• INOBEDIENT
adj. 1817 Sc. & Eng. dial. – disobedient
• INODIATE
vb. 1657 obs. – to make odious or hateful
• INOFFENSIVE
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – innocent, pure-minded
• IN ONE PIECE
adj. 1794 – intact, unharmed
• IN ONE’S AIRS
adj. E18 US sl. – drunk
• IN ONE’S ALES
adj. 1600 – intoxicated
• IN ONE’S ALTITUDES
adj. 17C Brit. colloq. – intoxicated with alcohol and in an elevated mood
• IN ONE’S ARMOUR
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• IN ONE’S BAD BOOKS
adj. 1861 – out of favour
• IN ONE’S BEST CLOTHES
adj. 19C Brit. sl. – with an erect penis
• IN ONE’S BIAS
adj. 1893 Eng. dial. – in good humour, at one’s best
• IN ONE’S BIRTHDAY CLOTHES
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – undressed; nude
• IN ONE’S BIRTHDAY SUIT
adj. 1753 sl. – naked
• IN ONE’S CUPS
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• IN ONE’S FACE
adj. 1953 US sl., orig. African-American – annoying or pestering one
• IN ONE’S FRILLS
adj. 1953 US sl., orig. African-American – sexually aroused …19C Brit. sl. n. women’s underwear
• IN ONE’S GOOD BOOKS
adj. 1839 – in favour
• IN ONE’S HAIR
adj. 1. 1533 – with the hair down
adj. 2. 1859 – bare-headed, without hat or wig
• IN ONE’S NAKED BED
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. – ill; down sick; confined to bed
• IN ONE’S POCKET
adj. 1. 1909 Amer. dial. – close to or in close proximity to someone
adj. 2. 1913 Amer. dial. – on very friendly terms with one another
• IN ONE’S PURE NATURALS
adj. 1704 obs. – in a perfectly naked state
• IN ONE’S SUNDAY BEST
adj. 19C Brit. sl. – with an erect penis
• IN ONE’S USUAL
phr. 1895 Sc. & Eng. dial. – in one ‘s usual state of health
• IN ONE TETHER
adj. 1844 Eng. dial. – married
• IN OPPOSITE
adv. 1549 obs. – on the contrary, on the other hand, besides, also, furthermore
• IN ORBIT
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• IN-OUT
n. M17 sl. – sexual intercourse
• INOWER
adv. 1788 Sc. – inside, within
prep. 1822 Sc. – in, inside, within
• IN-PARTY
n. 1817 obs. – in cricket: the side which is batting
• IN-PENSIONER
n. 1761 chiefly Brit. – a pensioner resident in a charitable institution
• INPERMIXT
adj. 1636 obs. – unmixed, unmingled
• INPERSPICUITY
n. 1659 – the reverse of perspicuity or clearness; obscurity
• IN PIG
adj. 1945 sl. –pregnant
• IN POCKET
adj. 1995 Amer. dial. – available, in the usual place
• IN POD
adj. 1890 sl. – pregnant
• IN POOR REED
adj. 1846 Eng. dial. – in a poor state or condition
• IN POP
adj. 1866 Brit. sl. – in pawn
• IN PRIME TWIG
adj. 19C sl. – in high spirits or good order
adv. 19C sl. – splendidly, stylishly
• IN PRINT
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – very neat and orderly
• IN PULL
adj. c1810 cant – under arrest
• IN PURIS NATURALIBUS
adj. 1. Bk1902 colloq. – of drinks: unmixed with water
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – undressed; nude
• INPUT
n. 1. 1768 Sc. – assistance, help, influence
n. 2. 1825 Sc. – a wrong course of action maliciously prompted by another
n. 3. 1907 Sc. – the feeding of children
n. 4. 1911 Sc. – a favour which incurs goodwill; a good turn which may be later returned by the recipient
• IN QUEER STREET
adj. 1. 1811 sl. – in trouble
adj. 2. 1886 sl. – in debt; in financial trouble
• IN QUICK ORDER
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN QUICK STICKS
adv. 1890 – quickly, without delay
• INQUILINATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare – to dwell in a strange place
• INQUINATE
vb. 1542 obs. – to pollute, to defile, to corrupt, to contaminate, to befoul
• INQUIRATION
n. 1839 Eng. dial. – an inquiry
• THE INQUIRING LAY
n. 1898 UK criminals’ sl. – ‘a favourite device with thieves of this class (hotel and boarding-house thieves), who are shown all over the premises by confiding landladies, and so gain information or the sight of any unconsidered trifle laying about
• INQUIROUS
adj. 1632 obs. rare – inquisitive
• INQUISITE
adj. 1808 obs. rare – inquisitive
vb. 1. 1674 obs. – to inquire into; to investigate, examine; to make inquiry
vb. 2. 1639 obs. – to proceed against a person by inquisition or by the method of the Inquisition
• INQUISITIVE
n. 1928 UK criminals’ sl. – a magistrate
• INQUISITORIOUS
adj. 1641 obs. rare – like an inquisitor; offensively or impertinently inquiring or prying; making strict inquiry; inquisitive
• INQUISITOUS
adj. 1658 obs. rare – inquisitive
• IN QUOD
adj. 1700 sl. – in prison
• IN RAG ORDER
phr. 1940s Irish & Aust. – in dire straits, in a mess
• IN RAGS
phr. 1940s Irish & Aust. – in dire straits, in a mess
• IN RARE BLOW
adj. 1896 Eng. dial. – in good health or spirits
• IN RARE COLLAR
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in a good position
