Dictionary: KF – KIL

► KHYBER (PASS) n. the buttocks → 1943 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘arse’
► KHYFER n. 1. the vagina → M19 sl.
n. 2. a crooked lawyer → L19 US sl.
n. 3. women regarded as sex objects → L19 sl.
vb. to dress one’s hair → L19 sl.
► KI int. used as an expression of amazement, denial, consternation, etc .→ 1835 Amer. dial.
n. a kilogram of marijuana → M20 US drug culture sl.
► KIBBOCK n. a cheese → 1470 obs.
► KIBITZ n. a spectator of a game, esp. of cards → 1894 colloq.
vb. to watch as a spectator, typically while offering advice or criticism → 1894 obs.
► KIBITZER n. a spectator of a games, esp. of cards, esp. of one who offers usually unwelcome advice → 1915 colloq.
► KIBO n. a privy → 1970 US sl.
► KIBOSH n. 1. a shilling and 6 pence → M19 sl.
n. 2. nonsense → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
vb. to ruin; to destroy → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► KIBOSHERY n. nonsense → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► KICK n. 1. a sixpence; mainly used to denote sixpence as an element in a sum of money, as ‘two and a kick’ – two shillings and sixpence → 1700 Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a pocket → 1851 sl.
n. 3. a thrill from drugs or alcohol; a thrill of any type → 20C sl.
n. 4. trousers → 20C sl.
n. 5. a fad → 1950 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a sharp burst of speed, esp. towards the end of a middle-distance race → 1955 chiefly athletics usage
vb. 1. to reject or jilt a suitor; to turn someone down → 1809 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to give up a drug-taking habit → 1936 sl., orig. US
vb. 3. to inform or provide information → 1992 African-American sl.
► KICK-ASS adj. powerful and vigorous → 1993 teen & students’ sl. (Bk.)
vb. (as ‘kick ass’) to reprimand → 1976 sl., orig. & chiefly US
► KICKBACK n. money paid (illegally) to someone who has made it possible for you too do something → 1958 sl., orig. US
► KICK-CLOY n. a pair of breeches → M19 sl.
► KICK DOWN THE LADDER vb. to reject or disown the friends or associates that have helped one to rise in the world → 1794
► KICKED adj. dishonourably discharged → 1915 World War I Amer. sl.
► KICKED INTO A FUNERAL PROCESSION phr. said of a person killed by a kicking horse → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► KICKED OFF adj. dead → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► KICKED THE BUCKET adj. dead → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► KICKER n. 1. a person who objects; a fault-finder → 1897 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
n. 2. in dominoes; 6-1 → 20C sl.
n. 3. in dominoes; a 5 in any combination → 20C sl.
n. 4. a foot → 1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a shoe or boot, esp. one with a sharp toe → 1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a cowboy, or a would-be cowboy → 1986 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a previously hidden or concealed difficulty or problem → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► KICKERABOO vb. to ‘kick the bucket’, to die → 1892 W. Indian sl. (Bk.)
► KICKER MUSIC n. country and western music → 1986 Amer. dial.
► KICK HIGH vb.  to feel in good health and spirits → 1986 Amer. dial.
► KICKIE-WICKIE n.  a jocular or ludicrous term for a wife → 1616 obs.
► KICK IN vb. 1.  to pay one’s share → 1908 sl.
vb. 2.  to break into a building, room. safe, etc. → 1926 US sl.
vb. 3.  to go to bed → 1968 Amer. dial.
► KICKING adj. excellent, admirable → 2005 African-American sl.
► KICKIN’ HARD adj.  doing well at something, excelling → 1966 Amer. sl.
► KICK IN THE ASS n. 1. an unwarranted punishment or letdown → M20 US colloq.
n. 2. shocking or disappointing news → M20 US colloq.
► KICK IT vb. 1. to talk to or with → 1997 African-American sl.
vb. 2. to waste time doing nothing → 2005 African-American sl.
► KICK IT WITH SOMEONE vb. to be sexually involved with someone, esp. to have an affair → 2006 African-American sl.
► KICK LIKE A BAY STEER vb. to complain bitterly → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► KICK OFF vb. 1. to die → 1921 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to begin, to commence → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► KICK ONE’S ASSHOLE THROUGH ONE’S TEETH vb. to give a thorough beating → 1969 Amer. sl.
