• I
n. 1910s US sl. – an idea
• THE I
n. 2003 US sl. – an interstate highway
• IAH
n. 1990s W. Indies – a term of address to a friend
• I AIN’T A-HURTING FOR YOU
phr. Bk1997 Amer. dial. – I don’t need you
• I AIN’T COMING
phr. 1930s African-American sl. – rejecting another person’s suggestion .
• I AIN’T COMING ON THAT TAB
phr. 1930s African-American sl. – rejecting another person’s suggestion
• I AIN’T EVEN TRYING TO HEAR YOU!
int. 1993 US sl. – I am not listening!
• I AIN’T HERE TO BRAG
phr. 2004 US – used for demonstrating that the speaker understands that he is bragging
• I AIN’T MUCH OF A FOOL ABOUT
phr. Bk1997 Amer. dial. – I’m not fond of
• I AIN’T NO JOKE
phr. 1990s African-American teen sl. – a warning to any possible attacker of one’s own powers
• I AM
n. 1926 sl. – a self-important person
• I AM SO SURE!
int. 1982 US sl. – used to express strong doubt about what has just been said
• I AND I
n. 1960 W. Indies & Black British teen sl. – a Rastafarian
• IAN RUSH
n. 1980s rhyming sl. – a brush
• I ASK YOU!
int. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – an expression of amazement, disbelief, or surprise
• IATRARCHY
n. a1843 nonce word – the order of physicians
• IATRIC
adj. 1851 rare – relating to a physician or to medicine; medical
• IATRICAL
adj. 1716 – medical
• IATROLOGY
n. 1855 rare – the science of medicine
• I-BE
vb. a1175 obs. rare – to be
• I-BEDDE
n. a1175 obs. rare – a bedfellow
• I-BEDE
vb. a800 obs. – to command, to proclaim, to offer
• I BEG YOUR GARDEN!
int. c1920 rhyming sl. or jocular usage – I beg your pardon!
• I BEG YOUR PARDING, MRS. HARDING, THAT MY CHICKS ARE IN YOUR GARDEN EATING ALL YOUR CABBAGES
phr. Bk1998 NZ sl. – a juvenile apology for a burp
• I BE KILLED!
int. Bk1998 NZ sl. – an exclamation of surprise
• I BELIEVE YOU BUT THOUSANDS WOULDN’T
phr. L19 UK – used to express doubt, or, at best, reserve judgement about the veracity of the person being addressed
• I-BERE
vb. 1. c893 obs. – to bear; to bring forth
vb. 2. c897 obs. – to conduct oneself
vb. 3. a900 obs. – bearing, comportment, conduct
• I-BETE
vb. 971 obs. – to make good; to amend, to mend
• I-BID
vb. 971 obs. – to pray
• I-BINDE
vb. c1000 obs. – to bind
• I.B.M.
