• LOSARD
n. a1400 obs. – a worthless person; a scoundrel
• LOSE
vb. 1. Bk1913 Amer. dial. – to menstruate
vb. 2. 1913 Amer. dial. – to bleed
vb. 3. 20C colloq. – to be much superior to; to overcome; to defeat easily
• LOSE A EWE FOR A HALF-PENNY-WORTH OF TAR
vb. 1684 Eng. dial. – to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be so saving in little things as to risk things of value
• LOSE A HOG FOR A HALF-PENNY-WORTH OF TAR
vb. 1684 Eng. dial. – to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be so saving in little things as to risk things of value
• LOSE A MEAL
vb. 20C Aust. jocular usage – to vomit
• LOSE AN EYE
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – of milk: to turn sour
• LOSE BY A NECK
vb. Bk1902 sl. – to lose by next to nothing
• LOSE CASTE
vb. 1816 – to lose social rank, to descend in the social scale
• LOSE IT
vb. L20 motorcyclists’ sl. – to come off one’s motorcycle accidentally
• LOSEL
adj. 1601 arch. – good-for-nothing, worthless
n. 1362 arch. – a worthless person, a scoundrel, a cheat; a ragamuffin, a ne’er-do-well
• LOSE LEATHER
vb. 1726 – to suffer abrasion of skin
• LOSELING
adj. 1624 obs. – rascally, like a scoundrel
• LOSELLED
adj. 1606 obs. – good-for-nothing, worthless
• LOSELLY
adj. 1611 obs. – good-for-nothing, idle, lazy
• LOSELRY
n. 1480 arch. – profligacy, debauchery, rascality
• LOSENGE
vb. 1422 obs. – to flatter; to compliment unduly; to praise fulsomely
• LOSENGEOUS
adj. 1632 obs. rare – lying, flattering
• LOSENGER
n. 1. 1303 obs. – a false flatterer; a lying rascal, a deceiver
n. 2. 1513 Sc. – a sluggard
• LOSENGERY
n. 1303 obs. – flattery, deceit
• LOSE OFF
vb. 1874 Amer. dial. – to drop or come off
• LOSE ONE’S AMATEUR STANDING
vb. 1941 Amer. sl. – to become a prostitute
• LOSE ONE’S ‘ARRIS
vb. c1950 sl. – to lose one’s nerve, to chicken out
• LOSE ONE’S ASS
vb. 1788 sl. – to lose all one has, as in gambling; to lose one’s position; to lose everything
• LOSE ONE’S BALLAST
vb. 1889 sl. – to lose one’s good judgement or sense
• LOSE ONE’S BLOCK
vb. 1. 1907 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ – to lose emotional control; to lose one’s temper; to be or get angry
vb. 2. 20C Aust. sl. – to fall in love
• LOSE ONE’S BRITCHES
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to lose a great deal of money
• LOSE ONE’S CAN
vb. Amer. World War I sl. – to be killed; generally used to refer to men shot through the head
• LOSE ONE’S CHERRY
vb. 1918 sl., orig. US – to lose one’s virginity
• LOSE ONE’S COOKIES
vb. 1. 1940s US sl. – to lose emotional control
vb. 2. 1970 Amer. sl. – to vomit
• LOSE ONE’S COOL
vb. c1955 sl. – to lose one’s self-possession; to become nervous, (over-) excited, very angry
• LOSE ONE’S DASH
vb. c1880 sl. – to reach one’s limit; to exhaust one’s energies and abilities; to lose one’s opportunity, and suffer accordingly
• LOSE ONE’S DIP
vb. 20C US sl. – to lose one’s composure
• LOSE ONE’S DOG
vb. 1910s US sl. – to lose control of a situation
• LOSE ONE’S DOUGHNUTS
vb. 1940s US college sl. – to vomit
• LOSE ONE’S GENDER
vb. 1940s homosexual sl. – to abandon homosexuality to become a heterosexual
• LOSE ONE’S GOAT
vb. 1910s sl. – to lose one’s courage; to lose one’s ability to fight
• LOSE ONE’S GRIP
vb. L19 sl., orig. US – to lose one’s composure; to lose one’s sanity
