Dictionary: L – LAB

► L n. 1. a $50 banknote → M19 US sl.
n. 2. a life sentence → L19 US prison sl.
n. 3. hell → 1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. the drug LSD → 1969 Brit. sl.
n. 5. elevation → 1991 US sl.
n. 6. marijuana → 1993 US rap & hip-hop sl.
► L-7 adj. unfashionable, unsophisticated → 1950 African-American & teen sl.
n. a staid person who is uninterested in or unsympathetic to the fashionable interests of teenagers → 1956 US sl.
► L-12 n. an extremely social outcast (L = loser) → 1993 US sl.
► L.A. n. 1. Los Angeles, California → 1901 Amer. sl.
n. 2. long-acting amphetamine → 1990 drug culture sl.
► LA adj. effeminate → 1960 US homosexual sl.
int. an exclamation → 16C
n. 1. a lavatory, a public convenience → 1945 Aust. sl.
n. 2. any amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant → 1986 US sl.
n. 3. marijuana → 1994 US sl., esp. African-American usage
► LAA-DEE-LAA adj. 1. stuck-up, arrogant, snobbish → L19 sl.
adj. 2. effeminate, affected → L19 sl.
► LAAD-MI-DON n. 1. a tuberculosis sanatorium → 1940 W. Indies
n. 2. the poorhouse; the almshouse → 1940 W. Indies
► LAAG n. a pull, a shove → 1899 Sc.
vb. 1. to pull, to drag → 1897 Sc.
vb. 2. to pour water on; to bale out water → 1898 Sc.
► LAAGER adj. eager, keen → 1866 Sc.
► LAAK vb. to cover → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAALY n. a toy → 1892 Sc.
► LAANIE adj. 1. intellectually sophisticated → 1970 S. Afr. sl.
adj. 2. moneyed, rich, wealthy → 1970 S. Afr. sl.
adj. 3. showy, arrogant → 1970 S. Afr. sl.
n. 1. a boss, an employer → 1970 S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. a White person; a rich person → 1970 S. Afr. sl.
► LAAR n. a gentle breeze → 1866 Sc.
► LAAV vb. of a bird: to hover in the air → 1898 Sc.
► LAB adj. drunk → 1824 Sc.
n. 1. a blab, a telltale, a chatterbox, a tattler → 1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a blow, a stroke → 1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a lump or large piece of anything; a portion, a fragment, a bit; a shred or piece, as of skin or cloth torn away and hanging loose → 1808 Sc.
n. 4. a pendulous ornament; a projecting drooping part of an object → 1814 Sc. obs.
n. 5. a portion, a piece → 1828 Sc. & Ireland
n. 6. a chemistry student → 1866 Amer. students’ sl.
n. 7. a laboratory → 1895 UK
n. 8. the act of throwing → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
n. 9. a Labrador dog → 1950 sl., orig. Can & US
vb. 1. to speak indiscreetly, to gossip, to blab, to let out secrets → 1377 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk with a long swinging step → 1788 Sc.
vb. 3. to toss, to pitch, to throw from the hand, with a swing of the arm, in the manner a quoit is thrown → 1818 Sc.
vb. 4. to strike severely, to beat; to deliver a slashing blow → 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to dash down hurriedly in writing → 1858 Sc.
vb. 6. to fall flatly → 1883 Sc.
vb. 7. to rip or tear skin or cloth so as to leave a shred or strip hanging loose → 1958 Sc.
► LABA n. a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person → 1950 W. Indies
► LABA-LABA adj. talkative, verbose, effusive → 1980 Black British sl.
n. a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person → 1950 W. Indies
vb. to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets → 1960 W. Indies
► LABANT adj. sliding, falling down, wavering → 1727 obs.
► LABASCATE vb. to begin to fall or slide → 1727 obs.
► LABASCENCY n. tottering state or condition → 1657 obs.
► LABB n. the sound of the lapping of waves → 1824 Sc.
► LABBA n. a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person → 1950 W. Indies
► LABBA-LABBA adj. talkative, verbose, effusive → 1980 Black British sl.
n. a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person → 1950 W. Indies
vb. to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets → 1960 W. Indies
► LABBE n. the vagina → 1998 US sl.