• IN RARE FETTLE
adj. 1896 Eng. dial. – in good health, having a good appetite
• IN RAZOR SHAPE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• INREADY
adj. 1843 Ireland – already
• IN REASON
adv. Bk1997 Amer. dial. – logically
• IN REMARK
adj. 1901 Sc. – remarkable
• INRINGIN’
n. 1873 Sc. – the ringing of church bells to summon worshippers to a service
• INROW
vb. 1728 Sc. obs. – to enrol
• INS
n. 1. 1930s US sl. – informations
n. 2. 1932 US criminals’ sl. – a share of winnings or loot
n. 3. 1950s US sl. – interests
n. 4. 1990s US college sl. – money
• IN SALT
adj. 1890 Sc. – in store, laid by for future reference
• INS AND OOTS
n. 1. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – changes of opinion
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – zigzags
• INS AND OUTS
n. 1811 – people who are constantly entering and leaving the workhouse
• INSANE
adj. 1. M19 – idiotic, utterly senseless, irrational, obsessive
adj. 2. 1940s, orig. African-American usage – wonderful, admirable, excellent
• INSANIOUS
adj. 1656 obs. rare – pertaining to madness
• IN SCHTOOK
adj. 1936 – in serious trouble
• IN SCHTUCK
adj. 1936 – in serious trouble
• INSCIOUS
adj. 1633 obs. – not knowing; lacking knowledge; ignorant
• INSEAT
n. 1877 Sc. – the kitchen in a farmhouse
• INSECT
n. 1952 Amer. dial. – a crawling baby
• INSECTS AND ANTS
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. – pants, trousers
• INSENSE
vb. 1. 1804 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to cause to understand; to explain, to inform; to enlighten
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to understand
• INSERTEE
n. 20C US sl. – a male, usually homosexual, who receives the penis of another male in his mouth or anus
• INSERTOR
n. 20C sl. – a male, usually homosexual, who places his penis into the mouth or anus of a male sexual partner
• INSET
adj. 1739 Sc. – temporarily taking another’s place, acting, substitute
n. 1706 Sc. – the living-room in a farmhouse; sometimes applied to a small room between kitchen and parlour in a three-apartment house
• INSETT
adj. 1809 Sc. – substituted for a time in place of another
• INSETT STUFF
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. obs. – household furniture
• INSH
n. 1859 Sc. & Ireland – a small island; low-lying land near a river or stream
• IN SHAPE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• IN SHORT METER
adv. 1833 Amer. dial. – quickly, immediately, shortly
• IN SHTOOK
adj. 1936 – in serious trouble
• IN SHTUCK
adj. 1936 – in serious trouble
• INSIDE
adv. 1. 1864 Aust. sl. – within the more settled areas of Australia
adv. 2. 1888 sl. – in prison
n. 1. 1741 sl. –intestines
n. 2. 1816 sl. – a passenger riding inside a vehicle
n. 3. 1902 Amer. dial. – Alaska, esp. the interior part of the state
n. 4. 1926 US criminals’ sl. – an accomplice inside a place that is to be burgled
vb. 1925 US criminals’ sl. – to pick an inside pocket
• INSIDE-CLOTHES
n. 1897 Sc. – underclothing
• INSIDE-COAT
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an undercoat, a petticoat
• INSIDE JOB
n. 1908 sl. – a crime committed by or with the connivance of someone living or working in the place where it happened
• INSIDE-LINING
n. 1851 Eng. dial. – food; a dinner
• INSIDE MAN
n. 1935 US sl. – someone involved in any of various special roles in a confidence trick or robbery
• INSIDE-OUT
n. Bk2002 Aust. sl. – in frisbee: a throw that curves across the front of the body
• INSIDE-OUTSIDE
adj. 1929 US criminals’ sl. – of a crime: fully prepared
• INSIDER
n. 1. 1846 US criminals’ sl. – a pocketbook stolen from an inside pocket
n. 2. 1850 thieves’ sl. – one in the know; someone who has some special advantage, as in a business enterprise
n. 3. 1857 US criminals’ sl. – the inside worker in a gang of burglars
n. 4. 1925 US criminals’ sl. – an inside pocket
n. 5. 1931 US criminals’ sl. – a pickpocket specializing in inside pockets
• INSIDES
n. 1840 sl. – intestines
• INSIDE-SQUATTER
n. Bk1896 Aust. sl. – a settler within the bounds of civilization
• INSIDE TOGE
n. 1741 UK criminals’ sl. obs. – a waistcoat
• INSIDE WORKER
n. 1. 1931 US criminals’ sl. – a pickpocket specializing in inside pockets
n. 2. 1931 US criminals’ sl. – the inside worker in a gang of burglars
• INSIGHT-KENNAGE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – knowledge, information
• INSIGHTS
n. 1704 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – furniture, household goods
• INSINUENDO
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – innuendo
• INSIPIENT
adj. 1528 rare – void of wisdom, understanding, or intellect; unwise, foolish, stupid
n. 1494 obs. – an unwise, foolish or silly person
