Dictionary: INH – INN

• INHABILE
adj. c1692 Sc. obs. – unfit, inadmissible, unqualified, e.g. as a witness
 
• INHABILITY
n. 1631 Sc. obs. – inability, unfitness, incapacity
 
• INHABLE
vb. 1631 Sc. obs. – to disable, to prevent, to disqualify
 
• INHALE
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to drink  
vb. 2. L19 sl. – to eat very fast, to gobble up
 
• INHALE THE OYSTER
vb. L19 sl. – to fellate
 
• IN HALF A DOZEN CRACKS OF A COBBLER’S THUMB
adv. 1896 Sc. – in a moment, almost immediately  
 
• IN HARNESS
adj. M19 sl. – employed, in work; including working for a pimp  
 
• IN HEART
adj. 1596 – in good spirits  
 
• IN HEAT
adj. 1910s US gambling sl. – on a winning streak  
 
• IN HER BEEF
adj. L18 sl. – having sexual intercourse with a woman  
 
• IN HER HAIR
phr. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in full dress
 
• INHERITAGE
n. 1886 Eng. dial. – inheritance  
 
• IN HER MUTTON
adj. 19C sl. – having sexual intercourse with a woman  
 
• IN HIDLINGS
adv. 1422 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – in secret, secretly
 
• IN HIGH FEATHER
adj. 1844 – in good condition of health, spirits, etc., very cheerful; rich  
 
• IN HIGH GEAR
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition  
 
• IN HIGH GLEE
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• IN HIGH LEG
adj. 1808 –in high spirits, exalted  
 
• IN HIGH SNUFF
adj. 1. L17 sl. – elated, very happy 
adj. 2. E19 sl. – of dress: showy, stylish  
adj. 3. M19 sl. – healthy, in good shape  
 
• IN HIS AIRS
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• IN HIS ALES
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
 
• IN HIS ALTITUDES
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
 
• IN HIS BEER
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
 
• IN HIS CUPS
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• IN HIS ELEMENTS
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
 
• IN HIS GLORY
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
 
• IN HIS HABITS
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
 
• IN HIS ORBIT
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• IN HIS PROSPERITY
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
 
• IN HIS SUNDAY BEST
phr. L19 sl. – used of the penis when erect  
 
• IN HOCK
adj. 1. 1860 sl. – in prison
adj. 2. 1883 sl. – in pawn
adj. 3. 1926 sl. – in debt; in financial difficulty  
 
• INHOLDING
adj. 1. 1871 Sc. – selfish; fawning, cringing, given to flattery  
adj. 2. 1897 Sc. – frugal, penurious, parsimonious  
n. 1660 Sc. – frugality, parsimoniousness  
 
• IN HOLTS
adj. 1900s Aust. sl. – in conflict  
 
• IN-HOOSE
n. 1864 Sc. obs. – the inner part or room of a house
 
• IN HOT WATER
adj. 1765 sl. – in trouble  
 
• IN HUCKSTER’S HANDS
adj. L16 sl. – in a bad way; in difficulties  
 
• INIMICITIOUS
adj. 1641 – hostile, unfriendly, adverse, inimical → obs.
 
• INIQUIOUS
adj. 1746 Sc. obs. – iniquitous, unjust, wicked
 
• INIQUOUS
adj. 1654 obs. – unjust, unfair; wicked, iniquitous
 
• INISKILLEN MEN
n. L17 sl., derogatory – the militia  
 
• IN IT
adj. 1. E19 sl., chiefly Aust. – agreeing to participate, taking a share  
adj. 2. L19 sl. – at the heart of society  
adj. 3. L19 US sl. – aware, alive  
adj. 4. L19 sl. – in trouble  
adj. 5. 1960s Aust. sl. – having sexual intercourse  
 
• IN’IT
n. 1990s UK Asian sl. – a teenage gang  
 
• INITIATING PARY
n. 1955 Amer. dial. – a noisy celebration for newlyweds after a wedding  
 
• IN IT NOW
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• IN IT UP TO ONE’S NECK
adj. Bk2002 Aust. sl. – in big trouble  
 
• INIVERSAL
adj. 1960s W. Indies & Black British teen sl. – universal  
 
• IN JAIL AT INNISFAIL
phr. 1960s Aust. sl. – denotes an unsatisfactory situation  
 
• INJECTION
n. 1. M18 sl. – semen, at the point of ejaculation
n. 2. L19 sl. – sexual intercourse; the intromission of the penis  
 
• INJEER
vb. 1820 Sc. obs. – to insinuate, to intrude, to introduce, generally of something unwelcome or by duplicity
 
• IN JIG TIME
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; quickly; shortly  
 
• INJIST
adv. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – almost, very nearly  
 
• INJUCUND
adj. 1657 obs. rare – unpleasant, disagreeable
 
• INJUCUNDITY
n. 1623 rare – unpleasantness, disagreeableness
 
• INJUN 
n. 19C Amer. dial. & cowboy usage, not necessarily derogatory – an American Indian
 
