• HI-HAT
vb. 1920s sl., orig. US – to act in a superior manner towards others; to snub
• HIKE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• HIKE OUT
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• HIKI-FALLOOTIN’
adj. M19 sl., orig. US – snobbish, pompous
• HILAIRE
adj. 1575 obs. rare – gay, cheerful, merry
► HILARATE vb. to make merry, cheerful, or gay; to exhilarate → 1623 obs.
• HILDIE-GILDIE
n. B1900 Sc. – an uproar
• HILDING
adj. 1. 1581 arch. – cowardly, spiritless, base, menial, mean, wretched
adj. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – ailing, poorly
adj. 3. B1900 Eng. dial. – shuffling, shackling
adj. 4. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – sloping, leaning, tilting
n. 1. 1589 obs. – a worthless or vicious animal, especially a horse; a sorry hack
n. 2. 1592 arch. – a disreputable slut, a wanton
n. 3. 1601 arch. – a contemptible, worthless person; a mean, base, cowardly fellow; a wretch
n. 4. B1900 Eng. dial. – the sediment of beer, lees, dregs: usually plural
• A HILL OF BEANS
n. 1863 US sl. – a thing of little value
• THE HILL OF MARS
n. 1578 – in palmistry: the fleshy part of the thumb
• HILL OF PEAS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a thing of very little value
• HILL OF SHIT
n. 1940s sl., orig. US – anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy
• HILL OF VENUS
n. L16 euphemism – the vagina
• HILLOUS
adj. 1550 obs. rare – hilly
• HILT AND HAIR
adv. M19 sl. – everything, entirely, completely
• HILTER-SKILTER
adv. L16 sl. – in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell
• HILUM
n. 1659 – something very minute → obs.
• HIM FELL WELL
phr. c1250 obs. – he prospered
• HIMPLE
vb. 1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to limp, to hobble, to go lame
• HIM-SAM
adv. 1851 Eng. dial. – irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder
• HINCHY
n. 1970 US sl. – a snobbish, pompous, or overbearing person; a prominent or important person
• HINCTY; HINKTY
adj. 1. 1924 US sl. – conceited, snobbish, stuck-up, pretentious; contentious, unpleasant
adj. 2. 1934 US prison sl. – suspicious
adj. 3. 1957 US sl. – scared, jumpy, nervous, paranoid
adj. 4. 1968 US sl. – very cheap, petty
n. 1. 1960 US sl. – a White person
n. 2. 1970 US sl. – a snobbish, pompous, or overbearing person; a prominent or important person
• HIND CART WHEEL
n. Bk1903 sl. – 5 shillings
• HIND COACH WHEEL
n. Bk1903 sl. – 5 shillings
• HINDER-FALLINGS
n. 1530 obs. – excrements
• HINDERMATE
n. a1843 nonce word – a spouse or companion who is a hindrance
• HINEY
n. 1. 1904 N. Amer. sl. – a German; a German soldier
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – a very short haircut
n. 3. 1982 US sl. – the buttocks
• HINGKAPONK
n. B1900 Eng. dial. – an impostor
• HINGLE
vb. 1. 1804 Sc. – to go about in a feeble, languid fashion, as during convalescence; to hang about, to loiter aimlessly
vb. 2. 1804 Sc. – of time: to pass slowly
• HINGUM-TRINGUM
adj. 1. B1900 Sc. – in weak health
adj. 2. B1900 Sc. – in low spirits
adj. 3. B1900 Sc. – worthless and somewhat disreputable; said of persons and things
• HINKEY
adj. 1956 Amer. sl. – wary or extremely cautious; feeling suspicion; hence, nervous or jumpy
• HINKTY
adj. 1924 US sl. – conceited
• HINKY
adj. 1. 1956 Amer. sl. – wary or extremely cautious; feeling suspicion; hence, nervous or jumpy
adj. 2. 1967 Amer. sl., orig. African-American – snobbish; haughty; conceited; aloof; fastidious
adj. 3. 1975 Amer. police sl. – arousing suspicion
adj. 4. 1987 Amer. sl. – refractory; stubborn
• HINKY-DINK
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• HINKY-DINKY
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. – excellent, first-rate
• HINNIATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare – to neigh, to whinny
• A HINT OF MINT
n. 1950s US homosexual sl. – a trace of homosexual tendencies
• HIP
adj. 1950s Amer. sl. – up to date, informed, poised
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a hippopotamus
vb. 1938 sl., orig. US – to give information
• HIPE
n. 1917 army sl. – a rifle
• HIP-HIGH TO A TALL INDIAN
phr. L19 US sl. – an unspecified measure of height, usually not very tall
• HIPPED ON
adj. 1920 orig. US – fond of; enthusiastic about; liking
• HIPPIE