► LABBER n. 1. a person whose clothing is wet and draggled; a ‘draggle-tail’ → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 2. the act of swallowing a liquid so hastily that a portion is allowed to fall, and a noise made with the lips; the noise thus caused → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to loll out the tongue; to lick up anything → 1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dabble or splash in water → 1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to besmear, esp. with mud; to daub; to lubricate → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 4. to make a noise with the lips in swallowing a liquid; to let fall a portion of one’s food while swallowing → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
vb. 5. to trail in the dirt; to draggle → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 6. to wet; to become wet → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABBERED adj. of a fish: mature enough to ripple the stream → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABBERED-UP adj. very much besmeared with mud → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABBER-GOB n. treacle → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABBERIN n .a beating, a thrashing → 1874 Sc.
► LABBERING n. the struggling of a hooked fish → L19 Brit. nautical usage
► LABBERLY adj. wet; rainy → 1842 Eng. dial.
► LABBERMENT n. a splashing; a washing of linen on a small scale → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABBER-MOUTH n. a chatterer, a talker → 20C W. Indies
► LABBERY adj. 1. wet; rainy → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
adj. 2. of roads: miry, muddy → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABBET n. 1. a boy that waits on a mason, butcher, etc.; a menial of the lowest grade → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 2. a fool → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABBIE n. 1. the flap or skirt of a man’s coat or shirt → 1808 Sc.
n. 2. a Labrador dog → 1984
► LABBY n. a Labrador dog → 1984
► LAB-DAB n. a profuse perspiration → 19C Eng. dial.
► LABDICK n. a policeman → 20C Sc. sl.
► LABE vb. to heap on; to place upon in great quantities; to lay on a burden → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABEFACT adj. shaken, tottering → 1874
vb. to shake, to weaken → 1540 obs.
► LABEFACTATE vb. to cause to totter or fall; to make unsteady or unstable; to weaken → 1645 obs.
► LABEFACTATION n. a shaking, weakening; overthrow, downfall → 1775
► LABEFACTION n. a shaking, weakening; overthrown, downfall → 1620
► LABEFY vb. to weaken, to impair; to cause to fall → 1620 obs. rare
► LABEL n. 1. a slip or strip of anything → 1440 obs.
n. 2. a narrow piece of land → 1577 obs.
n. 3. the name by which a person is known → 1928 US sl.
► LABEL-LOLLING adj. projecting like a label (tag meaning) → 1615 obs.
► LABENT adj. falling, sliding, running, or passing away → 1727 obs.
► LABEON ► LABION n. one who has large lips → 1650 obs.
► LABEORPHILY n. the collecting of beer-bottle labels → 1991 (Bk.)
► LABERLETHIN n. a long, rambling discourse → 1864 Sc.
► LABES n. the genital labia → 1983 Amer. sl.
► LABEY n. the flap or skirt of a man’s coat or shirt → 1808 Sc.
► LAB HOUND n. 1. a forensic scientist → 1958 US police usage
n. 2. a person who enjoys being the subject of psychology experiments → 1970 Amer. sl.
► LABIAL adj. pert. to the lips → 1650
► LABIAL CONTACT n. a kiss; a kissing → 1947 US sl.
► LABICAN n. a gossip, a tattler, a busybody → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABIE n. 1. the flap or skirt of a man’s coat or shirt → 1808 Sc.
n. 2. a large irregular piece → 1815 Eng. dial.
► LABIES n. 1. lips → 1541 obs.
n. 2. a store; plenty, abundance → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABILE adj. 1. liable or prone to lapse; prone to fall into error or sin → 1447 obs.
adj. 2. apt to slip away; slippery, unstable → 1623 obs.
► LABIOMANCY n. lip-reading → 1686
► LAB JOCKEY n. a laboratory scientist → 20C US sl.
► LAB-OATS n. sloppy food → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAB ONE’S MOUTH vb. to chatter, to blab → 1966 Amer. dial.
► LABONZA n. 1. the pit of the stomach; the belly → 1934 US sl.
n. 2. the buttocks → 1954 US sl.
► LABORANT n. a laboratory workman; a chemist’s assistant; a working chemist → 1665 obs.
► LABORATE vb. to produce or develop by labour → 1662 obs.
► LABORATION n. working, work, labour → 1460 obs.
► LABORATORIAL adj. pert. to the laboratory → 1862
► LABORATORIAN adj. pert. to the laboratory → 1860
n. a chemist who works in a laboratory → 1860
► LABORATORY n. a toilet → 1967 Amer. dial.
► LABOR FAKER n. 1. a worker who loafs on the job; a malingerer; hence, a corrupt union leader → 1907 US sl.
n. 2. a political agitator among workers → 1938 US sl.
