• JIB
n. 1. 1851 – a horse given to shying → vet’s usage
n. 2. Bk1896 – at Dublin university: a first-year’s man → sl.
n. 3. Bk1896 – the face → sl.
vb. 1. 1811 – to shirk → colloq.
vb. 2. Bk1896 – to depart, to be off → sl.
• JIBBER-JABBER
n. B1900 – noisy, nonsensical talk; idle talk; chatter → Sc.
vb. B1900 – to talk in a foolish, nonsensical manner → Sc.
• JIBE
n. M16 – a written paper, esp. a counterfeit pass or license, carried by many of the mendicant villains → UK criminals’ sl.
vb. 1871 – to agree; to live in harmony → sl.
• JIB-OF-JIBS
n. Bk1896 – an impossible sail → nautical sl.
• JIBONEY
n. 1952 – an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow → Amer. dial.
• JIBS
n. 1. Bk1896 – the tongue → cant
n. 2. Bk1896 – language; speech → cant
• JICKAJOG
n. 1614 – a commotion; a push → sl.
• JICKER
n. 1. 18C – a walk at a smart pace; a smart trot → Sc.
n. 2. 1920s – the dandling of a child on the knee → Sc.
vb. 1. 1789 – to go quickly about anything; to walk smartly → Sc.
vb. 2. 1897 – to ride or run smartly, to trot → Sc.
vb. 3. 1920s – to dandle a child on the knee → Sc.
• JICKHEAD
n. 1965 – a heavy drinker → Amer. dial.
• JIFF
n. Bk1942 – a short time; a moment → Amer. sl.
• JIFFESS
n. Bk1896 – an employer’s wife → tailors’ sl.
• JIFFILY
adv. Bk1942 – immediately; shortly → Amer. sl.
• JIFFLE
n. 1. B1900 – a fidget; a shuffling movement → Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. B1900 – idle talk; idle, disputative talk → Eng. dial.
vb. 1674 – to fidget; to be restless; to shuffle → obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• JIFFY
n. 1793 – the shortest possible time → colloq.
• JIG
n. 1. 1567 – a door → cant
n. 2. 1596 – an antic; nonsense → sl.
n. 3. Bk1896 – a clever man → Winchester College usage
n. 4. Bk1896 – a dance → sl.
n. 5. Bk1896 – a low joke → sl.
n. 6. Bk1896 – a swindle → sl.
n. 7. Bk1896 – a swindler → sl.
n. 8. Bk1896 – an object of sport → sl.
n. 9. Bk1903 – a farthing (1/4d) → sl.
n. 10. 1924 – a Black person → US sl., derogatory or offensive
vb. 1. 1719 – to dance → sl.
vb. 2. 1876 – to cheat; to delude; to impose upon → sl.
• JIGABOO
n. 1909 – a Black person → US sl., derogatory or offensive
• JIG-A-JIG
n. 1932 – sexual intercourse → sl.
vb. Bk1896 – to possess carnally; to copulate → sl.
• JIGAMAREE
n. Bk1896 – nonsense or any triviality → Amer. sl.
• JIGARUM
n. 1928 – a bullfrog → Amer. dial.
• JIGGABO
n. 1909 – a Black person → US sl., derogatory or offensive
• JIGGA-JOGGY
n. 1605 – a jolting motion → sl.
► JIGGALORUM n. a fanciful thing of little value; a trifle → 1613 colloq. obs.
• JIGGAMBOB
n. 1. 1647 – a knickknack; a trinket; anything particular, strange or unknown → sl.
n. 2. 1675 – the female pudendum → sl.
• JIGGAMBOBS
n. 1785 – the testicles → sl.
