• IN BABY
adj. 1942 Trinidad and Tobago – pregnant
• IN-BACK
adv. 1928 US prison sl. – in the death chamber
• IN-BACKED
adj. 1833 obs. – having the back bent inwards
• IN BACK-HOUSE DYKE
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. – behindhand, late; in difficulties, in a dilemma
• IN BAD
adj. 1907 sl., orig. US – in trouble, out of favour
• IN BAD BREAD
adj. 1778 – in a bad state, in trouble or difficulties; in disfavour with a person
• IN BAD SHAPE
adj. 1. 20C US sl. – drunk
adj. 2. 20C – injured or debilitated in any manner
adj. 3. 20C US sl. – pregnant
• INBANK
adv. 1876 Eng. dial. – down hill, downwards
• INBEARING
adj. 1. 1694 Sc. obs. – persuasive, eloquent, impressive
adj. 2. 1808 Sc. – officious, anxious to ingratiate oneself, meddlesome, obsequious, toadying
adj. 3. 1922 Sc. – forward to the point of rudeness, pushing, intruding
• IN BED TOGETHER
adj. 1970s sl., orig. US – allied or associated with, usually implies nefarious activities
• IN BED WITH
adj. 1970s sl., orig. US – allied or associated with, usually implies nefarious activities
• IN BED WITH ONE’S BOOTS ON
adj. Bk2009 sl. – extremely intoxicated, passed out, drunk
• IN-BETWEEN
n. 20C Aust. sl. – a male homosexual
• IN BETWEENS
n. 1975 US sl. – amphetamine tablets; depressant tablets; a mixture of amphetamines and barbiturates
• INBIDING
adj. 1834 Sc. – living or having one’s abode in a place, resident
• INBIGGET
adj. 1. 1825 Sc. – selfish, morose, reserved, obstinate, uncommunicative, introverted
adj. 2. 1908 Sc. – pig-headed, egotistical
• INBIGGIT
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – selfish, morose, reserved
• IN BITS
adj. 1999 UK sl. – emotionally distraught or tearful
• IN BITS OVER
adj. L19 sl. – obsessed with
• IN BONDAGE
adj. 20C African-American sl. – indebted to; under the control of; with a biblical implication
• INBREAK
n. 1828 Sc. obs. –a breaking in, intrusion by force; hence, violation, breach
• INBRED
n. 2002 UK medical sl. – a doctor with doctor parents
• INBRED FEVER
n. 1899 Sc. obs. – bronchitis
• INBRING
vb. 1. 1706 Sc. – to import, to bring in
vb. 2. 1830 Sc. obs. – to bring in as prisoners, to arrest
• INBRINGER
n. 1921 Sc. – an importer, one who brings in goods for sale
• IN-BROTHER
n. 1565 – a resident male member of a fraternity or guild, esp. a charitable institution
• INBU
n. a1838 Sc. –a welcome, a kindly or hospitable reception
vb. 1908 Sc. – to welcome, to greet hospitably
• IN BUFF
adj. 1803 colloq. – naked
• IN-BURGESS
n. 1479 – a burgess resident in the burgh or borough
• IN BUSHEY PARK
adj. E19 sl. – poor, impoverished
• IN CAHOOTS (WITH)
phr. 1829 sl., orig. US – acting as a group, usually used to suggest a conspiracy; conspiring or planning with someone
• IN CALOOGE
phr. 1920 Sc. – in association
• INCA MESSAGE
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – cocaine
• THE INCANDESCENT DISTRICT
n. 1920s US sl. – Broadway, New York City
• IN-CAREER
adj. 1968 – of training, etc.: received while in employment
• INCAUTELOUS
adj. 1610 – heedless, unwary, incautious → obs.
