• JOB
n. 1. 1722 sl. – a robbery; a criminal undertaking
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. – £1
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. turf sl. – a racehorse
vb. 1. L17 colloq. obs. – to rebuke in a long and tedious harangue
vb. 2. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
vb. 3. 1903 sl., orig. US – to incriminate someone
► JOBARD n. a stupid fellow; a fool → c1475
• JOBATION
n. 1687 colloq. – a rebuke, a reproof, especially one of a lengthy and tedious character; a prolonged scolding, a lecture; also, a long discussion
• JOBBERNOWL
adj. 1828 colloq. – stupid, dunderheaded
n. 1. 1599 colloq. – a ludicrous term for the head, implying stupidity
n. 2. 1592 colloq. – a stupid, thick-headed person; a blockhead, a fool, a dunce, a dolt
• JOBE
n. Bk1903 sl. – £1
vb. L17 colloq. obs. – to rebuke in a long and tedious harangue
• JOBLIJOCK
n. 1. Bk1868 Eng. dial. – anything tending to interfere with domestic comfort or peace, as a scolding wife, a smoking chimney, etc.; domestic trouble
n. 2. Bk1868 Eng. dial. – a turkey-cock
• JOBS FOR THE BOYS
n. 1950 sl., derogatory – appointments given preferentially to one’s own associates or supporters
• JOB SHARK
n. 1938 Amer. dial. – an employment agent; esp. in logging
• JOCANT
adj. c1440 obs. – mirthful, merry, gay, jocund
• JOCATORY
adj. 1576 obs. – characterized by joking; jocular, jesting, merry
• JOCK
n. 1. M16 Sc. – a countryman; a rustic; a clown
n. 2. a1790 sl. – the genitals of a man, or (formerly) a woman
n. 3. L18 sl. – a Scottish or (formerly) northern English sailor; a Scottish soldier; a Scotsman; a form of address to a Scotsman
n. 4. L18 colloq. – a jockey; a rider in horse races
n. 5. 1879 Eng. dial. & sl. – food
n. 6. 1952 Amer. sl. – a jock-strap
n. 7. 1960s colloq. – a disc jockey
n. 8. 1960s Amer. sl. – an athlete
n. 9. M20 N. Amer. colloq. – a pilot or astronaut
n. 10. M20 N. Amer. colloq. – an enthusiast for or a participant in any specified activity, as a computer ‘jock’
vb. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
• JOCKALEGS
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a pocketknife; a large clasp knife
• JOCKAM
n. M16 cant – the penis
vb. 18C Brit. sl. – to coit a woman
• JOCKER
n. 1. 1893 N. Amer. sl. – a tramp who is accompanied by a youth who begs for him and may act as his catamite
n. 2. 1935 N. Amer. sl. – an active male homosexual
• JOCKETTE
n. M20 rare – a female jockey
• JOCKEY
n. 1. L16 – a lad; an underling
n. 2. M17 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a horse dealer
n. 3. M17 obs. – a person who drives or rides a horse
n. 4. L17 rare – a fraudulent bargainer; a cheat
n. 5. L17 Sc. obs. exc. hist. – a strolling minstrel or beggar
n. 6. L17 cant – the penis
• JOCKEY BOX
n. 20C US – a glove compartment
• JOCKIE
n. L17 cant – the penis
• JOCK-ITCH
n. M20 US colloq. – an itching of the male genitals or of the groin
• JOCKO
n. L18 – a chimpanzee or other ape
• JOCK PACKER
n. Bk1942 Amer. turf sl. – a racehorse
• JOCKUM
n. M16 cant – the penis
vb. 18C Brit. sl. – to coit a woman
• JOCKUM-GAGE
n. 17C cant – a chamber pot
• JOCKY
n. L17 cant – the penis
► JOCOCIOUS ► JOCOTIOUS adj. jocose, mirthful; humorous, fond of joking → 1790 Eng. dial.
