• HUN
n. 1. 1895 US sl. – one hundred dollars; a one hundred dollar note
n. 2. 1900 UK sl. – a German, a person of German descent
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a loved one; a sweetheart
n. 4. 1996 Sc. sl. – a Protestant
• HUNCH
n. 1888 US sl. – an intuition or premonition
vb. 1973 US sl. – to bring someone up to date; to inform
• HUNCHED TOGETHER
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – crowded, packed
• HUNCHED UP
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – crowded, packed
• HUNCHY
n. 1919 Aust. sl. – a camel
• HUNDOE
n. 2001 US sl. – one hundred dollars
• HUNDRED-LEGS
n. 1774 – a centipede
• HUNDRED-MILE COFFEE
n. 1971 US sl. – strong coffee
• HUNDRED PERCENTER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
• HUNDRED TO EIGHT
n. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – a plate
• HUNDRED TO THIRTY
adj. 1974 UK rhyming sl. – dirty
• A HUNDRED WORDS WON’T FILL A BUSHEL
phr. 1881 Eng. dial. – you talk to no purpose
• HUNG
adj. 1. 1600 UK sl. – endowed with a large penis
adj. 2. 1950 US sl. – fascinated or obsessed with
adj. 3. 1958 sl. – hung-over, suffering from the effects of drinking alcohol
adj. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. – pregnant
• HUNGER-BANED
adj. 1549 obs. – starved, afflicted with hunger
• HUNG LIKE A CASHEW
adj. 1998 UK sl. – blessed with a small penis
• HUNG LIKE A DONKEY
adj. 1984 UK sl. – endowed with an impressively large penis
• HUNG LIKE A HAMSTER
adj. 2001 US sl. – blessed with a small penis
• HUNG LIKE A JACK DONKEY
adj. 1984 UK sl. – endowed with an impressively large penis
• HUNG LIKE A MALLEE BULL
adj. 20C Aust. sl. – said of a man with big genitals
• HUNG LIKE A PIMPLE
adj. 1995 US sl. – blessed with a small penis
• HUNG OVER
adj. 1942 US sl. – suffering from the after-effects of having drunk too much alcohol
• HUNGRIER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – very hungry
• HUNGRIES
n. 1970 US sl. – the craving for food that follows the smoking of marijuana
• HUNGRY
adj. 1855 Aust. sl. – stingy, mean
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Hungary
• HUNGRY AS A BEAR
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – hungry
• HUNGRY AS A BLACK DOG
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – very hungry, famished
• HUNGRY AS A DOG
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – hungry
• HUNGRY AS A HAWK
adj. 1892 Sc. – very hungry
• HUNGRY AS A HORSE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – hungry
• HUNGRY AS A SHE WOLF
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – hungry
• HUNGRY AS A THACKER
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – very hungry
• HUNGRY AS A WOLF
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – hungry
• HUNGRY ENOUGH TO EAT A BOILED OWL
adj. 1975 Amer. dial. – extremely hungry
• HUNGRY TO A PIECE
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – hungry enough to eat bread
• HUNG UP
adj. 1. 1945 sl. – confused, bewildered
adj. 2. 1948 US sl. – of a drug addict who is unable to get drugs: depressed, let down, disappointed
adj. 3. 1950 US sl. – addicted
adj. 4. 1950 US sl. – obsessed, infatuated
adj. 5. 1952 US sl. – inhibited, neurotic
adj. 6. 1963 US sl. – while surfing, caught along the steep wall of a wave and unable to pull out
• HUNG UP ON
adj. 1957 sl. – obsessed
• HUNGY
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a Hungarian
• HUNK
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
n. 1. 1896 N. Amer. sl., derogatory – an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe
n. 2. Bk1905 – a big lump
n. 3. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a country fellow