• JIGGER
n. 1. 1567 – a door → cant
n. 2. 1675 – a shifty fellow; a trickster → sl.
n. 3. 1708 – a whipping-post → sl.
n. 4. 1749 – a doorkeeper; a jailor or turnkey → sl.
n. 5. 1823 – a key → sl.
n. 6. 1823 – a secret or private still → sl.
n. 7. 1874 – a device or gadget; an unnamed thing → US sl.
n. 8. 1882 – a guard-room → military sl.
n. 9. Bk1891 – a prison → sl.
n. 10. Bk1896 – a fiddlestick → sl.
n. 11. Bk1896 – in a theatre: the curtain → theatrical sl.
n. 12. Bk1896 – in billiards: the ‘bridge’ or ‘rest’ for the cue when a ball is beyond arm’s length → sl.
n. 13. Bk1896 – the female pudendum → sl.
n. 14. Bk1896 – the penis → sl.
n. 15. Bk1942 – a slow freight train → Amer. sl.
n. 16. Bk1942 – an attractive girl → Amer. students’ sl.
vb. 1. 1869 – to shake, to jerk → colloq.
vb. 2. 1888 – to bet → sl.
• JIGGER BOY
n. Bk1942 – a bartender → Amer. sl.
• JIGGER-DUBBER
n. 1781 – a doorkeeper; a jailor or turnkey → sl.
• JIGGERED
adj. 1. Bk1942 – bewildered; confused; muddled → Amer. sl.
adj. 2. Bk1999 – broken or of no use → Aust. sl.
• JIGGERED UP
adj. 1862 – tired; exhausted → sl., orig. dialect
• JIGGER-STUFF
n. 1851-61 – illicitly distilled spirits → sl.
• JIGGER-WORKER
n. 1851-61 – a vendor of illicitly distilled spirits → sl.
• JIGGERY-POKERY
n. 1893 – humbug; nonsense; deceitful or dishonest dealing → Brit. sl.
• JIGGLE
vb. Bk1896 – to possess carnally; to copulate → sl.
• JIGGLING-BONE
n. Bk1896 – the penis → sl.
• JIGGLY BITS
n. 1990s – the testicles → sl.
• JIGGUMBOB
n. 1. 1640 – a knickknack; a trinket; anything particular, strange or unknown → sl.
n. 2. 1675 – the female pudendum → sl.
• JIGGUMBOBS
n. 1785 – the testicles → sl.
• JIG-JIG
n. 1932 – sexual intercourse → sl.
• JIG-WATER
n. 1888 – bad whisky → Amer. sl.
• JIJJIBOO
n. 1909 – a Black person → US sl., derogatory or offensive
• JILL-HOOTER
n. 1. B1900 – an old man or woman given to grumbling or complaining → Eng. dial.
n. 2. B1900 – an owl → Eng. dial.
• JILL-MILL
n. Bk1892 – Venetian shutters → Anglo-Indian sl.
• JILLPOKE
n. Bk1913-17 – a kick → Amer. dial.
• JILT
n. 1. 1648-80 – a woman who encourages, or solicits, advances to which deigns there shall be no practical end → sl.
n. 2. Bk1896 – a short crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl.
• JILTER
n. 1863 – a thief who uses a crowbar to break in → sl.
• JILTS
n. Bk1896 – housebreaking tools generally → thieves’ sl.
• JIM
n. 1. 1889 – a pound → Aust. sl. (short for ‘Jimmy O’Goblin’)
n. 2. 1960s – a term of address for a close friend → Amer. sl.
vb. Bk1913-17 – to spoil → Amer. dial.
• JIM BELCHER
n. Bk1888 – any particoloured handkerchief worn round the neck
• JIMBOREE
n. 1872 – a frolic; a spree → Amer. sl.
• JIM BRANNIGAN
n. 1967 – a disagreement or fight → Amer. dial.
• JIM-BROWN
n. 1893 – a town → rhyming sl.
• JIMBUGG
n. 1854 – a sheep → Aust. squatters’ sl.
• JIM CROW
n. 1838 – a Black person → sl., orig. & chiefly US, derogatory or offensive
• JIM-DANDY
adj. 1888 – very fine, excellent; first-rate → Amer. sl.
n. Bk1942 – something excellent → Amer. sl.
• JIM HILL!
int. Bk1913-17 – an ejaculation → Amer. dial.