• JOCOSERIOUS
adj. M17 – half jocular, half serious; blending jokes and serious matters
• JOCULAR
n. LME obs. – a professional jester or minstrel
• JOCULATOR
n. LME obs. exc. hist. – a professional jester or minstrel
• JOCULATORY
adj. 1623 obs. – having the character of a jester; uttered in jest; jocular, droll, humorous, sportive, merry, jesting
• JOCUM
n. M16 cant – the penis
vb. 18C Brit. sl. – to coit a woman
• JOD
n. 1. 1596 – the least particle or quantity; the least amount; a very little or small part; an iota
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – the letter “J”
vb. a1400 obs. – to strike, to knock
• JO-DANDY
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – something that is excellent
• JODS
n. M20 colloq. – jodhpurs
• JOE
n. 1. L18 – a book of jokes; a joke, esp. a stale joke
n. 2. 1846 sl. – a male person; a fellow, a chap, an average man
n. 3. M19 Aust. & NZ – a taunt to or warning of the approach of a policeman
n. 4. M19 – an American
n. 5. Bk1903 sl. – fourpence
n. 6. 1947 Amer. sl. – coffee
n. 7. 1963 Can. sl. – a French-Canadian
n. 8. 1963 Amer. Indian student sl. – a Navaho student
n. 9. 20C US sl. – a W.C.; a urinal
vb. 1. M19 Aust. & NZ – to taunt, (esp. a policeman) with a cry of ‘joe’
vb. 2. 20C US sl. – to urinate or defecate
• JOE BLAKE
n. 1905 Aust. rhyming sl. – a snake
• JOE BLAKES
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘shakes’ – delirium tremens
• JOE BLOGGS
n. 1969 Brit. sl. – a hypothetical average man
• JOE BLOW
n. c1941 US sl. – a hypothetical average man
• JOE BUCK
n. E20 Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘fuck’ – an act of copulation
vb. E20 Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘fuck’ – to coit a woman
• JOE COTTON
n. 1910s US sl. – the point of 8 in craps dice
• JOE DAKI
n. 1990s rhyming sl. for ‘Paki’, derogatory – a British Asian
• JOE DANDY
n. L19 sl. – an excellent person or thing
• JOE DARTER
n. 1900s US sl. – an outstanding example of its kind
• JOE DOAKES
n. 1943 US sl. – a hypothetical average man
• JOE-DOCK TO GO ON A GUM-FUDGEON
phr. 1965 Amer. dial. – said to a child when he asks “What are you making?”
• JOE DOKES
n. 1943 US sl. – a hypothetical average man
• JOE ERK
n. World Wars rhyming sl. for ‘jerk’ and ‘berk’ – a fool; an oaf; a jerk; a wretched man
• JOE GARDINERS
n. 1950s Aust. sl. – boots
• JOE HUNT
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘cunt’ – a fool; an oaf; a jerk; a wretched man
• JOE MILLER
n. L18 – a book of jokes; a joke, esp. a stale joke
• JOE PUBLIC
n. 1942 sl., orig. US theatrical usage, often mildly derogatory – a typical male member of the general public
• THE JOES
n. 1910 Aust. sl. – depression; the blues
• JOE SOAP
n. 1966 sl. – a hypothetical average man; a slow-witted or ordinary person
• JOE WITH COW AND SAND
n. E19 sl. – a cup of coffee with milk and sugar
• JOEY
n. 1. E19 Aust. & NZ – any young animal or child
n. 2. M19 sl. obs. – a fourpenny piece
n. 3. L19 colloq. – a clown
n. 4. 1936 obs. exc. hist. – a former twelve-sided British coin of nickel-brass worth three old pence
• JO-FIRED
adj. M18 euphemism – hell-fired, damned
• JOG
vb. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
• JOG-JOG
adv. L18 – with a jogging motion or pace
• JOG-TROTTY
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – slowly
• JOGUE
n. Bk1903 sl. – shilling
• JOHN
n. 1. LME obs., derogatory – a priest
n. 2. LME colloq. – a man, esp. a male servant; a form of address to a man