► KICK ONE’S HEELS vb. to wait, esp. idly or impatiently → 1703 Brit.
► KICK ONE’S NORTH END TO GOING SOUTH vb. to put pressure on somebody to do something he ought to have done but hasn’t → 1970 Amer. dial.
► KICK OUT vb. to reject or jilt a suitor; to turn someone down → 1941 Amer. dial.
► KICK PARTY n. a party where LSD or some other drug is used → M20 US drug culture sl.
► KICKS n. 1. trousers → L17 cant
n. 2. shoes → 1904 sl., orig. US
► KICKSEYS ► KICKSIES n. trousers; breeches → 1841 cant
► KICKSEY-WINSEY adj. fantastic, whimsical, erratic → 1650 obs.
adv. ? topsy-turvy → 1622 obs.
n. a fantastic device; a whim or erratic fancy → 1599 obs.
► KICK-SICK n. the illness that accompanies withdrawal from drug addiction → 1930 drug culture sl.
► KICKSTERS n. trousers; breeches → E19 Brit. sl.
► KICK-STICK n. a marijuana cigarette → M20 US drug culture sl.
► KICK SUE IN THE SIDE ► KICK SUZY IN THE SIDE vb. to commit suicide → 1966 Amer. dial.
► KICK THE BALLISTICS vb. to talk, esp. giving valuable information → 1992 African-American sl.
► KICK THE BUCK vb. to die → 1966 Amer. dial.
► KICK THE BUCKET vb. to die → 1785 sl.
► KICK THE CACK OUT OF vb. to beat up severely → 1970 sl.
► KICK THE CHICKEN-HOCKEY OUT OF vb. to beat someone severely → 1970 US sl.
► KICK THE CLOUDS vb. to be hanged → E19 sl.
► KICK THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF vb. to beat severely → M18 sl.
► KICK THE FROST OUT vb. to exercise; to limber up → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► KICK THE GONG (AROUND) vb. to smoke opium or marijuana → M20 US drug culture sl.
► KICK THE KNOWLEDGE vb. to give valuable information → 1993 African-American sl.
► KICK THE LID OFF vb. to start any violent action → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► KICK THE SCIENCE vb. to give valuable information → 2007 African-American sl.
► KICK THE SHIT OUT OF vb. to thrash or beat a person severely → 17C sl.
► KICK THROUGH vb. to pay up → 1965 Amer. dial.
► KICKUP n. 1. a social gathering with games and dancing → 1778 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fight or argument; a row; a disturbance → 1843 Amer. dial.
► KICK UP A MUSS vb. to start a fight, to cause a commotion → 1862 sl.
► KICK UP A RANDY vb. to make a great noise → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► KICK UP A ROW vb. to create a disturbance → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► KICK UP A SHINDY vb. to make a fuss or disturbance; to quarrel → 1899 Amer. dial.
► KICK UP BOBSY-DIE vb. to make a fuss → 1952 NZ sl.
► KICK UP HIGH JACK vb. to be noisy or rowdy; to cause a disturbance or commotion → 1908 Amer. dial.
► KICK UP JACK vb. to be noisy or rowdy; to cause a disturbance or commotion → 1908 Amer. dial.
► KICK UP SHINES vb. to be proud, to put on airs → 1884 Amer. dial.
► KICK UPSTAIRS vb. to promote to a senior but less important job → 1697 sl.
► KICK UP THE DEVIL’S DELIGHT vb. to make a great disturbance → 1846
► KICKY adj. disagreeable, contrary → 1930 Amer. dial.
► KID n. a child → 1690 sl.
► KIDDIE adj. pert. to or fit for children → 1930 sl.
n. a child → 1889 sl.
► KIDDIEWINKIE n. a child → 1957 sl.
► KIDDLE-KITTLE vb. to tickle → 19C Eng. dial.
► KIDDO n. a child → 1896 sl.
► KIDDOLOGY n. a notional science of teasing or deceiving; a notional science of dealing with children → 1964 Brit. sl.
► KIDDY adj. 1well-dressed, fashionable, flashy → . L18 sl.
adj. 2. skilful, esp. in a criminal context → . L18 sl.
adj. 3. pert. to or fit for children → 1930 sl.
n. 1. a flashy young man who is usually a rake or a thief → 1778 Amer. sl., orig. criminals’ usage
n. 2. a young fellow; a chap; a man; a boy → 1816 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a hat fashionable among small-time but dandified thieves; it featured a broad ribbon passing through a large buckle at its front → M19 sl.
n. 4. a child → 1858 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a young woman → 1904 Amer. sl.
vb. to hoax, to humbug, to subject to confidence trickery → M19 sl.