• INJUN DRUNK
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• INK
n. 1. 1915 Amer. dial., sometimes derogatory – a Black person, esp. one with very dark skin
n. 2. 1925 US sl. – a (very dark) brune or brunette  
n. 3. c1925 US sl. – cheap red wine 
n. 4. Bk1944 services’ sl. – coffee
 
• INKBOTTLE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – wild snapdragon  
 
• INKED
adj. 1898 Aust. sl. – drunk  
 
• IN KELTER
adj. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in good condition  
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – orderly, tidy, neat
 
• INKER-PINKER
n. 1847 Sc. -small beer  
 
• INKERPUNK
n. 1889 Eng. dial. – a child  
 
• INKET
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a market  
 
• INKFACE
n. E20 US sl., derogatory – a Black person
 
• INK-FISH
n. 1787 Sc. – the cuttlefish or squid  
 
• INK-HORN
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a flatterer, one who curries favour  
 
• INKIE-PINKIE
n. 1835 Sc. – small beer  
 
• IN KILTER
adj. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in good condition  
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – orderly, tidy, neat
 
• INKLE
n. 1. 1879 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a notion, hint, suspicion, an inkling  
n. 2. 1954 Amer. dial. – a small amount  
vb. 1. 1340 Amer. thieves‘ sl. – to warn; to give notice; to hint at; to disclose
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to form notions, guesses, or projects  
vb. 3. 1939 Amer. dial. – to attend a party, etc. without an invitation  
 
• INKLE-WEAVER
n. 1. 1725 sl. – a close companion
n. 2. 1892 Eng. dial. – one who causes trouble  
 
• INKLING
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – paltry, measly  
n. 1978 Amer. dial. – a desire, an inclination  
 
• IN-KNEED
adj. 1724 Sc. – having the knees turned inwards, knock-kneed  
 
• INK-POT
n. 1. 1918 US criminals’ sl. – a ‘resort for low characters’  
n. 2. 1925 US criminals’ sl. – a jail, a prison dark-cell  
vb. 1925 US criminals’ sl. – to arrest and imprison; to put into a dark cell  
 
• INK-SAUCER
n. 1884 – a dark mark beneath the eye
 
• INK-SLINGER
n. 1. 1888 sl. – a journalist or author
n. 2. 1913 Amer. dial. – in logging: a camp clerk or timekeeper  
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a songwriter  
 
• INKSPILLER
n. 1892 sl. – a journalist or author
 
• INK SPOT
n. 1966 Amer. dial., sometimes derogatory – a Black person, esp. one with very dark skin
 
• INK-WASTER
n. 1894 sl. – a journalist or author
 
• INKY
adj. World War I usage – intoxicated
 
• INKY DINK
n. 1942 Amer. dial., sometimes derogatory – a Black person, esp. one with very dark skin
 
• INKY DINKY
n. 1970 Amer. dial., sometimes derogatory – a Black person, esp. one with very dark skin
 
• INKY-PINKY
n. 1827 Sc. – a stew or hash made from cold roast beef, vegetables, and seasoning  
 
• INKYPOO
adj. 20C Aust. sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
 
• INKY SMUDGE
n. 1936 UK rhyming sl. – a judge  
 
• INLACKING
n. 1775 Sc. obs. – want, deficiency  
 
• INLAKE
n. 1. 1650 Sc. – a deficiency, lack  
n. 2. 1808 Sc. obs. – death
vb. 1. 1610 Sc. obs. – to be deficient, to lack, to suffer loss in weight, measure, number, or volume
vb. 2. 1699 Sc. – to die; to die out, to come to an end  
vb. 3. 1857 Sc. – to be without, to suffer want or privation  
 
• IN LA-LA LAND
adj. 1985 US sl. – out of touch with reality; drugged or drunk  
 
• THE INLAND
n. 1890 Aust. sl. – the sparsely settled interior of Australia  
 
• INLANDER
n. 1911 Aust. sl. – an inhabitant of the sparsely settled interior of Australia  
 
• INLAND ROBBING-YOU
n. Bk1998 NZ sl. – the Inland Revenue Department  
 
• IN LAW OF WEDLOCK
adj. c1230 obs. – lawfully married
 
• INLEAD
n. 1956 Sc. – an example of behaviour, a pattern for conduct  
 
• IN LENGTH AND IN BREADTH
phr. a1250 obs. – throughout the whole area of a country; in all parts or directions
 
• INLER
n. 1791 Sc. obs. – one who is in office; the Government and its party
 
• INLESS
conj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – unless  
vb. 1515 obs. rare – to make less, to diminish  
 
• IN LESS THAN NO TIME
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly  
 
• INLET
n. 1. 1721 Sc. – encouragement, concession, opportunity, welcome  
n. 2. 1877 Sc. – an entrance; a road leading into  
 
• IN LIFE
adj. 1787 Sc. – alive  
 
• IN LIKE FLYNN
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – successful
 
