• LOO
n. 1. L19 sl. – the lavatory
n. 2. 1952 Amer. dial. – a hullabaloo; a clamorous noise or disturbance; an uproar
n. 3. 1960s US sl. – a police or fire lieutenant
vb. E19 US sl. – to cheat; to defraud
• LOOB
n. M14 Eng. dial. – a fool, a dullard
• LOOBILY
adj. 1655 – awkward, clumsy, lubberly
• LOOBISH
adj. 1648 obs. – awkward, clumsy, lubberly
• LOOBY
adj. 1679 – clumsy, awkward, doltish, stupid
n. 1377 – a fool; a soft-head; a dull, clumsy person; an awkward, heavy person; a lazy, hulking fellow; an awkward, stupid, clownish person
• LOOBY-LIKE
adj. 1582 – like a looby, clumsy, awkward, stupid
• LOOCHA
n. 19C Anglo-Indian – a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer
• LOOCHER
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. – a low and especially lascivious blackguard
• LOOCIVEE
n. 1791 Amer. dial. – a lynx
• LOODER
n. 1. 1714 Irish – a long, stout, rough stick
n. 2. 1825 Irish – a heavy blow or stroke
vb. 1850 Sc. & Irish – to give a severe beating; to thrash
• LOOEY
n. 1. 1916 N. Amer. sl. – a lieutenant
n. 2. 1970s US sl. – a lump of expectorated phlegm
n. 3. 1970s US sl. – a piece of nasal mucus
• LOOF
n. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – the palm of the hand
• LOOF-FAKER
n. M19 sl. – a chimney sweep
• LOOGAN
n. 1. 1929 US sl. – a foolish person
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a gullible person; a dupe
• LOOGIE
n. 1967 Amer. colloq. – an expectorated bit of phlegm
• LOOGIN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a gullible person; a dupe
• LOOIE
n. 1. 1916 N. Amer. sl. – a lieutenant
n. 2. 1970s US sl. – a lump of expectorated phlegm
n. 3. 1970s US sl. – a piece of nasal mucus
• LOOK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a small amount; a bit
• LOOK A LITTLE OUT
vb. 1928 Amer. dial. – to be on guard; to be careful
• LOOK ALIVE
vb. 1858 colloq. – to make haste
• LOOK AS BLACK AS A WET FRIDAY
vb. 1892 Eng. dial. – to look very angry
• LOOK AS IF YOU HAD BEEN PULLED THROUGH A KNOTHOLE (BACKWARDS)
adj. 20C Amer. sl. – dishevelled
• LOOK AS SMILING AS A BASKET OF CHIPS
adj. 1834 Amer. dial. – showing great happiness
• LOOK AT
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to speak to someone on a telephone
• LOOK BABIES
vb. 20C – to gaze into another’s eyes
• LOOK DOWN ONE’S NOSE
vb. 1. 1914 Amer. dial. – to look embarrassed or unhappy; to look chagrined, baffled, sorrowful, discouraged, or ashamed; to submit to someone
vb. 2. 1921 sl. – to regard or treat with contempt
• LOOKER
n. 1. 1909 sl., orig. US – a sexually attractive woman
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something beautiful or attractive
• LOOKERINO
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – an attractive girl
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something beautiful or attractive
• LOOKERS
n. 1. Bk1913 Amer. dial. – eyes
n. 2. c1935 Amer. dial. – eyeglasses
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A BOTTLE OF HAY
vb. 1742 – to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK
vb. 1855 – to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A MEADOW
vb. c1530 – to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task
• LOOKIE-LIKIE
n. 1990 chiefly Brit., colloq. – a person who imitates or closely resembles another in appearance; a lookalike
• LOOKINGEST
adj. 1932 Amer. dial. – most extraordinary in appearance
• LOOKING-GLASS
n. 1. Bk1896 sl. – a chamber-pot
n. 2. 1966 Amer. rhyming sl. for ‘ass’ – the buttocks
• LOOKING GLASS TIME
n. 1960s Amer. sl. – self-assessment
• LOOKIST
n. 1990 – a person who discriminates on the grounds of appearance
• LOOK LIKE A CHAP’S PLAYHOUSE
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to be untidy
• LOOK LIKE A DEAD DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM
vb. 20C Aust. sl. – to be unattractive, untidy, etc.
