• JADDER
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – shaky; infirm
vb. 1885 Eng. dial. – to shake, to vibrate; of the teeth: to chatter
• JADE
n. 1. c1386 – a contemptuous name for a horse; a horse of inferior breed; a vicious, worthless, ill-tempered horse; rarely applied to a donkey
n. 2. 1560 – a rough and contemptible girl or woman; a term of contempt applied to women
n. 3. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a giddy young girl, used in a playful sense
n. 4. Bk1896 Amer. thieves’ sl. – a long term of imprisonment
n. 5. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a term of contempt applied to a person of either sex
vb. 1. 1601 obs. – to befool; to jape
vb. 2. 1606 – to exhaust or wear out by driving or working hard; to fatigue, to weary, to tire
vb. 3. 1620 – to become tired or worn out; to grow dull or languid; to flag
vb. 4. 1906 Amer. dial. – to tantalize, to tease
• JADED
adj. 1. 1631 – dull or sated by continual use or indulgence
adj. 2. 1693 – worn out or exhausted; fatigued
adj. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – placed in circumstances of almost inextricable difficulty
• JADED ALL OVER
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – tired, exhausted, fatigued, wearied
• JADED JENNY
n. 20C US sl. – a prostitute
• JADED OUT
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – tired, exhausted, fatigued, wearied
• JADE GATE
n. 2001 US sl. – the vagina
• JADEHOPPER
n. 1916 Amer. dial. – a lewd or vicious woman; also, one who is only mischievous and lively
• JADIN
n. Bk1902 Sc. – the stomach of a cow
• JADISH
adj. 1647 – mean, malicious; tricky; untrustworthy
• JADOO
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. – conjuring, magic, hocus-pocus
• JADSTANE
n. 1895 Sc. – the common white pebble, found on the sand or in beds of rivers
• JAFF
vb. 1830 Sc. – to pass time in a light-hearted convivial manner; to trifle
• JAFFLE
n. 1. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – idle discourse of an indecent or malicious character
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a handful
vb. 1824 Sc. – to tire or wear out
• JAFFLED
adj. 1824 Sc. – fatigued looking, down in body and clothes
• JAFFLER
n. 1807 Eng. dial. – a careless, idle man
• JAFFLING
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – fidgety
n. 1830 Sc.- merriment, banter
• JAFFOCK
vb. B1900 Eng. dial. – to argue, to dispute
• JAFFSE
vb. Bk1902 Sc. – to make a noise with the jaws in eating
• JAG
n. 1. 1519 obs. – a protruding bristle, hair, or fibre; a hairy, bristly, or thread-like outgrowth or projection
n. 2. 1555 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a shred of cloth; also, a scrap, a fragment
n. 3. 1597 Eng. dial. – a load (usually a small cart-load) of hay, wood, etc.
n. 4. 1678 Eng. dial. – a fill of drink
n. 5. 1787 Eng. dial. – a load for the back; a peddler’s wallet
n. 6. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a prick or tear made by a sharp instrument, thorn, etc.; a thorn
n. 7. L18 sl. – a drunkard
n. 8. c1800 Sc. – a prickle, a thorn; something which causes a sting
n. 9. 1804 Sc. – fatigue
n. 10. 1818 Sc. – a sharp blow, a prod
n. 11. 1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a pocket
n. 12. 1834 US – a portion or quantity; a ‘lot’
n. 13. 1866 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a sharp jerk or jolt
n. 14. 1866 Sc. – a rut in a road causing a jolt
n. 15. 1881 Amer. dial. – a catch or load of oysters
n. 16. 1881 Eng. dial. – the large head of a flower
n. 17. 1892 Amer. dial. – an amount of alcohol sufficient to produce drunkenness; a state of intoxication
n. 18. 1892 Amer. dial. – a drunken spree; a drinking binge
n. 19. 1892 Eng. dial. – a bit of anything
n. 20. Bk1896 Amer. sl. – a whim; a fancy
n. 21. 1899 Eng. dial. – a journey; the carrying or carting of a load
n. 22. 1899 Eng. dial. – a small watery blister
n. 23. 1913 Amer. dial. – a bout of irrational or compulsive behaviour; a period of indulgence in a particular type of behaviour
n. 24. 1967 Amer. dial. – a three-cornered tear in a piece of clothing from catching it on something sharp
n. 25. E20 US drug culture sl. – drug intoxication
vb. 1. a1400 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – to pierce with a sharp instrument; to stab
vb. 2. 1568 – to make ragged or uneven by cutting or tearing
vb. 3. a1700 Sc. & N. Eng. & US dial. – to prick with something sharp, as with a thorn
vb. 4. 1706 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to throb or prick painfully
vb. 5. 1747 Eng. dial. – to carry in a cart, or on a pack-horse
