Dictionary: LAM – LAMZ

► LAM int. get out of the way quickly! → 1886 US sl.
n. 1. a blow; a hard hit or swipe → 1896 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an act of running or flight, esp. a dash to escape from custody; escape; a hasty or unceremonious departure → 1914 US sl.
n. 3. an escape from work or duty → 1990 sl.
vb. 1. to hit, to strike, to slap, to beat soundly, to thrash → 1595
vb. 2. to defeat decisively, esp. in a fistfight; to drub → 1848 US sl.
vb. 3. to shoot → 1859 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to leave in a hurry; to run, to make a fast getaway → 1886 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. in sports: to strike (a ball) hard → 1890 US sl.
vb. 6. to swindle → L19 Aust. sl.
vb. 7. to chase → 1934 US criminals’ sl.
vb. 8. to throw → 1968 Amer. dial.
► LAMACHEELIE n. a noisy lamentation, a loud wail, an outcry → 1925 Sc.
► LAMACHREE n. a noisy lamentation, a loud wail, an outcry → 1925 Sc.
► LAM-AN-SALLY n. a beating → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMANTIN n. the manatee → 1706
► LAMASTER n. a fugitive; an absconder → 1904 US prison & criminals’ sl.
► LAM AWAY AT vb. to make an attempt to → 1884 Amer. dial.
► LAMB n. 1. one who is meek, gentle, innocent, or weak as a lamb → 1000
n. 2. a young member of a flock, esp. of the church → 1000
n. 3. a term of endearment → 1553
n. 4. a simpleton; an oaf; one who is cheated; esp. one who speculates and loses his money → 1668
n. 5. a gullible investor → 1886 stock market usage
n. 6. an expert skater → 1898 Sc. school sl. obs.
n. 7. a ruffian armed with a bludgeon, formerly hired at election time → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 8. a vagrant committed to prison for three days only → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 9. a catamite, esp. a much abused and passive one → 1922 US sl., esp. prison usage
n. 10. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture → 1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to beat or strike → L16 sl.
vb. 2. to skate expertly → 1898 Sc. school sl. obs.
vb. 3. to depart hurriedly → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LAMBACK n. a heavy blow, a whack → 1591 obs.
vb. to beat, to thrash → 1589 obs.
► LAMBACKER n. one who beats or drubs → 1592 obs.
► LAMBAISE vb. to lambaste, to whack, to belabour → 1913 Sc.
► LAMBASTE vb. 1. to beat, to thrash → 1637 sl. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to rebuke or reprove severely → 1886
vb. 3. of rain: to beat down → 1892 Ireland
► LAMBASTED adj. drunk → 1990 sl.
► LAMBASTING n. a beating; a thrashing → 1694 sl. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
► LAMB-BLASTS n. passing showers of snow, rain, or hail accompanied by high wind, occurring about the time of young lambs → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMB-BRAINED adj. foolish → 1998 NZ sl.
► LAMB CANNON n. the penis → 1990 sl.
► LAMB CHOP n. 1. a term of affection, usually of a woman → 1970 sl.
n. 2. an attractive girl → 1985 US sl.
► LAMB DOWN vb. 1. to part with money; to pay down money, esp. recklessly → 1890 Aust.
vb. 2. to beat → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
vb. 3. to persuade someone to spend all their money on alcohol → L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 4. to squander one’s earnings on drink → L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 5. to calm someone down → L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
► LAMB-DOWN SHOP n. a pub → 1999 Aust. sl., obs. (Bk.)
► LAMBE n. a toady → 1960 US sl.
► LAMBENCY n. 1. the state of shining with a clear soft light like a flame → 1817
n. 2. the act of licking → 1834
n. 3. brilliance and delicate play of wit or fancy → 1871
► LAMBENT adj. 1. of a flame (fire or light) : playing lightly upon or gliding over a surface without burning it, like a ‘tongue of fire’; shining with a clear light and without fierce heat → 1647
adj. 2. licking, that licks; licking with the tongue → 1706
adj. 3. of wit, etc.: playing lightly and brilliantly over its subjects; gracefully sportive → 1871
► LAMBER-DOWN n. a shanty-keeper or landlord who persuades men to spend all their money on drink → L19 Aust. & NZ  sl.