• LOSE ONE’S HAIR
vb. 20C sl. – to lose one’s temper
• LOSE ONE’S LEGS
vb. c1770 sl. – to become tipsy
• LOSE ONE’S LUNCH
vb. 1960s Amer. sl. – to vomit
• LOSE ONE’S MARKET
vb. Bk1905 Sc. – to throw away one’s matrimonial chance
• LOSE ONE’S NANA
vb. 1966 sl. – to be or get angry
• LOSE ONE’S NANNY
vb. L18 UK sl. – to lose one’s temper (nanny = head)
• LOSE ONE’S OIL
vb. a1548 obs. – to study or labour in vain
• LOSE ONE’S PUNCH
vb. 1910s sl. – to reach one’s limit; to exhaust one’s energies and abilities; to lose one’s opportunity, and suffer accordingly
• LOSE ONE’S RAG
vb. B1934 Sc. sl. – to lose one’s temper; to be or get angry
• LOSE ONE’S SHIRT
vb. 1892 – to lose all one’s possessions, esp. by gambling or speculation
• LOSE ONE’S SHOES
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to vomit profusely
• LOSE ONE’S TAFFY
vb. 1927 Amer. dial. – to fail
• LOSE ONE’S TAW
vb. 1895 Amer. dial. – to lose one’s mind
• LOSE ONE’S VEST
vb. c1890 sl. – to get angry
• LOSE ONE’S VOYAGE
vb. 1680 US – of a pirate: to gamble away one’s share of a privateer’s plunder
• LOSE OUT
vb. L19 Aust. sl. – to be swindled or merely fooled
• LOSER
n. 1. 1912 US sl. – someone who has been to prison
n. 2. c1920 sl. – a handicap; an obstacle, a disappointment
• LOSERY
n. c1460 obs. – a losing; opportunity or chance of losing
• LOSE THE FANG
vb. 1825 Sc. – to miss one’s aim; to fail in an attempt
• LOSE THE HOG FOR A HALFPENNYWORTH OF TAR
vb. 1670 – to lose an object, spoil an enterprise or court failure by trying to save in a small matter of detail
• LOSE THE LAGGIN-GIRD
vb. c1850 Sc. – to have an attack of diarrhoea or dysentery
• LOSE THE MATCH AND POCKET THE STAKE(S)
vb. 19C sl. – of women only: to coit
• LOSE THE NUMBER OF ONE’S MESS
vb. 20C sl. – to die; to be killed
• LOSE THE RUN OF ONESELF
vb. 20C Anglo-Irish sl. – to lose one’s self-control; to run amok
• LOSE THE SHEEP FOR A HALFPENNYWORTH OF TAR
vb. 1678 – to lose an object, spoil an enterprise or court failure by trying to save in a small matter of detail
• LOSE THE SHIP FOR A HALFPENNYWORTH OF TAR
vb. 1869 – to lose an object, spoil an enterprise or court failure by trying to save in a small matter of detail
• LOSE THE USE OF SHANK’S MARE
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to lose the use of one’s legs
• LOSE TIME
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to waste time; to fool a round
• LOSE YOUR RAG
vb. 1959 UK sl. – to lose your temper
• LOSH
int. a1779 Sc. – an exclamation of astonishment, wonder, or surprise
n. 1. 1591 obs. – an elk
n. 2. 1884 – a name in Canada and Alaska for the burbot
vb. 1629 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to make the lapping sound caused by a running stream flowing over stones, etc.; to splash in water; of water in a barrel or boat: to roll to and fro
• LOSSAGE
n. 1986 Amer. dial. – waste
• LOSS-LEADER
n. 20C Can. sl. – something displayed prominently, and at cut-price rate, to encourage further buying of other stock
• LOSSYME!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. – used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
• LOST BREAD
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – French toast
• LOST HEART BEAT
n. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – an attractive girl
• LOSTHOPE
n. c1550 obs. – an abandoned person