n. 4. 1945 US sl. – a good-looking, muscular boy or man
• HUNKA CHUNKA
n. 2005 US sl. – sexual intercourse
• HUNKEY
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – very fine, just the thing
n. 1896 N. Amer. sl., derogatory – an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe
• HUNKIDORI
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – superlatively good
• HUNKIDORY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• HUNKIE
n. 1. 1896 N. Amer. sl., derogatory – an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe; a Slav; a Hungarian
n. 2. 1959 US sl., derogatory – a White person
• HUNKIN
adj. 1997 US sl. – enormous
• HUNK OF TAIL
n. 1920s US sl. – an act of sexual intercourse
• HUNKS
n. 1602 – a surly, cross-grained old person; a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser; a miserable, niggardly old person; a covetous, sordid man
• HUNKUM-BUNKUM
adj. 1908 Amer. dial – very fine, excellent, good, splendid
• HUNKY
adj. 1. 1861 sl. – excellent, first-rate
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boorish; rustic
adj. 4. 1972 US sl. – attractive; muscular
n. 1. 1896 N. Amer. sl., derogatory – an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe; a Slav; a Hungarian
n. 2. 1959 US sl., derogatory – a White person
• HUNKY AND DORY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• HUNKYDORE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• HUNKY-DOREY
adj. 1866 sl. – excellent
• HUNKY-DORUM
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• HUNKY DORY
adj. 1861 US sl. – satisfactory, fine, superlatively good, excellent
• HUNKYLAND
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Hungary
• HUNLAND
n. World War I Amer. sl. – Germany
• HUN STICKER
n. World War I Amer. sl. – a bayonet
• HUNT A TAVERN FOX
vb. 1746 – to get drunk
• HUNT COOTIES
vb. World War I Amer. sl. – to search for lice in one’s clothing
• HUNTER
n. 1. 1949 US sl. – a pickpocket
n. 2. 1998 UK sl. – cocaine
• HUNT FOR A HARE WITH A TABOR
vb. 1399 obs. – to seek to do something almost impossible
• HUNT FOR HARES WITH A TABOR
vb. 1592 obs. – to undertake an almost impossible or hopeless task
• HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
n. 2000 US sl. – the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
• HUNT LEATHER
vb. 1893 US West. sl. – to reach for a hand-hold on the saddle horn while riding a bucking horse
• HUNTING LICENSE
n. 1992 US sl. – an assignment given by a prison gang to kill someone
• HUNT LIZARDS
vb. Amer. World War I sl. – to search for lice in one’s clothing
• HUNT OWLS
vb. 1962 US sl. – to drive at night with your full headlight beams on, blinding oncoming traffic
• HUNT RABBITS
vb. 1951 US sl. – in a game of poker, to go through the cards that were not played after a hand is finished in search of what might have been
• HUNT THE GREAT WHITE WHALE
vb. 2001 UK sl. – to search for a source of cocaine
• HUNT THE LETTER
vb. 1579 obs. – to practice or study alliteration
• HUNT UP A COW
vb. 1950s Aust. sl. – of an amorous couple: to search out a secluded spot in the bush in order to have sexual intercourse
• HUNYAK
n. 1911 US sl. – an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe
• HURDIES
n. 1. 1535 Sc. – the buttocks; the hips and adjoining parts
n. 2. B1900 Sc. – the end or ‘tail’ of anything
• HURDLE
n. 1722 US – a pallet for sleeping
• HURDY
n. 1958 Can. sl. – a dance hall girl
• HURKLE-DURKLE
n. B1900 Sc. – laziness, sluggishness in bed
vb. B1900 Sc. – to lie long in bed; to lounge after it is time to get up or go to work
• HURL
n. 1967 Aust. sl. – an act of vomiting; vomit
vb. 1964 Aust. sl. – to vomit
• HURLER
