Dictionary: LAU – LAW

• LAU
vb. 1967 UK sl. – to place  
 
• LAUCHTANE
adj. 1375 Sc. obs. – dull coloured, swarthy
 
• LAUD
n. c1465 obs. – decision, judgement
 
• LAUDABILITY
n. 1715 rare – the quality of being a fit subject for praise; praiseworthiness
 
• LAUDABLE
adj. 1664 obs. – of testimony: trustworthy
 
• LAUDABLES
n. 1. 1715 – laudable qualities; good points  
n. 2. 1815 – persons of titles; dignities   
 
• LAUDATIVE
adj. 1609 rare – expressive of praise; laudatory
n. 1605 obs. – a laudative expression or discourse; a eulogy
 
• LAUDATOR
n. 1825 – one who praises; a eulogist  
 
• LAUDATORY
n. 1620 obs. – a laudatory discourse, a eulogy
 
• LAUDIFICATION
n. 1890 rare – the act of extolling with praise
 
• LAUDIFY
vb. c1470 obs. rare – to extol with praises
 
• LAUD-LIKE
adj. 1895 Sc. – boyish  
 
• LAUDY-DAW
n. L19 sl. – a snob  
 
• LAUGH
n. 1. 1817 rare – a laughingstock
n. 2. 1880 UK rhyming sl. (Laugh and a Joke) – a smoke; a cigarette; a cigar; a pipe or marijuana prepared for smoking  
vb. 1. c950 obs. – to mock at, to deride
vb. 2. 1949 Amer. dial. – of a horse: to whinny  
vb. 3. 1969 Aust. sl. – to be in a favourable position  
 
• A LAUGH
n. 1930 sl. – something or someone very funny or amusing; often  used ironically  
 
• LAUGH ALL OVER ONESELF
vb. c1960 Amer. dial. – to laugh unrestrainedly 
 
• LAUGH ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK
vb. 1969 sl. – to be financially successful, esp. in the face of long odds or disapproval  
 
• LAUGH AND A JOKE
n. 1880 UK rhyming sl. – a smoke; a cigarette; a cigar; a pipe or marijuana prepared for smoking  
 
• LAUGH AND JOKE
n. L19 rhyming sl. – a smoke  
 
• LAUGH AND SCRATCH
vb. 1998 UK sl. – to inject a drug, esp. heroin  
 
• LAUGH-AT-ABLE
adj. 1844 nonce word – laughable; that may be laughed at  
 
• LAUGH AT THE LAWN
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – to vomit
 
• LAUGHEE
n. 1829 nonce word – the person laughed at  
 
• LAUGHER
n. 1. 1961 US sl. – in sports: an easy and overwhelming victory  
n. 2. 1973 US sl. – something or someone very funny or amusing  
 
• LAUGHFUL
adj. 1825 – full of laughing; mirthful  
 
• LAUGHIFY
vb. 1835 Sc. – to laugh at; to create laughter at
 
• LAUGHING ACADEMY
n. 1947 sl. – a mental institution; an insane asylum  
 
• LAUGHING-BIRD
n. 19C Eng. dial. – the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis  
 
• LAUGHING BOY
n. 1940 sl. – a morose or unpleasant fellow; a gloomy-looking person; used ironically  
 
• LAUGHING BUDDHA
n. 1996 UK sl. – a variety of LSD  
 
• LAUGHING CRATCH
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the mouth
 
• LAUGHING FARM
n. 1965 US sl. – a mental institution; an insane asylum  
 
• LAUGHING-GAME
n. 1564 obs. – a laughingstock
 
• LAUGHING GEAR
n. 1964 NZ sl. – the mouth  
 
• LAUGHING GIRL
n. 1940 US sl. – a morose or unpleasant female; used ironically as the title of a gloomy-looking person  
 