► KIDDYISH adj. 1. stylish, showily dressed; up-to-date → E19 sl.
adj. 2. frolicsome, jovial → M19 sl.
► KIDDY KINGDOM n. bliss → 1965 Barbados
► KIDDY PORN n. child pornography → 1977 US sl.
► KIDDYWINK n. a child → 1957 sl.
► KIDDYWINKLE n. a child → 1957 sl.
► KIDDYWINKY n. a child → 1957 sl.
► KID FRUIT n. a male homosexual who achieves gratification from performing oral sex on young men or boys → 1961 US sl.
► KIDGE adj. brisk, active, lively → 1790 Eng. dial.
► KIDGED adj. 1. convalescent → 1889 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. brisk → 1901 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► KIDGY adj. brisk, active, sprightly → 1901 Eng. dial.
► KID HACK n. a vehicle used to transport children to school → 1982 Amer. dial.
► KID IN THE KHAKI SHIRT n. in horse racing: an imaginary jockey who wins races on horses not favoured to win → 1989 Aust. sl.
► KID LAMB n. a young homosexual boy, esp. one who accompanies a tramp → 1920 sl., chiefly US prison usage
► KID-LEATHER n. young prostitutes in general → 19C Brit. sl.
► KIDLING adj. 1.  physically weak, ailing → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2.  petty, insignificant → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 3. tricking, cozening → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 1.  a little kid (baby goat) → 1586
n. 2.  a little child; a baby → 1899 sl.
► KIDNEY n. 1. a lunch → 1960 Brit. rhyming sl. (Kidney Punch)
n. 2. the brain; hence, intelligence → 2003 Trinidad and Tobago
► KIDNEY-BUSTER n. a truck, esp. a military truck, that rides roughly → 1938 US sl.
► KIDNEY COLIC n. overactive kidneys → 1970 Amer. dial.
► KIDNEY FOOT n. a large or clumsy foot → 1968 Amer. dial.
► KIDNEY-FOOTED adj. having large or clumsy feet → 1905 Amer. dial.
► KIDNEY-LIPPED adj. hare-lipped → 1648 obs.
► KIDNEY PAD n. an Eastern saddle → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► KIDNEY PUNCH n. a lunch → 1960 Brit. rhyming sl.
► KIDNEY-SCRAPER n. the penis; generally said of a penis of heroic dimensions → 1888 US sl.
► KIDNEY-WIPER n. the penis; generally said of a penis of heroic dimensions → 1888 US sl.
► KIDOLOGY n. a notional science of teasing or deceiving; a notional science of dealing with children → 1964 Brit. sl.
► KIDOODLE vb. to fondle, to caress; to ‘spoon’ → 1859 Amer. dial.
► KIDS n. a group of homosexual men friends → 1972 US sl.
► THE KIDS n. ‘All My Children’, a popular television daytime drama → 1987 US sl.
► KID’S-EYE n. fivepence → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► KID SHOW n. a circus or carnival side show → 1980 US sl.
► KID-SIMPLE adj. having a lust for young boys; pert. to a pederast → E20 US criminals’ sl.
► KIDSTAKES ► KIDSTEAKS n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery → 1912 Aust. & NZ sl.
► KID-STRETCHER n. a lecher; a user of young prostitutes → 19C Brit. sl.
► KIDSTUFF n. marijuana; a mild drug for beginners → M20 US criminals’ sl.
► KID WAGON n. a vehicle used to transport children to school → 1917 Amer. dial.
► KID WHISTLE n. a curfew → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► KIEF n. 1. hashish and mixtures of marijuana and tobacco → E19 drug culture sl.
n. 2. marijuana or the pleasure derived from smoking it → 20C sl.
► KIELBASA n. a penis → 1978 US sl.
► KIESTER n. 1. the female genitals → E20 US criminals’ sl.
n. 2. the posteriors; the anus → M20 US sl.
► KIESTER STAB n. pederasty → 20C US sl.
► KIESTER STASH n. the rectum as a place for concealing illegal drugs → 1970 US drug culture sl. (Bk.)