n. 1998 US sl. – a person who suffers from bulimia nervosa
• HURLY-BURLY
adj. 1596 UK sl. – confusing, tumultuous
• HURRAH
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• HURRAH’S NEST
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – disorder
• HURRICANE DECK
n. 1862 US sl. – the back of a bucking bronco
• HURRICANE LAMP
n. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – a tramp, a vagrant
• HURRICANE LAMP JOB
n. 1989 Aust. sl. – in horse racing, a horse that finishes last by a great distance; the horse is so far back that it is joked that a hurricane lamps is needed to find it
• HURRICANE ON A TEN-CENT PIECE
n. 1995 Can. sl. – a wife furious with her husband
• HURRICANIOUS
adj. 1706 obs. nonce word – like a hurricane
• HURROO
phr. 1906 Aust. & NZ sl. – goodbye
• HURRY-BUGGY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a fast car
• HURRY-BURRY
adv. 1791 Sc. – with extra hurry; in confusion; tumultuously
n. ?a1800 Sc. – confusion or bustle caused by excitement; tumult
• HURRY-COME
adj. 1987 Trinidad and Tobago – done with haste and without care
• HURRY-DURRY
adj. 1672 nautical obs. – of the weather: rough, boisterous, windy, rainy; hence, impatient, irritable
int. 1682 obs. – an exclamation of impatience or indignation
n. 1732 obs. rare – tumult, confusion, bustle caused by excitement
• HURRY-ON
n. 1983 Aust. sl. – a quickening of pace
• HURRY-UP
n. 1. 1916 Aust. sl. – a request for a quickening of pace
n. 2. 1962 UK sl. – a hurry, speed
• HURRY UP AND GET BORN!
int. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – don’t be ridiculous!
• HURRY UP THE CAKES
vb. 1848 US sl. – to hasten
• HURRYUP WAGON
n. 1893 US sl. – a police van
• HURRY UP YOUR CAKES
vb. M19 US sl. – to go quickly
• HURT
adj. 1973 US sl. – undesirable, unattractive, inept
vb. 1996 UK sl. – to crave a drug
• HURTFOOT
n. 1567 obs. nonce word – that which hurts the foot
• HURTING
adj. 2002 US sl. – inferior, not up to expectations
• HURT ME!
int. 1983 US sl. – used for expressing extreme pleasure or displeasure
• HURVE
vb. 1983 Aust. sl. – to move quickly, to hurry
• HUS
n. 1971 US Vietnam war usage – a favour
• HUSBAND
n. 1941 US sl. – in a homosexual relationship, male or female, the more aggressive and domineering partner
• HUSBAND AND WIFE
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – a knife
• HUSH
n. 1976 UK sl. – silence
• HUSH-EM
n. 1949 US sl. – a silencer attached to a handgun
• HUSH-HUSH
adj. 1916 UK military origins – secret
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a secret
• HUSH-HUSH STUFF
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a secret
• HUSH MONEY
n. 1709 UK sl. – a bribe paid to obtain silence
• HUSH MY MOUTH!
int. 1931 US – an exclamation of surprise or astonishment
• HUSH-PUPPY
adj. 1958 US sl. – of jazz: old-fashioned, conventional
n. 1982 US sl. – a Smith and Wesson 9 mm pistol; the silencer attached to the pistol
• HUSK
vb. 1945 US sl. – to undress
• HUSKY
adj. 1869 sl., orig. US – said of a man who is big, vigorous, and muscular
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – any arctic dog
n. 2. 1976 US sl. – in trucking, a Brockway truck
• HUSS
n. 1971 US Vietnam war usage – a favour
• HUSSIAN
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a troublesome, mischievous child
• HUSSLE
vb. 1. 19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
vb. 2. M19 sl. – to practice swindling or petty theft
vb. 3. M19 sl., orig. US – to use initiative to obtain or secure; to live by one’s wits
vb. 4. L19 US sl. – to work as a prostitute
vb. 5. L19 US sl. – to work hard, to make an effort
vb. 6. L19 sl. – to sell goods, esp. in an aggressive manner; to promote