vb. 6. c1803 Sc. – to shake violently by sharp jerks; to jolt
vb. 7. 1866 Sc. – to move with a sharp jerking motion; to bump
vb. 8. 1873 Eng. dial. – to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to relinquish, to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work
vb. 9. 1888 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to vex, to irritate, to annoy, to trouble; to pain, to rankle
vb. 10. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to trim up the small branches of a tree or hedge
vb. 11. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to intoxicate; to make dead drunk
vb. 12. 1968 Amer. dial. – to annoy, to irritate, to play tricks on; to disparage; to reject
vb. 13. 1970 Amer. dial. – to make a change in direction
vb. 14. M20 US homosexual sl. – to be a male prostitute to other males
• JAGABAT
n. 20C Trinidad usage – a prostitute
• JAG AROUND
vb. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. – to fool around; to goof off
vb. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – to habitually play tricks or jokes on people
• JAGGED
adj. 1. 1737 sl., chiefly US – drunk
adj. 2. 1938 sl. – in a drugged state
adj. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. – exhausted, very tired
• JAGGED-UP
adj. 1938 sl. – in a drugged state
• JAGGEDY
adj. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. – having a jagged edge
adj. 2. 1986 Amer. dial. – looking unwell
• JAGGER
n. 1. 1514 Eng. dial. – a carrier, a carter; a peddler, a hawker
n. 2. 1825 Sc. & Amer. dial. – a prickle
n. 3. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – a gentleman
n. 4. 1870 Eng. dial. – a pack-horse driver
n. 5. 1877 Eng. dial. – a small dealer in hay
n. 6. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a goad used for urging on a donkey
• JAGGER-HORSE
n. 1876 Eng. dial. – a pack-horse
• JAGGER UP
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. – to cut raggedly
• JAGGET
n. 1808 Sc. – a full sack or pocket, hanging awkwardly, and dangling at every motion
• JAGGIE
adj. 1. 1788 Sc. – prickly, sharp-pointed, piercing
adj. 2. 1842 Sc. – having a jerking motion; of a road: bumpy
• JAGGIT
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – pierced
• JAGGLE
vb. 1. 1868 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to quarrel, to jangle
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to cut badly and unevenly
vb. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to shake; to move from side to side
• JAGGLING
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – arguing
• JAGGY
adj. 1. 1787 Sc. – prickly; sharp-pointed, piercing
adj. 2. 1842 Sc. – having a jerking motion; of a road: bumpy
• JAG-HOUSE
n. M20 US sl. – a brothel offering male prostitutes for males
• JAG-OFF
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. – a dull, stupid person; an inept person
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – a reckless person; one who takes foolish chances
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. – an awkward, clumsy person
n. 4. M20 US sl. – an incompetent time-waster
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – (as ‘jag off’) to annoy, to irritate, to play tricks on; to disparage; to reject
• JAGS
n. 1. 1637 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – rags, tatters
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – splinters
• JAG-THE-FLEA
n. 1786 Sc. – a term of contempt for a tailor
• JAGUE
n. 1622 cant – a ditch
• JAG UP
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to intoxicate; to make dead drunk
• JAHOO
n. 1939 Amer. dial. – a courting boy
• JAIL
vb. 1. 1864 Eng. dial. – to walk fast, to hurry along
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to crack; to spill
• JAIL-BAIT
n. 1934 sl., orig. US – a girl who is too young to have sex with legally
• JAIL-BIRD
n. 1. 1603 cant – someone who has been in prison a long time or is often sent to prison; a prisoner
n. 2. 1603 – a term of reproach; an incorrigible rogue
• JAILERESS
n. 1748 – a female jailer
• JAILERING
n. 1837 rare – the occupation of a jailer
• JAILERY
n. 1825 nonce word – confinement, imprisonment
• JAILISH
adj. 1751 rare – suggestive of a jail; jail-like
• JAILORESS
n. 1748 – a female jailer
• JAIL WAGON
n. 1868 Amer. dial. – a patrol wagon
• JAISTER
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – swagger, pride of manner and gait
• JAISTERING
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – swaggering, gesturing, gesticulating
• JAISY
n. 20C Brit. sl. – an effeminate male; a homosexual male
• JAKE
adj. 1. 1914 sl., orig. US – satisfactory