► LAMBETH vb. to wash → L19 sl.
► LAMBETH WALK n. the chalk used in billiards → 1930 rhyming sl.
► LAMB FRIES n. lamb’s testicles eaten as food → 20C US sl.
► LAMB FUZZ n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture → 1950 Amer. dial.
► LAMB-GIMMER n. a young sheep or ewe lamb of a year old → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► LAMB-HOG n. a young sheep before it is shorn → 1796 Eng. dial.
► LAMBICHE n. a toady → 1960 US sl.
► LAMBIE n. a term of endearment for a lamb, and hence for a child or young person → 1718 Sc.
► LAMBING-DOWN SHANTY n. a rural tavern → L19 Aust. sl.
► LAMBING-DOWN SHOP n. a public house → L19 Aust. sl.
► LAMBISH adj. meek as a lamb → 1374 obs.
► LAMBITATE vb. to lick or lap → 1623 obs.
► LAMBITION n. a licking or lapping with the tongue; also, a going over a thing with a soft touch → 1658 obs.
► LAMBITIVE adj. licking, that licks → 1908 obs. (Bk.)
► LAMB-KILLER n. a heavy snow storm late in the spring → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMBKIN n. 1. a little lamb; a young lamb → 1579
n. 2.a young tender person; chiefly used as a term of endearment → 1597
► LAMB IT ► LAMB IT OUT vb. to depart hurriedly → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LAM BLACK n. a very dark-skinned Black person → 1930 African-American sl.
► LAMB-LADY n. the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctate → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMB LEG n. nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils → 1950 Amer. dial.
► LAMB LICKER n. a sheep-herder → 1936 Amer. dial., derogatory
► LAMBLING n. a young or little lamb → 1591
► LAMBLY adj. lamb-like, meek as a lamb → 1868
► LAMB-PIE n. 1. a beating or drubbing → 1607
n. 2. a young woman → 1625 obs.
► LAMB-PIE-SOTE-IT n. the game of hide and seek → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMBSBREAD n. marijuana from Jamaica, with especially large buds → 2002 Jamaica
► LAMB-SHOWERS n. passing showers of snow, rain, or hail accompanied by high wind, occurring about the time of young lambs → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMBSKIN n. a heavy blow → 1546 obs.
vb. to beat, to thrash → 1589 obs.
► LAMB-SKIN-MEN n. the judges of the several courts → 1700 obs.
► LAMB’S LEGS n. nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils; the snivel of a child’s neglected nose → 1811 Sc. & Amer. dial.
► LAMB’S QUARTERS n. nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils → 1950 Amer. dial.
► LAMB’S TAIL n. 1. nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils → 1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture → 1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others → 1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a cirrus cloud; long trailing clouds high in the sky → 1969
► LAMB-STONES n. the testicles of a lamb → 1613
► LAMB-STORMS n. passing showers of snow, rain, or hail accompanied by high wind, occurring about the time of young lambs → 1790 Eng. dial.
► LAMB’S-WOOL SKY n.  a collection of white orbicular masses of cloud → 1866 Eng. dial.
► LAMBY n. a heavy woollen overcoat → 1894 US nautical sl.