n. 1960s US sl. – a small penis (Itty Bitty Meat)
• IBM
n. 1. 1960 US sl. – a smart, diligent student
n. 2. 1997 US sl. – a member of an organized crime family; an Italian businessman
• IBM DISCOUNT
n. 1991 US sl. – a price increase
• I-BOD
n. c888 obs. – command, order
• IBOGA
n. 1. 2003 UK sl. – amphetamines
n. 2. 2003 UK sl. – MDMA
• I BONAS IT
phr. 1895 Amer. dial. – I claim it
• I BONERS IT
phr. 1966 Amer. dial. – I claim it
• I BONEY IT
phr. 1944 Amer. dial. – I claim it
• I BONNY IT
phr. 1950 Amer. dial. – I claim it
• I-BORENESSE
n. a1225 obs. – birth
• I-BOUGHT-YOU TEETH
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – false teeth
• I-BRINGE
vb. a1000 obs. – to bring
• I-BROKE
adj. c900 obs. – broken
• I-BURE
vb. c1000 obs. – to pertain, behove, be proper
• I-BYE
vb. a1000 obs. rare – to purchase; to pay for, atone for
• IC
n. 1985 US sl. – during the Vietnam war: an innocent civilian
• I CAN HARDLY WAIT
phr. 1930s sl. – implies one distaste for something that is going to happen in the future
• I CAN READ A NEWSPAPER THROUGH IT
phr. 1966 Amer. dial. – said of very weak coffee
• I CAN READ HIS LIPS, AND HE’S NOT PRAYING
phr. 1997 US sl. – used as a humorous comment on a profanity
• I CAN’T FIGHT THAT
phr. 1955 US sl. – used by a clever boy for expressing approval of a girl who has just passed by
• I CAN’T HARDLY WAIT
phr. 1930s sl. – implies one distaste for something that is going to happen in the future
• I CAN’T HEAR YOU
phr. 1966 US sl. – used as a humorous solicitation of more enthusiastic support
• I CAN’T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE
phr. 1994 US sl. – used as a humorous tease of someone who has committed a faux pas
• ICARIAN
adj. 1595 – said of ambitious or presumptuous acts which end in failure or ruin; leaping high to one’s own ruin; adventurous, soaring
• ICARY
n. 1591 obs. – caviar
• ICASM
n. 1664 obs. rare – a figurative expression
• ICASTIC
adj. 1664 obs. rare – figurative
• I CATCH YOU!
int. 1950 Amer. dial. – used as a response when someone sneezes
• I CAUGHT THAT ILL VIBE
phr. 1990s African-American teen sl. – I was tricked
• ICCHE(N)
vb. c1200 obs. – to move, to stir
• ICCLE
n. 18C obs. – an icicle
• ICE
adj. 1. 1970s African-American sl. – cool, relaxed, calm, self-contained
adj. 2. 1970s African-American sl. – sophisticated, aware
adj. 3. Bk1998 NZ sl. – spotless
n. 1. 1887 US sl. – protection money paid by a business to criminals or by criminals to the police; bribes; extortion
n. 2. L19 sl., orig. US – jewellery, esp. diamonds
n. 3. L19 US sl. – money in general
n. 4. L19 US sl. – a cool reception; a brush-off; a snub; an act of rejection
n. 5. L19 US sl. – a profit from the illegal sale of tickets for the theatre, cinema, etc.
n. 6. 1931 US sl. – a tie-pin, or other piece of jewellery set with a diamond
n. 7. 1937 US sl. – a dirty look
n. 8. 1960s African-American sl. – something or someone excellent
n. 9. 1967 US sl. – in poker: a stacked deck
n. 10. 1970s US prison sl. – solitary confinement
n. 11. 1987 US sl. – heroin
n. 12. 1990s African-American sl. – an emotionless person; one who has no qualms about saying and doing whatever they want
n. 13. 1990s African-American sl. – courage, ruthlessness
n. 14. 1995 US sl. – any computer program designed as a system security scheme
n. 15. 2000s sl. – failure to pay a debt