• LOST LADY
n. 20C US colloq. – a prostitute
• LOSTLING
n. 1872 – a lost person or thing
• LOST THE KEY
phr. 20C US sl. – uttered upon smelling a fecal odour or intestinal gas
• LOTE
vb. 1. a1200 obs. – to lie concealed; to lurk
vb. 2. a1325 obs. – to fail to support or help; to forsake
vb. 3. 1547 obs. – to wash, to cleanse, to purify
• LOTEBY
n. 1303 obs. – a companion of love; a lover, a paramour; a bedfellow, a concubine
• LOTHARIO
n. 1748 – a man who habitually seduces women, or is sexually promiscuous; a libertine, a philanderer
• LOTHEN
adj. c1440 obs. – hairy, shaggy
• LOTION
n. 1876 sl. – a drink, rarely of aught but liquor, and esp. of gin
• LOT LIZARD
n. 1987 US trucking sl. – a prostitute who works at truck stops
• LOTMAN
n. ? L18 nautical sl. – a pirate
• A LOT OF HURRAH
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• LOT ON
vb. 1829 Amer. dial. – to count on, to intend to; to look forward to
• LOTOPHAGIST
n. 1839 rare – a person who leads a life of idle contentment or luxury
• LOTOPHAGOUS
adj. 1855 – idle, indolent, dreamy
• LOT’S WIFE
n. L19 nautical sl. – salt
• A LOTTA APPLESAUCE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• A LOTTA BULL
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• A LOTTA HOOEY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• A LOTTA HORSE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• LOTTEREL
n. a1450 obs. – a term of contempt for a rogue, a scoundrel
• LOTTIES
n. L19 sl. – female breasts
• LOTTIES AND TOTTIES
n. B1885, chiefly theatrical usage – harlots
• LOTUS-EATER
n. 1847 – a person who leads a life of idle contentment or luxury, untroubled by the working world, or by practical concerns; an idle or indolent person, esp. one who passes time pleasantly doing nothing productive
• LOTUSLAND
n. 1980 Amer. sl. – Los Angeles, California
• LOU
n. L19 sl. – the lavatory
• LOUCHE
adj. 1819 – dubious, shifty, disreputable
• LOUD
adj. 1. 1641 sl., now chiefly US – smelly
adj. 2. 1847 colloq. – of dress or manners: showy
• LOUDMOUTH
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boasting
n. 2. c1944 colloq. – one who speaks loudly, excessively, and either boastfully or bullying or very indiscreetly
• LOUD-MOUTHED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – talkative
• LOUD ONE
n. 1. c1670 colloq. – a big lie
n. 2. World War I army sl. – a misfortune
n. 3. World War I army sl. – a severe wound
• LOUD PEDAL
n. c1940 Aust. sl. – the accelerator
• LOUDSPEAKER
n. 1934 US sl. – a braggart or loudmouth; an important person or one who regards himself as important
• LOUD-TALK
vb. 1930 Amer. dial. – to bully, impress, or convince someone by using assertive speech or double-talk; to argue in coarse strident tones
• LOUGHT
adj. a1641 obs. – loath, averse, disinclined, reluctant, unwilling
• LOUIE
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
• LOUIS
n. 1935 sl., orig. US – a harlot’s bully
• LOUK
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – an outside cellar door
• LOUKE
n. c1386 obs. – a boon companion
• LOULOU
n. 1894 nickname – a Pomeranian dog
• LOUNCE
n. 1. M19 nautical sl. – a drink
n. 2. 20C Royal Navy colloq. – a ration of food
• LOUNCE OUT
vb. 1934 Amer. dial. – to dole out
• LOUNDER
n. 1. 1723 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a heavy blow, a severe stroke, a beating
