• INEAR
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a kidney
• INEBRIATE
adj. 1497 – drunk
n. L18 – an intoxicated person, esp. an habitual drunkard
vb. LME – to make drunk, to intoxicate
• INEBRIATED
adj. 1615 – drunk
• INEBRIATION
n. E16 – intoxication
• INEBRIETY
n. L18 – habitual drunkenness
• INEBRIOUS
adj. M19 rare – inebriated, habitually drunken
• INEDITA
n. E20 – unpublished writings
• INEFFABLE
n. M19 sl. – a supreme dandy
• THE INEFFABLE
n. 19C sl. – the vagina
• INEFFABLES
n. 1850 humorous euphemism – trousers
• IN EFFECT MODE
adj. 1980s African-American teen sl. – in a relaxed, stress-free state of mind
• INEFFICACIOUS
adj. M17 – ineffective
• INEGALITARIAN
adj. M20 – marked by inequality
n. M20 – a person who denies or opposes equality between people
• INELUCTABLE
adj. E17 – unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable
• INELUDIBLE
adj. L17 – unavoidable; inescapable
• INENUBILABLE
adj. E20 rare – inexplicable
• INEQUALITARIAN
adj. L19 – marked by inequality
n. L19 – a person who denies or opposed equality between people
• INERGETICAL
adj. L17 obs. rare – without energy; sluggish, inactive
• INERRANT
adj. M19 – that does not err; unerring
• INERUDITE
adj. E19 – unlearned; uninstructed
• INEXECRABLE
adj. L16 obs. rare – most execrable or abhorred
• INEXORABLE
adj. M16 – unable to be moved or be persuaded to entreaty or request (esp. for mercy); rigidly severe, immovable, relentless
• INEXPLEBLE
adj. M16 obs. – unable to be filled or satisfied; insatiable
• INEXPLICABLES
n. 1836 sl. – trousers
• INEXPRESSIBLES
n. 1790 sl. – trousers
• I-NEY!
int. 1950s W. Indies Rasta usage – a greeting
• INFALL
n. 1721 Sc. obs. – an invasion, attack, onslaught
• INFAMATION
n. 1888 Eng. dial. – inflammation
• INFAMATORY
adj. 1. 1612 obs. – defamatory; having the property of defaming
adj. 2. 1880 rare – bringing infamy
• INFANG
vb. 1793 Sc. obs. – to cheat, to gull, to ‘take in’
• INFANTRY
n. 1623 sl. – children
• INFARE
n. 1. 1701 Sc. obs. – the coming of a bride to her new home and the feast given by the bridegroom to celebrate this; hence, the day succeeding the wedding
n. 2. 1794 Amer. dial. – a reception or celebration for a newly married couple, esp. one given at the home of the groom’s parents on the day following the wedding
n. 3. 1827 Sc. obs. – entry into a new situation in life
n. 4. 1893 Amer. dial. – any kind of party or celebration
• INFARE DAYS
n. 1926 Amer. dial. – a honeymoon
• IN FATHERLAND
adj. 1683 obs. – at home; opposite to ‘abroad’
• IN FEATHER
adj. L18 US sl. – in one’s best clothes
• INFENCEABLE
adj. 1707 Sc. obs. – unable to be defended or guarded, unprotected
• INFERIOR HALF
n. L19 sl. – one’s wife or partner; generally in jocular use
• INFERNAL
adj. 1602 colloq. – detestable; fit only for Hell
adv. 17C – detestably, confoundedly
• INFERNALLY
adv. 17C – detestably, confoundedly
• INFESTED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – infected
• INFESTIOUS
adj. 1597 obs. – hostile, troublesome, inimical
• INFESTUOUS
adj. 1899 Sc. – extraordinary
• INFICIATE
vb. 1611 obs. rare – to deny, to disavow
• INFICIATORY
adj. 1611 obs. rare – pertaining to denial, denying
► INFICIENT adj. ineffective, of no effect → 1609 obs.
• INFIDOUS
adj. 1656 – faithless, unfaithful; not to be trusted → obs.
• IN FIFTH GEAR
adj. 1960s – drunk, fully intoxicated (Amer. sl.)
• IN FINE FIG
adj. Bk1942 – in order; in good condition (Amer. sl.)
• IN FINE TWIG
adj. 19C – in high spirits or good order (sl.)
adv. 19C – splendidly, stylishly (sl.)