n. 3. M17 sl. – a policeman
n. 4. Bk1903 sl. – money
n. 5. World War I Amer. sl. – a greenhorn; a newcomer to the army
n. 6. 1928 sl., orig. US – the client of a prostitute
n. 7. 1932 sl. chiefly US – a lavatory
n. 8. 1934 sl. – the penis
n. 9. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a philanderer
• JOHN-A-DREAMS
n. 1603 – a dreamy or idle fellow
• JOHN-A-NOKES
n. c1475 obs. – an anonymous party, usually the plaintiff, in a legal action; an ordinary person
• JOHN-A-STILES
n. 1530 – an anonymous party, usually the defendant, in a legal action
• JOHN A’THINGS’ SHOP
n. 1893 Sc. – the general shop of a village or small town
• JOHN BARLEYCORN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – whisky
• JOHN BATES
n. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – a potential victim, a confidence man’s dupe
• JOHN BULL
n. 1. L18 – an individual Englishman exemplifying the supposedly typical national character
n. 2. L18 – the English nation personified; the English collectively
• JOHN-BULLISH
adj. L18 – typically English
• JOHN CITIZEN
n. 1918 – an ordinary man, esp. as a member of the community
• JOHN D
n. 1913 – a very rich person → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• JOHNDARM
n. M17 – a policeman → sl.
• JOHN DAVIS
n. 1903 – money → sl. (Bk.)
• JOHN DOE
n. 1. 1593 – an ordinary or typical citizen → chiefly US
n. 2. ..20C – a signature → US colloq.
n. 3. ..20C – an anonymous party, usually the plaintiff, in a legal action → US
• JOHN DRUM’S ENTERTAINMENT
n. L16 – a rough reception, esp. the throwing out of an unwelcome guest → sl.
• JOHN HANCOCK
n. 1885 – a signature → US colloq.
• JOHN HENRY
n. 1910 – a person’s signature → Amer. colloq.
• JOHN HOP
n. 1905 – a police officer → Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. for ‘cop’
• JOHN JILLETS
n. 1844 – a term of contempt for a man → Sc.
• JOHN KETCH
n. M17 – a hangman → sl., orig. UK criminals’
• JOHN LAW
n. 1907 – personification of the police → US sl.
• JOHNNIE
n. 1852 – a police officer → sl.
• JOHNNIE BATES
n. 1920 – a potential victim, a confidence man’s dupe → US criminals’ sl.
• JOHNNIE NEWCOME
n. 1823 – a new arrival; a fresh face; a freshman at college; a new baby, etc. → sl.
• JOHNNY
n. 1. ..L17 – a fellow, a chap; frequently used as a derogatory form of address to a man regarded as inferior, esp. a soldier of a colonized country in the army of the colonizing power → colloq.
n. 2. .M19 – a Southerner, esp. a fighter for the Confederacy → US sl.
n. 3. .M19 – a gentoo penguin
n. 4. 1852 – a policeman → sl.
n. 5. ..20C – a short, collarless gown that is fastened in back ad is worn by hospital patients, persons being examined in a doctor’s office, etc. → sl.
n. 6. 1915 – a Turk; the Turkish army → World War I Amer. sl.
n. 7. 1932 – a lavatory; a bathroom → colloq., chiefly US
n. 8. 1942 – a philanderer → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 9. 1965 – a condom → sl.
• JOHNNY-COME-LATELY
n. 1. 1839 – an inexperienced youngster; a novice → nautical usage
n. 2. ..20C – any newcomer → Aust. sl.
n. 3. 1910 – a nickname for a farm hand recently arrived from England → NZ sl.
• JOHNNY COTTON
adj. 20C – rotten → rhyming sl.
• JOHNNY CRAPAUD
n. 1. 1805 – a Frenchman; a French Canadian → colloq. arch.
n. 2. 1805 – the French nation personified → colloq. arch.
• JOHNNY CRAPEAU
n. 1. 1805 – a Frenchman; a French Canadian → colloq. arch.
n. 2. 1805 – the French nation personified → colloq. arch.
• JOHNNY CRAPO
n. 19C – a Frenchman → sl.
