• JAN
n. 1610 cant – a purse
• JANCE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a weary or tiring journey
• JANCE ABOUT
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to knock about, to expose to circumstances of fatigue
• JANDER
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to shake, to rattle
• JANE
adj. 1920s Sc. sl. – of a woman: smart, sophisticated
n. 1. 1864 thieves’ sl. – a sovereign; a pound
n. 2. 1906 sl. – a girl or a woman; a young woman; a girlfriend
n. 3. 1940s sl. – an effeminate or homosexual man
n. 4. 1950s US sl. – a women’s lavatory
n. 5. 1950s homosexual sl. – the embodiment of one’s feminine side
n. 6. 1970s US drug culture sl. – marijuana n. 7. 1990s US drug culture sl. – cocaine
• JANE CROW
n. 1970s sl. – discrimination against women
• JANE DOE
n. 1970s sl. – an anonymous women
• JANE-JAKES
n. B1900 Eng. dial. – a snail
• JANE-OF-APES
n. 1623 nonce word obs. – a female ‘jackanapes’; a pert, forward girl
• JANE SHORE
n. 19C Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘whore’ – a prostitute
• JANFU
n. World War II US usage – Joint Army-Navy Fuck-Up – a colossal military blunder with contributions from the Army and the Navy .
• JANG
n. M20 US sl. – the penis
• JANGLE
n. 1. 1340-70 obs. – idle talk, chatter, jabber; an idle word
n. 2. 1641 – contention, altercation, bickering
n. 3. 1938 Amer. dial. – a musical session
vb. 1. a1300 obs. – to talk excessively or noisily; to chatter, to babble, to prate; also said of birds
vb. 2. a1300 arch. – to speak angrily, harshly, or discordantly; to grumble, to murmur, to contend, to dispute, to wrangle, to squabble
vb. 3. c1430 obs. rare – to speak angrily; to scold
vb. 4. c1470 Sc. obs. – to jape
vb. 5. 1857 Eng. dial. – to rove about, to lead a disorderly life; to trifle, to idle
vb. 6. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to cry
• JANGLE-FOOT WINE
n. 1904 Eng. dial. – any strong, intoxicating liquor
• JANGLEMENT
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an angry dispute, an altercation
• JANGLER
n. 1. 1303 obs. – a chatterer, an idle talker, a prater
n. 2. 1377 obs. – a story-teller, a jester
n. 3. 1884 – a noisy disputant; a quarreller, a wrangler
• JANGLERESS
n. c1386 obs. – a talkative female
• JANGLERY
n. c1374 obs. – idle talk, babbling; wrangling
• JANGLESOME
adj. 1847 Eng. dial. – boisterous; noisy; quarrelsome
• JANGLY
adj. a1800 – harsh-sounding, inharmonious, discordant
• JANGO
n. 1721 sl. obs. – liquor
• JANIAN
adj. 1598 obs. rare – Janus-like, two-faced
• JANIE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a nickname for a shotgun
• JANITOR
n. 1. 1584 obs. – an usher in a school; an assistant teacher
n. 2. c1630 – a doorkeeper, a porter
• JANITORESS
n. 1866 – a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school
• JANITRESS
n. 1806 – a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school
• JANITRIX
n. 1841 – a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school
• JANIVEER
n. 1870 Eng. dial. – January
• JANIZARY
n. Bk1896 sl. – a pickpocket
• JANJANSY
n. 1888 Eng. dial. – a two-faced person
• JANK
n. 1. 1705 Sc. – a shuffle
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – excrement; human excrement