• IN FINE WHACK
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• INFIRM
adj. 1. 1890 Eng. dial. – silly, foolish
adj. 2. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• INFIRMARY
n. 1931-33 Amer. dial. – a poorhouse or a farm where poor people are maintained at public expense
• INFIT
n. 1. Bk1902 Sc. – an introduction
n. 2. Bk1902 Sc. – influence
• IN FITS
adj. 1856 sl. – laughing
• IN FLAGGERS
adv. 1920s Aust. sl. – in flagrante delicto, in the very act of wrongdoing, esp. in an act of sexual misconduct
• IN FLAGRANTE
adv. E17 sl. – (caught) in the act, generally of sexual intercourse
• INFLAMINATED
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• IN FLEW ENDWAYS
n. 1942 Amer. dial., jocular usage – influenza
• INFLUENCED
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• INFLUENZA SPARROW
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the goldfinch
• INFO
n. 1. 1913 sl. – information
n. 2. c1925 UK criminals’ sl. – advice
• INFOBAHN
n. Bk2002 Aust. sl. – the information superhighway, the Internet
• IN FOR
adj. 1. M17 sl. – in trouble, facing punishment
adj. 2. 18C sl. – drunk
adj. 3. M19 sl. – willing, committed to, eager
adj. 4. 1910s sl. – pregnant
• INFOR
n. 20C UK prison sl. – information, esp. information carried by informers to prison officials
• IN FOR IT
adj. 1. M17 sl. – in trouble, about to be reprimanded or punished
adj. 2. 18C sl. – drunk
adj. 3. M19 sl. – willing, committed to, eager
adj. 4. 1910s sl. – pregnant
• IN FORM
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• INFORMATION
n. 1888 Eng. dial. – inflammation
• INFORMATION FENCE
n. 1940 US criminals’ sl. – a criminal who sells information to crooks
• IN FOR ONE’S CHOP
phr. 1920s Aust. & NZ sl. – out for oneself, for one’s own profit or advantage
• IN FOR PATTER
phr. M19 sl. – facing trial
• IN FOR THE PLATE
phr. Bk1896 sl. – venereally infected
• INFOXICATED
adj. 1962 Amer. dial., jocular usage – drunk, intoxicated
• INFRENDIATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare – to gnash the teeth, usually in anger
• IN FRONT
adj. 1950s sl., orig. US – open, honest
• IN FULL BLOOM
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – of a fire: burning strong
• IN FULL CAREER
adv. 1626 – at full speed
• IN FULL DIG
phr. M19 sl. – earning one’s full pay
• IN FULL EFFECT
adj. 1990s sl., orig. African-American – present, going on, happening
• IN FULL FEATHER
adj. 1. L18 US sl. – in one’s best clothes
adj. 2. 1855 Amer. dial. – in good condition, in fine fettle, in high spirits
adj. 3. E19 sl. – rich
• IN FULL FIG
adj. M19 sl. – dressed up
• IN FULL HABITUDE
adv. a1661 obs. rare – to the full extent; wholly, entirely
• IN FULL LAY
adj. 1885 – laying eggs
• IN FULL PAINT
adj. 1900s Aust. sl. – dressed up
• IN FULL SAIL
adj. 1892 Eng. dial. – at the height of prosperity
• INFUSE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to inform
• ING
n. 1. 1703 Eng. dial. – mould raised by moles; mole-hills
n. 2. 1788 Eng. dial. – a meadow, pasture, esp. low-lying land by the side of a stream or river, etc.
• INGAIN
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – profit in buying and selling
• INGAN
n. 1728 Sc. – an onion
• INGANG
n. 1. 1825 Sc. – lack, deficiency
n. 2. 1852 Sc. – loss of weight or measure due to shrinkage, etc.
n. 3. 1911 Sc. – a beginning
n. 4. 1911 Sc. – an entrance, entry
• INGANGERS
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – people assembling or coming in
• INGANGING
n. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. – the act of entering, the entrance, entry
• INGANGS
n. 1824 Sc. – the intestines, entrails
• INGAN JOHNNIE
n. 19C Sc. – an itinerant onion-seller
• INGATE
adv. 1898 Sc. – within, inside, indoors, inwardly
n. 1. 1837 Sc. & Eng. dial. – an entrance, ingress; a way in; the act of entering
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an inroad, an attack
• INGATE AND OUTGATE
adv. 1898 Sc. – within and without, completely
• INGATE OR OUTGATE
adv. 1882 Eng. dial. – willy-nilly, by any means whatever
• ING-BING
n. 1920s US sl. – a fit, an emotional outburst
• INGEAR
n. 1835 Sc. – household belongings, furniture, etc.
