• LOAD
n. 1. 1598 sl. – a large amount of alcohol drunk
n. 2. 1933 Amer. dial. – a lie; a liar
n. 3. 1937 sl. – a bout of venereal infection
vb. 1906 Amer. dial. – to deceive, to trick, to mislead
• LOADED
adj. 1. 19C colloq. – pregnant
adj. 2. 1890 sl., orig. & chiefly US – drunk
adj. 3. 1923 US sl. – in a drugged state
adj. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – hot-tempered
• LOADED FOR BEAR
adj. 1. 1896 Amer. dial. – fully prepared for a situation; esp. ready and eager for a confrontation; very angry
adj. 2. 1896 Amer. dial. – very drunk
• LOADED TO THE BARREL
adj. 20C US colloq. – drunk
• LOADED TO THE GILLS
adj. 20C US colloq. – drunk
• LOADED TO THE GUARDS
adj. 20C US colloq. – drunk
• LOADED TO THE GUNNELS
adj. L19 US nautical sl. – drunk
• LOADED TO THE GUNWALES
adj. L19 US nautical sl. – drunk
• LOADED TO THE PLIMSOLL MARK
adj. 20C colloq. – drunk; holding as much as possible
• LOADEN
vb. 1795 Amer. dial. – to load
• LOADENED
adj. 1795 Amer. dial. – loaded
• LOADIE
n. 1979 US college sl. – a heavy drinker; a habitual drug abuser
• LOAD OF CLAMS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• LOAD OF COAL
n. 20C US sl., derogatory – a group of Black people
• A LOAD OF HAY
n. 1922 Amer. dial. – long hair; generally said of men
• A LOAD OF OLD MADAM
n. 1920s sl. – nonsense, rubbish
• A LOAD OF OLD TROT
n. 1940s sl. – a dubious story
• LOAD-ON
n. 1927 US sl. – sufficient liquor to cause intoxication
• LOAD UP
vb. 1883 Amer. dial. – to deceive, to trick, to mislead
• LOADY
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – feeling a big nauseated
• LOAF
vb. 1838 – to spend one’s time idly
• LOAFER
n. 1. 1830 – someone who spends their time idly
n. 2. 1877 Amer. dial. – the gray wolf
n. 3. 20C rare – a cadger
vb. 1837 Amer. dial. – to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about
• LOAFER ABOUT
vb. 1913 Amer. dial. – to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about
• LOAFER AROUND
vb. 1953 Amer. dial. – to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about
• LOAFERER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a loiterer, a lounger, one who gads about
• LOAFER’S BREAD
n. 1980 Amer. dial. – store-bought bread
• LOAFING
adj. c1838 orig. US – lounging, deliberately idle
n. c1850 orig. US – aimless lounging; deliberate idling
• LOAFING NUMBER
n. 20C Royal Navy sl. – a nice easy job in depot
• LOAFING STATIONS
n. 20C Royal Navy sl. – shore stations where men await drafting to ships
• LOAF OF BREAD
adj. L19 Brit. rhyming sl. – dead
n. L19 Brit. rhyming sl. – the head, predominantly in the sense of brains
• LOAMSHIRE DIALECT
n. 20C Brit. authors’ usage – faulty dialect as used by ignorant writers
• LOAVER
n. Bk1903 sl. – money
• LOB
n. 1. E16 – a clumsy fellow; an unwieldy, lumpish oaf
n. 2. 18C Brit. colloq. – a partial erection of the penis
n. 3. 1941 Amer. dial. – a lump, a large quantity
n. 4. M20 US sl. – the penis, esp. the erect penis
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – to arrive unexpectedly
• THE LOB
n. 20C Brit. sl. – a W.C.