• INSLEEP
n. 1892 Ireland – an itching
• IN SLUMP
adv. L17 Sc. – as a whole, collectively, at a rough estimate
• IN SMOKE
adj. 1908 sl., chiefly Aust. – in hiding, concealed
• IN SNATCHES
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – at intervals
• INSNORL
vb. 1871 Sc. – to entangle, to inveigle, to ensnarl
• IN SNUFF
adj. L16 sl. – offended
• INSOLITE
adj. 1490 obs. rare – unusual, unaccustomed, strange
• IN SOMEONE’S ASS
adj. 1. 1966 Amer. sl. – nagging or scolding
adj. 2. 1967 Amer. sl. – close by
• IN SOMEONE’S BLACK BOOKS
phr. 1771 – in disfavour with someone
• IN SOMEONE’S BUSINESS
phr. 1950s sl., orig. African-American – in a confrontational manner; used of one who forces their attentions on another
• IN SOMEONE’S FACE
phr. 1950s sl., orig. African-American – in a confrontational manner; used of one who forces their attentions on another
• IN SOMEONE’S GOOD BOOKS
phr. 1618 – in favour with someone
• INSOMNIA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a loved one; a sweetheart
• INSOMNOLENT
adj. 1892 rare – sleepless, unable to sleep
n. 1892 rare – one who is unable to sleep; a person affected with insomnia
• INSOOK
n. 1. Bk1902 Sc. – a bad bargain; a ‘suck in’ fraud
n. 2. Bk1902 Sc. – of the tide: an inrush
n. 3. 1907 Sc. – of frost on the ground: a slight touch
• INSOOP
vb. 1919 Sc. – to sweep in or up, to gather together
• IN SPADES
adv. 1929 colloq. – to a considerable degree, extremely
• INSPECTOR
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – an itinerant worker or hobo
• INSPECTOR OF CITY BUILDINGS
n.Bk1999 Aust. sl., obs. – a person looking for work
• INSPECTOR OF MANHOLES
n. E20 Brit. sl. – a pederast
• INSPECTOR OF PAVEMENTS
n. 1. 1821 sl. – a man in the pillory
n. 2. Bk1896 sl. – a man out of work
• INSPIRE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to intoxicate; to make dead drunk
• INSPIRED
adj. 19C sl. – drunk
• IN SPITE OF A PERSON’S BEARD
adv. 1537 obs. – in defiance of or direct opposition to a person’s purpose
• IN SPITE OF HELL
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – resolutely; earnestly
• IN SPITE OF HELL AND HIGH WATER
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – resolutely; earnestly
• IN SPITE OF ONE’S TEETH
adv. c1230 rare exc. Eng. dial. – nevertheless, in spite of one, notwithstanding one’s opposition or resistance
• IN SPLINTERS
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – heartbroken
• INSPRAICH
n. 1864 Sc. obs. – household goods, furniture
• INSPRAITH
n. 1660 Sc. –furniture, household goods
• INSTALLED IN FURNACE NO. 10
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dead
• INSTANCE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an event, occurrence; curiosity
• INSTANCY
n. 1885 Sc. – eagerness
• INSTANT
adj. 1839 Sc. – urgent, pressing, persistent
• INSTANTER
adv. 1688, orig. law term – instantly, immediately, at once, without delay
• INSTANT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – an instance
• INSTANT ZEN
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – the drug LSD
• INSTERS
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the people who have come in
• INSTEFY
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. – to show, to testify; to set forth
• INSTIFY
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. – to show, to testify; to set forth
• INSTIGATRIX
n. 1611 obs. rare – a female instigator
• IN STIR
adj. 1851 sl. – in prison
• IN STITCHES
adj. 1935 sl. – laughing uproariously
• IN STORAGE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dead and buried
• INSTORE
vb. 1836 Sc. obs. – to store up
• INSTRUCT
vb. 1727 Sc. obs. – to prove clearly
• INSTRUMENT
n. 1. 1606 sl. – the female pudendum
n. 2. E17 Brit. euphemism – the penis
n. 3. 1925 US criminals’ sl. – the member of a gang who actually picks the pocket
• INSUBID
adj. 1656 obs. rare – rash, inconsiderate, heady
• IN SUDS
adj. c1572 obs. – in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity
• INSUFFISANT
adj. 1387 obs. – insufficient; not sufficing; incompetent
• INSULT
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an assault
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to assault
• IN SUNDRY-WISE
adv. c1375 obs. – in various or different ways; variously, diversely
• INSUPPRESSIBLES
n. L18 sl. – trousers
• INSURANCE
n. 1893 Amer. dial. – assurance, great boldness, impudence
• INSURANCE OIL
n. 1916 Amer. dial. – kerosene
• INSURE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to assure, to pledge one’s word; to make sure; to guarantee
• INSUSGESTION
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – indigestion
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