• LOOK LIKE A MORAY MAN MELTING BRASS
vb. Bk2002 Sc. – to look silly
• LOOK LIKE A TEE-HEE’S NEST WITH A HA-HA’S EGG IN IT
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. – to be laughable
• LOOK LIKE A THROTTLED ISAAC
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to look as if one couldn’t move
• LOOK LIKE DEATH ON A MOPSTICK
vb. B1900 Eng. dial. – to look very miserable
• LOOK LIKE HAMMERED HELL
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. – to look unhealthy, or as if one hasn’t been well for some time
• LOOK LIKE ONE WAS SENT FOR AND COULDN’T COME
vb. 1843 Amer. dial. – to look indisposed, out of sorts, or exhausted
• LOOK LIKE THE LAST OF PEA-TIME
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. – to look utterly worn out
• LOOK LIKE THE OLD SCRATCH
vb. 1915 Amer. dial. – to look dishevelled and dirty
• LOOK OVER
vb. 1887 Amer. dial. – to disregard, to forgive, to overlook
• LOOK-SEE
n. 1. 1876 colloq. – a look, a glance; an inspection or examination; a survey
n. 2. 1898 – appearance, aspect
n. 3. 1925 military sl., rare – a telescope or periscope
vb. 1862 colloq. – to investigate, to examine; to determine, to ascertain
• LOOKS LIKE A HAYSTACK
phr. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. – said of a person who dresses carelessly
phr. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – said of an untidy house
• LOOKS LIKE A WET WEEK-END
phr. 1930s Aust. sl. – used by girls menstruating at the weekend; then by males (mostly teens) to a girls carrying a parcel that, judging by its size, may well contain a box or carton of sanitary pads
• LOOK SNAPPY
int. 1926 UK sl. – quickly!
vb. 1926 UK sl. – to be quick
• LOOK SPARE
vb. Amer. World War I sl – to have nothing to do; to be at leisure
• LOOKSTICK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a telescope
• LOOK THROUGH GREEN GLASSES
vb. B1900 – to be jealous of one; to be envious of another’s success
• LOOK TO ONE’S LAURELS
vb. 1882 – to beware of losing one’s pre-eminence; to be careful not to lose one’s superior position to a rival
• LOOKUP
n. 1. 1813 obs. – a having a good deal of respect for a person
n. 2. 1852 colloq. – (as ‘look-up’) a visit, a social call
n. 3. 1948 colloq. – (as ‘look-up’) a looking something up in a dictionary, book, etc.