• JOHNNY CRAPOSE
n. 1. ..19C – a Frenchman → sl.
n. 2. 1815 – a British seaman wearing a moustache → nautical sl.
• JOHNNY CRAPPO
n. 19C – a Frenchman → sl.
• JOHNNY DARBIES
n. 1860 – handcuffs → sl.
• JOHNNY FOREIGNER
n. 1990 – a personification of a foreign person, usually with ironic reference to British xenophobia → Brit. sl., usually derogatory
• JOHNNY GALLACHER
n. 1935 – a uniformed policeman → tramps’ cant
• JOHNNY GALLAGHER
n. 1935 – a uniformed policeman → tramps’ cant
• JOHNNY GILES
n. 1950 – haemorrhoids → UK & Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘piles’
• JOHNNY GURK
n. 1915 – a Gurkha soldier → army sl.
• JOHNNY GURKHA
n. 1915 – a Gurkha soldier → army sl.
• JOHNNY HEAD-IN-AIR
n. 1851 – a dreamy fellow → colloq.
• JOHNNY HEAD-IN-THE-AIR
n. 1851 – a dreamy fellow → colloq.
• JOHNNY HOUSE
n. 1937 – a toilet; a bathroom → Amer. dial.
• JOHNNY JUMP UP
adv. 1942 – immediately; shortly → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• JOHNNY LAW
n. 1960 – the police → Amer. sl.
• JOHNNY NEWCOME
n. 1. 1800 – a newcomer of any kind → orig. Caribbean usage
n. 2. 1815 – an inexperienced youngster; a novice
n. 3. 1840 – a newborn baby → obs.
• JOHNNY O’BRIEN
n. 1942 – a slow freight train → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• JOHNNY RAW
n. 1803 – an inexperienced youngster; a novice → colloq.
• JOHNNY RAY
adj. 1980 – homosexual → rhyming sl. for ‘gay’
• JOHNNY REB
n. 1. 1860 – a native or inhabitant of the southern US, esp. of one of the former Confederate states; a southerner → Amer.
n. 2. 1860 – in US Hist., a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War → sl.
• JOHNNY RED
n. M19 – a Southerner, esp. a fighter for the Confederacy → US sl.
• JOHNNY ROCKS
n. 1920 – syphilis → Irish sl.
• JOHNNY ROWSERS
n. 1920 – trousers → rhyming sl.
• JOHNNY RUSSELL
n. 20C – bustle, hustle → Aust. rhyming sl.
• JOHNNY RUTTER
n. 1930 – butter → rhyming sl.
• JOHNNY SAP
n. 1942 – a gullible person; a dupe → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• JOHNNY TAPP
vb. 1980 – to defecate → Aust. prison rhyming sl. for ‘crap’
• JOHNNY TINPLATE
n. 1910 – a rural sheriff → US sl.
• JOHNNY WALKER
n. 1. 20C – a garrulous person → rhyming sl. for ‘talker’
n. 2. 20C – an informer → rhyming sl. for ‘talker’
• JOHNNY WARDER
n. 1. ..L19 – a drunken layabout → Aust. sl.
n. 2. 1910 – anyone who drinks alone; a drink that is taken by oneself → Aust. sl.
• JOHNNY WET-BREAD
n. 20C – a teasing rather than aggressive term of mockery → Irish sl.
• JOHNNY WHOP-STRAW
n. 19C – a clodhopper; a rustic → colloq.
• JOHN O’BRIEN
n. 1. 1910 – an empty safe → US sl.
n. 2. 1914 – a boxcar; a freight train → Amer. hobo sl.
n. 3. 1920 – a hand-car → US sl.
• JOHN Q. PUBLIC
n. 1922 – a member of the general public → N. Amer. colloq.
• JOHN ROSCOE
n. 1938 – a gun, esp. a pistol or revolver → US sl.
• JOHNSON
n. M19 – the penis → sl.
• JOHN TAMSON’S NEWS
n. 1900 – stale or unimportant news → Eng. dial.
• JOHN THOMAS
n. 1879 – the penis → sl.
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