• LAUGHING GRASS
n. 1954 US drug culture sl. – marijuana  
 
• LAUGHING HOUSE
n. 1955 US sl. – an insane asylum  
 
• LAUGHING JACKASS
n. 1798 Aust. – a kookaburra  
 
• LAUGH LIKE A BROKEN HINGE
vb. 1940s sl. – to laugh uproariously  
 
• LAUGH LIKE A DRAIN
vb. 1940s sl. – to laugh uproariously  
 
• LAUGHING-PEAL
n. 1593 obs. – a peal of laughter
 
• LAUGHING-POST
n. 1810 obs. – a laughingstock  
 
• LAUGHING POTATO
n. 1998 Can. sl. – a new, dry potato  
 
• LAUGHING SCHOOL
n. 1966 US sl. – an insane asylum  
 
• LAUGHING-SIDES
n. 1937 Aust. sl. – elastic-sided boots  
 
• LAUGHING SOUP
n. 1908 Amer. jocular usage – champagne; also, any liquor  
 
• LAUGHING-STAKE
n. a1625 obs. – a laughingstock 
 
• LAUGHING TOBACCO
n. 1920s US drug culture sl. – marijuana  
 
• LAUGHING WATER
n. 1933 Amer. jocular usage – champagne; also, any liquor
 
• LAUGHING WEED
n. 1925 US drug culture sl. – marijuana  
 
• LAUGH IN ONE’S SLEEVE
vb. 1560 – to laugh to oneself; to nurse inward feelings of amusement  
 
• LAUGH? I THOUGHT I SHOULD HAVE DIED!
int. c1880 Brit. – used as a reaction to the ridiculous 
 
• LAUGH LIKE A CHIEF STOKER
vb. 20C Royal Navy sl. – to laugh a raucous belly laugh  
 
• LAUGH LIKE A DRAIN
vb. 1948 UK sl. – to chuckle or laugh heartily; to guffaw  
 
• LAUGH ONE’S ASS OFF
vb. 1970s sl. – to laugh uproariously  
 
• LAUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ONE’S FACE
vb. 1946 Amer. dial. – to cry; to experience unexpected failure, defeat, or regret  
 
• LAUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ONE’S MOUTH
vb. 1843 Amer. dial. – to cry; to experience unexpected failure, defeat, or regret  
 
• LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE’S MOUTH
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. – to cry; to experience unexpected failure, defeat, or regret  
 
• LAUGH OUT OF THE OTHER CORNER OF ONE’S MOUTH
vb. 1912 Amer. dial. – to cry; to experience unexpected failure, defeat, or regret  
 
• LAUGHS
n. 1935 Brit. theatrical sl. – make-up  
 
• LAUGHS AND SMILES
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘piles’ – haemorrhoids  
 
• LAUGHSOME
adj. 1. 1620 – of persons: addicted to laughing, mirthful  
adj. 2. 1798 – of things: provocative of laughter; laughable  
 
• LAUGHTER
n. 1486 – an alleged name for a company of ostlers  
 
• LAUGH THAT OFF!
int. 1910s US sl. – a sarcastic retort meaning that the listener will have to take one seriously  
 
• LAUGHY
adj. 1837 rare – inclined to laugh  
 
• LAUGH YOUR BOLLOCKS OFF
vb. 2001 UK sl. – to laugh uproariously  
 
• LAUGH YOUR NUTS OFF
vb. 2000 UK sl. – to laugh uproariously  
 
• LAUGH YOUR TITS OFF
vb. 1996 UK sl. – to laugh a great deal  
 
• LAUKERINS!
int. 1790 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or disgust
 
• LAULIE
n. 1898 Sc. – a child’s toy  
 
• LAUM
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. – to swoon
 
• LAUMER
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. – to wander, to saunter, to ramble
 
• LAUNCE
n. 1590 obs. rare – a scale, balance  
 
• LAUNCH
n. 1. a1400 obs. – shoots of a plant 
n. 2. L18 sl. – childbirth, esp. the actual labour  
n. 3. 1870 Eng. dial. – a long stride
vb. 1. a1300 obs. – to throw (a person); to hurl oneself; to dart, to rush
vb. 2. c1400 obs. – to leap, to jump, to vault
vb. 3. c1400 obs. – to pierce, to wound; to cut, to slit; to make a wound by piercing
vb. 4. 1558 obs. – the act of lancing; a prick
vb. 5. 1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to ‘skip’ in reading  
vb. 6. 1777 & Eng. dial. Sc. – to take long strides, to spring, to bound; to walk awkwardly with long steps
vb. 7. 1840 Eng. dial. – to cry out, to groan
vb. 8. 1865 Brit. school sl. – to drag a boy, bedclothes, mattress, and all, off his bedstead on to the floor  
 