• INCENDIATE
vb. a1701 obs. rare – to set fire to; to burn; to make fire of
• INCENSING
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – instruction, explanation
• INCH
n. 1. 17C sl. – the penis
n. 2. 1777 Eng. dial. obs. – a youth, a boy
n. 3. 1795 Sc. – a small island
n. 4. 1859 Sc. & Ireland – low-lying land near a river or stream
vb. 1. 1690 sl. – to move slowly; to encroach
vb. 2. 1990s US college sl. – to steal
• IN CHANCERY
adj. 19C sl. – in an awkward situation
• INCH AND A HALF
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – time-and-a-half pay rate for overtime
• INCH AND PINCH
n. Bk1998 NZ sl. – peninsula of Gallipoli among the Kiwi soldiers in World War I trying to pinch an inch of it at a time
vb. 20C Ulster sl. – to live frugally
• IN CHECK
adj. 1990s US teen sl. – under control
• INCHER
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a person who joins himself on to you and your group without being asked, and won’t leave; someone who is uninvited or unwelcome
• INCHIE
n. 1987 Amer. dial. – an enchilada
• INCH-MUCKLE
n. 1866 Sc. – a piece as small as in inch
• AN INCH OF TIME
n. 1873 Eng. dial. – the least moment of time
• INCH-PIECES
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – very small fragments
• IN CHRISTMAS-TREE ORDER
adj. 1915 military sl. – in heavy marching order
• INCH-SMALL
adv. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – inch by inch, little by little, minutely
• INCHY-PINCHY
n. 1893 Eng. dial. – the boys’ game of progressive leapfrog: A makes a back, B pitches and makes a back, C pitches over A and B makes a back; A then rises and pitches over B and C, etc.; the form is ‘Inchy-pinchy, last lie down.’; the player who first cries this is entitled to wait until all the players are ‘down,’ before he leaps
• INCIDENT
n. L19 sl., orig. US – an illegitimate child
• INCIDENTS
n. 1734 Sc. – incidental expenses, petty disbursements
• INCITATORY
adj. 1610 obs. rare – tending to incite, stirring, stimulative
• INCLINATE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to incline to, to be disposed to
• IN CLOVER
adj. E18 sl. – in comfort
• IN CO
phr. E19 sl., orig. US – along with, in company with
• INCOCTIBLE
adj. 1684 obs. – indigestible
• INCOG
adj. 1. 1690 sl. – in disguise; unknown
adj. 2. 1823 sl. – drunk, i.e. disguised in liquor
• INCOGITABLE
adj. 1522 – that cannot be thought of; unthinkable, inconceivable
• INCOGITANT
adj. 1. 1628 – thoughtless, not thinking; inconsiderate; characterized by want of thought
adj. 2. 1702 – not having the faculty of thinking
• INCOGNITA
n. Bk1896 sl. – a high-class harlot; a high-class prostitute
• INCOGNITE
adj. 1609 obs. – unknown, strange, unfamiliar
• INCOGNITIBUS
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• INCOGNITO
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• IN COLD STORAGE
adj. 1. Bk1942 – dead and buried → Amer. sl.
adj. 2. Bk1942 – on the undertaker’s slab → Amer. sl.
• INCOLIST
n. 1657 – an inhabitant → obs.
• IN COLLAR
adj. M19 – employed → sl.
• IN COLOUR
adj. Bk2009 – drunk → sl.
• INCOLUMITY
n. 1533 – safety, soundness, freedom from danger → obs.
• INCOME
n. 1. 1804 – a newcomer, an arrival, esp. one who comes to settle in a place → Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1808 – an illness or infirmity not due to any apparent external cause; often applied to a swelling, abscess, boil, or other festering sore; a sharp attack of pain, a stitch in the side → Sc.
n. 3. 1822 – entrance, advent, arrival, coming in → Sc.
vb. 1743 – to come in, to enter → Sc.
• INCOMER
n. 1736 – a newcomer, a stranger, an immigrant; one who is not a native of the district into which he comes to settle and who does not, in the eyes of the natives, from a natural part of the community; has a somewhat derogatory connotation and often implies an intruder → Sc.
• INCOMING!
int. Bk2002 Aust. sl. – used to warn that something thrown is approaching
• INCOMING MAIL
n. 1919 US Army and Marine Corps usage – artillery fire; also, bombs
• IN COMMISSION
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• IN-COMPANY
adj. 1957 – of training, etc.; received while in the employment of a company
n. 1791 obs. – a company employed at home or at headquarters
• INCOMPOOT
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a nincompoop, a fool, a silly person, a trifler
• INCONSISTENT
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – reprehensible
• INCONTINENCY
n. 1619 US – lewdness
• INCONTINENT
adv. 1660 Sc. obs. – immediately, forthwith, at once
• INCONTINENTLY
adv. 1650 Sc. obs. – immediately, forthwith
• INCONVENE
adj. 1899 Sc. – inconvenient
• INCORMANT
n. 1866 Sc. – a share, a portion
• IN CRAB STREET
adj. E19 sl. – annoyed, irritated
• INCREASE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the birth of a child; an addition to a family by the birth of a child
vb. 1848 Ireland – to grow fat
• INCREASEMENT
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the pains of labour
• INCREED
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – internal persuasion
• INCREPATE
vb. 1570 – to chide, to rebuke, to reprove, to scold, to reprehend → obs.
