfare, fortune
• GOOD HEAVENS!
int. 1752 – expresses surprise, horror, etc.
• GOOD HERB
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – anything especially good
• A GOOD HICKORY
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a rapid gait
• GOOD HITTER
n. 1990 US sl. – in pool: an excellent cue stick
• GOOD HORSE
n. 2002 UK sl. – heroin
• GOODIE
n. 1. 1859 Amer. dial. – the part of a nut that you eat
n. 2. 1954 US sl. – extra parts or equipment for a car enhancing its performance and/or embellishing its appearance
n. 3. 1975 US sl. – something that is special and good
n. 4. 2003 UK sl. – a valuable possession
• A GOOD JACK MAKES A GOOD JILL
phr. 1784 – a good husband makes a good wife; a good master makes a good servant; if one partner treats the other well, he or she will be treated well in turn
• GOOD JEEPERS!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – a mild oath
• GOOD LACK!
int. 1638 obs. – expressing dissatisfaction, regret, surprise, etc.
• GOOD LAND!
int. 1889 US – euphemism for Lord!
• GOOD LAND A MERCY!
int. 1886 Amer. dial. – an exclamation
• GOOD LAND O’ GOSHEN!
int. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – exclamation, mostly used by women
• GOOD LAW!
int. 1913 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
• GOOD LAWD!
int. 1967 Amer. dial. – an exclamation
• GOOD LAY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a gullible person; a dupe
• GOODLES
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a large amount or quantity
• GOOD LETTERS
n. c1532 obs. – book-learning, letters; he profession of literature, authorship
• GOOD-LOOKIN’
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a nickname for a handsome man
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – an attractive girl
• GOOD LORD
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a pileated woodpecker
• GOOD-LUCK BONE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a wishbone
• GOOD-MAN
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – God
• A GOOD MAN ROUND A BARREL
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a man fond of drink
• GOODMAN-TURD
n. 1598 – a contemptible fellow; a worthless, unpleasant fellow
• GOOD NEIGHBOURS
n. a1585 Sc. obs. – the fairies
• GOODNESS AGNES!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or pleasure
• GOODNESS GODNESS AGNES!
int. 1943 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or pleasure
• GOODNESS GODNESS AGNES BROWN!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or pleasure
• GOODNESS GRACIOUS AGNES!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or pleasure
• GOODNESS GRACIOUS GRAVY!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – used as a mild oath or as an expression of surprise or annoyance
• GOODNESS GRACIOUS MABLE AGNES!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or pleasure
• GOODNESS GRACIOUS MISS AGNES!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or pleasure
• GOOD-O!; GOOD-OH!
int. 1926 sl., orig. Aust. & NZ – an exclamation of delight or exultation
• THE GOOD OIL
n. 1916 Aust. sl. – correct (and usually profitable) information, often to be used in confidence
• GOOD OLD BOY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a man who embodies the traditional values of the White, rural South; also used ironically
• GOOD OLD DAYS
n. 1986 UK sl. – the past, remembered fondly and better than it ever was
• GOOD OLD SIMMER TIME
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – summer
• GOOD ONE
n. 1813 sl. – a lie
• GOOD PECKER
n. c1860 sl. – a good eater
• GOOD PEOPLE
n. 1950s Amer. sl. – a good person
• GOOD PLACE
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – Heaven
• THE GOOD PLACE
n. 1912 Amer. dial. – Heaven
• GOOD READY
n. 1866 Amer. dial. – a thorough state of preparation; a good start
• GOOD RELIGION
n. 1953 Amer. dial. – genuine Christian conduct
• GOODS!
int. 1944 Amer. dial. – that’s mine; used as a claim or rights to something
• THE GOODS
n. 1. 1877 sl., orig. US – information given one an advantage or hold over another
n. 2. 1900 sl. – stolen articles as evidence of guilt
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
• GOOD SAKES!
int. 1895 Sc. – an exclamation
• GOODS AND GEAR
n. c1565 obs. – wealth, property
• A GOOD SHAKE
n. 1830 US – a fair or equal chance, fair treatment
• GOOD SHOW!
int. 1940 sl. – an exclamation of delight or exultation
• GOODS ON IT!
int. 1944 Amer. dial. – that’s mine; used as a claim or rights to something
• GOOD STUFF
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
• A GOOD SUP
n. 1601 Eng. dial. – a fair amount; a considerable quantity of liquid
• GOOD THING
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
• GOOD THING ON ICE
n. 1890 sl. – a profitable venture; a good thing
• GOOD-TIME CHARLIE
n. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a student who puts pleasure before study
• GOOD-TIMER
n. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a student who puts pleasure before study
• GOOD TRIMMING
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – chastisement
• GOOD ‘UN
n. 1813 sl. – a lie
• GOOD WINE NEEDS NO BUSH
phr. 1821 – a good thing requires no advertisement, it commends itself; there is no need to boast about something of good quality as people will discover its merits
• GOOD-WOOLLED
adj. 1. 1847 Eng. dial. – of persons: having plenty of dash and pluck; gifted with unflinching courage
adj. 2. 1869 Eng. dial. – of a sheep: having a good fleece
• GOODY
int. 1796 – an exclamation of delight or exultation
n. 1. 1859 Amer. dial. – the part of a nut that you eat
n. 2. 1873 sl., orig. US – an excellent or admirable person
n. 3. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – an insipid, harmless person
n. 4. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – toothsome, esp. sweet food, as butter, jelly, etc.