• LAUNCHANT
adj. c1400 obs. – darting, leaping
 
• LAUNCHING PAD
n. 1950s US drug culture sl. – a room, flat, or house where drug addicts can go to inject  
 
• LAUNCH INTO ETERNITY
vb. 1. 1720 – to die  
vb. 2. 1812 – to put to death  
 
• LAUNCH IT OUT
vb. 1622 obs. – to flaunt, to make a display
 
• LAUNCH OUT
vb. 1840 Eng. dial. – to become extravagant in living or expenditure; to spend money; to give, to pay
 
• LAUND
n. 1340 obs. exc. arch. – an open space among woods; a glade; untilled ground, pasture  
 
• LAUNDER
n. 1. a1350 obs. – a person of either sex who washes linen
n. 2. 1891 – a rain-water gutter  
vb. 1. a1961 sl. – to change something illegally to make it acceptable or legitimate  
vb. 2. 1970s sl. – to decriminalize money that has been gained through criminal activities by ‘washing’ it through a legitimate business, such as a casino or bank  
 
• LAUNDRESS
n. 17C euphemism – a prostitute  
 
• LAUNDROMAT
n. 1980s sl. – a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized  
 
• LAUNDRY
n. 1. a1530 obs. – the act of process of washing
n. 2. 1940s US sl. – clothes that are being worn  
n. 3. 1960s homosexual sl. – the bulge of the genitals under trousers
n. 4. 1970s US sl. – women  
n. 5. 1980s sl. – a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized  
vb. 1880 Amer. dial. – to launder  
 
• LAUNDRY BAG
n. 1955 US military sl. – a parachute  
 
• LAUNDRYMAN
n. 1884 US sl. – a Chinese man; broadly, an Asian man; used contemptuously  
 
• LAUNDRY QUEEN
n. E20 US sl. – a Black woman  
 
• LAUNEY
adv. 1894 Ireland – gently, softly
 
• LAUREATE
vb. c1386 obs. exc. Hist. – to crown with laurel in token of honour; to crown as victor, poet, or the like; to confer honourable distinction upon 
 
• LAUREATE LETTERS
n. 1508 obs. – a letter or dispatch announcing a victory
 
• LAURELLED
adj. 1682 – honoured; illustrious  
 
• LAURENCE
n. c1470 obs. – the fox
 
• LAURENCE BIDS WAGES
phr. 1796 – the attractions of idleness are tempting  
 
• LAURIE TOD
n. c1470 – a familiar name for the fox  
 
• LAUSY ME!
int. 1840 – expressing surprise  
 
• LAUTIOUS
adj. 1547 obs. rare  – luxurious
 
• LAUTIOUSLY
adv. 1547 obs. rare – luxuriously
 
• LAUTITIOUS
adj. 1648 obs. rare – sumptuous; luxurious; excellent; magnificent; chiefly said of meat
 
• LAUWINE
n. 1818 – an avalanche  
 
• LAV
n. 1913 Brit. sl. – a lavatory
 
• LAVADATED
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. – rickety, dilapidated  
 
• LAVAMENT
n. 1597 obs. – a washing
 
• LAVANGE
n. 1806 rare – an avalanche
 
• LAVANT
adj. 1661 obs. – that bathes; given to bathing
 
• LAVATION
n. 1627 – the act of washing  
 
• LAVATIVE
n. 1633 obs. – a draught to wash down food or medicine
 
• LAVATORIAL
adj. 1839 – pert. to washing  
 
• LAVATORY
adj. 1846 – pert. to washing  
n. 1. a1375 – a vessel for washing; a bath  
n. 2. 1490 obs. – a lotion, a wash  
n. 3. 1620 – the act of washing  
n. 4. 1661 – a laundry  
 
• LAVATRINE
n. 1623 obs. rare – a square stone in a kitchen, with a hole to void water; a sink
 