► LAME adj. 1. made of earthenware or porcelain → 1650 Sc.
adj. 2. slow-footed, laggard; clumsy → 1790 Sc.
adj. 3. bankrupted by speculation or gambling → 1854 US sl.
adj. 4. socially unsophisticated; naive; ‘square’; hence, easily imposed upon; stupid; inept; ineffectual; incompetent; unaware; inexperienced → 1935 US sl., esp. African-American
adj. 5. of no interest or value; uninteresting, dull, boring; also, contemptible, offensive → 1955 US sl.
adj. 6. out of style, pathetic → 1960 Amer. sl.
adj. 7. old-fashioned and overly conservative or conventional → 2000 African-American sl.
n. 1. earthenware, china; a dish, crockery, dishes → 1708 Sc.
n. 2. a hurt, injury, an accident → 1778 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a piece of broken crockery or earthenware, esp. one used as a plaything → 1861 Sc.
n. 4. lameness → 1926 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a person who is ‘lame’; a fool, an idiot; an unsophisticated person; one who does not fir in with a particular social group → 1958 US sl., chiefly African-American
n. 6. a tobacco cigarette, as opposed to a marijuana cigarette → 1967 US drug culture sl.
n. 7. a non-criminal; a ‘square’; hence, one who may be taken advantage of; a victim → 1968 US sl.
n. 8. among addicts: a non-drug user → 1968 US drug culture sl.
vb. to lay the blame on anyone → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMEBRAIN n. a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person → 1919 US sl.
► LAME-BRAINED adj. stupid, doltish → 1922 US sl.
► LAME BRAINS n. stupidity → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LAME DUCK n. 1. a person bankrupted by stockjobbing or financial speculation → 1761, orig. stock market usage
n. 2. a lame or incapacitated person, or one who is old, weak, or ineffective; an invalid; hence, someone or something of no use or value; an inefficient person → 1814 sl.
n. 3. one not able to pay his way or meet debts; one who is dead broke → 1875 US sl.
n. 4. a severely damaged or defenseless ship or aircraft → 1876 US
n. 5. in politics, an elected official or legislative body whose term of office is nearing an end, esp. a legislator still in office after losing an election or a US president not running for re-election → 1910 US sl.
n. 6. ducks and drakes, throwing a flat stone over the surface of water so that it jumps several times → 1968 Amer. dial.
► LAMEHEAD n. a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person → 1978 US sl.
► LAMELY adj. slow, halting → 1885 Sc.
► LAMENTABLE adj. unpleasant, disagreeable → 1902 N. Ireland (Bk.)
► LAMENTABLES n. laments, complainings → 1748 obs.
► LAMENTADO n. lament, lamentation → 1618 obs.
► LAMENTATE vb. to lament, to complain → 1936 Amer. dial.
► LAMENTATIOUS adj. marked by lamentation → 1387 obs.
► LAMENTATORY adj. marked by lamentation → 1576 obs.
► LAMENTFUL adj. charged with lament; mournful → 1876
► LAME-O n. a fool; an idiot; an unsophisticated person → 1977 US students’ sl.
► LAMER n. 1. a person who is ‘lame’; a fool, an idiot; an unsophisticated person → 1961 US sl.
n. 2. an uninformed internet user who passes himself off as an expert → 1997 sl.
► LAME RAP n. an unfounded arrest → 1971 US sl.
► LAMES n. 1. smithereens → 1861 Sc.
n. 2. a term of contempt or disparagement; a term of address → 1950 African-American sl.
► LAME SCENE n. a disappointing, boring event, typically a tedious party → 1950 African-American sl.
► LAME STAIN n. a completely inept, despised person → 1997 US sl.
► LAMESTER n. 1. a lame person; a cripple → 1639
n. 2. one who is feeling unwell → 20C Ireland
n. 3. a foolish or contemptible person → 1978 US sl.
► LAME TALE n. an excuse; a false story; a misrepresentation → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMETER n. 1. a lame person; a cripple → 1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who is feeling unwell → 20C Ireland
► LAMGABBLICH n. a long rambling discourse; a rigmarole → 1954 Sc.
► LAMGAMASHY n. a long-winded rambling story or discourse; a harangue, rigmarole → 1826 Sc.
► LAMGAMMACHY n. a long. incoherent speech; a long. rambling description; much foolish talk → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► LAMGAMMERIE n. a long-winded rambling story or discourse; a harangue, rigmarole → 1826 Sc.