n. 1950s Amer. sl. – one who feels he or she is ‘hip’ when actually a ‘square’
• HIPPING
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – diapers
• HIPPIN’S
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – diapers
• HIPPO
n. 1872 – a hippopotamus
• HIPPODAME
n. 1623 obs. – a horse tamer or trainer
► HIPPOMOBILE n. a word used in the early days of motor vehicles for a horse-drawn vehicle → 1899
• HIPPOMONSTROSITY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a hippopotamus
• HIPPOPHILE
n. 1852 – a lover of horses
• HIPPOPOTAPUS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a hippopotamus
• HIPPY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – wide in the posteriors
• HIPSHOT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – having a dislocated hip
• HIPSHOTTEN
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – having a dislocated hip
• HIPSTER
n. 1950s Amer. sl. – someone who is totally with it
• HIP-SWISHY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – said of a young woman’s manner of walking
• HIPSY-DIPSY
n. 1881 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a castigation; a ‘skelping’ on the buttocks (skelping – a smack, slap, or blow given with the open hand on the buttocks)
• HIP TO
adj. 1904 sl., orig. US – informed, aware
• HIRED GUN
n. 1958 – a person hired to destroy the opposition, or some unwelcome party, on behalf of another
• HIRPLE
adj. 19C – lame, limp, tender-footed → Eng. dial.
n. 1. 1793 – a crawling or limping gait; a limp → chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1894 – a lame person; a cripple → chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 1. 1500 – to limp, to walk lamely or in a hobbling manner; to drag a limb → chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. 1788 – to contract the body with cold, crouch, cower down; to starve with cold → Eng. dial.
• HIRQUITALLIENCY
n. 1652 – delighted shouts → obs.
• HIRRO!
int. 1827 Sc. – hurrah! huzza!
• HIS BLOOD’S WORTH BOTTLING
phr. 20C Aust. sl. – said of someone who has admirable qualities
• HIS BREAD AIN’T DONE
phr. 1940 Amer. dial. – used to indicate that a person is mentally dull or feeble-minded
• HIS BREAD AND BUTTER ALWAYS FALLS ON THE BUTTERED SIDE
phr. 1827 – he has consistently good luck
• HIS EX
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a former sweetheart
• HIS FACE HURTS
phr. 1896 Amer. jocular usage – he blushes
• HIS GALLIC MAJESTY
n. 1712 obs. – the king of France
• HIS HAT COVERS HIS FAMILY
phr. 1854 – said of one who is alone in the world, and has to provide only for himself
• HIS JIGLETS!
n. 1888 Amer. sl. – a contemptuous form of address
• HIS KNABS
n. L18 sl. – a person
• HIS LIFT DOESN’T GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP STOREY
phr. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – he is simple-minded or deranged
• HIS NABS
n. L18 sl. – a person
• HIS NAME IS DENNIS!
int. 1893 Amer. dial. – he is done for! his name is mud!
• HIS NEILSHIP
n. 1898 Sc. – the devil
• HIS NIBS
n. 1821 Brit. sl. – himself; a self-important person; usually a mock title
• HISPANIAN
adj. 1656 obs. rare – belonging to Spain, born in Spain, Spanish
• HIS SATANIC MAJESTY
n. 19C – the Devil, Satan
• HIS TALLNESS
n. 1656 humorous usage, obs. – ‘his highness’
• HISTORIOGNOMER
n. 1593 obs. rare – one learned in history
• HISTORY OF FOUR KINGS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a deck of cards
• HIT
n. 1951 sl., orig. US – a dose of narcotic; the act of obtaining or giving such a dose
vb. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to find, to meet
vb. 2. 1953 sl., orig. US – to give a drug to
vb. 3. 1955 sl., orig. US – to kill deliberately
• HIT ALONG
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• HIT-AND-GIGGLE
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – a sexist term for a lighthearted tennis game played by women
• HIT-AND-RUNNER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a philanderer
• HIT CAR
n. 1969 Amer. criminal & police sl. – an automobile used to make a getaway from the scene of a murder or to carry a kidnapped victim to the place where he is to be killed
• HITCH
n. 1. 1835 sl., chiefly US – a period of service, as in the armed forces
n. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a horse and carriage