n. 2. B1900 Sc. – the act of showing energy at work
n. 3. B1900 Eng. dial. – a thick slice; a large piece
vb. 1. 1793 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to beat severely with heavy strokes; to thrash, thump, cuff, cudgel
vb. 2. 1893 Eng. dial. – to lounge; to walk about idly or awkwardly; to flounder, run, scamper
vb. 3. B1900 Sc. – to do anything with energy and speed or vehemence
vb. 4. B1900 Sc. – to scold
• LOUNDERER
n. c1425 obs. – a skulker
• LOUNGE LIZARD
n. 1918 sl., derogatory – a man who frequents fashionable parties, bars, etc., in search of a wealthy patroness
• LOUP-THE-DIKE
adj. 1823 Sc. – giddy, flighty
• LOUP THE DYKIE
vb. Bk1900 Sc. – to die
• LOUR; LOURE
n. Bk1903 sl. – money
• LOURD
adj. 1390 obs. – sluggish, dull, stupid
n. 1579 obs. – a lout, a sluggish, stupid fellow
• LOURDERIE
n. 1555 obs. – stupidity
• LOURDISH
adj. 1600 obs. – sluggish, dull, stupid
• LOURDY
adj. 1721 obs. – sluggish, dull, stupid
• LOURING
adj. 1774 US – cloudy; gloomy
• LOURY
adj. 1686 – of the sky: dull, gloomy, threatening
• LOUSE
n. 1633 sl. – an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male; one who is thoroughly disliked
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. – to waste time; to loaf, loiter, or idle about
• LOUSE AROUND
vb. 1. 1917 Amer. dial. – to play the parasite
vb. 2. c1920 Amer. dial. – to waste time; to loaf, loiter, or idle about
• LOUSE-BAG
n. 20C Brit. sl. – a term of contempt for a disliked male
• LOUSE-CAGE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a bedroom
• LOUSE-LADDER
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the hole or gap made by a dropped stitch having run down in knitting
• LOUSY
adj. 1. c1386 – bad, poor, contemptible
adj. 2. 1933 Amer. dial. – ill, unwell, tired, depressed
adj. 3. 1944 Amer. dial. – of the weather: unpleasant, threatening
adj. 4. 1965 Amer. dial. – used as a derogatory intensive
adv. 1932 Amer. dial. – very, extremely
• LOUSY ANNA
n. 1927 Amer. dial. – Louisiana
• LOUSY AS A BANDICOOT
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – rotten, mean, wretched
• LOUSY DRUNK
adj. 1932 Amer. dial. – very drunk
• LOUSY-RICH
adj. 1942 Amer. sl. – very rich, wealthy
• LOUSY WITH MONEY
adj. 1843 Amer. dial. – rich
• LOVAGE
n. 1489 obs. – praise, honour
• LOVANENTY!
int. 1824 Sc. – an exclamation of surprise
• LOVE
n. 1. 16C euphemism – sex, copulation
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a loved one; a sweetheart
vb. 16C euphemism – to copulate with
• LOVE-APPLES
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the testicles
• LOVE-BEGOTTEN CHILD
n. 19C euphemism – an illegitimate child
• LOVE BITE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a hickey
• LOVE-BLINK
n. 1508 Sc. – a glance of love
• LOVE BONE
n. 1. c1960 Amer. dial., African-American usage – a wishbone
n. 2. 1962 US jocular usage – the penis, esp. when erect
• LOVE BOX
n. 1. 1865 US jocular usage – the heart
n. 2. 1879 Amer. dial. – an affectionate blow or caress
n. 3. 1986 US jocular usage – the vagina or vulva
• LOVE-BRAT
n. 19C Brit. sl. – an illegitimate child
• LOVE BUBBLES
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a woman’s breasts
• LOVEBUG
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a woman who is very fond of men .