• JIMINY JEHOSAPHAT!
int. 1965 – an exclamation or mild oath → Amer. dial.
► JIMJAMS n. 1. delirium tremens; a hangover → 1852 sl.
n. 2. a creepy feeling; the fidgets; a fit of depression; a state of nervousness or unease → 1869 colloq.
n. 3. peculiarities; odd manners; eccentricity → 1888 colloq.
n. 4. pajamas → 1994 sl.
• JIM-JOHN
n. 1967 – a chamber pot → Amer. dial.
• JIM JOHNSON
n. 1994 – the penis → sl.
• JIM-KAY
vb. 1953 – to stuff with food → Amer. dial.
• JIMMETY WHISKERS!
int. Bk1913-17 – an ejaculation → Amer. dial.
• JIMMIE HOWE
n. 1930s – a navy blue or black woollen singlet worn by Australian and New Zealand shearers and bushmen → Aust. & NZ sl.
• JIMMIES
n. Bk1999 – diarrhoea → Aust. rhyming sl. for the ‘shits'(Jimmy Britts)
• THE JIMMIES
n. 1. 1899 – delirium tremens → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1928 – a state of nervousness or unease → Amer. dial.
• JIMMINY CHRISTMAS!
int. Bk1896 – an oath → Amer. dial.
• JIMMINY CRIPES!
int. Bk1896 – an oath → Amer. dial.
• JIMMY
adj. Bk1896 – spruce, neat, smart; neatly-made; dexterous → Amer. dial.
n. 1. 1752 – a short crowbar, usually made in sections screwing together, used by housebreakers → sl.
n. 2. 1859 – a free emigrant → Aust. convicts usage
n. 3. 1889 – a pound → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘sovereign’ (Jimmy O’Goblin)
n. 4. Bk1896 – a contrivance; a concealed confederate → showmen’s usage
n. 5. 1916 – a first lieutenant → nautical sl.
vb. 1892 – to meddle with a thing or person → Amer. dial.
• JIMMY BRITTS
n. 1. 1945 – fear → Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘shits’
n. 2. Bk1999 – diarrhoea → Aust. rhyming sl. for the ‘shits’
• JIMMYCANE
n. 1901 – a strong wind; a hurricane → Amer. dial.
• JIMMY DANCER
n. 20C – cancer → Aust. sl.
• JIMMY GRANT
n. 1845 – an immigrant → Aust., NZ & S. Afr. rhyming sl.
• JIMMY HOWE
n. 1930s – a navy blue or black woollen singlet worn by Australian and New Zealand shearers and bushmen → Aust. & NZ sl.
• JIMMY-JOHN
n. 1. 1967 – a chamber pot → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1968 – whisky → Amer. dial.
• JIMMYLEGS
n. Bk1913-17 – master at arms → Amer. navy sl.
• JIMMY LONGLEGS
n. 1967 – a praying mantis → Amer. dial.
• JIMMY O’GOBLIN
n. 1889 – a pound → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘sovereign’
• JIMMY RIDDLE
n. 1937 – urination → rhyming sl. for ‘piddle’
• JIMMY SKINNER
n. Bk1896 – a dinner → rhyming sl.
• JIMMY SQUARE-FOOT
n. 1969 – the devil → Amer. dial.
• JIMMY THE ONE
n. 1916 – a first lieutenant → nautical sl.
• JIMMY WOODS
n. 1892 – a solitary drinker → Aust. & NZ sl.
• JIMMY WOODSER
n. 1892 – a solitary drinker → Aust. & NZ sl.
• JIM NARROWFACE
n. 1967 – a snake → Amer. dial.
• JIMPLECUTE
n. 1. 1867 – an imaginary monster → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1870 – a sweetheart → Amer. sl.
n. 3. 1982 – a pamphlet or newspaper → Amer. dial.
• JIMPRICUTE
adj. Bk1942 – orderly, tidy, neat → Amer. sl.