• IN LIKE GRUB
adv. 1887 sl. – greatly or enthusiastically
 
• IN LIKE SIN
adv. L19 colloq. – very vigorously, furiously  
 
• IN LINE
adj. 1930 US sl. -amenable; in accord with the prevailing standards or code

• IN LIQUOR
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• IN LIQUOR-POND
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
 
• IN LIQUOR-POND STREET
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
 
• IN LUG
adj. c1840 sl. – in pawn 
 
• IN LUMBER
adj. 1. 1812 Brit. sl. – in prison  
adj. 2. 1965 Brit. sl. – in trouble  
 
• IN LUST
adj. 1963 Amer. sl. – sexually attracted rather than truly in love
 
• INLY
adv. 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial. – inwardly, internally  
 
• INLYING
adj. 1864 Sc. – of a woman: confined, in childbed  
n. 1734 Sc. – a lying-in, confinement in childbed  
 
• IN-MAINTENANCE
n. 1836 – maintenance for a person living in a workhouse or the like
 
• IN MANGLE
adj. a1300 obs. – in a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle
 
• IN MASKER
adj. 1519 obs. – disguised with a mask, in masquerade =
 
• IN MASS
adv. 1798 obs. – bodily, all at once
 
• INMEAT
n. 1650 Sc. & Eng. dial. – the viscera of any animal, generally applied to the edible portions such as sweetbreads, kidneys, etc., the intestines, the edible entrails
 
• IN MIDDLING ORDER
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in a bad temper  
 
• IN MID-WATER
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – in difficulties or trouble  
 
• IN MIGHTY SNUFF
adj. L17 sl. – elated, very happy
 
• INMIND
vb. 1657 obs. – to put in mind; to remind
 
• IN MINT CONDITION
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition  
 
• IN MOROCCO
adj. M19 Brit. sl. – naked; nude  
 
• IN MOSCOW
adj. 1910 Aust. sl. – in pawn  
 
• IN MOTHBALLS
phr. 1916 – in disuse or in storage, esp. with reference to standby equipment
 
• IN MOURNING
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – having dirty fingernails  
 
• INN
n. 1739 Sc. – a dwelling, habitation  
vb. 1862 Eng. dial. – to sojourn  
 
• INNARDS
n. 1. 1825 sl. – intestines
n. 2. 1870 sl. – the stomach
 
• INNEAR
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a kidney  
 
• INNERLIE
adj. 1825 Sc. – sociable, of a neighbourly disposition, intimate; kindly, sympathetic, affectionate, friendly  
 
• INNERLINESS
n. 1873 Sc. – compassion, sympathy, kindliness  
 
• INNERLY
adj. 1. 1825 Sc. – pleasant, cheerful, sociable, of a neighbourly disposition, intimate; kindly, sympathetic, affectionate, friendly, compassionate  
adj. 2. 1898 Sc. – towards the shore; keeping near land 
adj. 3. Bk1902 Sc. – in a state of near neighbourhood  
 
• INNERLY-HEARTED
adj. 1824 Sc. – of a feeling disposition  
 
• INNER-MAN
n. 1889 sl. – the appetite  
 
• INNERS
n. 1901 Sc. – undergarments  
 
• IN NESH AND HARD
phr. c1200 obs.- under all or any circumstances 
 
• IN NETTLE-EARNEST
adj. 1838 Sc. – not disposed to bear jesting, serious, in deadly earnest  
 
• IN NICK
adj. 20C sl. – of a person or thing: in good condition  
 
• INNIE
n. Bk2002 Aust. sl. – a recessed belly-button; a navel that goes in, as opposed to an ‘outie’  
n. Bk2002 Aust. sl. – a person having a recessed belly-button
 
• INNIN
n. 1877 Sc. – an entrance, introduction, friendly reception  
 
• INNIRICH
n. 1824 Sc. obs. – the scent of roasted meat
 
• INNOCENCE
n. 1862 Eng. dial. – idiocy, weakness of intellect  
 
• INNOCENT
adj. 1. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – half-witted, silly  
adj. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – of flowers: small, pretty, unobtrusive
n. 1. 1598 sl. – a simpleton, an idiot  
n. 2. 1859 Amer. sl. – a convict  
n. 3. 1859 Amer. sl. – a corpse
 
► INNOCENTIOUS adj. characterized by innocence, innocent → 1624 obs.
 
• INNOMINABLES
n. 1834 obs. sl. – trousers; breeches  
 
• IN NO SAUCE
phr. 1542 obs. – under no possible circumstances; by no persuasion or inducement  
 
• IN NOTHING FLAT
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly  
 
• IN NO TIME
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
 
• INNS
n. 1. 1768 Sc. – a tavern, a hotel, a public house where travellers may lodge  
n. 2. 20C teen & high school sl. – money
 
► INNUBILOUS adj. not cloudy, clear, cloudless → 1656 obs.