• LOVE BUMP
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – a pimple
• LOVE BUMPS
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a woman’s breasts
• LOVE CHILD
n. 1805 – an illegitimate child
• LOVE-CLAP
vb. 1828 Sc. – to embrace fondly
• LOVE-DRURY
n. 1. c1300 obs. – love; courtship
n. 2. c1400 obs. – a love token or keepsake
• LOVEE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a loved one; a sweetheart
• LOVE ‘EM AND LEAVE ‘EM
n. 1. L19 sl. – philandering, womanizing
n. 2. L19 sl. – a philanderer; a womanizer
• LOVE ENVELOPE
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. – a condom
• LOVE FACTORY
n. 1983 US sl. – a brothel
• LOVEFEST
n. 1995 US sl. – a close, happy relationship
• LOVE FLESH
n. 19C sl. – the vagina
• LOVEFUL
adj. 1. c1225 – full of love
adj. 2. c1225 obs. – lovable; deserving of love
• LOVE GLOVE
n. 1. 1980s US sl. – a vagina
n. 2. 1987 US sl. – a condom
• LOVE GRENADES
n. 2000s sl. – the testicles
• LOVE GUN
n. 1970s US sl. – the penis
• LOVE HANDLES
n. 1960s sl. – the excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure
• LOVE HEART
n. 1996 UK sl. – a tablet of MDMA, possibly mixed with methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™
• LOVE-HOLE
n. 1. 1926 Amer. dial. – a gully or ditch across the road
n. 2. 1980s US sl. – the vagina
• LOVE-IN
n. 1. 1967 sl., orig. US – a group gathering to express mutually loving feelings
n. 2. 1960s sl, orig. US – an orgy
n. 3. 1960s sl, orig. US – positive, optimistic relations
• LOVE IN A PUNT
n. 1973 UK sl. – very weak beer
• LOVE INTEREST
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a loved one; a sweetheart
• LOVE IT!
int. 2001 UK – expressing definite approval
• LOVE-JOY
n. 1876 Eng. dial. – a dearly loved person
• LOVE JUICE
n. 1. 1593 – an aphrodisiac; a juice supposed to have the effect of a love potion
n. 2. 1882 UK sl. – semen; vaginal secretions
• LOVEKIN
n. 1896 rare – a lover, a sweetheart; an affectionate form of address
• LOVEKINS
n. 1920 – a lover, a sweetheart; an affectionate form of address
• LOVE-LACE
n. 1. c1330 obs. – the snare or tyranny of love
n. 2. 1773 – (as ‘Lovelace’) a seducer; a libertine
• LOVE LANE
n. M19 sl. – the vagina
• LOVE-LAY
n. c1450 chiefly poetic usage – a love song
• LOVE LETTER
n. 1. 1940s African-American sl. – a stone or rock thrown at someone
n. 2. 1940s African-American sl. – a bullet
• LOVE-LICK
n. 1953 Amer. dial. – an affectionate blow or caress
• LOVELIES
n. 1970s US drug culture sl. – marijuana laced with phencyclidine
• LOVELIFY
vb. 1897 – to make lovely; to beautify
• LOVELIHEAD
n. a1637 obs. – loveliness
• LOVELING
n. 1606 – a dear or lovely creature; a darling; a term of endearment; also, a young lover
• LOVE LIPS
n. 1990s sl. – the vaginal labia
• LOVELORN
adj. 1637 – unhappy as a result of unrequited love or the loss of a lover; pining from love
• LOVELY
n. 1970s US drug culture sl. – marijuana laced with phencyclidine
• LOVELY BIT OF A BOY
phr. World War II Brit. servicewomen’s usage – said in approval of a man
• LOVELY GRUB!
int. 1939 Brit., orig. services’ usage – very nice indeed!