vb. 1697 Sc. – to trifle, to shuffle
• JANKERS
n. 1916 Brit. services’ sl. – punishment for a defaulter
• JANKHOLE
n. 19C Eng. dial. – a privy
• JANKIT
adj. 1827 Sc. obs. – fatigued, jaded
• JANK THE LABOUR
n. Bk1902 Sc. – a trifler at work
vb. 1825 Sc. – to trifle at work
• JANNEK
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an overgrown, blundering bully
• JANNER
n. a1794 Sc. – idle talk
vb. 1808 Sc. – to talk in an idle manner
• JANNEY
vb. 20C US sl. – to copulate
• JANNIWERRY
n. 1870 Eng. dial. – January
• JANNOCK
adj. 1. 1828 Eng. dial. – sociable; fair; just; straightforward; honest; genuine
adj. 2. 1884 Eng. dial. – satisfactory, fit, proper; pleasant, jolly, agreeable, easy to get on with
adj. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – even, level
adj. 4. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – liberal, kind, hospitable
• JANNOCKS
n. 1896 Eng. dial. – fair play, fair treatment
• JANNY
n. 20C Sc. colloq. – a janitor
• JANT
adj. c1648-50 obs. – pretty
• JANTED UP
adj. 1937 Amer. dial. – worn out
• JANTIL
adj. c1400 obs. – gentle
• JANUARY-BUTTER
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – mud
• JANUA VITAE
n. 17C – the ‘gates of life’; the female genitals
• JANUSMUG
n. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – a go-between; an intermediary between a thief and a receiver
• JAP
n. M20 US sl., derogatory – a young Jewish person who acts haughty and spoiled; “Jewish-American Prince or Princess”
vb. 1. 1957 US sl. – to make a sneak attack on someone
vb. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – to poke with something sharp
• JAPAN
n. 1613 obs. – a native of Japan; a Japanese vb. 1. 1712 sl. – to black one’s boots
vb. 2. 1756 sl. – to make clerical; to ordain vb. 3. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – to convert
vb. 4. Bk1896 sl. – to ordain
• JAPANESE KNIFE-TRICK
n. Bk1896 sl. – eating with one’s knife
• JAPANESE SAFETY SHOES
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – thongs, flip-flops, i.e. backless rubber sandals with thongs between the big toe and other toes
• JAPANNER
n. 1. 1614 obs. – a native of Japan; a Japanese
n. 2. 1725 humorous usage, obs. – a shoe-black
• JAPANOLATRY
n. 1890 – excessive devotion to or worship of Japanese art and customs
• JAPAN ONE’S TROTTER-CASES
vb. 1837 sl. – to black one’s boots
• JAPE
n. 1. a1300 obs. – a trick, a device to deceive or cheat
n. 2. a1300 obs. – sexual intercourse
n. 3. c1340 obs. – a device to amuse; a merry or idle tale; a jest, a joke, a gibe
n. 4. c1400 obs. rare – something used to deceive; a means of deception; a deception, fraud
n. 5. 1436 obs. – a trifle, a toy, a trinket, a plaything
vb. 1. 1362 obs. – to trick, to beguile, to befool, to deceive
vb. 2. c1374 – to say or do something in jest or mockery; to jest, to joke, to jeer; to make game, to make fun, to sport
vb. 3. 1382 obs. – to seduce a woman; to know carnally
vb. 4. c1440 obs. – to mock, to deride, to scoff; to insult
vb. 5. a1450 obs. exc. Amer. dial. – to have carnal intercourse
vb. 6. Bk1896 sl. – to trifle
• JAPER
n. 1. 1362 obs. – a trickster, a deceiver, a seducer, an impostor
n. 2. 1377 – one who japes or jokes; a professional jester
• JAPERS!