vb. 7. 1930s sl., orig. US – to deceive or to con
vb. 8. 1940s US sl. – to make sexual advances
vb. 9. 1960s sl. – to work as a male prostitute
vb. 10. 1970s sl. – to pimp
vb. 11. 1970s drug culture sl. – to attempt to obtain drug customers, to sell drugs
vb. 12. 20C sl. – to urge someone to work harder
vb. 13. 20C sl. – to obtain money or some other commodity through begging
• HUSTLE
n. 1. 1898 US sl. – effort, exertion, desire
n. 2. 1940s African-American sl. – work as a pimp, prostitute, or tramp
n. 3. 1940s African-American sl. – a job, a means of earning a living
n. 4. 1940s US sl. – any means of survival, often providing little more then subsistence
n. 5. 1943 sl., orig. US criminals’ usage – a swindle; a hoax; a get-rich-quick scheme
n. 6. 1970s US sl. – a criminal scheme or activity
n. 7. 1970s US sl. – a means of seduction, a pass
n. 8. 1970s US sl. – flattery, deception
vb. 1. 1840 US sl. – to obtain after a diligent effort, especially one using unorthodox, if not illegal means
vb. 2. 1887 Amer. sl. – to sell or serve goods, esp. in an aggressive, pushing manner; to promote
vb. 3. 1895 US sl. – to work as a prostitute
vb. 4. 19C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
vb. 5. M19 sl. – to practice swindling or petty theft
vb. 6. M19 sl., orig. US – to use initiative to obtain or secure; to live by one’s wits
vb. 7. L19 US sl. – to work hard, to make an effort
vb. 8. 1902 US beggars’ and tramps’ sl. – to beg, to cadge
vb. 9. 1930s sl., orig. US – to deceive or to con
vb. 10. 1940s US sl. – to make sexual advances
vb. 11. 1960s sl. – to work as a male prostitute
vb. 12. 1970s drug culture sl. – to attempt to obtain drug customers, to sell drugs
vb. 13. 1970s sl. – to pimp
vb. 14. 20C sl. – to urge someone to work harder
vb. 15. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago – to flirt, to make a sexual advance
• HUSTLE-BUGGY
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – a police car
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a fast car
• HUSTLER
n. 1. 1825 US sl. – a person who lives by his charm and wits, dishonest but not usually violent
n. 2. 1924 US sl. – a prostitute, esp. a male homosexual
n. 3. 1967 US sl. – a person who makes his living by playing pool for wagers, feigning a skill level below his true level to secure bets
n. 4. 1996 UK sl. – a drug pusher
• HUSTLE HASH
vb. L19 sl. – to work as a waiter or waitress
• HUSTLE ONE’S BUSTLE
vb. 1971 US sl. – to hurry, to get moving
• HUSTLER’S ROW
n. 1966 UK sl. – any outdoor area where prostitutes loiter in search of customers
• HUSTLE SHEETS
vb. L19 sl. – to sell newspapers
• HUSTLE SHOES
vb. L19 sl. – to work as a shoe-shine
• HUSTLING
n. 1. 1977 UK sl. – prostitution
n. 2. 2000 UK sl. – the practice of dealing drugs
• HUSTLING GAL
n. 1954 US sl. – a prostitute
• HUT
n. 1. 1946 US sl. – a brakevan (caboose)
n. 2. 1949 US sl. – a jail cell
n. 3. 1989 US sl. – a house
• HUTCH
n. 1. 1956 US sl. – a prison
n. 2. 1966 US sl. – a domicile, be it a room, apartment, or house
• HUTU
n. 1820 NZ sl. – applied esp. to money paid in recompense
• HUTZELSUP
n. 1999 Can. sl. – among Nova Scotians of German descent, a confused mess
• HUTZPA(H)
n. 1890 sl. – unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall
• HUXTERS
n. Bk1903 sl. – money
• HUZ
n. 1971 US Vietnam war usage – a favour
• HUZZLECOO
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation; discussion
• HYACK • HYAK
n. 1959 Can. Chinook jargon – in British Columbia, a volunteer fireman
• HYAS
adj. 1953 Can. sl. – big, large, very
• HYBOLIC
adj. 1972 Hawaii youth usage – pompous, bombastic
• HYBRID
n. 1953 US sl. – in the car sales business, used as a euphemism for a car that has at least some parts that do not belong