n. 16. 2003 UK sl. – in-car entertainment, esp. audio equipment
vb. 1. 1925 US criminals’ sl. – to sentence someone to imprisonment
vb. 2. 1930s US sl. – to pay bribes, to pay protection money
vb. 3. 1932 US sl. – to ignore with a vengeance, to snub, to treat coldly
vb. 4. 1933 US sl. – to place in solitary confinement
vb. 5. 1941 US sl. – to kill
vb. 6. 1960s African-American sl. – to reject, to turn down, to cease
vb. 7. 1962 US sl. – to give up; to stop
vb. 8. 1970s sl. – to harm, to cause trouble for
vb. 9. 1980s sl. – to complete, to round off
vb. 10. 1980s sl. – to break an appointment with; to abandon or cancel a plan or scheme
vb. 11. 1990s sl. – to hide
vb. 12. 20C sl. – to ensure victory; orig. in a sporting contest
• THE ICE
n. 1834 Antarctica usage – Antarctica
• ICE-BELL
n. B1900 Eng. dial. – an icicle
• ICEBERG
n. 1. 1840 sl. – a cold, unemotional, and reserved person
n. 2. 1932 Aust. sl. – someone who regularly takes an early morning swim throughout the winter; anyone who braves the water on a cold morning
n. 3. 1949 US sl. – a cold and unresponsive woman; a frigid woman
• ICEBERG ACT
n. 1953 US sl. – an act of rejection, esp. between lovers; unfriendly treatment
• ICEBERGSHIP
n. 1842 – coldness, indifference
• ICEBERG SLIM
n. 1. 1960s African-American sl. – a pimp
n. 2. 20C US sl. – a person who exploits others, i.e. a cold, heartless person
• ICE BLINK
n. 1995 Can. – a whitish glow on the horizon or on clouds caused by light reflecting off ice
• ICE-BLOCK
n. 1948 Aust. sl. – an ice confection on a stick
• ICE-BOLT
n. 1. 1789 – a ‘bolt’ or dart of ice; hence, fig. a cold, piercing sensation; a sudden deadly chill
n. 2. 1879 – an avalanche
• ICEBOX
n. 1. L19 US sl. – an unemotional person, esp. a sexually unresponsive woman
n. 2. 1928 US criminals’ sl. – a morgue; a prison morgue
n. 3. 1930 US criminals’ sl. – the coroner’s office
n. 4. 1930s US prison sl. – a life sentence
n. 5. 1930s US sl. – the vagina
n. 6. 1931 US prison sl. – a solitary confinement cell
n. 7. 1935 US criminals’ sl. – a gambling den
n. 8. 1938 US sl. – a jail or prison
n. 9. 1940s US criminals’ sl. – a safe
n. 10. 1970s sl. – a coffin
• THE ICE BOX
n. 1935 US criminals’ sl. – the prison at Dannemora, New York
• ICE-BOXED
adj. 1. 20C US sl. – pert. to a man who cannot copulate because his sexual partner is menstruating
adj. 2. 20C US sl. – sexually rejected by a woman
• ICEBOX IS OPEN
phr. 1970 Amer. dial. – a warning to a man that his trouser-fly is open
• ICE-BOX JOINT
n. 1935 US criminals’ sl. – a gambling den
• ICEBREAKER
n. 1923 Amer. dial. – the mallard
• ICE-CANDLES
n. 1736 Eng. & Amer. dial. – icicles
• ICE CANDY
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – an icicle
• ICE COLD
adj. 1990 US sl. – rude
n. 1968 Aust. sl. – a chilled beer
• ICE-CREAM
adj. 2000s US sl. – perfect, as desired
n. 1. 1920s US drug culture sl. – opium, cocaine, morphine, heroin, crack cocaine
n. 2. 1960s sl. – semen
n. 3. 1962 UK rhyming sl. for ‘geezer’ (Ice-cream freezer) – a man
n. 4. 1979 UK sl. – a White person; a White child; White children
n. 5. 1980s US college rhyming sl. for ‘geezer’ (Ice-cream Freezer) – a term of address to a good friend
n. 6. 1980s US college sl. – an alcoholic drink
n. 7. 1980s rhyming sl. for ‘geezer’ (Ice-cream Freezer) – someone who can be easily tricked
• ICE-CREAM CLOUD