n. 5. 1942 Amer. dial. – the yolk of an egg
• GOODY BONE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the place in the elbow that gives you a strange feeling if you hit it against something; the funny bone
• GOODY-GOODY
int. 1796 – an exclamation of delight or exultation
n. 1. 1889 sl. – an excessively or ostentatiously good person
n. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – an insipid, harmless person
• GOODY GOODY GODDAMN!
int. M20 US sl. – Goddamn!; an exclamation, an oath
• GOODY GOODY GUMDROP(S)!
int. M20 US sl. – a mock oath and an exclamation
• GOODY GUMDROPS!
int. 1959 Brit. sl. – an exclamation of delight or exultation
• GOODY UP
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to curry favour, to toady
• GOOEY
adj. 1935 sl. – excessively sentimental
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – nonsense
• GOO EYES
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a flirtatious glance
• GOOF
n. 1. 1916 Amer. sl. – an oaf, a ridiculous jerk; an incompetent fool; someone who makes mistakes or wastes time
n. 2. 1941 US criminal’s sl. – marijuana
vb. 1. 1932 sl., chiefly US – to idle or waste time; to shirk one’s duties
vb. 2. 1944 sl. – to take drugs
• GOOF AROUND
vb. 1929 sl., chiefly US – to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way
• GOOF-BALL
n. 1. 1939 US drug culture sl. – a portion of narcotics, esp. barbiturates in various forms
n. 2. 1944 US sl. – a jerk; an oaf; an incompetent fool
n. 3. 1952 sl., orig. US – a pill containing an amphetamine; any stimulant drug
n. 4. M20 US sl. – marijuana
• GOOF-BUTT
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – a marijuana cigarette
• GOOF DOCTOR
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – one who practices ‘goofer’, voodoo or other magic
• GOOFED-UP
adj. 1. M20 US drug culture sl. – intoxicated with drugs
adj. 2. M20 US sl. – mentally confused; disoriented
• GOOFER
n. 1. M20 US sl. – the practice of voodoo or other magic; a magic spell or something used to cast such a spell
n. 2. 20C US sl. & colloq. – an oaf, a ridiculous jerk; an incompetent fool
n. 3. M20 US drug culture sl. – a barbiturate capsule or tablet
n. 4. M20 US drug culture sl. – a drug user
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. – to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic
• GOOFER-FUZZ
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – the rolls of dust that gather under beds, furniture, etc.
• GO OFF
vb. 1. 17C colloq. – to die; to expire
vb. 2. 1857 Amer. dial. – to pass off, to diminish
vb. 3. c1866 colloq. – to have an orgasm
vb. 4. 1887 Brit. sl. – to go to sleep
vb. 5. 19C colloq. – to ejaculate
vb. 6. 1934 sl. – to begin to dislike
• GO OFF AT HALF-COCK
vb. 1. 1848 – to speak or act without due forethought or preparation, and consequently to fail in attaining one’s object
vb. 2. 1904 UK sl. – to ejaculate prematurely or without being fully erect
• GO OFF AT THE NAIL
vb. 1721 Sc. – to disregard all propriety of conduct; to behave strangely
• GO OFF CROOK
vb. 20C Aust. & NZ colloq. – to lose one’s temper
• GOOFFER
n. 1880 Amer. dial. – the practice of voodoo or other magic; a magic spell or something used to cast such a spell
• GO OFF HALF-COCK
vb. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – to act hastily
• GO OFF HALF-COCKED
vb. 1809 UK sl. – to start without being ready; in sex: to ejaculate prematurely or without being fully erect
• GO OFF ONE’S FACE
vb. 1960s sl. – to be extremely enthusiastic; to collapse with laughter
• GO OFF ONE’S NUT
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to lose self-control from vexation
• GO OFF ONE’S PANNIKIN
vb. L19 Aust. sl. – to lose one’s temper, to lose emotional control
• GO OFF ON ONE’S EAR
vb. 1892 Amer. dial. – to go away angry
• GO OFF THE DEEP END
vb. 1921 sl. – to give way to anger
• GO OFF THE HANDLE
vb. 1. 1872 – to die
vb. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to lose self-control from vexation
• GO OFF THE HOOKS
vb. 1840 Amer. sl. – to die
• GO OFF THE RAILS
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to blunder, to make a mistake
vb. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – to digress or wander from the point
• GO OFF TO THEMSELVES