n. 3. 1923 Amer. sl. – a term of imprisonment
n. 4. 1928 Amer. sl. – a lift given to a hitchhiker
n. 5. 1953 Amer. sl. – a scar resulting from repeated hypodermic injections
vb. 1. 1846 Amer. sl. – to marry
vb. 2. 1874 Amer. sl. – to fight, to tangle
vb. 3. 1929 Amer. sl. – to hitchhike
• HITCHED
adj. 1857 sl., orig. US – married
• HITCHHIKER
n. 1. 1958 Amer. logging usage – a log caught or entangled but not choked with the turn, hauled all or part way to the landing
n. 2. 1979 Amer. sl. – an authorized person who gains access to a computer system
• HITCH ON
vb. 1. 1860 Amer. sl. – to strike up an acquaintance or a romance with a young woman
vb. 2. 1885 Amer. sl. – to understand
• HITCH TEAMS
vb. 1864 Amer. sl. – to get married
• HITCH UP
vb. 1. 1830 Amer. sl. – to become partners
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to begin, to commence
• HITCHY-COO
n. Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl. – an easy-hitting boxer
• HIT HIGH C
vb. 1940 US sl. – to utter a shriek
• HIT IT
vb. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to begin, to commence
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• HIT IT ALONG
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• HIT IT DOWNTOWN
vb. 1977 Amer. sl. – in baseball: to hit a long home run
• HIT IT OFF
vb. 1780 sl. – to take a liking to someone
• HIT IT UP
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly
• HIT LADY
n. 1970s US sl. – a female hired killer
• HITLAND
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Germany
• HIT LEATHER
vb. 1947 US West. sl. – to ride away
• HIT LIST
n. 1. 1972 Amer. sl. – a list of persons, projects, or the like, singled out for special attention, esp. for opposition or elimination
n. 2. 1976 Amer. sl. – a list of persons to be murdered or assassinated
• HIT MAN
n. 1. 1963 Amer. sl., orig. criminals’ usage – a man who is a hired killer
n. 2. 1974 Amer. sl. – a player who tries to foul or injure members of the opposing team
n. 3. 1989 Amer. sl. – “an attorney to crack witnesses sympathetic to the defense”
• HIT ME
phr. 1950s Amer. sl. – explain it to me
• HIT OFF
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• HIT ONE ALL OF A HEAP
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to amaze or stupefy one
• HIT ON THE MASTER VEIN
vb. 1592 sl. obs. – to become pregnant
• HIT SQUAD
n. 1969 Amer. sl., esp. journalism usage – a group of underworld assassins or political terrorists
• HIT TEAM
n. 1. 1978 Amer. sl., esp. journalism usage – a group of underworld assassins or political terrorists
n. 2. 1987 Amer. military sl. – a small task force
• HITTERIL
n. 1892 Eng. dial. – a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another
• HIT THE AIR
vb. 1928 Amer. sl. – to go outside; to get out
• HIT THE BAG
vb. 1961 Amer. sl. – to go to bed; to have a rest
• HIT THE BALL
vb. 1. 1919 US sl. – to work hard and effectively; to perform satisfactorily or well
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to begin, to commence
• HIT THE BEACH
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. – to go ashore on leave
• HIT THE BOOZE
vb. 1889 sl., orig. US – to drink alcohol
• HIT THE BOTTLE
vb. 1889 sl., orig. US – to drink alcohol
• HIT THE BREEZE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• HIT THE BRICKS
vb. 1. 1931 US sl. – to be set free from prison
vb. 2. 1946 US sl. – to go on strike
• HIT THE CAN
vb. 1. 1922 US sl. – to drink beer or other liquor in excess
vb. 2. 1978 US sl. – to die; to commit suicide
• HIT THE CEILING
vb. 1. 1900 Amer. sl. – to fail in examination
vb. 2. 1903 Amer. sl. – to increase to an excessive level
vb. 3. 1908 Amer. sl. – to become shocked
vb. 4. 1914 sl. – to fly into a rage
• HIT THE FEATHERS
vb. 1967 Amer. sl. – to go to bed
• HIT THE FLUTE
vb. 20C US drug culture sl. – to smoke opium
• HIT THE FROG AND TOAD
vb. Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. – to hit the road, to depart
• HIT THE GONGER
vb. 20C US drug culture sl. – to smoke opium
• HIT THE GOOSEHAIR
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. – to go to bed
• HIT THE GOW
vb. 20C US drug culture sl. – to smoke opium
• HIT THE GRIT
vb. 20C US drug culture sl. – to depart, to set out
• HIT THE GROUND
vb. 1962 Amer. prison sl. – to be released from custody
• HIT THE HAY