• LAVATRIX
n. 1623 obs. rare – a woman who washes
 
• LAVATUR
n. 1535 Sc. obs. – a vessel for washing; a bath
 
• LAVATURE
n. 1601 obs. – a lotion, a wash
 
• LAVE
adj. a1400-50 obs. – of ears: drooping, hanging
n. 1. a1000 obs. exc. Sc. – what is left, is over, or remains; the remainder; the rest 
n. 2. 1825 rare – the sea
n. 3. 1865 – the act of laving, wash  
vb. 1. c1000 – to pour out with or as with a ladle; to ladle 
vb. 2. c1000 chiefly poetic usage – to wash, to bathe  
vb. 3. a1300 obs. – to draw water out or up with a bucket, ladle, or scoop
vb. 4. 1597-8 obs. rare – of the ears: to droop, to hang down
vb. 5. 1623 – of a river, a body of water: to wash against, to flow along or past  
vb. 6. 1882 Sc. – to lavish
 
• LAVE-EARED
adj. 1570 – having drooping or hanging ears  
 
• LAVEER
vb. 1866 Sc. – to loiter, to linger, to saunter
 
• LAVE-LUGGED
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – having long, drooping ears
 
• LAVEMENT
n. 1. 1650 rare – the act of washing, or cleansing
n. 2. 1794 – an injection  
 
• LAVENDER
n. a1310 obs. – a washerwoman; a laundress; formerly, also (rarely) a man who washes clothes
 
• LAVENDER BOY
n. E20 US sl. – a homosexual male  
 
• LAVENDRY
n. 1. 1377 obs. – the act or process of washing
n. 2. 1393 obs. – an establishment where linen, etc. is washed and ‘got up’
n. 3. a1483 obs. – a laundress
 
• LAVER
n. 1. 1340 – the baptismal font; the spiritual ‘washing’ of baptism  
n. 2. c1386 now poetic or rhetorical – a vessel, basin, or cistern for washing; in early use, chiefly a wash-hand-basin or a water-jug, usually of metal; occasionally, a pan or bowl for water, irrespective of its purpose  
n. 3. 1888 Eng. dial. – a man who invites guests to a wedding
vb. 1. 1607 obs. – to bathe
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – of a person: to look older
 
• LAVERICK
n. 1895 Amer. dial. – a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a naive person; a stranger; often used as a mild term of abuse  
 
• LAVEROCK
n. 1. c1850 Sc. – a boy’s penis
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a hare, a leveret
 
• LAVEROCK-HALL
n. a1700 Sc. – the sky, the Heaven
 
• LAVEROCK-HEELED
adj. Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.  – having long heels; hence, having toes turned in or out, splay-footed
 
• LAVEROCK’S HOUSE
n. 1915 Sc. – the sky
 
• LAVIER
n. 1888 Eng. dial. – a man who invites guests to a wedding
 
• LAVISH
adj. 1. 1597 obs. – of conduct or disposition: unrestrained, impetuous; loose, wild, licentious
adj. 2. 1693 obs. – extravagant or ‘wild’ in speculation  
n. 1. 1483 obs. – profusion, excessive abundance, extravagant outpouring or expenditure; prodigality, lavishness  
n. 2. 1899 Amer. dial. obs. – waste, squandering  
n. 3. 1913 Amer. dial. – an abundance, plenty  
vb. 1. 1567 obs. – to be profuse in expense
vb. 2. 1625 – to be lavish of words, to exaggerate  
vb. 3. 1830 rare – of rain: to pour along in torrents
 
• LAVISHING
adj. 1598 obs. – given to reckless or unrestrained behaviour
 
• LAVISHMENT
n. 1630 now rare – the act of lavishing
 
• LAVISHNESS
n. c1477 obs. – absence of restraint; recklessness
 
• LAVO
n. E20 Aust. sl. – a W.C.  
 