vb. c1960 Amer. dial. – of newlyweds: to establish a separate residence (instead of with the bride’s parents)
• GOOFIE
n. 1920s US students’ sl. – a fool
• GOOFIES
n. 1905 Amer. dial. – a claim; rights, dibs
• GOOFINESS
n. 1910s sl. – foolishness
• GOOF-OFF
n. M20 US colloq. – a person who plays aimlessly
(verbs usually as ‘goof off’)
vb. 1. 1930s sl. – to blunder; to wreck
vb. 2. 1932 sl., orig. military usage – to act lazily, to mess around instead of working; to idle or waste time; to shirk one’s duties
vb. 3. 1940s US drug culture sl. – to go to sleep, esp. under the influence of drugs
vb. 4. 1940s sl. – to go mad
vb. 5. 1950s US sl. – to leave
vb. 6. 1950s sl. – to chat, to socialize
vb. 7. 1960s US sl. – to gain pleasure from; to be enthralled by
vb. 8. 1980s sl. – to turn down an invitation; to avoid a meeting
• GOO FOOD
n. 1990s US students’ sl. – East Asian food
• GOOF PILL
n. 1. 1939 sl., orig. US – a barbiturate tablet or drug
n. 2. 1952 sl., orig. US – –a pill containing an amphetamine; any stimulant drug
• GOOF TIME
n. 1960s Amer. sl. – time to relax
• GOOF UP
vb. 1. 1940s US sl. – to blunder, to spoil; to injure
vb. 2. 1950s US sl. – a blunder
vb. 3. 1950s US sl. – a person who blunders or messes up, causing trouble for themselves
• GOOFUS
n. 1917 US sl. – an idiot; an oaf, a ridiculous jerk; an incompetent fool
• GOOFUS BIRD
n. 1935 Amer. dial. – an imaginary bird that people tell tales about, esp. to tease greenhorns
• GOOFY
adj. 1. 1910s sl. – disoriented, confused, bewildered, muddled
adj. 2. 1910s sl. – drunk
adj. 3. 1910s sl. – incomprehensible
adj. 4. 1910s sl. – mad
adj. 5. 1910s sl. – of a place: bizarre
adj. 6. 1910s sl. – uncoordinated, inept
adj. 7. 1910s US sl. – obsessed; keen on
adj. 8. 1910s US drug culture sl. – suffering from narcotics withdrawal
adj. 9. 1919 sl. – silly, foolish
adv. 1920s US sl. – oddly
n. 1. 1920s US students’ sl. – a fool
n. 2. 1950s drug culture sl. – a barbiturate
n. 3. 1965 Amer. dial. – a Black person
• GOOFY-ASS
adj. 1910s sl. – silly, foolish
• GOOFY-BUTT
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – a marijuana cigarette
• GOOG
n. 1. 1910s sl. – a fool
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – a black eye
n. 3. 1941 Aust. sl. – an egg
vb. 1950s sl. – to stand around; to watch others
• GOOGEEN
n. 20C Irish sl. – a fidgety, capricious person; generally used of a woman
• GOOGIE
n. 1. 1904 Aust. sl. – an egg
n. 2. 1910s sl. – a fool
• GOOGIE EGG
n. 1904 Aust. sl. – an egg
• GOOGLE
n. 1859 Amer. dial. – the Adam’s apple
• GOOGLEBERRY
n. 1973 Amer. dial. – a peanut
• GOOGLE BONE
n. 1981 Amer. dial. – the Adam’s apple
• GOOGLE PIPE
n. 1981 Amer. dial. – the Adam’s apple
• GOOGLE VEIN
n. 1981 Amer. dial. – the Adam’s apple
• GOOGLUM
n. 1911 Amer. dial. – a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses
• GOOGLY EYES
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a flirtatious glance
• GOO-GOBS
n. 1970s African-American sl. – a very large or infinite amount
• GOOGONS
n. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – spectacles
• GOO-GOO
adj. 1. 1900s sl. – sweet, sickly
adj. 2. 1910s US sl. – foolish; mawkish; sentimental
adj. 3. 1960s US sl. – effeminate
n. 1. L19 sl., derogatory – an Asian or dark-skinned foreigner, esp. a Filipino
n. 2. L19 US sl. – a supporter of political reform
n. 3. L19 sl. – an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one
n. 4. 1910s US sl. – a silly fool
n. 5. 1910s sl. – an eye
n. 6. 1970s US sl. – an unintelligible foreign language
vb. 1900s US sl. – to make eyes at someone
• GOO-GOO EYES
n. 1897 sl. – an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one; a glance indicative of infatuation
• GOO-GOO LAMP
n. L19 sl. – an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one
• GOO-GOOS
n. L19 sl. – an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one
• GOO-GOO WATCH
n. 1930s African-American sl. – dawn and the period just preceding it
• GOOGS
n. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – spectacles
• GOOGY
n. 1. 1904 Aust. sl. – an egg
n. 2. 1910s sl. – a fool
• GOOGY EGG
n. 1904 Aust. sl. – an egg
• GOOGY EYES
n. 1910s US sl. – amorous glances
• GOOGY-GOOGY
adj. 1960s sl. – given to playing pranks; fooling around
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