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a big cloud that rolls up high before a rainstorm; a cloud like a puff or scoop of ice cream on a cone
• ICE-CREAM EATER
n. L19 sl. obs. – an irregular user of opium
• ICE-CREAMER
n. 1. L19 sl. obs. – an irregular user of opium
n. 2. 1930s sl. – an Italian
• ICE-CREAM FREEZER
n. 1. 1962 UK rhyming sl. for ‘geezer’ – a man
n. 2. 1980s US college rhyming sl. for ‘geezer’ – a term of address to a good friend
n. 3. 1980s rhyming sl. for ‘geezer’ – someone who can be easily tricked
• ICE-CREAM HABIT
n. 1930s drug culture sl. – the irregular use of an otherwise addictive drug
• ICE-CREAM LAND
n. 1986 Amer. dial. – the part of a town where the well-off people live
• ICE-CREAM MACHINE
n. 1960s sl. – the penis
• ICE-CREAM MAN
n. 1. 1952 US sl. – a drug dealer, esp. one selling opiates
n. 2. 1990s African-American & drug culture sl. – a seller of crack cocaine
n. 3. E20 US drug culture sl. – an opium dealer
• ICE-CREAM PANTS
n. 1900s US sl. – lightweight, light-coloured summer trousers
• ICE-CREAM SECTION
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – the part of a town where the well-off people live
• ICE-CREAM SODA
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a big cloud that rolls up high before a rainstorm; a cloud like a puff or scoop of ice cream on a cone
• ICE-CREAM SUIT
n. L19 sl., orig. Aust. & US – a white linen suit
• ICE-CUBE
n. 1. 1930s sl. – a diamond
n. 2. 1994 US sl – crack cocaine
• ICED
adj. 1. 1925 US criminals’ sl. – in jail; placed in the punishment block, in a dark cell in prison
adj. 2. 1925 US sl. – of a pack of cards: stacked or marked
adj. 3. 1950s US sl. – wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds
adj. 4. 1953 US sl. – drunk; drug-intoxicated
adj. 5. 1970s African-American sl. – isolated, ignored
adj. 6. 1970s drug culture sl. – intoxicated by crack cocaine
adj. 7. 1980s US college sl. – abandoned, let down
• ICE-DAGGER
n. 1519 obs. – an icicle
• ICE-DANGLE
n. 1884 Sc. – an icicle
• ICE-DIRK
n. 1887 Sc. – an icicle
• ICEDDOWN
adj. 1950s US sl.- wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds
• ICEDOUT
adj. 1950s US sl. – wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds
• ICEDOWN
vb. 1. 1930s US criminals’ sl. – to imprison
vb. 2. 1997 US sl. – to complete cover with graffiti
• ICED TO THE EYEBROWS
adj. 1950s sl. – extremely drunk
• ICE-GROUND
n. 1911 Sc. – a curling rink
• ICE-HILL
n. 1. 1694 obs. – a floating iceberg
n. 2. 1694 – a hill or mound of ice; an elevated glacier or hummock of ice; a slope covered with ice for sliding or tobogganing
• ICE-HOUSE
n. 1. 1930 US criminals’ sl. – a prison morgue
n. 2. 1931 US criminals’ sl. – a jewellery store
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – a convenience store
n. 4. 1988 Amer. dial. – a tavern
• ICE-ISLAND
n. 1777 – a detached portion of a glacier carried out to sea; a huge floating mass of ice, often rising to a great height above the water; an extensive iceberg
• ICE-ISLE
n. 1808 – an ‘Ice-Island’
• ICE IT
vb. 1. 1960 US sl. – to forget something
vb. 2. 1974 US sl. – to stop doing something
• ICE JACK
n. 1910s sl. – an ice-cream salesman
• ICE JOB
n. 1960s US homosexual sl. – an act of fellatio in which the fellator has ice cubes in his/her mouth
• ICELANDIAN
adj. 1712 obs. – pert. to Iceland