► LAMIA n. a fabulous monster supposed to have the body of woman and to prey upon human beings and suck the blood of children; also, a witch, a she-demon → 1382
► LAMIGER n. a lame person; a cripple → 1829 Eng. dial.
► LAMIGERIN adv. in crippled fashion → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMISTER n. a fugitive from justice; an absconder → 1904 US prison & criminals’ sl.
► LAM IT vb. to leave in a hurry; to run, to make a fast getaway → 1886 Amer. dial.
► LAMITER n. a lame person; a cripple → 1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► LAMITOR n. one who is feeling unwell → 20C Ireland
► LAM IT OUT vb. to depart hurriedly → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LAMMACE vb. to beat with heavy blows → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMMACING n. a beating, a thrashing → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMMAS vb. to run, to go off in a hurry, to disappear quickly → 1866 Eng. dial.
► LAMME vb. to beat or strike → L16 sl.
► LAMMER vb. to beat, to batter → 1955 Sc.
► LAMMERMOOR LION n. a sheep → 1721 Sc.
► LAMMIE n. 1. a term of endearment → 1810 Sc.
n. 2. a fugitive; an absconder → 1933 US sl 
► LAMMIGER n. a lame person, a cripple → 1847 Eng. dial.
► LAMMIKEN n. a term of endearment → 1874 Sc.
► LAMMING adj. huge, great, violent → 1816 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adv. very, exceptionally → 1956 Amer. dial.
n. a beating, a thrashing → 1611
► LAMMING LOAD n. a large amount of food taken into the body through gluttony → 1950 Amer. dial.
► LAMMISTER n. a fugitive; an absconder → 1911 US prison & criminals’ sl.
vb. to abscond; to flee from authorities → 1921 US sl.
► LAMMIT n. a term of endearment, my lamb! → 1892 Sc.
► LAMMOCK n. 1. a large quantity → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 2. a rogue, a rascal → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to beat → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 2. to lounge lazily → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 3. to throw things about in a violent or wasteful manner → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMMOCKING adj. ungainly, clumsy; slouching, loose-limbed → 1863 Eng. dial.
► LAMMUX vb. to beat, to thrash → 1925 Amer. dial.
► LAMMY n. 1. a term of endearment → 1810 Sc.
n. 2. a kid → 1860 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a heavy woollen overcoat → 1894 US nautical sl.
► LAMO n. a person lacking fashion sense and social skills → 1993 US sl.
► LAM OFF vb. to escape, to run away → 2003 UK sl.
► LAM ON vb. to work fast → 1848 Amer. dial.
► LAM ON TO vb. to take something of small value that does not belong to you → 1950 Amer. dial.
► LAMOR n. a kiss → 2002 UK sl.
► LAMOS ► LAMOUS adj. of currency: flimsy; unsubstantial → 1912 US criminals’ sl.
► LAM OUT vb. 1. to leave in a hurry; to run, to make a fast getaway → 1886 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to chase, to run after → 1910 US sl.
vb. 3. to run away from someone → 1940 sl.
► LAM OUT ON vb. to run away from someone → 1940 sl.
► LAMP n. 1. the eye; usually in the plural → 1811 UK sl.
n. 2. a long, firm  or heavy step or stride → 1874 Sc.
n. 3. a look → 1926 US sl.
n. 4. a monocle → 1936 US sl.
vb. 1. to take long, springing or prancing steps; to stride, to step out, to walk smartly and deliberately; to walk quickly; to hurry onwards; to go quickly by taking long steps → 1605 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to shine, to gleam, to glitter, as the stars on a frosty night, to twinkle → 1609
vb. 3. to beat, to thrash, to flog; to trounce, to defeat utterly, to vanquish, to conquer → 1808 Sc.
vb. 4. to light as with a lamp → 1808
vb. 5. to look; to see; to examine → 1907 US sl.
vb. 6. to pass time idly, without purpose; to loaf; to relax → 1988 US rap music usage
vb. 7. to wait patiently → 2006 African-American sl.