• LOOK VERY MANK
vb. Bk1905 Sc. – to seem at a loss
• LOOK YARK
vb. 1887 Eng. dial. – to look sharp, to make haste
• LOOKY-LOO • LOOKY-LOU
n. 1. 1977 colloq. – a person who views something for sale with no intention of making a purchase
n. 2. 1978 colloq. – a person who stops to look at something out of curiosity, esp. when such attention is unwelcome
• LOOLOO
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
n. 1. 1896 Amer. dial. – in poker: a special hand or game usually employed to deceive an inexperienced player
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
• LOON
n. 1. c1450 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a worthless person; a rogue, a scamp; a sluggard, an idler
n. 2. c1560 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a strumpet, a concubine
n. 3. 1535 arch. – a man of low birth or condition
n. 4. c1560 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a boy, a lad, a youth
n. 5. a1586 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial. – a fellow, a man
n. 6. 1619 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a boor, a lout, a clown; an untaught, ill-bred person
n. 7. 1885 sl. – a crazy or eccentric person; a simpleton
vb. 1. 1960s Brit. criminals’ sl. – to fool about like a lunatic
vb. 2. 1966 sl. – to pass time in pleasurable activities
• LOON ABOUT
vb. 1979 Brit. sl. – to fool about like a lunatic
• LOONERY
n. a1513 obs. – the disposition and habits of a rascal; lechery, villany
• LOONEY
adj. 1872 sl. – crazy, eccentric
n. 1884 sl. – a mad or insane person
• LOONEY TUNE
n. 1967 US sl. – a crazy person
• LOONEY TUNES
adj. 1971 US sl. – insane
• LOON PANTS
n. 1971 sl. – casual trousers widely flared from the knees to the ankles
• LOONS
n. 1. 1969 Amer. dial. – a great amount
n. 2. 1971 sl. – casual trousers widely flared from the knees to the ankles
• LOON SHIT
n. 1. 1974 Brit. sl. – the mud or muck on the bottom of a pond
n. 2. 1987 Can. sl. – boggy land
• LOONSLATE
n. Bk1903 sl. – 1 shilling and 1 1/2 penny
• LOONSLATT
n. Bk1903 sl. – 1 shilling and 1 1/2 penny
• LOON TROUSERS
n. 1971 sl. – casual trousers widely flared from the knees to the ankles
• LOONY
adj. 1. 1841 US sl. – extremely erratic; mildly crazy, demented, foolish, silly
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – foolish; silly; witless
n. 1. 1682 sl. – a fool; a soft-head
n. 2. 1883 US sl. – a madman
n. 3. 2002 Can. – a $1 coin
• LOONY AS A JAYBIRD
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – insane, eccentric
• LOONY BIN
n. 1919 UK sl. – a hospital or other institution for the treatment of psychiatric problems and other mental illness
• LOONY BIRD
n. 1964 US sl. – a person who is at least eccentric, at most mentally unstable or irrational
• LOONY-DOCTOR
n. 1925 sl. – a psychiatrist
• LOONY FARM
n. 1977 US sl. – an insane asylum
• LOONY HOUSE
n. 1977 US sl. – a hospital for the insane
• LOONY PEN
n. 1984 US sl. – a hospital for the insane
• LOONY TUNE
n. 1967 US sl. – a crazy person
• LOOP
n. 1. 1940s Aust. sl. – a fool
n. 2. 1990s sl. – a pornographic film
n. 3. 2000s African-American sl. – sex involving several men and a single woman
vb. 1. 1920s US sl. – to go on a drinking spree
vb. 2. 1980s sl. – to be a golf caddie
• LOOPED
adj. 1. 1934 Amer. sl. – drunk, fully intoxicated
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; muddled
adj. 3. 1960s US sl. – demented, crazy
adj. 4. 1960s US sl. – infatuated with something or someone
• LOOPED UP
adj. 1. 1930s US sl. – drunk
adj. 2. 1960s US sl. – demented, crazy
adj. 3. 1960s US sl. – infatuated with something or someone
• LOOPER
n. 1. 1910s sl. – a punch, a blow
n. 2. 1980s sl. – a crazy, disturbed person
n. 3. 1980s sl. – a caddie
• LOOPHOLE
n. 1. 1664 – an outlet or means of escape; often applied to an omission in a statute, etc., which gives opportunity for evading its intention
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a lawyer
• LOOPINESS
n. 1939 colloq. – craziness, insanity
• LOOP-LEGGED
adj. 1944 Amer. dial. – thoroughly inebriated
• LOOP-LEGGED DRUNK
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – thoroughly inebriated
• LOOPY
adj. 1925 sl. – crazy, eccentric
• LOOSE
adj. L15 – wanton, lewd, sexually loose and legally unattached
• LOOSE AS A GOOSE IN SCOPEBERRY TIME
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – having diarrhoea
• LOOSE-BODIED
adj. L17 sl. – of women: wanton
• LOOSE-BODIED GOWN
n. E17 sl. – a prostitute; a harlot
• LOOSE CANNON
n. 1946 – an unpredictable or uncontrollable person or thing, esp. considered liable to cause unintentional or indiscriminate damage
• LOOSE-CLACKED
adj. 1661 – loquacious, chattering → obs.