• JIMPSECUTE
n. 1870 – a sweetheart → Amer. dial.
• JIMPSYCUTE
n. 1891 – a sweetheart → Amer. dial.
• JIMPTION
n. 1887 – heat, fire → Amer. dial.
• JIMRAG
vb. Bk1902 – to render useless; to destroy, to knock to pieces → Eng. dial.
• JIM-RAGS
n. Bk1902 – rags, tatters, shreds → Eng. dial.
• JIM-SLICKER
n. Bk1913-17 – an unusually fine or pleasing person or thing → Amer. dial.
• JIMSON-WEED PREACHER
n. 1953 – an inept, incompetent, or disreputable preacher → Amer. dial.
• JIM-SWEETENER
n. 1946 – a fine or excellent specimen → Amer. dial.
• JIM-SWINGER
n. 1956 – a superior or excellent person or thing → Amer. dial.
• JIM TOWN
n. 1946 – a poor neighbourhood or settlement → Amer. dial. nickname
• JIM WHITTIKER!
int. Bk1913-17 – an ejaculation → Amer. dial.
• JIM-WINDER
n. 1954 – a hard worker → Amer. dial.
• JING-BANG
n. 1891 – the lot → Sc.
• JINGEROO
n. 1953 – a gypsy → Amer. dial.
• JINGLE
n. 1. 1860 – a hackney carriage → Irish sl.
n. 2. 1906 – money in small coins → Aust. sl.
vb. Bk1942 – to intoxicate; to make dead drunk → Amer. sl.
• JINGLE-BELL
n. Bk1942 – a bell → Amer. sl.
• JINGLEBOB
n. 1960 – something whose name is unknown or forgotten; a gadget → Amer. dial.
• JINGLE-BRAINED
adj. 1. Bk1942 – foolish; silly; witless → Amer. sl.
adj. 2. Bk1942 – bewildered; confused; muddled → Amer. sl.
• JINGLE-BRAINS
n. 1. 1690 – a wild, thoughtless person; a noisy, talkative person → colloq.
n. 2. 1900 – (as ‘jinglebrains’) stupidity → Amer. sl.
• JINGLED
adj. 1. 1906 – drunk → Amer. dial.
adj. 2. Bk1942 – bewildered; confused; muddled; disconcerted → Amer. sl.
• JINGLER
n. 1690 – a horse-courser who frequents count fairs → sl.
• JINGLES
n. 1967 – a sheriff → Amer. dial.
• JINGLING JOHNNY
n. 1934 – someone who shears sheep by hand → Aust. & NZ sl.
• JINIPER-LECTURE
n. 1690 – a scolding → sl.
• JINIVER
n. 1870 – January → Eng. dial.
• JINK
n. 1. Bk1896 – money → sl.
n. 2. 1956 – a jail → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1968 – a dull, stupid person → Amer. dial.
vb. 1. 1715 – to possess carnally; to copulate → sl.
vb. 2. 1965 – to afflict with misfortune; to cheat → Amer. dial.
vb. 3. 1969. – to avoid → Amer. dial.
• JINKED
adj. 1966 – cheated, treated dishonestly → Amer. dial.
• JINK MONEY
n. 1967 – counterfeit money → Amer. dial.
• JINK ONE’S TIN
vb. Bk1896 – to pay money; to shell out → sl.
• JINKS
n. 1966 – depression or nervousness → Amer. dial.
• JINKY
adj. 1967 – jinxed; likely to jinx someone → Amer. dial.
• JINKY-WHISTLE
n. 1912 – a small or insignificant inanimate object of any kind → Amer. dial.
• JINNIPROUS
adj. 1825 – spruce, trim; finical, over-particular → Sc.
• JINNYWERRY
n. 1922 – January → Amer. dial.
• JIN-WHACKER
n. 1976 – a person who does odd jobs; a handyman → Amer. dial.