► INCREPATORY adj. rebuking, reproving, chiding → 1645 obs.
• INCRINE
vb. 1916 Sc. – to shrink to nothing by excessive boiling, as of food, etc.
• IN CROWD
n.1960s Amer. sl. – a group of popular people
• INCUBATOR
n. 1900s Aust. sl. – a wife
• INCUBO
n. 1607 obs. rare – a covetous man who broods over or jealously guards his wealth
• INCULP
vb. 1612 – to find fault with; to accuse; to blame; to bring a charge against → obs.
• INCUMBRANCES
n. Bk1896 sl. – children
• IND
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an inn, a public-house
• INDAGACIOUS
adj. 1653 obs. rare – given to search or investigation; eager to investigate
• INDE
adj. 1960s sl. – independent
• IN DEAD EARNEST
adv. c1870 colloq.- most earnestly; undoubtedly
• IN DEADLY SUSPENSE
adj. L18 sl. – hanged
• IN DEAD SCHTOOK
adj. 1936 – in serious trouble
• IN DEAD SCHTUCK
adj. 1936 – in serious trouble
• IN DEAD SHTOOK
adj. 1936 – in serious trouble
• IN DEAD SHTUCK
adj. 1936 – in serious trouble
• INDEAVERANCE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an attempt; one’s utmost effort
• INDECENT
adj. Bk1902 N. Ireland – unfair
• IN DECENT NICK
adj. 20C sl. – of a person or thing: in good condition
• INDEED AND DOUBLE
adv. 1890 Amer. dial. – to be sure; really and truly; used to emphasize an assertion
• INDEEDIE
adv. Bk2002 Aust. sl. – indeed
• INDEEDIE-DO
adv. Bk2002 Aust. sl. – indeed
• INDEEDY
adv. 1856 Amer. dial. – indeed, certainly; used to emphasize an affirmation or denial
• INDEEDY-DEEDY
adv. obs. – indeed, certainly; used to emphasize an affirmation or denial
• IN DEEP DOO-DOO
adj. 1989 sl., orig. & chiefly US – in serious trouble
• IN DEEP SHIT
adj. 1937 sl. – in serious trouble
• INDEL
adv. 1876 Eng. dial. – indoors
• INDEL AND OUDEL
phr. 1877 Eng. dial. – indoors and outdoors
• INDENT
vb. 1660 Sc. obs. – to bind by contract, to pledge, to make a compact
• INDENTURED
adj. 1660 Sc. obs. – drunk
• INDEPENDENT
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – uncourteous, unobliging
• INDEPENDENT RICH
adj. 1906 Amer. dial. – wealthy enough not to have to work for a living
• INDER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a great number or quantity of persons or things, esp. of money
• INDESCRIBABLES
n. 1835 sl. – trousers
• INDESS
n. 1674 US – a female American Indian
• INDETERMENT
n. 1860 Eng. dial. – detriment, loss, injury; a stumbling-block
• INDETRIMENT
n. 1860 Eng. dial. – detriment, loss, injury; a stumbling-block
• INDEX
n. 1. 1818 – the face → sl.
n. 2. E19 – the nose → sl.
• INDEXTROUS
adj. 1684 – awkward, clumsy, void of dexterity → obs.
• INDIA
n. 1. 1613 – the female pudendum → sl.
n. 2. 1950s – a plain man, with homely, pleasant features → homosexual sl.
• INDIA MAN
n. L18 – a handkerchief made of Indian (Asian) cotton → sl.
• INDIAN
n. 1. 1897 – anger; a quick temper → Amer. dial.
n. 2. M19 – a person → US sl.
n. 3. M19 – an uncouth, rowdy person, irrespective of actual race → US sl.
n. 4. L19 – a cent → US sl.
n. 5. 1964 – a wild, unmanageable horse → Amer. dial.
n. 6. 1967 – a child, esp. an unruly one → Amer. dial.
n. 7. Bk1998 – a Maori → NZ sl.
vb. 1869 – to roam or move about, esp. stealthily; to sneak up → Amer. dial.