• LOOSE-COAT GAME
n. M17 Urquhart usage – copulation
• LOOSE-ENDED
adj. 1. L17 sl. – of women: wanton
adj. 2. 19C colloq. – having diarrhoea
• LOOSE FISH
n. E19 Brit. sl. – a prostitute
• LOOSE GRAVY
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – unthickened gravy
• LOOSE IN THE HAFT
adj. 1. c1325 obs. – unstable, unreliable
adj. 2. E18 US sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
adj. 3. 19C Brit. sl. – wanton
adj. 4. 19C Brit. sl. – having diarrhoea
• LOOSE IN THE HEFT
adj. 1895 Eng. dial. – dissolute, dishonest, untrustworthy
• LOOSE IN THE HILT
adj. 1. E18 US sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
adj. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – wanton
adj. 3. 19C Brit. sl. – having diarrhoea
• LOOSE IN THE RUMP
adj. 19C Brit. sl. – of women: wanton
• LOOSE-KIRTLE
n. 1855 arch. – a woman of loose or bad character; a wanton woman; a prostitute (kirtle = woman’s gown)
• LOOSE-LEGGED
adj. L16 sl. – wanton; sexually promiscuous
• LOOSE-LOVE CENTER
n. 20C US sl. – a brothel
• LOOSE-LOVE LADY
n. E20 US sl. – a prostitute
• LOOSERVEE
n. 1791 Amer. dial. – a lynx
• LOOSE-TAILED
adj. 1598 obs. – of bad character; wanton; unchaste; wanting in self-restraint
• LOOSE-TWISTED
adj. 1. B1900 Eng. dial. – lewd, wanton
adj. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – slovenly in dress, work, or gait
• LOOSE WOMAN
n. 20C US colloq. – a sexually indiscreet female
• LOOSIE
n. 1948 US colloq. – a cigarette sold individually
• LOOT
n. 1. 1759 US – a lieutenant
n. 2. 1943 sl. – money
• LOOTCHA
n. 19C Anglo-Indian – a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer
• LOP
n. 1967 – a couch or sofa on which one can stretch out to rest → Amer. dial.
vb. 1. 1913 – to lean, as if drunk → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 2. 1939 – to strike with the fist → Amer. dial.
vb. 3. 1969 – to walk heavily, making a lot of noise → Amer. dial.
• LOP ABOUT
vb. 1882 – to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle → Amer. dial.
• LOP AROUND
vb. 1965 – to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle → Amer. dial.
• LOP DOWN
vb. 1822 – to flop down; to lie down and rest; to sit down → Amer. dial.
• LOPE
n. 1. 1400 – a leaping → obs.
n. 2. 1809 – a long bounding stride
n. 3. 1969 – a cantaloupe → Amer. dial.
vb. 1. 1483 – to leap, to jump, to spring → obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. 1575 – to run, to run away → Eng. dial.
vb. 3. 1902 – to assail → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 4. 1902 – to importune → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 5. 1902 – to mount → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• LOPEHOLT
n. 1616 – a place of refuge → obs.
• LOPEMAN
n. 1625 – a runner → obs.
• LOPER
n. 1. 1483 – a leaper, a dancer → obs.
n. 2. 1895 – a worthless, intrusive fellow → Amer. dial.
• LOPE-WAY
n. 1736 – a private footpath
• LOP-JAWED
adj. 1966 – having a protruding lower jaw → Amer. dial.
• LOP-LOLLARD
n. 19C – a lazy fellow → Eng. dial.
• LOPLOLLY
adj. 1. 1895 – of gait or dress: careless, slouching adj. 2. 1981 Amer. dial. – askew, crooked, catty-cornered → Amer. dial.
n. ..19C – a lazy fellow → Eng. dial.
• LOP ONTO
vb. 1934 – to grab, to get hold of, to latch on to → Amer. dial.