• LOB-ALONG
vb. 1856 Eng. dial. – to walk lazily or awkwardly
• LOBBER
vb. 1856 Amer. dial. – of milk: to curdle, to coagulate, to sour and become thick
• LOBBERHEADED
adj. 20C US colloq. – stupid
• LOBBISH
adj. 1567 obs. – characteristic of a ‘lob’ or rustic; clownish, loutish
• LOBBUS
n. 20C sl. – an oaf, a stupid person
• LOBBY
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – in logging: the living room, or smoking room at a lumber camp
• LOBBY-GOW
n. 1. 1906 US sl. – an errand-boy, messenger, or hanger-on
n. 2. E20 US sl. – an opium smoker and addict
• LOBBYHOG
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – in logging: the caretaker of the bunkhouse; a roustabout who does everything from building fires to making beds
• LOBBY LIZARD
n. 1939 US sl. – a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby
• LOBBY LOUSE
n. 1939 US sl. – a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby
• LOBCOCK
n. 1. a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse
n. 2. 1899 Amer. dial. – a pileated woodpecker
• LOBDOCIOUS
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. – delightful, excellent
• LOB IN
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – to arrive unexpectedly
• LOBLOLLY
n. 1. 1637 Amer. dial. – a thick gruel, stew, or gravy
n. 2. 1865 Amer. dial. – ooze, mud, a mud-hole, mire; a slushy mess
n. 3. 1902 Amer. dial. – a soft or gelatinous food; jelly; pudding
n. 4. 1916 Amer. dial. – food in general, esp. an unappetizing meal
n. 5. 1970 Amer. dial. – a very fat person
• LOBLOPPERS
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – big or clumsy feet
• LOBO
n. 1. 1852 Amer. dial. – a gray wolf
n. 2. 1939 Amer. dial. – a solitary person, a loner; an outcast
n. 3. 1947 African-American college sl. – an ugly girl
n. 4. 1949 US sl. – a thug, a hoodlum
n. 5. 1967 Amer. dial. – a coyote
• LOBO WOLF
n. 1907 Amer. dial. – a solitary person, a loner; an outcast
• LOBS
int. 1. M19 UK juvenile sl. – a warning shout that heralds an approaching master
int. 2. 1910s UK juvenile sl. – a call for truce during a game
n. 1. M19 UK tramps’ sl. – talk, conversation
n. 2. M19 sl. – an under-gamekeeper
• LOBSCOUSE
n. 1895 Amer. dial. – an awkward, hulking fellow
• LOBSTER
n. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – an uncomplimentary term applied to one who is awkward and unsociable
n. 2. 1956 Amer. dial. – a red-headed woodpecker
• LOBSTROPOLOUS
adj. 1891 Eng. dial. – obstreperous, loud, noisy, mischievous
• LOCAL
n. 1934 Brit. sl. – a pub serving the immediate neighbourhood
• LOCAL DICK
n. 1892 Eng. dial. – a local preacher
• LOCAL MINISTER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a part-time preacher, esp. a Methodist layman licensed to preach in a specified region
• LOCAL PREACHER
n. 1834 Amer. dial. – a part-time preacher, esp. a Methodist layman licensed to preach in a specified region
• LOCAL-YOKEL
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – a well-known resident
• LOCATE
vb. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – to take up one’s residence
• LOCK
vb. 1. 1938 Amer. dial. – to form a close relationship with; to bind in a relationship; to marry
vb. 2. c1938 Amer. dial. – to cause constipation in the bowels; to become constipated
• LOCK AND BARREL
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – completely, entirely, wholly
• LOCK AND CABOODLE
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – completely, entirely, wholly
• LOCK ASSES
vb. 1953 Amer. sl. – to fight, to argue, to brawl
• LOCK ASSHOLES
vb. 1975 Amer. sl. – to fight; to argue
• LOCK, BARREL, AND STOCK
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – completely, entirely, wholly