• INDIAN AGATE
n. 1957 Amer. dial. – a brown and opaque playing marble; also, an agate hand-carved from a type of stone, probably flint
• INDIAN ALARM CLOCK
n. 1980 Amer. dial. – a glass of water taken before going to bed
• INDIAN CHARM
n. 1990 rhyming sl. – the arm
• INDIAN COFFEE
n. M19 US sl. – coffee made from reheated grounds
• INDIAN DEVIL
n. 1. 1851 Amer. dial. – a mountain lion, a cougar
n. 2. 1916 Amer. dial. – a wolverine
• THE INDIAN DRUG
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – tobacco
• INDIAN FIRE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – bad liquor
• INDIAN GIVER
n. 1. M18 sl., orig. US – one who when giving, expects a gift in return
n. 2. 20C sl., orig. US – one who first gives, then takes back a gift
• INDIAN HAIRCUT
n. 20C US sl. – scalping
• INDIAN HAY
n. 1939 US drug culture sl. – Indian marijuana
• INDIAN-HEAD
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – a rock, stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour
• INDIAN HEMP
n. E20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana
• INDIAN HUNTING
n. 19C US sl. – a fight between 2 men
• INDIAN JOE
n. 2000s Irish rhyming sl. – a toe
• INDIAN LIQUOR
n. L18 US sl. – the lowest-quality spirits
• INDIAN PANTHER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a mountain lion
• INDIAN PONY
n. 1944 Amer. dial. – a spotted or calico horse or pony
• INDIAN POW-WOW
n. E19 US sl. – a noisy discussion or gathering
• INDIAN RUG
n. 1960s homosexual sl. – a cheap wig done in braids
• INDIAN RUM
n. L18 US sl. – the lowest-quality rum
• INDIAN SIDE
n. 1920s US sl., chiefly Western usage – the right-hand side, esp. of a horse; hence, the wrong side or wrong way of doing something
• INDIAN’S NERVE
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – the funny bone
• INDIAN SNUFFBOX
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a puffball
• INDIAN TIME
n. 1963 Amer. dial., usually derogatory – a flexible system of time; a lack of punctuality
• INDIAN-TOED
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – having legs that are noticeably bent or uneven
• INDIANUP
vb. 1944 Amer. dial. – to roam or move about, esp. stealthily; to sneak up
• INDIAN VALLEY
n. 1932 Amer. railroad sl. – a ‘happy hunting ground’ where jobs are abundant; paradise
• INDIAN WEATHER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – cold, then a hot day
• INDIAN WHISKY
n. L18 US sl. – the lowest-quality whisky
• INDIAN WINTER
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – a period of unseasonably cold weather
• INDIA WIPE
n. c1785 criminals’ sl. obs. – a silk handkerchief
• INDICTED
adj. 1896 Sc. – inclined, addicted
• INDIE
n. 1. 1822 Sc. obs. – India
n. 2. 1920s sl. – an independent, e.g. a record label, film company, etc.