• LOVELY HIGH
n. 1970s US drug culture sl. – marijuana laced with phencyclidine
• LOVELY JUBBLY
adj. 1992 Brit. colloq. – excellent, fantastic
int. 1989 Brit. – an exclamation of delight or affirmation; excellent, jolly good
n. 1990 Brit. sl. – money
• LOVELY MONEY
n. c1931 Brit. sl. – good money; esp. plenty of money
• LOVE MARK
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a hickey
• LOVE MUSCLE
n. 1958 Amer. jocular usage – the penis
• LOVEND
n. a1000 obs. – a person who loves; a lover; a friend
• LOVENESS
n. a1250 obs. rare – love; lovingness
• LOVE-NETTLED
adj. 1586 obs. – deeply in love
• LOVE-PAIN
n. 1899 Amer. dial. – toothache
• LOVE-PAT
n. 1951 Amer. dial. – an affectionate blow or caress
• LOVE PIRATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl.- a philanderer
• LOVE POINTS
n. 1966 Amer. dial.- a woman’s breasts
• LOVER
n. 1. c1225 obs. – a person who praises someone or something; a eulogist
n. 1. a1275 rare – a person who feels fondness or regard towards another; a friend, a well-wisher
n. 2. 1904 US sl. – a man who manages a prostitute or prostitutes; a pimp
• LOVER BOY
n. 1. 1925 sl., orig. US – a male lover, esp. a young male lover; an attractive man, a ladykiller
n. 2. 1952 sl., orig. US – a sexual partner
n. 3. 1952 sl., orig. US – a woman-chaser
• LOVERED
adj. 1. 1340 rare – loving; friendly
adj. 2. 1609 rare – provided with or having a lover
n. 1. a1000 obs. – the emotion or feeling of love; affection, friendship, good will, kindness
n. 2. 1487 Sc. – sexual desire; lust
• LOVERLY
adj. 1. 1568 – like a lover; characteristic of a lover
adj. 2. 1907 – lovely, delightful, pleasing
adv. a1513 – in the manner of a lover
• LOVER MAN
n. 1. a1905 sl., orig. US – a male lover; an attractive man, a ladykiller
n. 2. 1952 sl., orig. US – a sexual partner
n. 3. 1952 sl., orig. US – a woman-chaser
• LOVER’S HEAVEN
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – the upper balcony in a theatre
• LOVERS’ LAIR
n. c1560 Sc. obs. – the religion or faith of lovers
• LOVER’S NUTS
n. 1954 US sl. – testicular discomfort attributed to prolonged sexual arousal without ejaculation
• LOVER’S SPEED
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – MDMA (ecstasy)
• LOVERTINE
adj. 1603 obs. – addicted to being a lover
• LOVER UNDER THE LAP
n. 20C Aust. sl. – a lesbian
• LOVE RUNGS
n. 1960s sl. – the excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure
• LOVER WOLF
n. 1976 Amer. dial. – the gray wolf
• LOVESHIP
n. c1500 – fondness, liking; loving behaviour; courtship; also, the state of being in love or being a lover
• LOVESOME
adj. 1. a1000 – worthy of love; lovable
adj. 2. a1000 rare, chiefly Irish – friendly, affectionate
adj. 3. c1175 – inspiring love on account of beauty; lovely, beautiful
adj. 4. 1575 rare – amorous
n. a1350 obs. – a lovely or beautiful person
• LOVESOMELY
adv. a1000 rare – lovingly, affectionately; kindly
• LOVE-SPOKEN
adj. 1880 Sc. – bewitched, under a spell
• LOVE STUFF
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – love
• LOVE-TAP
n. 1889 Amer. dial. – an affectionate blow or caress
• LOVE-TOOTH
n. 1580 obs. – an inclination for love
• LOVE-UP
n. 1953 sl. – an act of caressing, hugging, etc.; a cuddle or similar display of affection
• LOVEWARD
adv. 1600 rare – towards love; in the direction of love
• LOVEWARDS
adv. 1875 rare – towards love; in the direction of love
• LOVE WEED
n. 1938 Amer. drug culture sl – marijuana
• LOVEWENDE
adj. a1000 obs. – lovable, beloved; loving, affectionate; lovely
• LOVE-WORTH
adj. c1225 obs. – worthy of being loved
n. 1611 obs. rare – worthiness of love
• LOVEY
adj. 1920 – loving, affectionate; sentimentally romantic; amorous
n. 1. 1684 – a loved one; a sweetheart. a darling
n. 2. 1969 US – an object (as a blanket or soft toy) of which a child is particularly fond and which gives reassurance by its familiarity
• LOVEY-DOVEY
adj. 1879 – very affectionate or loving, esp. excessively so; overly sentimental
n. 1. 1781 – a loved one; a sweetheart .