► LABORIFEROUS adj. that takes pains; that endures labour, painful, difficult → 1656 obs.
► LABORIOSE adj. laborious, painstaking → 1727 obs.
► LABORIOSITY n. painfulness, laboriousness → 1656
► LABORIOUS adj. of speech or writing: showing signs of great effort; lacking in fluency or eloquence; long-winded → 1560 
► LABOROSITY n. laboriousness → 1656 obs.
► LABOROUS adj. laborious → 1386 obs.
► LABOROUSNESS n. laboriousness → 1530 obs.
► LABOR SKATE n. a trade union official; a corrupt or ineffective labour union official → 1930 US sl.
► LAB-O’-THE-TONGUE n. a chatterbox, tattler; one who cannot keep a secret → 1746 Eng. dial.
► LABOUR n. 1. an alleged term for a ‘company’ of moles → 1486 obs.
n. 2. tillage → 1896 Sc. & Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to till, to cultivate land; to plough → 1798 Sc. & Ireland
vb. 2. to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour → 1824 Sc.
► THE LABOUR n. the labour exchange; the employment exchange; the job centre → 1920 sl. 
► LABOURABLE adj. capable of being laboured or worked → 1481 obs.
► LABOURAGE n. 1. ploughing; ploughed or cultivated land → 1475 obs.
n. 2. labouring, labour, work → 1484 obs.
n. 3. payment for labour → 1826
► LABOUR DAY JUNKIE n. someone who uses heroin only occasionally → 1996 Ireland sl.
► LABOURER OF NATURE n. the penis → 17C sl.
► LABOURESS n. a female labourer → 1570 obs.
► LABOUR-FELLOW n. a fellow labourer → 1549 obs.
► LABOURHOOD n. laborious condition; laboriousness → 1858
► LABOUR-HOUSE n. a laboratory → 1712 obs.
► LABOURING n. a farm → 1798 Sc.
► LABOURING OAR n. the most burdensome duty → 1776 US
► LABOUR-LEA vb. to copulate → 19C Sc.
► LABOUR LEATHER vb. to copulate with a woman → 16C sl.
► A LABOUR OF HERCULES n. a task requiring enormous strength → 1432
► LABOUR ONE’S NEEDS vb.  to work for one’s livelihood → 1400 obs.
► LABOUROUS adj. 1. labouring → 1826 Sc.
adj. 2. laborious → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LABOURSOME adj. 1. given to labour; hard-working → 1551 obs.
adj. 2. requiring labour; accompanied by labour → 1577 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of land: difficult of cultivation → 1604 obs.
adj. 4. of a ship: subject to pitch and roll violently in a heavy sea → 1691
adj. 5. laborious; fatiguing → 1889 Eng. dial.
► LABRET n. 1. an ornament consisting of a piece of stone, bone, shell, etc., inserted in the lip → 1857
n. 2. in body piercing: a stud through the bottom lip → 1990 sl.
► LABRICK n. a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a stranger; a naive or foolish person; often used as a mild term of abuse → 1889 Amer. sl.
► LABRISH adj. talkative, gossipy → 1940 W. Indies
n. gossip, chatter → 1940 W. Indies
vb. to tell tales, to gossip → 1940 W. Indies
► LABRISHER n. a chatterer, a telltale → 1940 W. Indies
► LABROSE adj. 1. having large lips → 1727
adj. 2. having a brim, bank, or border → 1727
► LABROUS adj. 1. having large lips → 1656 obs.
adj. 2. having a brim. bank, or border → 1656 obs.
► LAB-SIDED adj. leaning to one side, lopsided → 1883 Sc.
► LABSTER n. a designer and maker of illicit narcotics → 1990 US drug culture sl.
► LA BUENA n. heroin → 2003 UK drug culture sl.
► LAB WRETCH n. a performer of unpleasant laboratory tasks → 1988 US sl.
► LABYRINTH n. a tortuous, entangled, or inextricable condition of things, events, ideas, etc.; an entanglement, a maze → 1548
► LABYRINTHAL adj. labyrinthine → 1669
► LABYRINTHED adj. full of complications → 1650 obs.
► LABYRINTHIAL adj. labyrinthine → 1550 obs.
► LABYRINTHIAN adj. labyrinthine → 1588
► LABYRINTHIC adj. labyrinthine → 1641
► LABYRINTHICAL adj. labyrinthine → 1641
► LABYRINTHINE adj. 1. having many intricate turnings or windings → 1747
adj. 2. intricate, complicated, involved, inextricable → 1840