• ICELANDIC AIR FORCE
n. 1987 Can. sl. – flocks of pelicans (around Gimli, Manitoba)
• ICELANDISH
adj. 1708 obs. – pert. to Iceland
• ICELET
n. 1890 Sc. – an icicle; a drip from an icicle
• ICE-LOWSING
n. 1910 Sc. – a thaw
• ICE LUGE
n. 2001 US sl. – a block of used in a drinking game in which a shot of vodka, tequila, or other alcoholic drink is poured down the ice into the drinker’s mouth
• ICE MAIDEN
n. 1950s sl. – an unemotional or unresponsive woman
• ICEMAN
n. 1. 1931 US criminals’ sl. – a thief specializing in the theft of diamonds
n. 2. 1940s sl. – a paid killer
n. 3. 1940s sl. – an emotionless person
n. 4. 1960s sl. – one who is given bribes by gangsters, etc., as a corrupt policeman
n. 5. 1960s sl. – the frontman who pays or receives protection money on behalf of illegal gamblers or the authorities
n. 6. 1971 US sl. – a mechanic who works on truck refrigeration units
n. 7. 1989 Aust. sl. – in horse racing: a jockey who rides without using the whip or vigorous kicks
• ICE MITT
n. 1935 Amer. dial. – a rejection or refusal; a snub; a cold or hostile reception
• ICE MONEY
n. 1993 US sl. – money used to bribe
• ICE-MOUNTAIN
n. 1694 – an iceberg
• ICENING
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – the sweet covering spread on top of a cake; icing; frosting
• ICE OFF
vb. 1980s sl. –to complete, to round off
• ICE-OUT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the breaking and melting of ice on rivers and lakes in the spring
vb. 1930s US sl. – (as ‘ice out’) to snub, to treat coldly
• ICE PACK
n. 1971 US sl. – high quality marijuana
• ICE PALACE
n. 1. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – a high-class saloon or brothel
n. 2. 1955 Can. sl. – a hockey rink
n. 3. 1956 US sl. – a jewellery store
• ICE PICKS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – men’s sharp-pointed shoes
• ICE PITCHER
n. 1900 Amer. dial. – ‘the cold shoulder’; a snub; refusal to recognize and acquaintance
• ICE-PLOUGH
n. 1881 – a glacier
• ICE POP
n. 1977 Amer. dial. – a popsicle
• ICE POTATO
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a white potato
• ICE QUEEN
n. 1980s sl. – an unemotional or unresponsive woman
• ICE-SHACKLE
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. – an icicle
• ICE-SHOCKLE
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. – an icicle
• ICE-SHOG
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. – an icicle
• ICE-SHOGGLE
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. – an icicle
• ICESHUGGLE
n. 1724 Sc. – an icicle
• ICE-SKID
n. 1958 Sc. – one of a pair of skates
• ICE-STONE
n. a1822 Sc. – a curling stone
• ICE TAG
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – an icicle
• ICE-TANGLE
n. 1846 Sc. – an icicle
• ICE-TANKLE
n. 1851 Sc. – an icicle
• ICE THAT!
int. 1960s African-American sl. – stop that! calm down!
• ICE-TONG DOCTOR
n. 1934 US drug culture sl. – a drug vendor, a doctor that illegally sells drugs
• ICE-TONGS DOCTOR
n. 1929 US sl. – an illegal practitioner of medicine
• ICE WAGON
n. 1. L19 US sl. – a slow-moving person or vehicle
n. 2. E20 US sl. – a frigid woman
• ICE WIDOW
n. 1971 NZ sl. – a woman whose husband is in Antarctica
• ICH!
int. 1898 Sc. – an exclamation of impatience or incredulity
► ICHABODIAN adj. regretful, lamenting → 1887
• ICHANE!
int. 1513 obs. – an exclamation of sorrow, alas!