► LAMPADARY n. a cluster of lamps; a candelabrum → 1885
► LAMPADOMANCY n. a mode of divination by the observation of substances burned in a lamp → 1652
► LAMP ALONG vb. to go along at a great pace → M19 Irish sl.
► LAMPAY vb. to beat, to chastise; chiefly applied to children → 1783 Eng. dial.
► LAMP-BEAM n. ? a chandelier→ 1565 obs.
► LAMPBLACK n. 1. coal → 1897 US railroad sl.
n. 2. a very dark-skinned Black person → 1942 Amer. dial. 
► LAMP BUG n. 1. a large beetle, as June bug → 1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a firefly → 1968 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a moth → 1986 Amer. dial.
► LAMPER n. 1. one who walks with long, prancing steps, or smartly and deliberately; a tall woman → 1825 Sc.
n. 2. a confidence trickster → 1950 W. Indies sl.
vb. 1. to walk heavily; to stride, to take long steps → 1727 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of a hare: to jump leisurely → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMPERED adj. mottled, stained → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMPERS n. those who call each day and keep in perfect order the lamps of the household → 1886 US colloq.
► LAMP FLY n. 1. a firefly; a glow-worm → 1840
n. 2. a moth → 1986 Amer. dial.
 ► LAMPFUL adj. of the sky: full of ‘lamps’, starry → 1598 poetic usage
► LAMP HABIT n. 1. the passive inhalation of opium, which over a period can lead to addiction → 1930 drug culture sl.
n. 2. an opium addiction → 1930 drug culture sl.
► LAM-PIE n. a beating → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMPIN’ n. a beating, a defeat → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► LAMPING adj. 1. flashing, beaming, resplendent → 1590
adj. 2. striding, taking long steps → 1685 Sc.
n. a sudden blaze of light → 1814
► LAMPISH adj. like a tramp → 2000 sl.
► LAMP-LIGHTING n. hunting at night with a spotlight → 1968 Amer. dial.
► LAMP OF LIFE n. the penis → 19C Brit. euphemism
► LAMP OF LIGHT n. the penis → 19C sl.
► LAMP OF LOVE n. the female genitals → 19C Brit. euphemism
► LAMP OIL n. 1. nocturnal labour or study → 1581
n. 2. whisky → 1944 Amer. sl.
► LAMPOON vb. to beat down flat→ 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMP-O’-THE-WATTER n.  phosphorescence upon the sea → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMP OVER vb. to look; to see; to examine → 1914 US sl.
► LAMP-POST n. 1. a tall, thin person → L19 sl.
n. 2. any large and noticeable piece of jewellery → 1920 US sl.
vb. (as ‘lamppost’) to talk → 1959 Amer. dial.
► LAMPPOST LIGHTER n. a girl who is susceptible to sexual arrangements with strangers → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► LAMPREY n. the hilt of a knife; a knife → 1802 Ireland & Eng. dial.
► LAMPS n. 1. the stars or heavenly bodies in general → 1423
n. 2. the eyes → 1590 orig. poetical, now sl.
n. 3. a nickname for a sailor responsible for looking after the lamps on board ship → 1866 naval sl.
n. 4. spectacles → 1907 US sl.
n. 5. the female breasts → 1950 sl.
n. 6. a beating, a thrashing → 1960 Sc.
► LAMPSED adj. lamed, disabled, injured → 1746 Eng. dial. obs.
► LAMPSIE n. a nickname for a slightly lame person → 1928 Sc.
► LAMPS OF THE NIGHT n. the stars or heavenly bodies in general → 1665
► LAMPS OF THE WORLD n. the stars or heavenly bodies in general → 1613
► LAMPUS adv. of a fall: suddenly, heavily, awkwardly → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMPY adj.  having a striding gait → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMRIE n. an ‘aumry’, a cupboard → 1924 Sc.
► LAMSTER n. a fugitive; an absconder → 1904 US prison & criminals’ sl.
► LAM THE JOINT vb. to escape from prison → 1932 US sl.