• LOPPAGE
n. 1683 – the loppings from trees → obs.
• LOPPER
n. 1. 1835 – half-melted snow
n. 2. 1880 – a curdled or coagulated state, as of milk or blood
vb. 1. 1300 – of milk: to curdle, to coagulate, to sour and become thick
vb. 2. 1893 – of water: to lap, to splash gently, to ripple → Sc.
• LOPPER-JAWED
adj. 1916 – askew, crooked → Amer. dial.
• LOPPET
vb. 1864 – to move or run with a heavy gait; generally used of animal, as a rabbit or hare; rarely used of a person → Eng. dial.
• LOPPINESS
n. 1908 – a being choppy: said of water, the sea, etc.
• LOPPING
adj. 1. 1685 – of the ears: hanging down
adj. 2. 1887 – of the sea: rising and falling in short waves
n. 1868 – of the ears: a hanging loosely
• LOPPUS
n. 1. ..20C – an oaf, a stupid person → sl.
n. 2. 1913 – a large, clumsy person or animal → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• LOPPY
adj. 1. 1483 – infested with ‘lops’ or fleas → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. 1855 – hanging loosely; limp
adj. 3. 1883 – of the sea: choppy
n. 1898 – a handyman on rural stations → Aust. sl.
• LOP ROUND
vb. 1851 – to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle → Amer. dial.
• LOPSY LOWS
n. 1968 – an imaginary disease → Amer. dial.
• LOPSY-WISE
adv. 1900 – askew, in a lopsided manner → Amer. dial.
• LOP-WEB
n. 1400 – a spider’s web; a cobweb → obs.
• LOPYN
n. c1430 obs. – a morsel or lump of food
• LOQUEL
n. 1694 – speech → obs.
• LOQUENCE
n. 1677 – talk, speech, speaking
• LOQUENCY
n. 1623 – talking, speech, speaking
• LOQUENT
adj. 1593 – that speaks, speaking
• LOR!
int. 1835 – an exclamation of surprise or astonishment → Brit.
• LOR-A-GOR!
int. 1823 – an exclamation → Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MASSEY!
int. 1851 – used to express surprise, dismay, etc. → Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MASSY!
int. 1917 – used to express surprise, dismay, etc. → Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MIGHTIES
n. 1965 – a red-headed woodpecker → Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MUSSY!
int. 1872 – used to express surprise, dismay, etc. → Amer. dial.
• LORD BLESS US!
int. 1906 – an exclamation → Amer. dial.
• LORD CHESTERFIELD
n. 1965 – a citified person → Amer. dial.
• LORD COCK
n. 1951 – a red-headed woodpecker → Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD
n. 1909 – a red-headed woodpecker → Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD ALMIGHTY
n. 1951 – a red-headed woodpecker → Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD PECKERWOOD
n. 1947 – a red-headed woodpecker → Amer. dial.
• LORD GUARD
n. 1955 – a red-headed woodpecker → Amer. dial.
• LORD HARRY
n. M17 – the devil → sl.
• LORD HAVE MERCY!
int. 1965 – used to express surprise, dismay, etc. → Amer. dial.
• LORDING
adj. 1548 – powerful, dominating, having presiding authority or influence; also, behaving in an arrogant, disdainful, or dissipated manner
n. 1. 1000 – a lord; a man of high rank or office; a gentleman → obs.
n. 2. 1567 – a lord; a minor or inferior lord; a young lord → arch., contemptuous usage
• LORDKIN
n. 1855 – a young lord; a minor lord → hist.
• THE LORD-KNOWS-WHAT
n. 19C – the female genitals → Brit. euphemism
• LORDLET
n. 1642 – a lord; a minor or inferior lord; a young lord → contemptuous usage
• LORDLING
n. 1300 – a young, minor, or inferior lord
• LORD LOVE A DUCK!
int. 20C – a mock oath and an exclamation → colloq.
• LORDLUMMY!
int. L19 – an exclamation of surprise, shock, disbelief
• LORD-MAYOR
n. 1877 – a large crowbar, used by housebreakers → sl., obs.