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boorish; rustic
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
n. 1. 1884 Amer. dial., derogatory – a rustic, uncouth, awkward, or inexperienced person; a lout; an oaf; a bumpkin
n. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a greenhorn
n. 3. 1932 sl., orig. US – methylated spirit
n. 4. 1967 Amer. dial. – a bull
n. 5. 1968 Amer. dial. – a form of address
n. 6. 20C US colloq. – a toilet or W.C., usually for men
vb. 1568 Sc. – to trifle, to delay, to dawdle
• JAKEALOO
adj. 1919 Aust. & NZ sl. – satisfactory
• JAKE-EASY
adj. 1917 Sc. – offhand, easygoing
• JAKE GOULD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – one who is rich and important
• JAKE-HOUSE
n. 20C US colloq. – a privy
• JAKELEG
adj. 1. M19 US sl. – untrained, unprofessional, dishonest
adj. 2. 20C US sl. – thrown-together, makeshift
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – (as ‘jake leg’) the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game
• JAKELEG DOCTOR
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – an incapable doctor, or one who does not have a very good reputation
• JAKE-LEG LIQUOR
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – bad liquor
• JAKELEG PREACHER
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – an unprofessional, part-time lay preacher
• THE JAKE LEGS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – delirium tremens
• JAKE-LEG WHISKEY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – bad liquor
• JAKELOO
adj. 1919 Aust. & NZ sl. – satisfactory
• JAKERLOO
adj. 1919 Aust. & NZ sl. – satisfactory
• JAKES
n. 1. 1530 – a privy
n. 2. 1847 Eng. dial. – excrement; filth
n. 3. 1867 Eng. dial. – a state of dirty mess or untidiness; a mess, confusion
• JAKES-BARRELLER
n. 1596 obs. – a man employed to clean out privies
• JAKES-FARMER
n. 1591 obs. – a man employed to clean out privies
• JAKES-HOUSE
n. 1577 obs. – a privy
• JAKES-MAN
n. 1630 obs. – a man employed to clean out privies
• JAKES-RAKER
n. L16 sl. – a man whose calling is to empty the cesspits of privies
• JAKE-WALK
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to hobble; to walk more heavily on one foot than the other
• JAKE WALKERS
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – stilts
• JAKEY
adj. 1. 1891 Amer. dial. – countrified, old-fashioned, uncouth
adj. 2. 1964 US sl. – peculiar or odd in appearance
adj. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. – sewn carelessly
n. 1. 1877 Eng. dial. – a frog
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave
n. 3. 20C Sc. sl., derogatory – a homeless alcoholic
• JALE
vb. 1864 Eng. dial. – to walk fast, to hurry along
• JALK
vb. 1908 Sc. – to walk in a clumsy, laborious manner, as if walking through mire
• JALLISHY BUFF
adj. 1888 Eng. dial. – yellowish buff, yellow
• JALLUS
adj. 1922 Amer. dial. – jealous
n. 1922 Amer. dial. – jealousy
• JALOOSE
vb. 1816 Sc. – to suspect, to be suspicious of; to guess, to imagine, to suppose
• JALOPY
n. 20C colloq. – a dilapidated old car
• JALOUSE
vb. 1. 1816 Sc. – to suspect; to be suspicious about
vb. 2. 1816 Sc. – to have a suspicion of; to surmise, to guess
vb. 3. 1879 – to regard with jealousy (erroneous use)
• JALOUSINGS
n. 1869 Sc. – suspicions
• JAM
adj. 1. 1832 Amer. dial. – excellent, first-rate, good, satisfactory
adj. 2. Bk1896 sl. – neat, smart, spruce
adj. 3. M20 US homosexual sl. – pert. to a nonhomosexual or straight person
adv. 1. 1905 Amer. dial. – completely, entirely, fully; all the way
adv. 2. 1912 Amer. dial. – very near; close, hard up against
n. 1. 1812 colloq. – a crowd; a crush
n. 2. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – a ring
n. 3. c1880 sl. – a sweetheart; a mistress
n. 4. 1882 sl. – excellence; good luck; happiness
n. 5. 1882 Sc. – anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal
n. 6. Bk1896 sl. – a certainty of winning; clear profit
n. 7. 19C sl. – the female pudendum
n. 8. 19C Brit. sl. – semen
n. 9. M19 Brit. sl. – a pretty young woman; not necessarily with any sexual connotation
n. 10. 1960s Amer. sl. – a party
n. 11. 20C sl. – something desirable
n. 12. M20 US drug culture sl. – cocaine
vb. 1. 1785 sl. – to hang
vb. 2. 1787 Eng. dial. – to tread heavily; to tread down
vb. 3. 1862 Sc. – to put about or cause inconvenience; to corner or press in argument
vb. 4. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to slam, to shut with a bang
vb. 5. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to strike the head against any hard object
• JAM AND BREAD
n. 1999 US sl. – the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
• JAM AND BUTTER!