• HYDE PARK
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘nark’ – an informer
• HYDRAULIC
adj. 1989 Aust. sl. – inclined to steal
n. 2003 US sl. – in drag racing, a massive engine failure resulting from fuel failing to ignite within a cylinder
• HYDRAULICS
n. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – euphemism for bollocks
• HYDRO
n. 1. 1996 US sl. – marijuana which is grown hydroponically
n. 2. 2003 UK sl. – amphetamines
n. 3. 2003 UK sl. – MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy
• HYDROPHOBIOUS
adj. 1. 1843 – pertaining to rabies
adj. 2. 1850 – having a dread of water; tending to repel water
• HYDROPONIC
n. 1989 US sl. – marijuana that is cultivated hydroponically
• HYDROPOT
n. 1727 – a drinker of water; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks; a teetotaller
• HYDROPOTIST
n. 1678 obs. rare – a water-drinker; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks; a teetotaller
• HYEMAL
adj. M16 rare – belonging to winter
• HYEMATE
vb. E17 rare – to winter; to hibernate
• HYENANIMAL
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a hyena
• HYENOUS
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. – heinous
• HYFER
vb. Bk1913 Amer. dial. – to hurry
• HYKER
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to go quickly to run
• HYMIE
n. 1984 US sl., derogatory or offensive – a Jew
• HYNDE
adj. c1400 obs. – courteous, polite, gentle
• HYP
n. 1. 1924 sl., orig. US – a drug addict
n. 2. 1929 drug culture sl., orig. US – a hypodermic needle
• HYPA
vb. Bk1913 Amer. dial. – to hurry
• HYPE
n. 1. 1924 sl., orig. US – a drug addict
n. 2. 1926 sl., orig. US – originally applied specifically to the deliberate giving of short change, and hence to any cheating or trickery
n. 3. 1929 drug culture sl., orig. US – a hypodermic needle
vb. 1. 1926 sl., orig. US – orig. to short-change or overcharge; later, to deceive or con
vb. 2. 1960s Amer. sl. – to promise more than one can deliver
• HYPED UP
adj. 1946 sl., orig. US – over-excited or highly strung
• HYPER
adj. 1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US – extraordinarily active, energetic, or highly strung
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to go quickly to run
• HYPERFIRMACIOUS
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – fine, splendid, excellent
• HYPERHYPSISTOUS
adj. 1680 obs. – exalted above the highest
• HYPEROCHALITY
n. 1637 obs. nonce word – distinguished position; eminence of rank or position
• HYPERSNORTY
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. – stylish; proud
• HYPHENATE
n. Amer. World War I sl. – an immigrant to American, or an American from an immigrant family
• HYPNOBATE
n. 1890 rare – a sleepwalker
• HYPNOPHOBIA
n. 1855 – a morbid dread or fear of sleep
• HYPO
n. 1. 1904 sl., orig. US – a drug addict
n. 2. 1904 drug culture sl., orig. US – a hypodermic needle
vb. 1925 drug culture sl., orig. US – to administer a hypodermic injection to
• HYPOCORISM
n. 1850 rare – a pet-name
• HYPOCRIFY
vb. 1716 obs. rare – to play the hypocrite
• HYPOCRITIZE
vb. 1683 obs. rare – to act as a hypocrite
• HYPSOPHONOUS
adj. 1886 – having a high clear voice
• HYSTERICAL
adj. 1969 sl. – very funny or amusing
• HYSTERICAL PRESENT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – the present time
• HYTER-SKYTER
adv. 1. B1900 Sc. – in a state of utter ruin
adv. 2. B1900 Sc. – with weak, tottering steps
n. 1. B1900 Sc. – a great deal of arrant nonsense
n. 2. B1900 Sc. – the act of walking with very tottering steps
vb. B1900 Sc. – to walk with tottering steps
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