• I-CHEOSE
vb. a1000 obs. – to choose
• I-CHERRE
vb. c1000 obs. – to turn, to return
• ICHIBAN
n. 20C US sl. – the best
• ICHNEUTIC
adj. 1838 rare – pert. to a tracker or tracking
• ICHNOMANCY
n. 1855 – the art of finding out the figure, peculiarities, occupations, etc., of men or beasts by the traces of their posture, position, and footsteps
• ICHOR
n. 1774 – blood; a fluid, real or imaginary, likened to the blood of animals
• ICHTHYARCHY
n. 1853 nonce word – the domain of fishes; the fish-world in all its orders
• ICHTHYIC
adj. 1844 – pert. to fish
• ICHTHYOGRAPHER
n. 1677 – a writer on fishes
• ICHTHYOGRAPHIC
adj. Bk1901 – pert. to ichthyography
• ICHTHYOGRAPHY
n. 1736 – description of fishes
• ICHTHYOLATROUS
adj. Bk1901 – worshipping fish
• ICHTHYOLATRY
n. 1853 – fish-worship; the worship of a fish-god, as Dagon
• ICHTHYOLOGIST
n. 1727 – one versed in ichthyology; a student of the natural history of fishes
• ICHTHYOLOGY
n. 1646 – the natural history of fishes
• ICHTHYOMANCY
n. 1656 – divination by means of the heads or entrails of fishes
• ICHTHYOMANTIC
adj. Bk1901 – relating to ichthyomancy
• ICHTHYOPHAGAN
n. 1607 obs. rare – a fish-eater
• ICHTHYOPHAGI
n. 1555 – fish-eaters
• ICHTHYOPHAGIAN
adj. 1852 – characterized by the eating of fish
• ICHTHYOPHAGIST
n. 1727 – a fish-eater
• ICHTHYOPHAGITE
n. 1835 – a fish-eater
• ICHTHYOPHAGIZE
vb. 1853 nonce word – to eat fish
• ICHTHYOPHAGOUS
adj. 1828 – fish-eating; feeding on fish
• ICHTHYOPHAGY
n. 1656 – the practice of eating fish
• ICHTHYOPHILE
n. 1845 – a lover of fish or fishes
• ICHTHYOPHILIST
n. 1852 – a lover of fish or fishes
• ICHTHYOPOLISM
n. 1853 – the sale of fish
• ICHTHYOPOLIST
n. 1853 – a seller of fish, a fishmonger
• ICICLED
adj. a1640 obs. – frozen, congealed
• ICING
n. 1984 US sl. – cocaine
• ICING EXPERT
n. 1940s homosexual sl. – a fellator
• ICING QUEEN
n. 1940s homosexual sl. – a fellator
• ICK
adj. 1960s US sl. – sickly, over-sentimental, distasteful
int. 1948 orig. US – an exclamation of dislike or distaste
n. 1. 1930s African-American sl. – a fool, a gullible or easily deceived person
n. 2. 1940s sl. – anything disgusting
n. 3. 1942 US sl. – a social outcast
n. 4. 2002 UK sl. – an unpleasant sticky substance
• THE ICK
n. 1994 US sl. – in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead: a bacterial or viral infection that quickly spreads among those following the band on tour
• ICKAROO
n. 1930s African-American sl. – a fool, a gullible or easily deceived person
• ICKEM
n. Bk1998 NZ sl. – soft animal manure
• ICKEN
n. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – oak
• ICKEN-BAUM
n. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – an oak tree
• ICKER
n. 1. 1523 Sc. – an ear of corn
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – an icicle
• ICKIES
n. 1989 Royal Navy usage – foreign money of any type
• ICKITTY-PICKITTY
adv. B1900 Eng. dial. – moving with a jerky action
• ICKITY-ICK
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – just about equal; very close
• ICKLE
adj. a1687 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – little: a child’s term
n. a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – an icicle
vb. B1900 Eng. dial. – to long for
• ICKSY-PICKSY
adj. 1824 Sc. – on an equality, much alike
• ICKY
adj. 1. 1929 US sl., chiefly teen usage – distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting
adj. 2. 1929 sl., orig. US – of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental
adj. 3. 1929 US sl., chiefly teen usage – of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant
adj. 4. 1939 sl. – ill, unwell, sick