int. 1998 NZ – a mild oath
• JAM AND FRITTERS
n. 1897 sl. – a real treat
• JAMB
n. 1. 1567 obs. – an angular turn or corner in a street or way
n. 2. 1597 obs. – a projecting ‘wing’ of a building
n. 3. 1882 Sc. – anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal
• JAMBALAYA
n. 1916 Amer. dial. – a mixture of heterogeneous elements
• JAM BAND
n. 1981 US – a musical band known for long improvisations
• JAMB-FRIENDS
n. 1873 Sc. – intimate or fireside friends
• JAMB-KE-DAB
adj. 1944 Amer. dial. – close up
adv. 1944 Amer. dial. – completely
• JAMBLE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – turmoil, confusion
vb. 1. 1715 obs. – to jangle, to jingle, to ring, as bells
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to pull a bell rapidly
• JAMBLED
adj. 1. 1745 Amer. dial. – bewildered, confused, muddled, jumbled, befuddled; awry
adj. 2. E18 US sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
• JAMBLED UP
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – confused, jumbled, befuddled; awry
• JAMBOREE
n. 1872 sl. – a frolic; a spree
• JAM BOX
n. 1982 US sl. – a portable radio and cassette player with large speakers
• JAMBREADS
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – slices of bread and jam
• JAM-BUSTER
n. 1. 1938 US sl. – an assistant yardmaster in a railroad yard
n. 2. 1998 Can. sl. – a jam doughnut
• JAM BUTTY
n. 1990 – a police car → UK sl.
• JAMBY
adj. 1400 – strong on the legs → obs.
• JAM CECIL
n. 1. 1975 – cocaine → US drug culture sl.
n. 2. 1977 – amphetamines → UK drug culture sl.
• JAM CRACKER
n. 1905 – in logging: one who breaks up log-jams → Amer. dial.
• JAM CRAM
adj. 1902 – very full, full to overflowing → Eng. dial. (Bk)
• JAM CRAM FULL
adj. 1902 – very full, full to overflowing → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• JAM DOWN
adj. 1994 – Jamaican → Jamaica sl.
• JAMES
n. 1. 1819 – a crowbar → thieves’ sl.
n. 2. 1827 – a sheep’s head → sl.
n. 3. 1858 – a sovereign or 20 shillings; a pound → thieves’ sl.
• JAMES EARL DOG
n. 1986 – a marijuana cigarette → US sl.
• JAMES HUNT
n. 2003 – a cunt; used in all senses, but esp. as a term of abuse → UK rhyming sl.
• JAMF
n. 1868 – a mock, a jeer, a sneer → Sc.
vb. 1768 – to make game of; to mock at, to jeer, to sneer → Sc.
• JAMFEST
n. 1967 – a meeting where there is a lot of talking → Amer. dial.
• JAMFLE
vb. 1902 – to shuffle in walking, as if in consequence of wearing too wide shoes → Sc.
• JAM FULL
adj. 1894 – very full, full to overflowing → Eng. dial.
• JAMIE
n. 1. 1804 – a peasant, a rustic → Sc.
n. 2. 1971 – any General Motors truck → US sl.
• JAM-JAR
n. 1960 – a motor-car → UK rhyming sl.
• JAM-JARS
n. 1999 – thick-lensed spectacles → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
• JAM-KE-DAB
adj. 1944 – close up → Amer. dial.
adv. 1944 – completely → Amer. dial.