vb. 1912 sl. orig. US – to go to bed
• HIT THE HIGH LONESOME
vb. L19 US sl. – to go out alone on a drinking spree
• HIT THE HIGH SPOTS
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• HIT THE HIKES
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to depart, to set out
• HIT THE JUG
vb. 1889 sl., orig. US – to drink alcohol
• HIT THE LAM
vb. 1986 US sl. – to run away; to flee; esp. from authorities; to escape
• HIT THE MUD
vb. 1920s drug culture sl. – to smoke opium
• HIT THE NAIL
vb. 1814 Sc. – to be successful
• HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
vb. 1574 colloq. – to succeed ; to come to the point
• HIT THE PANIC BUTTON
vb. 1950s – to panic, to over-react, to summon aid
• HIT THE PIKE
vb. c1910 Can. sl. – to take to the road; to start travelling; to set out; to depart
• HIT THE PIPE
vb. 20C US drug culture sl. – to smoke opium
• HIT THE POT
vb. 1889 sl., orig. US – to drink alcohol
• HIT THE RACK
vb. 1940s sl., orig. US military usage – to go to bed; to go to sleep
• HIT THE RIGHT NAIL ON THE HEAD
vb. 1897 sl. – to succeed ; to come to the point
• HIT THE ROOF
vb. 1925 sl. – to be or get angry
• HIT THE SACK
vb. 1912 sl. orig. US – to go to bed
• HIT THE SAUCE
vb. 1940s sl. orig. US – to drink to excess
• HIT THE SHEETS
vb. 1. 1970s US sl. – to go to bed
vb. 2. 1970s US sl. – to have sexual intercourse
vb. 3. 1970s US lesbian sl. – to be passive to the overtures of another woman
• HIT THE SHUCKS
vb. 20C US sl. – to go to bed, to go to sleep
• HIT THE SIDEWALKS
vb. 20C US sl. – to walk the streets searching for a job
• HIT THE SILK
vb. 1933 US sl. – to open a parachute after jumping from a plane
• HIT THE SKIDS
vb. 1920s sl., orig. US – to enter in a period of economic decline
• HIT THE SLATS
vb. 1915 Amer. sl. – to go to bed
• HIT THE SLIT
vb. 20C sl. – of a woman: to masturbate
• HIT THE SPOT
vb. 20C colloq. – to be absolutely satisfactory, to suit the circumstances; to satisfy a want or need
• HIT THE STEEL
vb. 1958 logging sl. – in the days of railroad logging, to walk the track away from camp, either because fired, or quitting the job
• HIT THE STREET
vb. 1960s sl., orig. US – to leave; to go out for the night
• HIT THE STUFF
vb. 1930s drug culture sl. – to smoke opium
• HIT THE TARPOT
vb. 1940s NZ sl. – to pursue a Maori woman
• HIT THE TICK
vb. 20C US sl. – to go to bed, to go to sleep
• HIT THE TIES
vb. 1907 Amer. sl. – among itinerants: to walk along a railway track
• HIT THE TOE
vb. 1950s Aust. & NZ sl. – to leave quickly, to run off
• HIT THE TRAIL
vb. 1. 19C sl., orig. US – to leave, depart, set out
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
• HIT THE TURF
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to depart, to set out
• HIT THE WALLABY
vb. M19 Aust. sl. – to set off down the road, as a tramp
• HIT THE WIND
vb. 20C African-American sl. – to leave quickly, to run away
• HITTER
n. 1. 1959 Amer. sl., orig. criminal usage – a hired killer
n. 2. 1972 Amer. sl. – a rowdy usually working-class white youth
• HITTING IT UP
adj. L19 US sl. – drinking heavily
• HITTING ON ALL FOUR
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• HITTING ON ALL SIX
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• HITTING UP
adj. 1940s drug culture sl. – injecting drugs
• HIT UNDER THE WING
adj. M19 sl. – drunk
• HIT UP
vb. 1. L19 US sl. – to drink
vb. 2. L19 US drug culture sl. – to inject cocaine
vb. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
vb. 4. 1950s US sl. – to inject a drug
vb. 5. 20C US sl. – to visit
• HIT UP INTO MASH-MORTAR
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to hit into small pieces, to crush utterly
• HIT UP THE HYPO
vb. L19 US drug culture sl. – to inject cocaine
• HIT WOMAN
n. 1970s US sl. – a female hired killer
• HIT-YOUR-BACK
n. 20C US sl. – a native of Virginia
• HIVE
n. M19 sl. – the vagina
vb. 1. 1774 US – to sequester
vb. 2. World War I Amer. sl. – to discover; to catch
• HIVER
n. 1. 19C US sl. – a prostitute
n. 2. 1980s sl., derogatory – a person with AIDS
• HIVE OFF
vb. 20C Aust. sl. – to leave
• HIVIE-SKIVY
adv. 1717 Eng. dial. – all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy
• HIYA; HIYAH
phr. 1940 – hello
• HIZZLE
vb. 1583 obs. – to make a hissing or whizzing noise
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