• LAVVY
n. 1961 Brit. sl. – a lavatory  
 
• LAVY
adj. 1847 Sc. – lavish, profuse, liberal
n. 1961 Brit. sl. – a lavatory  
 
• LAW
int. 1588 – an exclamation expressing chiefly astonishment or admiration, or surprise at being asked a question  
n. 1. c1175 obs. – custom, customary rule or usage; habit, practice, ‘ways’ 
n. 2. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a hill, esp. one more or less round or conical 
n. 3. M16 UK criminals’ sl. – a type of criminal activity  
n. 4. 1825 Sc. – a tavern-bill, reckoning
n. 5. 1902 Sc. – loud, disputatious talk
n. 6. 1910s sl. – a police officer, a sheriff, or other representative of the law; occasionally, a private detective  
n. 7. 1940s US prison sl. – a prison warder  
vb. 1. a1023 obs. – to establish as a law; to render lawful
vb. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – to pile up, to load
vb. 3. 1900s US sl. – to set the law on; to arrest  
vb. 4. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to sue or prosecute
vb. 5. 1940s UK criminals’ sl. – to impersonate a policeman  
 
• THE LAW
n. 1. 18C sl., orig. US – the police  
n. 2. 1920s US prison sl. – a warder  
 
• LAWBOOKS
n. 1940s sl. – a lawyer
 
• LAW-BREACH
n. 1014 obs. – a breaking of the law
 
• LAW-BREAK
vb. 1382 obs. rare – to break the law  
 
• LAW-BRED
adj. 1836 – trained in legal studies  
 
• LAW-CAR
n. 1970s sl. – a police car  
 
• LAW-DAUGHTER
n. 1583 obs. – a daughter-in-law
 
• LAW DEAR HEART!
int. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise, fear, or consternation
 
• LAW DOG
n. L19 US sl. – a police officer; a sheriff or deputy sheriff  
 
• LAW-DRIVER
n. 1625 obs. – one who drives or works at the law; a lawyer
 
• LAWDY!
int. 1963 Amer. dial. – an exclamation  
 
• LAWDY MUSSY!
int. 1883 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, dismay, etc.  
 
• LAWDY SAKES!
int. 20C US colloq. – an exclamation and oath  
 
• LAWDY SAKES ALIVE!
int. 20C US colloq. – an exclamation and oath  
 
• LAWE
adj. 1847 Eng. dial. – rough, violent, brutal
 
• LAWED
adj. 1639 obs. – provided with laws
 
• LAW-FATHER
n. 1583 obs. – a father-in-law
 
• LAW-FOLK
n. 1811 Sc. – the legal profession, lawyers
 
• LAWFUL
adj. 1. c1375 obs. – observant of law or duty; law-abiding, faithful, loyal
adj. 2. 1599 obs. – permissible; allowable; justifiable
 
• LAWFUL BLANKET
n. 19C sl. – a wife  
 
• LAWFUL DAY
n. 1787 Sc. – a weekday, a day distinguished from Sunday or a legal holiday
 
• LAWFUL JAM
n. L19 Brit. sl. – a wife  
 
• LAWFULLY
adv. c1500 obs. – loyally, faithfully
 
• LAWFULLY LADY
n. M19 African-American sl. – one’s legal wife  
 
• LAWFUL PICTURES
n. Bk1903 sl. – money
 
• LAW, GO ON!
int. 1966 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of surprise  
 
• LAW HOUND
n. L19 US sl. – a police officer  
 
• LAWING
n. 1. 1535 Sc. – a reckoning at a tavern; a tavern-bill  
n. 2. 1860 Eng. dial. –  litigation, going to law
 
• LAWISH
adj. 1560 obs. – pert. to the law  
 
• LAW IT
vb. 1653 obs. – to act the lawgiver  
 
• LAWK!
int. 1768 – an exclamation of surprise or astonishment  
 
• LAWK-A-BIDDY!
int. 1899 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc.
 
• LAWK-A-DAISY (ME)!
int. 1790 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc.
 
• LAWK-A-MASSY!
int. 1768 – an exclamation of surprise or astonishment  
 
• LAWK-A-ME!
int. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc.
 
• LAWK-A-MERCY!
int. 1768 – an exclamation of surprise or astonishment  
 
• LAWK-A-MUSSY!
int. 1768 – an exclamation of surprise or astonishment  
 
• LAW-KEEPER
n. 1894 – a guardian of the law; an observer of the law  
 
• LAWK HELP ME!
int. a1845 – an exclamation 
 
• LAWKINS!
int. 1896 Sc. – an exclamation of surprise or disgust
 
• LAWKS!
int. 1768 – an exclamation of surprise or astonishment  
 
• LAWKUS!
int. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or disgust
 
• LAWKUS-HEART!
int. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or disgust
 
• LAWK YOU NOW
int. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc.
 