• JIP
n. 1. 1889 – a swindler, a cheat; a crook → Amer. sl.
n. 2. 1914 – the victim of a swindle → Amer. sl.
n. 3. 1930s – a cabdriver who does not start the meter, hence, can pocket the fare → Amer. sl.
vb. 1. 1880 – to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one’s debts → Amer. colloq.
vb. 2. 1918 – to steal, to filch; to rob from → Amer. sl.
vb. 3. 1928 – to disappoint → Amer. sl.
vb. 4. 1970s – to play truant from school → sl.
• JIPPER
n. Bk1896 – gravy → nautical sl.
• JIPPO
n. 1. L19 – a gypsy → sl., usually derogatory
n. 2. L19 – an Egyptian → sl.
n. 3. 1920s – an itinerant worker or piece-worker; contract work, a sub-contractor → US sl.
n. 4. 1920s – part-time work → US sl.
n. 5. 1990s – an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild → UK juvenile sl.
vb. 1920s – to cheat, to swindle → Amer. sl.
• JIRG
n. 1820 – a creaking noise → Sc.
• JISM
n. 1. 1842 – energy, vigour, vitality → sl.
n. 2. 1899 – semen → Amer. dial.
• JIT
n. 1. 1914 – a five-cent piece → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1930 – an illegitimate child → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1931 – a Black person → US sl., derogatory or offensive
vb. 1948 – to urinate, to wet with urine → Amer. dial.
• JITNEY
adj. 1. 1916 – cheap, shoddy → Amer. dial.
adj. 2. 1920 – incompetent, inferior → Amer. dial.
n. 1. 1903 – a five-cent piece or nickel → US sl.
n. 2. 1917 – an automobile, esp. one that is old or broken down → Amer. dial.
• JITTERBUG
n. 1. 1934 – a nervous or agitated person → sl.
n. 2. 1970 – a citified person → Amer. dial., chiefly African-American
n. 3. 1970 – a person who is trying to impress others → Amer. dial., chiefly African-American
n. 4. 1980 – a person who talks too much or talks nonsense → Amer. dial.
• JITTER-BUGGY
n. 1965 – an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise → Amer. dial.
• THE JITTERS
n. 1929 – a state of nervousness or unease → sl.
• JITTERY
adj. 1931 – agitated, restless → sl.
• JIVE
adj. 1. 1969 – confused, ignorant → Amer. dial.
adj. 2. 1969 – deceitful, pretentious, insincere → Amer. dial.
n. 1. 1928 – insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery → sl., orig. US
n. 2. 1938 – marijuana; a marijuana cigarette → sl., orig. US
n. 3. Bk1942 – a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl.
vb. 1. 1928 – to talk insincerely or without meaning → Amer. dial.
vb. 2. 1928 – to tease, to put someone on; to mislead, to con; to pretend; to lie, to cheat → Amer. dial.
vb. 3. 1928 – to deceive, to dupe → sl., orig. US
• JIVE AROUND
vb. 1938 – to idle, to loaf about → Amer. dial.
• JIVE-ASS
adj. 1964 – deceitful, pretentious, insincere → Amer. dial.
n. 1964 – a swindler → US sl.
• JIVED
adj. 1960s – duped → US sl.
• JIVE MELON FARMER
n. Bk1970 – an African-American who is really a poor hard-working labourer but who pretends to be hip to the current scene; one who works all day and joins the jazz musicians at night → US sl.
• JIVE ON THE BOX
n. 1943 – music on the radio → US sl.
• JIVE SESSION
n. Bk1942 – a conversation; discussion → US sl.
• JIVE-TIME
adj. 1969 – deceitful, pretentious, insincere → Amer. dial.
• JIVE-TOWN
adj. 1970 – deceitful, pretentious, insincere → Amer. dial.
• JIVEY • JIVY
adj. 1944 – energetic, vigorous, lively → sl., chiefly US
• JIWAMPUSED
adj. 1969 – askew, awry → Amer. dial.
• JIZZ
n. 1842 – energy, vigour, vitality → sl.
• JIZZICKED
adj. 1975 – broken, so far gone that repairs are pointless → Amer. dial.
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