• LORD MAYOR’S COAL
n. 1840 – a slate → obs.
• LORD MUCK
n. 1937 – a pompous, self-opinionated condescending man → sl.
• LORD OF THE HEAVIES
n. 1942 – a heavyweight boxing champion → Amer. boxing sl. (Bk.)
• LORD-OF-THE-MANOR
n. 1903 – sixpence → sl. (Bk.)
• LORDOLATRY
n. 1846 – worship of a lord → obs.
• LORD REX
n. 1970 – sexual intercourse → NZ prison sl.
• LORDSAKE!
int. 1815 – an exclamation of surprise, exasperation, etc. → colloq., orig. Sc.
• LORD SAKES ALIVE!
int. M19 – an oath and an exclamation → colloq.
• LORDS AND PEERS
n. 2000 – the ears → rhyming sl.
• LORD SAVE US!
int. 1789 – an exclamation of surprise, fear, etc. → Sc.
• LORD’S BREAD-WAGON
n. 1913 – thunder → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• LORD’S FERTILIZER
n. 1985 – spring snow → Amer. dial.
• LORD’S SUPPER
n. 1942 – bread and water → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• LORD SUTCH
n. 1. 1960 – the clutch → rhyming sl.
n. 2. 1960 – the crotch → rhyming sl.
• LORDSWIKE
n. 1000 – a person who betrays his or her lord; a traitor → obs.
• LORD-TO-GOD
n. 1942 – a red-headed woodpecker → Amer. dial.
• LORD WIGG
n. 1960 – a pig → rhyming sl.
• LORDY!
int. 1853 – used as an expression of surprise, dismay, annoyance, etc. → Amer. dial.
• LORDY-GOD
n. 1965 – a red-headed woodpecker → Amer. dial.
• LORDY-MASSY!
int. 1917 – used to express surprise, dismay, etc. → Amer. dial.
• LORDY ME!
int. 19C – a mild oath or exclamation → colloq.
• LORDY MERCY!
int. 1962 – used to express surprise, dismay, etc. → Amer. dial.
• LORDY MUSSY!
int. 1909 – used to express surprise, dismay, etc. → Amer. dial.
• LORED
adj. 1839 – learned; stored with knowledge
• LOREL
adj. 1590 – good-for-nothing → obs.
n. 1362 – a worthless person; a dissolute person; a low, disreputable fellow; a rogue, a scoundrel → obs.
• LORENDRIVER
n. 1649 – a smuggler → obs.
• LORER
n. 1400 – a worthless person; a rogue, a blackguard → obs.
• LORESMAN
n. 1377 – a teacher, instructor → obs.
• LORESPELL
n. 1000 – a sermon, an instructive discourse → obs.
• LORETTA YOUNG
n. 1990 – the tongue → rhyming sl.
• LORETTE
n. 1865 – a prostitute; a courtesan of a class which at one time had its headquarters in the vicinity of the Church of Notre Dame de Lorette in Paris → euphemism
• LORG
n. E20 – a stupid person; an oaf → US sl.
• LORGAMIGHTY!
int. 20C – Lord God Almighty! → US colloq.
• LORING
n. 1596 – teaching, instruction → obs.
• LORK A SARSAY!
int. 1899 – Lord have mercy! → Eng. dial.
• LORKUS!
int. 1887 – an exclamation of surprise → Eng. dial.
• LOR LUMME!
int. L19 – an exclamation of surprise, shock, disbelief
• LORN
adj. 1. 1400 – lost, perished, ruined; doomed to destruction → obs.
adj. 2. 1475 – abandoned, left alone; bereft of; lonely, desolate, wretched → obs.
• LORNA DOONE
n. 20C – a spoon → rhyming sl.
• LORRY UP
vb. 1940 – to beat, to thrash → Irish sl.
• LORS!
int. 1860 – a mild oath or exclamation; Lord!
• LORTHEW
n. 1160 – a teacher, an instructor → obs.
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