• LOCKED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – constipated
• LOCKED BOWELS
n. 1. 1938 Amer. dial. – constipation; obstruction of the intestines
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – appendicitis
• LOCKED UP
adj. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. – friendly; married
adj. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – constipated
• LOCKER
n. 1. 1836 US nautical sl. – a pocket
n. 2. 1855 US nautical sl. – the belly
n. 3. 1899 Amer. dial. – a cupboard for the storage of foodstuffs; a pantry
n. 4. 1961 Amer. dial. – a closet, a wardrobe; a small storage area
• LOCKERED
adj. 1. 1824 Eng. dial. – of hair: matted, entangled
adj. 2. 1824 Eng. dial. – of blood: coagulated
adj. 3. 1824 Eng. dial. – of playing cards: in disorder
adj. 4. B1900 chiefly Sc. obs. – of hair: curled
• LOCK-EYE
n. 1895 Amer. dial. – the game of hide and seek
• LOCK HORNS
vb. 1836 Amer. dial. – to come into conflict, to disagree, to fight; to engage in an argument or quarrel with another
• LOCK PICKER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an abortionist
• LOCK, STOCK, AND FIRING PIN
adj. 1948 Amer. dial. – completely, entirely, wholly
• LOCK THE BARN DOOR
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to fasten one’s trouser fly
• LOCK THE BARN DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE GETS AWAY
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to fasten one’s trouser fly
• LOCO
adj. 1887 Amer. dial. – crazy, insane, mentally deranged, out of one’s mind; obsessed
n. 1. 1833 Amer. dial. – a locomotive
n. 2. 1852 Amer. dial., derogatory – one who is out of his mind or obsessed; a crazy or insane person
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. – craze, to derange, to frenzy
• LOCO BLOSSOM
n. 1941 Amer. dial., derogatory – one who is out of his mind or obsessed; a crazy or insane person
• LOCOED
adj. 1884 Amer. dial. – crazy, mad, deranged
• LOCOMOTE
vb. 1846 – to move about from place to place; to walk
• LOCO-MOVE
vb. 1792 nonce word obs. – to move about from place to place; to walk
• LOCO WEED
n. 1935 sl. – marijuana
• LOCS
n. 1997 US sl. – sunglasses
• LOCUPLETATIVE
adj. 1827 – tending to enrich
• LOCUS PREACHER
n. 1922 Amer. dial. – a local preacher
• LOCUST
n. 1. 1709 Amer. dial. – a cicada
n. 2. 1737 Amer. dial. – a grasshopper
• LOCUTORY
adj. 1828 rare – pert. to speech or speaking
n. 1483 – a room or place for conversation; esp. a room in a monastery, or, in later use, a convent, where monks were allowed to converse
• LODGE
n. 1814 Amer. dial. – a makeshift bed on the floor
vb. 1828 Amer. dial. – of wind or rain: to beat down or flatten
• LODGING
n. 1814 Amer. dial. – a makeshift bed on the floor
• LOFT
adj. 1899 Amer. dial. – unwilling
n. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – the second story of a house; upstairs
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – the upper balcony in a theatre
• LOG
adj. 1997 US sl. – without money; Low on Green
n. 1. 1895 US sl. – a dullard
n. 2. 1950 US sl. – a bar or tavern
n. 3. 1963 US sl. – a heavy, cumbersome surfboard
n. 4. 1967 US sl. – the counter surface in a bar
n. 5. 1973 US sl. – a turd
n. 6. 1977 US drug culture sl. – a marijuana cigarette
n. 7. 1991 US sl. – a carton of cigarettes
n. 8. 1998 UK sl. – phencyclidine
• LOGAMOCHY
n. 1826 Sc. – a long-winded rambling story or discourse; a harangue, rigmarole
• LOGAN
n. 1903 Amer. dial. – a wet, marshy piece of land
• LOGANBERRY
n. 1928 US Army sl. – a prune
• LOG BERRY
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a prune
• LOG BIRD
n. 1982 US sl. – a logistical supply helicopter, used to bring fresh supplies and provisions to troops in the field