• JAMMED
adj. 1. 1942 – bewildered; perplexed; baffled → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
adj. 2. 1949 – experiencing a drug overdose → US sl.
adj. 3. 1982 – of prison sentences: concurrent → US sl.
adj. 4. 1996 – of the collective bets in a hand of poker: formed by many bets and raised bets → US sl.
• JAMMED IN A CLINCH LIKE JACKSON
phr. 1867 – involved in a difficulty of a secondary degree → US sailors’ sl.
• JAMMER
n. 1902 – a term of address from one boy to another → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 1. 1774 – to lament; to cry aloud fretfully; to fret; to whimper; to complain; to grumble → Ireland
vb. 2. 1835 – to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold → Ireland
• JAMMERER
n. 1824 – an incessant and foolish talker → Sc.
• JAMMIE
vb. 1902 – to do anything in a slovenly manner → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• JAMMIES
n. 20C – pajamas → sl.
• JAMMOCK
vb. 1876 – to squeeze, to press; to beat, to crush, to trample into a soft mass → Eng. dial.
• JAMMOCKED
adj. 1876 – worn out, exhausted → Eng. dial.
• JAMMY
adj. 1. 1853 – first-rate, good, excellent; very lucky or profitable
adj. 2. 1908 – covered with jam, sticky
n. 1. ..19C – the heron, Ardea cinera → Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1896 – excellence; good luck; happiness → sl.
vb. ..19C – to sway to and fro; to stagger → Eng. dial.
• JAMMY-MARSE
n. 1902 – bread spread with jam → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• JAMOKE
n. 1944 – coffee → services’ sl. (Bk.)
• JAMPH
n. 1. 1868 – a mock, a jeer, a sneer → Sc.
n. 2. 1902 – trifling over work; an habitual idler → Sc.
vb. 1. 1768 – to make game of; to mock at, to jeer, to sneer → Sc.
vb. 2. 1788 – to trifle, to spend time idly; to walk in a slow, idle manner → Sc.
vb. 3. 1813 – to travel with extreme difficulty, as one trudging through mire; to trudge, to plod, to make way laboriously → Sc.
vb. 4. 1902 – to destroy by friction; to chafe; to drive to difficulties → Sc. (Bk.)
vb. 5. 1902 – to shuffle, to make false pretenses; to act the part of a male jilt → Sc. (Bk.)
vb. 6. 1902 – to tire, to fatigue; to exhaust by toil → Sc. (Bk.)
• JAMPHER
n. 1. 1768 – a male jilt → Sc.
n. 2. 1902 – an idler → Sc. (Bk.)
• JAMPHING
adj. 1902 – jilting, making false pretenses of courtship → Sc. (Bk.)
n. 1902 – the act of jilting or making false pretenses; applied to a male → Sc. (Bk.)
• JAMPHLE
vb. 1902 – to shuffle in walking, as if in consequence of wearing too wide shoes → Sc. (Bk.)
• JAMPOT
n. 1. ..19C – the female pudendum → sl.
n. 2. 1892 – a very high, highly starched stand-up collar affected by dandies → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
• JAM-RAG
n. 1966 – a sanitary towel → sl.
vb. 1902 – (as ‘jamrag’) to render useless; to destroy, to knock to pieces → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• JAMRAGS
n. 1902 – rags, tatters, shreds → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• JAM SANDWICH
n. 1987 – a police car → Brit. sl.
• JAM SESSION
n. 1942 – a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• JAM-TART
n. 19C – a wife or mistress; one’s girlfriend or lover → sl.
• JAM THE BOX
vb. 1960 – to play a phonographic record → Amer. sl.
• JAM UP
adj. 1. 1847 – excellent, first-rate, good, satisfactory → Amer. dial.
adj. 2. 1966 – feeling in the best of health and spirits → Amer. dial.
adj. 3. 1966 – in a good or pleasant mood → Amer. dial.
adj. 4. 1966 – in the very best condition → Amer. dial.
adv. 1. 1835 – completely, entirely, fully; all the way → Amer. dial.
adv. 2. 1837 – very near; close, hard up against → Amer. dial.
adv. 3. 1845 – in a first-rate manner; excellently → Amer. dial.
adv. 4. 1874 – extremely → Amer. dial.
n. 1855 – the pink of perfection → sl.
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