► KIF int. a call to a calf at feeding time → 1968 Amer. dial.
n. 1. hashish and mixtures of marijuana and tobacco → E19 drug culture sl.
n. 2. marijuana or the pleasure derived from smoking it → 20C sl.
► KIFE n. 1. the vagina → M19 sl.
n. 2. a crooked lawyer → L19 US sl.
n. 3. women regarded as sex objects → L19 sl.
n. 4. a catamite → E20 US criminals’ sl.
n. 5. a fellator → E20 US criminals’ sl.
n. 6. a prostitute → E20 US criminals’ sl.
vb. to swindle → 1931 US circus and carnival usage
► KIFER n. 1. the vagina → M19 sl.
n. 2. a crooked lawyer → L19 US sl.
n. 3. women regarded as sex objects → L19 sl.
► KIFF n. 1. hashish and mixtures of marijuana and tobacco → E19 drug culture sl.
n. 2. marijuana or the pleasure derived from smoking it → 20C sl.
n. 3. a marijuana cigarette → 2003 UK sl.
► KIFF-KAFF n. a modest, suppressed laugh → 2003 Trinidad and Tobago usage
► KIFFLE n. a troublesome or tickling cough → 19C Sc.
vb. to cough when caused by a tickling sensation in the throat → 19C Sc.
► KIKE n. a Jew, esp. one considered greedy, miserly, stingy, dishonest, untrustworthy, or shrewd; hence, any person thought to have such characteristics → 1904 Amer. dial., derogatory
vb. to walk → 1979 US sl.
► KIKE IT vb. to walk → 1979 US sl.
► KIKE KILLER n. a club or bludgeon → 1982 US sl.
► KIKI adj. 1. in a homosexual relationship: comfortable with playing both roles in sex → 1941 US sl.
adj. 2. bisexual → 1970 US sl.
n. a homosexual male → 1935 US sl.
► KILBURN (PRIORY) n. a diary; esp. a police diary → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► KILEERY adj. full of mischief → 20C Ireland
n. a giddy, hysterical person → 20C Ireland
► KILFLIGGIN adj. lazy → 1895 Amer. dial.
► KILGUBBIN n. a low or poor neighbourhood → 1910 Amer. dial.
► KILJACKUMS n. sorghum molasses → 1944 Amer. dial.
► KILL adj. excellent → 1985 US sl.
n. 1. a natural waterway, esp. a stream, a creek, a channel → 1639 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a great success, usually financial → M19 US sl.
n. 3. semen → 1998 US sl.
n. 4. in roller derby: an extended attack on the other team’s jammer (a skater who is eligible to score) → 1999 US sl.
vb. 1. to cause pain to someone → 1800 UK sl.
vb. 2. to excite, to please, to thrill → 1844 US sl.
vb. 3. to cause someone to laugh uproariously → 1856 UK sl.
vb. 4. to excel → 1900 US sl.
vb. 5. to overwhelm someone with delight, often convulsing them with laughter → 1938 sl., orig. US
vb. 6. in handball, racquetball, and squash: to hit the ball so low on the front wall that it cannot be returned → 1970 US sl.
vb. 7. in volleyball: to hit the ball downward with great force from the top of a jump → 1972 US sl.
vb. 8. in bar dice games: to declare that a formerly wild point is no longer wild → 1976 US sl.
vb. 9. in clayshooting: to hit the target accurately → 1983 UK sl.
vb. 10. in pool: to strike the cue ball such that it stops immediately upon hitting the object ball → 1984 US sl.
vb. 11. to finish consuming something → 1995 US sl.
vb. 12. to cover with graffiti → 1997 US sl.
► THE KILL n. the moment when a sale is confirmed → 1999 UK sl.
► KILL ANOTHER SKUNK vb. to create a diversion → 1984 Amer. dial.
► KILL A NUMBER vb. to finish one’s sentence → 1992 US prison sl.
► KILL A SNAKE vb. to urinate → E20 Aust. sl.
► KILL A TREE vb. of males: to urinate against a tree → 20C US sl.
► KILL BIG SIX vb. to play dominoes → 1990 US sl.
► KILL BRAIN CELLS vb. to get drunk → 1983 US sl.
► KILLBUCK n. 1. a fierce-looking fellow; a term of contempt → 1622 obs.
n. 2. the keeper of a deer-park → 1826 obs.