int. 1887 Ireland – an exclamation or quasi-oath
• JAPERY
n. 1. c1340 obs. – jesting speech; ribaldry; a jest
n. 2. 1496 obs. – trickery, deception
• JAPES
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a jester or buffoon; a jackanapes
• JAPE-WORTHY
adj. c1374 obs. – ridiculous
• JAP FLAPS
n. 1982 Amer. dial. – a slipper or sandal (esp. a rubber one with a toe thong) that flaps against the sole of the foot in walking
• JAPING-STICK
n. c1380 obs. – a laughingstock; a butt for jokes
• JAPISH
adj. 1880s – inclined to jest
• JAPLAND
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Japan
• JAPONIAN
adj. 1613 obs. – relating to Japan; Japanese
n. 1600 obs. – a native of Japan
• JAPONIC
adj. 1673 – pert. to Japan; Japanese
• JAPONICALLY
adv. 1889 – in Japanese style
• JAPONICIZE
vb. 1890 – to make Japanese
• JAPONITE
n. 1613 obs. – a Japanese
• JAPONIZE
vb. 1899 – to make Japanese
• JAPPLE
n. 1899 Sc. – a liquid mess
vb. 1898 Sc. – to stamp on clothes in the process of washing them; to get the feet wet through
• JAPS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a slipper or sandal (esp. a rubber one with a toe thong) that flaps against the sole of the foot in walking
• JAP SLAPS
n. 1986 Amer. dial. – a slipper or sandal (esp. a rubber one with a toe thong) that flaps against the sole of the foot in walking
• JAQUES
n. 1. E16 – a privy
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – the penis
• JAR
n. 1. 1546 – discord manifested in strife or contention; variance, dissension, quarrelling
n. 2. 1548 – discord, want of harmony, disagreement; a divergence or conflict of opinions, etc.
n. 3. 1583 – a dissension, a dispute, a quarrel; a petty broil
n. 4. 1611 obs. rare – a vibration or tick of the clock
n. 5. 1925 sl. – a glass of beer
n. 6. 1965 Amer. dial. – a chamber pot
n. 7. 1969 Amer. dial. – a county or city jail
n. 8. 1974 Amer. dial. – a moonshiner term for whisky containers, be they made of glass, tin, plastic, or ceramic
vb. 1. 1541 – to be at variance; to disagree
vb. 2. 1550 – to quarrel; to argue, to dispute, to bicker, to wrangle
vb. 3. 1568 – to grind the teeth
vb. 4. 1581 obs. – to produce a harsh or grating sound on or as on a musical instrument
vb. 5. 1593 obs. – of a clock: to tick
vb. 6. 1621 – to come into conflict, to clash vb. 7. 1897 Amer. dial. – to surprise, to upset, to disturb, to shock
• JARBLE
n. 1824 Sc. – an old tattered garment
vb. 1684 Eng. dial. – to bespatter or besmear with mud or dirt; to wet, to bemire
• JARBLED
adj. 1. 1875 Eng. dial. – dirtied, bespattered, bemired
adj. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – jumbled, disordered
• JARBONI
n. 1959 Amer. dial. – an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow
• JAR BUG
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – the cicada
• JARFLY
n. 1. 1880 Amer. dial. – the cicada
n. 2. 1956 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
• JARG
n. 1820 Sc. – a creaking noise
vb. 1. 1513 chiefly Sc. obs. – of a door or gate: to make a creaking noise, to grate, to jar, to vibrate
vb. 2. a1614 Sc. obs. – to waver, to flinch
vb. 3. 1879 Eng. dial. – to quarrel, to fall out
• JARGAUNT
adj. 1412-20 obs. rare – ? chattering
• JARGLE
vb. 1. 1549 obs. – to utter a harsh or shrill sound; to chatter, to jar
vb. 2. 1684 Eng. dial. – to bespatter or besmear with mud or dirt; to wet, to bemire
vb. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to gargle with liquid in the throat
• JARGOGLE
vb. 1692 obs. – to confuse, to jumble
• JARGON
n. 1. c1386 – the inarticulate utterance of birds, or a vocal sound resembling it; twittering, chattering
n. 2. 1570 rare – a jingle or assonance of rhymes
n. 3. 1594 obs. – a conventional method of writing or conversing by means of symbols otherwise meaningless; a cipher, or other system of characters or signs having an arbitrary meaning; symbolic writing
vb. 1. a1366 obs. – to warble, to twitter, to chatter