adj. 5. 1965 Amer. dial. – feeling depressed or in a gloomy mood
adj. 6. 1960s US drug culture sl. – feeling sick as part of heroin withdrawal
adj. 7. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – risky or dangerous
n. 1. 1930s African-American sl. – a stupid person, a person who is conventional
n. 2. 1930s African-American sl. – a member of the upper classes
n. 3. 1953 US sl. – a rich person
• ICKY-BOO
adj. 1. 1920 sl. – ill
adj. 2. 1920s sl., orig. US – of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental
adj. 3. 1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage – distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant
adj. 4. 1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage – of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant
• ICKY-ICKY
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – just about equal; very close
• ICKYNESS
n. 1960s US teen sl. – disgust
• ICKY-POO
adj. 1. 1920 sl. – ill, unwell, sick
adj. 2. 1920s sl., orig. US – of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental
adj. 3. 1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage – distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant
adj. 4. 1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage – of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant
• ICONIZE
vb. 1678 obs. – to form into an image; to figure, to represent
• ICONOCLASM
n. 1. 1797 – the breaking or destroying of images; esp. the destruction of images and pictures set up as objects of veneration
n. 2. 1858 – the attacking or overthrow of venerated institutions and cherished beliefs, regarded as fallacious or superstitious
• ICONOCLAST
n. 1. 1641 – a breaker or destroyer of images
n. 2. 1842 – one who assails or attacks cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the ground that they are erroneous or pernicious
• ICONODULIST
n. 1716 – a worshipper of images
• ICONODULY
n. 1640 – the worship or veneration of images
• ICONOGRAPH
n. 1. 1804 – one who makes figures or drawings of objects
n. 2. 1884 – a drawing, engraving, or illustration for a book
• ICONOGRAPHER
n. 1888 – one who makes figures or drawings of objects
• ICONOGRAPHIST
n. 1850 rare – one skilled in iconography
• ICONOGRAPHY
n. 1. 1628 obs. – a pictorial representation, delineation; a drawing or plan
n. 2. 1678 – the description or illustration of any subject by means of drawings or figures; any book or work in which this is done
• ICONOLATER
n. 1654 – a worshipper of images
• ICONOLATRY
n. 1624 – the worship of images
• ICONOLOGIST
n. 1851 – one versed in iconology
• ICONOLOGY
n. 1730 – the branch of knowledge that deals with the subject of icons; interpretation of ancient images, monuments, and emblems
• ICONOMACH
n. c1552 obs. rare – one who is hostile to images
• ICONOMACHAL
adj. 1646 obs. rare – hostile to images
• ICONOMACHIAN
adj. 1640 obs. – practising or advocating iconomachy
• ICONOMACHICAL
adj. a1638 obs. – practising or advocating iconomachy
• ICONOMACHIST
n. 1875 – one who contends against the religious worship of images
• ICONOMACHY
n. 1581 – a war against images; hostility or opposition to images, esp. to their use in connection with worship
• ICONOMANIA
n. 1722 – an infatuated devotion to images; a mania for collecting icons or portraits
• ICONOMICAR
n. 1523 obs. rare – a writer on husbandry
• ICONOPHILE
n. 1881 – a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like
• ICONOPHILISM
n. 1888 – a taste for pictures, engravings, etc.
• ICONOPHILIST
n. 1884 – a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like
• ICONOPHILY
n. 1894 – a taste for pictures, engravings, etc.