► KILL-COURTESY n. a discourteous or rude person; a boorish person → 1590 obs.
► KILL DEAD vb. to kill completely → 1834 Amer. dial.
► KILL-DEVIL adj. that would kill devils; deadly → 1831
n. 1. a recklessly daring fellow → 1593 obs.
n. 2. brandy or rum, or newly-made rum → 1647 colloq. obs.
n. 3. a gun → 1699 UK sl.
n. 4. an artificial bait used in angling, ​made to spin in the water like a wounded fish → 1833
n. 5. strong alcohol, esp. whisky → 1867 US sl.
n. 6. very strong tobacco → 1953 US sl.
► KILLER adj. excellent → 1979 sl., orig. US
n. 1. an excellent person or thing → 1937 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a vicious horse → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
n. 3. a marijuana cigarette → M20 US drug culture sl.
► KILLER-DILLER n. an excellent person or thing → 1938 sl., orig. US
► KILLER-WEED n. 1. the drug PCP → M20 US drug culture sl.
n. 2. a mixture of marijuana and PCP → M20 US drug culture sl.
► KILL-GRIEF n. any strong alcoholic drink → E18 Brit. sl.
► KILLICK n. 1. a leading seaman’s badge → 1915 Brit. nautical sl.
n. 2. a leading seaman → 1920 Brit. nautical sl.
► THE KILLIN’ FIELDS n. East Oakland, California → 1990 African-American teen sl.
► KILLING adj. 1. fashionable, stylish → M18 sl.
adj. 2. very funny or amusing → 1844 sl.
adj. 3. fascinating, very interesting, wonderful → M19 sl., orig. US
adj. 4. excellent; first-rate → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. a great success, usually financial → M19 US sl.
► KILLING FLOOR n. 1. a place where victims are robbed and/or cheated by a confidence trickster → 1960 African-American sl.
n. 2. anywhere used for the purpose of sexual intercourse → 1960 African-American sl.
► KILL IT int. stop talking! → 1910 sl.
vb. 1. to stop talking → 1910 sl.
vb. 2. to extinguish the light → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► KILLJOY n. a policeman or any authority figure → 1920 African-American sl.
► KILL-ME-DEAD n. bread → 1930 rhyming sl.
► KILL-ME-QUICK n. 1. whisky → M19 US sl.
n. 2. a form of fritter → L19 Aust. sl.
► KILL ONE’S DOG vb. to be drunk; to drink heavily → M18 sl.
► KILL ONESELF vb.  to laugh → 1956 sl.
► KILL ONE’S OWN SNAKES vb.  to mind one’s own business → 1928 Amer. dial.
► KILLOUT n.  an amazing person; an enthralling topic or thing → 1930 African-American sl.
vb.  (usually as ‘kill out’) to feel good; to be exhilarated → 1930 African-American sl.
► KILL OUT ONESELF vb.  to exhaust oneself → 20C W. Indies
► KILLPIG n.  an appalling situation → 2000 sl.
► KILL-POT n.  one who drinks to excess, a hard drinker, a toper → 1616
► KILL-PREACHER n.  port wine; also whisky → L18 sl.
► KILL-PRIEST n.  port wine; also whisky → L18 sl.
► KILL SOME BABIES vb.  to masturbate → 1990 US sl.
► KILL SOMEONE’S BUZZ vb.  to depress someone; to destroy someone’s enjoyment or pleasure; to disappoint someone → 1980 sl.
► KILL-THE-BEGGAR n.  rough whisky → 19C sl.
► KILL THE CHANGE vb.  to keep the change → 2000 UK sl.
► KILL THE CLOCK vb.  in a game governed by time: to delay the game near the end when winning → 1970 US sl.
► KILL THE FATTED CALF vb. 1. to celebrate or welcome lavishly or extravagantly → 1647 
vb. 2.  to prepare an elaborate feast in welcome or celebration → 1647
► KILL THE SIN vb.  to relieve all the blame of something → 1982 Bahamas
► KILL UP vb.  to kill, to exterminate, to butcher → 1834 Amer. dial.
► KILL WHO? int.  a defiant response to a threat → L19 sl.
► KILTER n. 1. good condition; good health or spirits → 1643
n. 2.  money → 1903 sl. (Bk.)