vb. 2. 1570 – to talk unintelligibly
vb. 3. 1880 Eng. dial. – to scold, to rate
• JARGONELLE
n. Bk1896 sl. – the penis
• JARGONESQUE
adj. 1884 rare – characterized by the use of jargon, composed in jargon
• JARGONIC
adj. 1819 – pert. to jargon
• JARGONIST
n. 1782 rare – one who uses a jargon
• JARGOOZLE
vb. Bk1896 sl. – to mislead; to lead astray; to bamboozle
• JAR-HANDLES
n. B1900 Eng. dial. – large or prominent ears
• JARHEAD
n. 1. 1918 Amer. dial. – a mule
n. 2. 1942 Amer. sl., derogatory – a Black man
n. 3. 1942 Amer. sl., derogatory – an oil field worker
n. 4. 1947 Amer. sl., derogatory – a Marine
n. 5. 1969 Amer. dial., derogatory – a person’s head
n. 6. 1969 Amer. dial., derogatory – a dull, stupid person; a fool, an oaf
• JARK
n. 1. 1561 cant obs. – a seal; an engraved stamp used for sealing
n. 2. Bk1896 Oxford University & general usage – a safe-conduct pass
n. 3. Bk1896 sl. – a watch
• JARK IT
vb. 1823 sl. – to run away
• JARKMAN
n. 1561 obs. – an educated beggar who fabricates counterfeit passes, licences, and certificates for others
• JARL
n. 1. 1820 Hist. – an Old Norse or Danish chieftain or under-king
n. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – a quarrel, a dispute vb. 1580 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to snarl, to quarrel, to dispute; to jeer, to jest
• JARLER
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – anything out of the common
• JARME
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to bawl, to cry
• JARRAH-JERKER
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – a Western Australian timber worker
• JARREHOE
n. Bk1896 Wellington College usage – a man-servant
• JARRING
adj. 1. 1628 – quarrelling, disputing, wrangling
adj. 2. 1661 – discordant, conflicting, clashing
n. 1574 – quarrelling, disputing, wrangling
• JARRING JOE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – prizefighter Joe Louis
• J. ARTHUR RANK
n. L1940s financial rhyming sl. – a bank
• JARVEL
n. Bk1896 sl. – a jacket
• JARVEY
n. 1. 1812 colloq. – a hackney-coachman
n. 2. 1819 obs. – a hackney-coach
vb. 1826 – to act the ‘jarvey’; to drive a carriage
• JARVIE
n. 1. 1812 colloq. – a hackney-coachman
n. 2. 1819 obs. – a hackney-coach
• JARVIS
n. 1811 sl. – a hackney coachman
• JARVY
n. 1. 1812 colloq. – a hackney-coachman
n. 2. 1819 obs. – a hackney-coach
• JASBO
n. 1. 1917 Amer. Vaudeville sl. – a low physical comedy; slapstick; vulgarity
n. 2. 1918 Amer. sl. – a Black person, esp. a man: used derisively
• JASCH
n. 1513 Sc. obs. rare – the dash of a wave
• JASEY
n. 1. c1780 – a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted
n. 2. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – a man with an enormous quantity of hair upon his head and face
• JASEYED
adj. 1883 – wigged
• JASKER
n. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – a seal
• JASM
n. 1860 Amer. dial. – energy, vitality
• JASON’S FLEECE
n. 1690 cant – a citizen cheated of his gold
• JASPER
n. 1. 1896 US sl., derogatory – a male person; a fellow; a country bumpkin; a farmer; a stranger
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a mean or disagreeable person; one who behaves unacceptably
n. 3. M20 US sl. – a lesbian
• JASPONYX
n. 1616 obs. – an onyx stone partaking of the characters of jasper; ‘an old name for clouded jasper’
• JASS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a mule or jackass
vb. 1577 obs. rare – to chase
• JASSACK
n. 1845 Amer. dial. – a mule or jackass
• JASS-ASS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a mule or jackass
• JASS-ONKEY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a mule or jackass
• JASY
n. c1780 – a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted
• JAUDEWIN
n. 1340-70 obs. – a term of reproach for a person
• JAUK
vb. 1568 Sc. – to trifle, to delay, to dawdle
• JAUL
n. 1. 1950s S. Afr. – a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment
n. 2. 1970s S. Afr. – a party; a festival or other social occasion
n. 3. 1980s S. Afr. – a holiday; a trip taken for pure enjoyment
n. 4. 1980s S. Afr. – a joke, a stunt, a game
vb. 1. 1940s S. Afr. – to go out
vb. 2. 1940s S. Afr. – to stroll, to run, to depart; to look for some fun or entertainment
vb. 3. 1960s S. Afr. – to have an affair with; to flirt; to ‘carry on’
vb. 4. 1970s S. Afr. – to play, to frolic, to have fun, to ‘party’
vb. 5. 1970s S. Afr. – to tease, to joke
• JAUM
vb. 1821 thieves’ sl. – to discover
• JAUMPH
n. 1868 Sc. – a mock, a jeer, a sneer
vb. 1. 1768 Sc. – to make game of; to mock at, to jeer, to sneer
vb. 2. 1788 Sc. – to trifle, to spend time idly; to walk in a slow, idle manner
vb. 3. 1813 Sc. – to travel with extreme difficulty, as one trudging through mire; to trudge, to plod, to make way laboriously
• JAUNCE
n. 1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a fatiguing or troublesome journey
vb. 1593 obs. – to cause a horse to prance, to caper
• JAUNDER
n. a1794 Sc. – idle talk
vb. 1808 Sc. – to talk in an idle manner
• JAUNDICE
n. 1629 – jealousy, envy
vb. 1791 – to affect with envy or jealousy; to perverse or distort the views or judgement of
• JAUNDICED
adj. 1699 – jealous, envious
• JAUNDY
n. 1902 Brit. navy sl. – the master-at-arms on board ship
• JAUNE
adj. 1430-40 obs. exc. as French – yellow
• JAUNER
n. a1794 Sc. – idle talk
vb. 1808 Sc. – to talk in an idle manner
• JAUNISH
adj. 1597 obs. rare – yellowish
• JAUNSEL
vb. 1590 obs. rare – to ride a horse with an easy pace, to trot or jaunt about
• JAUNT
n. 1. 1592 – a fatiguing or troublesome walk or journey
n. 2. 1678 – an excursion, trip, or journey, esp. one taken for pleasure
n. 3. 1721 obs. rare – jaunty carriage or posture of a body
vb. 1. 1570 obs. – to make a horse prance up and down; to exercise or tire a horse by riding him up and down
vb. 2. 1575 obs. – of a person: to trot or trudge about, with the notion of exertion or fatigue; to make one’s way toilsomely; to run to and fro
vb. 3. 1647 – to make a short journey, trip, or excursion; to take a jaunt for pleasure
vb. 4. 1890 rare – to walk or move jauntily
• JAUNTY
adj. 1. 1672 – light-hearted, cheerful
adj. 2. 1674 obs. – of persons, their manners, etc.: well-bred; gentlemanly; genteel
adj. 3. 1678 obs. – of things: elegant, stylish, smart
adj. 4. 1719 – lively, brisk
n. 1902 Brit. navy sl. – the master-at-arms on board ship
• JAUP
n. 1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – the splash of water against any surface, or one of the drops or spurts of water which this scatters on adjacent bodies; a spot of water or wet mud splashed upon the clothes from wet or muddy ground, etc.
vb. 1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to dash and rebound like water with splashing of the vicinity; to splash; to make a light splashing sound
• JAVA
n. World War I Amer. sl. – coffee
• JAVEL
n. 1. a1300 obs. – a low or worthless fellow; a rascal, a vagabond; a wandering, dirty fellow; a tramp
n. 2. 1483 Sc. & N. Eng. obs. – jail
n. 3. 1601 obs. – a quantity of stalks of flax, corn, etc., laid in the sun to dry
n. 4. B1900 Sc. – a blow, an injury
vb. 1. B1900 Eng. dial. – to wrangle, to dispute, to quarrel
vb. 2. B1900 – to bemire, to dirty, to befoul
• JAVELER
n. c1450 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs. – a jailer
• JAVELOT
n. 1489 obs. – a small spear or javelin thrown with the hand or from a catapult
• JAVER
n. 1869 Eng. dial. – idle talk; bold, assuming talk; impudence
vb. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to jabber, to talk gibberish
• JAW
n. 1. 1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – the rush or dash of a wave; a surging or dashing wave, a billow
n. 2. 1748 – abuse; chatter; impudence; any sort of talk
n. 3. a1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a quantity of water or other liquid dashed, splashed, or thrown out; an outpour of water, etc.
n. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a gullible person; a dupe
vb. 1. 1513 Sc. – to rush in waves; to dash or pour; to splash; to surge
vb. 2. 1748 sl. – to speak, to talk
vb. 3. 1810 – to address censoriously or abusively; to scold or lecture a person
vb. 4. 1954 Amer. dial. – to talk a seller into lowering his price
• JAW BACK
vb. 1885 Amer. dial. – to retort indignantly, to talk back; to argue
• JAWBATION
n. 1. 1840 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a long and tedious harangue; a severe lecture or reprimand; a tedious rebuke or reproof; a scolding
n. 2. Bk1896 colloq. – a general ‘confab’; a conversation
• JAW-BONE
adj. 1862 Amer. sl., orig. Can. – on credit
n. 1. 1862 Amer. sl., orig. Can. – credit
n. 2. 1898 Amer. dial. – empty talk; a promise or claim, esp. one that is exaggerated or unrealistic
n. 3. 1983 Amer. dial. – home-rolled cigarettes and the tobacco for making them
vb. 1. World War I Amer. sl. – to trust; to lend .
vb. 2. 1941 Amer. dial. – to talk someone into extending credit; to buy on credit
• JAWBONE BREAKER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a dentist
• JAWBONE DOCTOR
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a dentist
• JAWBONE TIME
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – time spent in the guardhouse pending trial and sentence
• JAW-BOX
n. 1880 Sc. – a kitchen sink with sides
• JAWBREAKER
n. 1. 1839 sl. – a hard or many-syllabled word
n. 2. Bk1896 boxing sl. – a hard punch on the whisker
n. 3. 1954 Amer. dial. – a dentist
• JAW-BREAKING
adj. 1. 1842 – hard to pronounce
adj. 2. 1872 sl. – difficult
• JAW-COVE
n. 1. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – a lawyer
n. 2. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – an auctioneer
• JAW CRACKER
n. 1944 Amer. dial. – a dentist
• JAWER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a person who talks back, or gives rude answers
• JAW-FALL
n. 1660 rare – falling of the jaw; dejection
• JAW-FALLEN
adj. 1603 – chop-fallen; dejected
• JAWFEST
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation; discussion
• JAWHAWK
vb. 1890 Amer. sl. – to abuse; to vilify
• JAW-HOLE
n. 1. 1760 – a hole into which dirty water or other liquid is ‘jawed’ or thrown; an open entrance to a sewer, house-drain, or cesspool
n. 2. 1840 – a gaping opening; an abyss
n. 3. 1880 Sc. – a kitchen sink with sides
• JAWING
n. 1788 sl. – speaking
• JAWING-TACKLE
n. 1859 – the jaws, mouth, etc., as used in speaking
• JAWKATIVE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – talkative
• JAWL
n. 1. 1950s S. Afr. – a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment
n. 2. 1970s S. Afr. – a party; a festival or other social occasion
n. 3. 1980s S. Afr. – a holiday; a trip taken for pure enjoyment
n. 4. 1980s S. Afr. – a joke, a stunt, a game
vb. 1. 1940s S. Afr. – to go out
vb. 2. 1940s S. Afr. – to stroll, to run, to depart; to look for some fun or entertainment
vb. 3. 1960s S. Afr. – to have an affair with; to flirt; to ‘carry on’
vb. 4. 1970s S. Afr. – to play, to frolic, to have fun, to ‘party’
vb. 5. 1970s S. Afr. – to tease, to joke
• JAWLOCK
n. 1892 Amer. dial. – tetanus
• JAWNER
vb. 1808 Sc. – to talk in an idle manner
• JAWNISH
adj. 1597 obs. rare – yellowish
• JAW ON THE DRUM
vb. Bk1896 tramps’ sl. – to go on the road
• JAW ON THE TOBY
vb. Bk1896 tramps’ sl. – to go on the road
• JAWP
n. 1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – the splash of water against any surface, or one of the drops or spurts of water which this scatters on adjacent bodies; a spot of water or wet mud splashed upon the clothes from wet or muddy ground, etc.