• ICONOPLAST
n. 1898 – a fashioner or maker of images
• I COULD CARE LESS
phr. 1940s sl. – a statement of absolute indifference, although the opposite sentiment, albeit hidden, may be the true one
• I COULD CURE THE PLAGUE
phr. 2000 US sl. – used by a woman to describe her condition when experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
• I COULD DO HER A FAVOUR
phr. 1930s sl. – a remark made by a man of a passing female; the ‘favour’ would be sexual
• I COULD DO THAT A FAVOUR
phr. 1930s sl. –a remark made by a man of a passing female; the ‘favour’ would be sexual
• I COULD DO THAT WITH MY PRICK OUT
phr. 1930s sl. – used to emphasize the ease of a task
• I COULD EAT A BABY’S ARSE THROUGH THE BARS OF A COT
phr. 20C sl. – I am extremely hungry
• I COULD EAT A BABY’S BOTTOM THROUGH THE MONKEY CAGE IN THE ZOO
phr. 20C sl. – I am extremely hungry
• I COULD EAT A BABY’S BUM THROUGH A CANE CHAIR
phr. 1985 Aust. sl. – I am extremely hungry
• I COULD EAT A FARMER’S ARSE THROUGH A HEDGE
phr. 1988 Sc. sl. – I am very hungry
• I COULD EAT A HORSE
phr. 20C sl. – I am extremely hungry
• I COULD EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE JOCKEY
phr. 20C sl. – I am extremely hungry
• I COULD EAT A SCABBY HORSE BETWEEN BEDRAGS
phr. 1981 UK sl. – I am very hungry
• I COULD EAT THAT
phr. 1951 UK sl. – used of an attractive girl or young woman
• I COULD EAT THAT WITHOUT SALT
phr. 1951 UK sl. – used of an attractive girl or young woman
• I COULD EAT THE ASS OUT OF A SKUNK
phr. 1982 Amer. sl. – said when one is very hungry
• I COULD EAT THE HIND LEG OFF A BOUDIE
phr. 20C sl. – I am extremely hungry
• I COULD EAT THE HIND LEG OFF A DONKEY
phr. 1961 UK sl. – I am very hungry
• I COULD EAT THIS WITH MY TOE IN THE FIRE
phr. 1980 Amer. dial. – it’s so good I’ll ignore the circumstances
• I COULD EAT THIS WITH ONE FOOT IN THE MILK BUCKET
phr. 1989 Amer. dial. – it’s so good I’ll ignore the circumstances
• I COULD FANCY THAT
phr. 1940s – used of a passing attractive member of the opposite sex
• I COULD JUST SCREAM!
int. 1962 US sl. – used as an expression of frustration
• I COULDN’T CARE LESS
phr. 1940s sl. – a statement of absolute indifference, although the opposite sentiment, albeit hidden, may be the true one
• I COULDN’T CARE LESS IF THE COW CALVES OR BREAKS A LEG
phr. 1940s NZ sl. – a statement of absolute indifference, although the opposite sentiment, albeit hidden, may be the true one
• I COULD SHIT THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE
phr. L19 sl. – used by someone suffering from diarrhoea
• I COULD STRUGGLE
phr. L19 sl. – indicates that one would like a drink
• I COULD USE HER SHIT FOR TOOTHPASTE
phr. 1950s sl. – a hugely exaggerated phrase implying the extent of one’s infatuation
• ICTA
n. 1856 Amer. dial. – a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise
• ICTER
n. 1918 Amer. dial. – a small or delicate thing or person
• ICTIC
adj. 1847 rare – of the nature of a blow or stroke; abrupt and sudden in its action
• ICTUS
n. Bk1896 legal usage – a lawyer
• I-CUSSE
vb. c1205 obs. – to kiss (mutually)
• ICY
adj. 1910s sl. – cold, unemotional; reserved; aloof; without feeling or warmth
• ICYBELLS
n. 1874 Eng. dial. – icicles
• ICY-BLUES
n. 1910s sl., orig. US – human eyes, irrespective of their actual colour
• ICY HILLS
n. 1694 obs. – icebergs
• ICY MITT
n. 1907 – the cold shoulder; a cold or hostile reception; a show of deliberate indifference or disregard; a rejection or refusal; a snub
• ICY MITTEN
n. 1897 Amer. dial. – a rejection or refusal; a snub; a cold or hostile reception
• ICY MOUNTAINS
n. 1600 obs. – icebergs
• ICY-POLE
n. 1932 Aust. sl. – an ice confection on a stick
• ICY POP
n. 1990s US college sl. – beer
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