• LOGCOCK
n. 1806 Amer. dial. – a pileated woodpecker
• LOGE
n. L17 UK criminals’ sl. – a watch
• LOGES
n. 17C UK criminals’ sl. – a faked pass or warrant
• LOGEY
n. 20C Irish sl. – a heavy, fat person
• LOG-FLOATER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a very heavy rain
• LOG-FLOGGER
n. 2003 UK sl. – a male masturbator
• LOGGED
adj. 1. L19 Brit. nautical sl. – of a ship: on her beam-ends
adj. 2. c1920 Brit. sl. – utterly drunk
• LOGGEREDY-HEADED
adj. 1964 Amer. dial. – stupid, doltish, dull; stubborn
• LOGGERHEAD
n. 1. L16 sl. – a fool; a dullard; a stupid, dull-witted, or mulish person
n. 2. 1888 US sl. – a Pennsylvanian
n. 3. 1911 Amer. dial. – a large, heavy head
n. 4. c1970 Amer. dial. – a woodpecker
• LOGGERHEADED
adj. L16 sl. – dull, stupid, doltish; stubbornly at odds
• LOGGER’S SMALLPOX
n. 20C Can. loggers’ sl. – markings on a man’s face which are caused by a man’s stamping on it with his spiked boots, an activity known as ‘putting the caulks to’ (a man)
• LOGGIN
n. Amer. World War I sl. – a recruit
• LOGGING
n. E19 sl., orig. US – the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend
• LOGGING BERRIES
n. 1979 Amer. lumberjacks’ usage – beans
• LOGGING BERRY
n. 1956 Amer. dial. – a prune
• LOGGISH
adj. 1642 obs. rare – heavy, sluggish
• LOGGO
n. M19 Brit. sl. – logs
• LOG GOD
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – a red-headed woodpecker
• LOG GUARD
n. 1951 Amer. dial. – a red-headed woodpecker
• LOG-HEADED
adj. 1889 Amer. dial. – stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds
• LOGICIAN
n. 20C Brit. sl. – a drunk who accused another of being drunk
• LOGIE
n. 1. 1847 Brit. sl. – sham jewellery
n. 2. c1870 Brit. sl. – sewage
• LOGIER
n. c1820 cant – a pocket-book
• LOGI-LOGI
n. 1950s W. Indies sl. – a stupid, oafish person
• LOGINESS
n. 1884 Amer. dial. – slowness, lethargy
• LOG-JUICE
n. M19 sl. – a cheap port wine
• LOGODAEDALUS
n. 1611 obs. – one who is cunning in, or clever with, words
• LOGODIARRHOEA
n. 1727 obs. – an uncontrolled flow of words
• LOGOFASCINATED
adj. 1652 nonce word – fascinated by words
• LOG OF EBONY
n. M19 Aust. sl. – a stupid Black person
• LOG OF WOOD
n. M19 Aust. sl. – a dull, stupid person
• LOGOLATRY
n. 1810 – worship of words; unreasonable regard for words or for the literal truth
• LOGO-LOGO
n. 1950s W. Indies sl. – a stupid, oafish person
• LOGOMANIAC
n. 1870 – a person who is insanely interested in words
• LOG-PUSHER
n. 1990s sl. – a male homosexual
• LOG-ROLL
vb. M19 sl. – to engage in the corrupt giving of mutual aid
• LOG-ROLLER
n. 1. E19 sl. – a politician who engages in the corrupt giving of mutual aid
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl. – a critic who makes favourable reviews, expecting the like in return
n. 3. 1985 Amer. dial. – a very heavy rain
• LOG-ROLLING
n. E19 sl., orig. US – the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend
• LOG TOWN
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a small or unimportant town
• LOGY
adj. 1. 1848 Amer. dial. – heavy, slow, lethargic, sluggish
adj. 2. 1899 Amer. dial. – dull, stupid
adj. 3. 1917 Amer. dial. – top-heavy
• LOID
n. 1958 sl. – a celluloid or plastic strip used by thieves to force locks
vb. 1968 sl. – to break open a lock or let oneself in using a ‘loid’
• LOINER
n. 1950 sl. – an inhabitant of Leeds, West Yorkshire
• LOITER-LOUCH
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. – to saunter along, to slouch about
• LOITEROUS
adj. 1566 obs. – inclined to loiter; sluggish
• LOITER-SACK
n. 1594 obs. – a lazy, loitering fellow; an idler
• LOKES
n. 1997 US sl. – sunglasses
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