• INGENURIOUS
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. – ingenious
• INGERN
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – an onion
• INGETTING
n. 1721 Sc. obs. – the act of gathering in or receiving
• INGIDDIED
adj. 1628 obs. rare – made giddy or unsteady
• INGINE
n. 1. 1660 Sc. obs. – ingenuity, quickness of intellect; ability; knowledge, invention
n. 2. 1824 Sc. obs. – an ingenious person, a genius; a person of ability
• INGLE
n. 1. L16 sl. – a catamite
n. 2. 1601 sl. – an intimate, a dear friend
n. 3. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. – fire, flame; a fire in a room; the furnace of a kiln
n. 4. 1736 Sc. – an open fireplace or hearth; the fireside, a chimney corner
n. 5. 1808 Sc. obs. – an open-air fire kindled for amusement, a bonfire
n. 6. 1814 Sc. – fuel for a fire, a burning coal, peat, etc.
vb. 1. 1598 sl. – to practice sodomy
vb. 2. 1599 Eng. dial. – to fondle, to cherish, to caress
• INGLE-BRED
adj. 1788 Sc. – home-bred
• INGLE-DOG
n. 1889 Eng. dial. – an earthworm
• INGLE-GLEED
n. Bk1902 Sc. – the flames or blaze of a fire; firelight; a blazing fireside
• INGLE-LIGHTED
adj. 1818 Sc. – lighted by the fire
• INGLE-LOWE
n. 1798 Sc. – the flames or blaze of a fire; firelight; a blazing fireside
• INGLENOOK
n. 19C sl. – the female pudendum
• INGLER
n. 1. 1598 sl. – a sodomist
n. 2. 1809 sl. – an habitually dishonest horse-dealer
n. 3. 1825 thieves’ sl. – a horse thief who toured country fairs looking for victims
• INGLIN
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – fuel
• INGLISHER
n. 1823 Sc. – an Englishman
• INGLUNSHIRE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – England
► INGLUVIOUS adj. greedy, gluttonous → 1569 obs.
• INGO
vb. Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to go in
• INGOGO
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. – a cheap prostitute
• IN GOOD
adj. 1989 Aust. sl. – in favour
• IN GOOD ADDLE
phr. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – earning good wages
• IN GOOD BREAD
adj. 1763 – in a good living or position
• IN GOOD CASE
adj. 1. 1560 – well off
adj. 2. 1640-1 arch. – in good condition
• IN GOOD FASHION
adv. 1965 Amer. dial. – thoroughly
• IN GOOD FEATHER
adj. 1852 – in good condition of health, spirits, etc.
• IN GOOD FORM
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• IN GOOD NICK
adj. 20C sl. – of a person or thing: in good condition
• IN GOOD ORDER
adj. 1929 Amer. dial. – said of one putting on much weight
• IN GOOD POINT
adv. 1958 Amer. dial. – in good condition
• IN GOOD RIG
adj. 1939 Amer. dial. – in good condition
• IN GOOD SADDENS
adv. Bk1904 Eng. dial. – in earnest
• IN GOOD SADNESS
adv. 1544 obs. – in earnest, not joking
• IN GOOD SHAPE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• IN GOOD TIME!
int. 1610 obs. – an expression of ironical acquiescence, incredulity, amazement, or the like; to be sure! indeed! very well!
• IN GOOD TRIM
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• IN GOOD TWIG
adj. 19C sl. – in high spirits or good order
adv. 19C sl. – splendidly, stylishly
• INGORDIGIOUS
adj. 1637 obs. rare – greedy, avaricious
• INGOTED
adj. M19 sl. – very rich
• INGOTHILL!
int. 1825 Sc. obs. – God willing!
• INGOTTED
adj. 1864 sl. – rich
• INGRAM
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – ignorant
• INGRATEFUL
adj. 1694 Amer. dial., obs. – ungrateful
• INGRATSOW
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – ungrateful
• INGRATUS
n. a1700 UK sl. – an ungrateful servant
• IN GREASE
adj. 1929 US sl. – in trouble
• IN GREAT FEATHER
adj. 1873 – in good condition of health, spirits, etc.
• IN GREAT SHAPE
adj. L19 sl. – in excellent condition, either physically or emotionally
• IN GREAT SNUFF
adj. L17 sl. – elated, very happy
• IN GREAT SPOUT
adj. L18 sl. – in high spirits
• IN GREAT SUDDEN
adv. a1674 obs. – very suddenly
• INGROTEN
vb. c1440 obs. rare – to cram with food or drink, to glut, to devour
• INGROWTH
n. 1. 1826 Sc. – increase
n. 2. a1838 Sc. – an abscess, tumour, or the like
• INGRUSH
vb. 1850 Sc. – to ingratiate
• INGRYDOORIE
n. 1904 Sc. – a burning stick waved about in the dark by children as a plaything
• INGUN
n. 1904 Sc. – an onion
• IN GUTS GULLY
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. – in serious difficulties
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