vb. 1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to dash and rebound like water with splashing of the vicinity; to splash; to make a light splashing sound
• JAW PULLER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a dentist
• JAWS
n. 20C sl. – in dominoes; 6-6
• JAW-SMITH
n. 1. 1886 colloq. – an orator; also, a loud-mouthed demagogue
n. 2. 1942 Amer. sl. – a dentist
• JAW-TACKLE
n. 1831 sl. – the muscles of the jaws; the mouth, etc., as employed in talking
• JAW-TOOTH
n. 1601 – a molar tooth
• JAW-TUB
n. 1880 Sc. – a kitchen sink with sides
• JAWTWISTER
n. Bk1896 sl. – a hard or many-syllabled word
• JAWY
adj. 1654 rare – forceful in language, talkative
• JAX
n. 1958 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘five’ (Jack’s alive) – five pounds
• JAXEY; JAXIE
n. 1896 sl. – the buttocks
• JAXY
n. 1. 20C Brit. sl. – the anus
n. 2. 20C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• JAY
adj. 1889 Amer. dial. – rustic, ignorant, unsophisticated, boorish
n. 1. 1523 – an impertinent chatterer; an impudent person; a talkative person
n. 2. 1598 – an unchaste or loose woman; a wanton
n. 3. 1598 – a showy, ostentatious, or flashy woman
n. 4. L16 – a stupid or silly person; a simpleton; an oaf or a rascal; a frivolous person
n. 5. 1890 Amer. dial. – a person or fellow; a rustic or countrified person; one considered ignorant, awkward, or unsophisticated; a dull, stupid person
n. 6. Bk1896 theatrical sl. – an amateur; a poor actor
n. 7. 1898 – a person absurdly dressed; a ‘sight’
n. 8. M20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana, or a marijuana cigarette
vb. 1927 Amer. dial. – to harass, to pester someone until a desired result is obtained
• JAYBEE
n. 20C colloq., derogatory – a Black person (Jet Black)
• JAYBIRD
int. 1966 Amer. euphemism – Jesus!
n. 1. 1886 Amer. dial. – a person or fellow; a rustic or countrified person; one considered ignorant, awkward, or unsophisticated; a dull, stupid person
n. 2. 1887 Amer. dial. – a saucy or impudent person
n. 3. 1960s drug culture sl. – a cannabis cigarette
• JAYBIRD BATH
n. c1950 Amer. dial. – a wash confined to parts of the body that show, usually the face and hands
• JAYBIRD GOSSIP
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – the petty gossip of the backyard, malicious and amusing like the raucous chatter of the jays
• JAYBIRD IT
vb. 1935 Amer. dial. – to mope
• JAYBIRD LEGS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – very skinny legs
• JAYHAWK
n. 1. 1907 Amer. dial. – a person or fellow; a rustic or countrified person; one considered ignorant, awkward, or unsophisticated; a dull, stupid person
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – a mosquito
vb. 1. 1966 Amer. dial. – to sell small articles on a street corner
vb. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – to go on a diagonal course
• JAYHAWKED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – out of square, askew, awry
• JAY-HAWKER
n. 1. 1865 US – a name given to members of the bands who carried on irregular warfare in and around eastern Kansas, in the free soil conflict, and the early part of the American civil war, and who combined pillage with guerilla fighting; hence, generally, a raiding guerilla or irregular soldier; a freebooter
n. 2. 1875 Amer. sl. – a Kansan
n. 3. 1881 Amer. sl. – a person or fellow; a rustic or countrified person; one considered ignorant, awkward, or unsophisticated; a dull, stupid person
n. 4. Bk1942 Amer. Western sl. – a tarantula
n. 5. 1968 Amer. dial. – an explosive sort of person who is accustomed to getting what he wants by any means available, violent or otherwise
• JAYHAWKING
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – clumsy or inept dancing
• JAY REE-OO!
int. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a common exclamation
• JAY WALKERS
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – stilts
• JAZEY
n. 1. 1789 – a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted
n. 2. 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl. – a man with an enormous quantity of hair upon his head and face
• JAZY
n. c1780 – a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted
• JAZZ
n. 1. 1913 Amer. sl. – spirit, vigour, energy; excitement
n. 2. 1917 Amer. sl. – nonsense; insincere, nonsensical or meaningless talk
n. 3. 1918 Amer. sl. – a short flight or ride
n. 4. 1918 Amer. sl. – copulation; an act of copulation
n. 5. 1932 Amer. sl. – semen
n. 6. 1953 Amer. sl. – stuff, things
n. 7. 1960 Amer. sl. – a cause for laughter
n. 8. E20 US sl. – the female genitals
n. 9. E20 US sl. – women considered solely as sexual objects
vb. 1. 1917 Amer. sl. – to play or dance to jazz music
vb. 2. 1918 Amer. sl. – to copulate with
vb. 3. 1919 Amer. sl. – to cause (an engine) to accelerate
vb. 4. 1921 Amer. sl. – to thrill or excite
vb. 5. 1927 Amer. dial. – to lie to; to deceive
vb. 6. 1927 Amer. dial. – to tease
• JAZZ AROUND
vb. 1917 Amer. dial. – to fool around
• JAZZ BABY
n. 1. 1919 Amer. sl. – a person, esp. an attractive young woman, who is a fan of jazz music
n. 2. 20C US sl. – a woman of easy sexual morals
• JAZZBO
n. 1. 1917 Amer. Vaudeville sl. – a low physical comedy; slapstick; vulgarity
n. 2. 1918 Amer. sl. – a Black person, esp. a man: used derisively
n. 3. E20 US sl., not necessarily derogatory – a Black man, particularly if up-to-date and stylish; a fancily-dressed, sharp person
n. 4. 1921 Amer. dial. – a man who is a jazz enthusiast; a jazz musician
n. 5. 1923 Amer. dial. – a fellow, a person
n. 6. 1923 Amer. sl. – a clumsy, clownish or foolish person; an oaf; a rude or annoying person
• JAZZED
adj. 1. 1918 Amer. sl. – excited or enthusiastic
adj. 2. E20 US sl. – drunk
• JAZZED UP
adj. 1. 1918 Amer. sl. – excited or enthusiastic
adj. 2. 1919 Amer. sl. – intoxicated by liquor or drugs
• JAZZER
n. 1918 Amer. sl. – a catch; a hidden difficulty
• JAZZ GARDEN
n. 1922 Amer. sl. – an establishment where jazz dancing takes place
• JAZZHOUND
n. 1. 1920 Amer. sl. – an enthusiast or performer of jazz music
n. 2. 1927 Amer. sl. – a sexually promiscuous person
• JAZZ HOUSE
n. 1927 Amer. sl. – a brothel
• JAZZING
n. 1958 sl., orig. Southern African-American – sexual intercourse
• JAZZ IT
vb. E20 US sl. – to copulate
• JAZZ JARGON
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – slang
• JAZZ ONESELF
vb. 20C US sl. – to masturbate
• JAZZ STICK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a drumstick with wire ends for producing swishing sounds
• JAZZ UP
vb. 1. 1917 Amer. sl. – to confuse; to mess up; to interfere with; to ruin or impair; to botch
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to intoxicate; to make dead drunk
vb. 3. E20 US sl. – to impregnate a woman
• JAZZ UP THE DETAIL
vb. 1932 Amer. army sl. obs. – to make a botch; to ruin things
• JAZZY
adj. 1. 1917 Amer. sl. – exciting; lively; snappy
adj. 2. 1923 Amer. sl. – fancy; flashy
• JAZZY JOLLOPY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a fast car
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