• LAWLESS
adj. 1557 obs. – of an action: illegal, unlawful
 
• LAWLIE
adj. 1857 Sc. – lowly, humble
 
• LAWLY
adj. c1200 obs. – lawful
adv. c1200 obs. – lawfully
 
• LAWMAN
n. 1535 obs. – a man of law, a lawyer  
 
• LAW ME!
int. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise, fear, or consternation
 
• LAWMER
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. – to wander, to saunter, to ramble
 
• LAWN
n. 1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – an open space between woods; a glade  
 
• LAW-NECK-CLOTH
n. 1789 – a pillory  
 
• LAWN-MAN
n. 1795 obs. – a bishop; used derisively
 
• LAWN MOWER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a machine gun  
 
• LAWN-SLEEVES
n. c1640 – a bishop 
 
• LAW OF THE LAND
n. c1300 – custom of the country 
 
• LAW-PAPER
n. 1823 Sc. – a legal document
 
• LAW-PRUDENT
adj. 1645 obs. – marked by legal learning
 
• LAW-PUDDERING
adj. 1645 obs. – pothering about the law
 
• LAWRENCE
n. 1824 Amer. dial. – a nickname for a lazy person; a loafer; the personification of laziness  
 
• LAWRENCE BIDS
phr. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – used to anyone who is inclined to be lazy; often used to a man when he is nodding, or just falling asleep
 
• LAWRENCE BIDS (HIGH) WAGES
phr. 1821 Eng. dial. – to invite to idleness or to be lazy
 
• LAWRENCE  HAS HOLD OF ONE
phr. 1870 Eng. dial. – one is idle
 
• LAWRENCE-LARRY
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – laziness, indolence
 
• LAWRENCY
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – lazy
 
• LAWS A-DAYS!
int. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise, fear, or consternation
 
• LAW SAKES ALIVE!
int. 1845 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay  
 
• LAWS-A-MARCY!
int. 1913 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, dismay, etc.  
 
• LAWS-A-MUSSY!
int. 1884 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, dismay, etc.  
 
• LAW-SETTER
n. 1572 obs. – a lawgiver  
 
• LAW’S FATHER
n. 1593 obs. – a father-in-law
 
• LAWSHUS!
int. 1887 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise
 
• LAWS OF MERCY!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, dismay, etc.  
 
• LAW SOULS!
int. 1789 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay  
 
• LAW’S SAKES!
int. 20C colloq. – an exclamation and oath  
 
• LAWSTEAD
n. 1600 obs. – a vacation
 
• LAWSY!
int. 1859 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay  
 
• LAWSY BLESS ME!
int. 1880 Amer. dial.  used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay  
 
• LAWSY DAISY!
int. 1942 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay  
 
• LAWSY DAY!
int. 1859 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay  
 
• LAWS, YES!
int. 1966 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of very strong agreement  
 
• THE LAWSY MASSY!
int. 1896 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, dismay, etc.  
 
• LAWSY ME!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay  
 
• LAWSY MERCY!
int. 1906 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay  
 
• LAWSY MUSSY!
int. 1909 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, dismay, etc.  
 
• LAWSY SAKES!
int. 1968 Amer. dial  – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay  
 
• LAWSY’S SAKES!
int. 1906 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay  
 
• LAWTER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. – the coming-in of the tide
 
• LAWTIE;  LAWTY
n. 1678 Sc. obs. – loyalty, faithfulness, honourable behaviour, fidelity, honesty
 
• LAW-WRITER
n. 1580 obs. – a legislator
 
• LAWYERESS
n. 1835 – the wife of a lawyer; a female lawyer  
 
• LAWYERLING
n. 1862 – a term of contempt for a lawyer; also, a young lawyer, a law student  
 
• LAWYERY
n. 1716 – lawyers as a class  
 
• LAWZEE!;  LAWZEE ME!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. – used to expess surprise, annoyance, or dismay