• INDIFFERENT
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. – poorly, bad, ill
• INDIGESTER
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – digestion
• INDIGESTING
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – indigestion
• INDIGNIFY
vb. 1821 Sc. obs. – to disgrace
• INDING
adj. 1790 Sc. obs. – unworthy, shameful
• INDISCREET
adj. 1727 Sc. obs. – uncivil, rude
• INDISCREETLY
adv. 1650 Sc. obs. – uncivilly, rudely
• INDISCRETION
n. 1721 Sc. obs. – incivility, impoliteness
• INDISGESTION
n. 1726 Sc. – indigestion
• IN DISHYBILLY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – en déshabillé, in a state of undress
• INDISPENSABLES
n. E19 sl. – trousers
• INDISPENSIBLE
n. E19 sl. – a small satchel or bag worn by a woman
• INDISPOSED
adj. 1. 20C colloq. – ill
adj. 2. 20C colloq. – having the menses
adj. 3. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• INDIVIDUAL
n. 1888 sl., mildly derogatory – a person of the stated sort, as a ‘friendless individual’
• INDO
n. 1. 1960s sl., orig. Aust., derogatory – a person from Indonesia
n. 2. 1980s drug culture sl. – marijuana
• THE INDO
n. 1953 Aust. sl. – indigestion
• INDOCIBLE
adj. 1. 1555 obs. – incapable of being taught or instructed; unteachable
adj. 2. 1555 obs. – disobediently stubborn
• IN DOCK
adj. 1. 1785 sl. – in hospital, receiving treatment
adj. 2. L18 sl. – out of work, out of circulation
adj. 3. 1920s sl. – of an object, generally a car: undergoing repair
• IN DOG DAYS
phr. 1969 Amer. dial. – for a very long time
• INDONESIA
n. 1. 1980s US drug culture sl. – marijuana
n. 2. 1980s US drug culture sl. – the state of intoxication caused by marijuana, irrespective of origin
• INDONESIAN BUD
n. 1980s US drug culture sl. – marijuana
• INDONS
n. 1973 Aust. sl. – Indonesians
• INDOOR AVIATOR
n. 1920s US sl. – an elevator operator
• INDOOR FACE
n. 1895 Eng. dial. – the face of one not exposed to the weather
• INDOOR GOLF
n. 1920s US sl. – the game of craps dice
• INDOOR MONEY
n. 1960s UK criminals’ sl. – a reserve of cash for use in day-to-day life rather than the proceeds of a robbery
• INDOOR SLEDGING
n. 20C sl. – sexual intercourse
• INDORSE
vb. 1. 1785 sl. – to cudgel
vb. 2. 1785 sl. – to practice sodomy
vb. 3. L18 Brit. sl. – to masturbate
• INDORSER
n. 1. 1785 sl. – a sodomite
n. 2. E20 US criminals’ sl. – a sadist; one who flogs the back of another
n. 3. 1942 US sl. – a sadist who mistreats prostitutes
• INDORSE WITH A CUDGEL
vb. L18 sl. – to thrash, to beat with a stick
• INDOWAY
n. 1933 US back-slang – a window
• INDRAIN
n. 1. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a place of attraction or resort
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a whirlpool
• INDRAUGHT
n. 1. 1795 Sc. – a strong current, a vortex
n. 2. 1820 Sc. – suction of air
n. 3. 1866 Sc. – a purpose or object in view
n. 4. 1929 Sc. – encouragement, good reception, promise of help; inclination
• INDRAW
n. 1. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a place of attraction or resort
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a whirlpool
• IN-DRAWING
adj. 1837 Sc. – ingratiating, insinuating, fawning
• IN DRESS
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – dressed in one’s best clothes
• IN DRINK
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• INDRINK
n. 1. 1757 Sc. obs. – the evaporation of a liquid; shrinkage in the amount of a liquid or other measure
n. 2. 1842 Sc. obs. – diminution, decrease in size or number
vb. 1911 Sc. obs. – to shrink in, to become less
• INDUBITATE
adj. 1480 obs. – undoubted, unquestioned, certain, apparent, evident
vb. 1. 1623 obs. rare – to doubt nothing at all
vb. 2. 1646 obs. rare – to render doubtful or uncertain; to call in question
• INDUE
adv. 1892 N. Ireland – due, owing
► INDULCATE vb. to make sweet, to sweeten → 1628 obs.
• INDULGE
vb. 1. E18 sl. – to eat or drink to excess
vb. 2. 1990s sl. – to have sexual intercourse
• INDULGIATE
vb. 1615 – to indulge → obs.
• INDUMIOUS
adj. 1. 1898 – very bad (Sc.)
adj. 2. 1898 – of the weather: extraordinarily rough or stormy (Sc.)
• INDUNA
n. M20 – a person, esp. a Black person, in authority; a foreman (S. Afr.)
• INDURANT
adj. 1. 1611 – lasting, continuing long (obs.)
adj. 2. 1678 – of medicines: having the quality of hardening
• INDUSTHER
vb. 1880 N. Ireland – to work hard; to be industrious
• INDUSTRIAL
adj. 1980s US college sl. – extremely masculine
• INDUSTRIAL DEBUTANTE
n. 1980s US sl. – a prostitute who specializes in attending US business conventions
• IN DUTCH
adj. 1. 1851 sl., orig. US – in trouble; out of favour
adj. 2. 20C US criminals’ sl. – in jail; imprisoned
• INDY
n. 1822 Sc. obs. – India
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