n. 2. 1946 rare – love; loving or amorous behaviour
• LOVING
adj. a1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – of earth, mud, etc.: clinging, adhesive
n. a1000 obs. – praise, acclaim, glorification
• LOVING AS INKLE-WEAVERS
adj. 1822 Sc. – very friendly or intimate together
• LOVING CUP
n. 1584 obs. – a love potion; a love drink; a cup containing this
• LOVINGEST
adj. 20C colloq.- extremely loving and affectionate
• LOVINGLY
adj. 1493 obs. rare – of a loving disposition
• LOVING PAPER
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – a marriage certificate, or license
• LOVING SPOONFUL
n. 1960 African-American sl. – intoxicating liquor ‘
• LOVENESS
n. a1250 obs. rare – love; lovingness
• LOVE-NETTLED
adj. 1586 obs. – deeply in love
• LOVE-PAIN
n. 1899 Amer. dial. – toothache
• LOVE-PAT
n. 1951 Amer. dial. – an affectionate blow or caress
• LOVE PIRATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl.- a philanderer
• LOVE POINTS
n. 1966 Amer. dial.- a woman’s breasts
• LOVER
n. 1. c1225 obs. – a person who praises someone or something; a eulogist
n. 1. a1275 rare – a person who feels fondness or regard towards another; a friend, a well-wisher
n. 2. 1904 US sl. – a man who manages a prostitute or prostitutes; a pimp
• LOVER BOY
n. 1. 1925 sl., orig. US – a male lover, esp. a young male lover; an attractive man, a ladykiller
n. 2. 1952 sl., orig. US – a sexual partner
n. 3. 1952 sl., orig. US – a woman-chaser
• LOVERED
adj. 1. 1340 rare – loving; friendly
adj. 2. 1609 rare – provided with or having a lover
n. 1. a1000 obs. – the emotion or feeling of love; affection, friendship, good will, kindness
n. 2. 1487 Sc. – sexual desire; lust
• LOVERLY
adj. 1. 1568 – like a lover; characteristic of a lover
adj. 2. 1907 – lovely, delightful, pleasing
adv. a1513 – in the manner of a lover
• LOVER MAN
n. 1. a1905 sl., orig. US – a male lover; an attractive man, a ladykiller
n. 2. 1952 sl., orig. US – a sexual partner
n. 3. 1952 sl., orig. US – a woman-chaser
• LOVER’S HEAVEN
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – the upper balcony in a theatre
• LOVERS’ LAIR
n. c1560 Sc. obs. – the religion or faith of lovers
• LOVER’S NUTS
n. 1954 US sl. – testicular discomfort attributed to prolonged sexual arousal without ejaculation
• LOVER’S SPEED
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – MDMA (ecstasy)
• LOVERTINE
adj. 1603 obs. – addicted to being a lover
• LOVER UNDER THE LAP
n. 20C Aust. sl. – a lesbian
• LOVE RUNGS
n. 1960s sl. – the excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure
• LOVER WOLF
n. 1976 Amer. dial. – the gray wolf
• LOVESHIP
n. c1500 – fondness, liking; loving behaviour; courtship; also, the state of being in love or being a lover
• LOVESOME
adj. 1. a1000 – worthy of love; lovable
adj. 2. a1000 rare, chiefly Irish – friendly, affectionate
adj. 3. c1175 – inspiring love on account of beauty; lovely, beautiful
adj. 4. 1575 rare – amorous
n. a1350 obs. – a lovely or beautiful person
• LOVESOMELY
adv. a1000 rare – lovingly, affectionately; kindly
• LOVE-SPOKEN
adj. 1880 Sc. – bewitched, under a spell
• LOVE STUFF
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – love
• LOVE-TAP
n. 1889 Amer. dial. – an affectionate blow or caress
• LOVE-TOOTH
n. 1580 obs. – an inclination for love
• LOVE-UP
n. 1953 sl. – an act of caressing, hugging, etc.; a cuddle or similar display of affection
• LOVEWARD
adv. 1600 rare – towards love; in the direction of love
• LOVEWARDS
adv. 1875 rare – towards love; in the direction of love
• LOVE WEED
n. 1938 Amer. drug culture sl – marijuana
• LOVEWENDE
adj. a1000 obs. – lovable, beloved; loving, affectionate; lovely
• LOVE-WORTH
adj. c1225 obs. – worthy of being loved
n. 1611 obs. rare – worthiness of love
• LOVEY
adj. 1920 – loving, affectionate; sentimentally romantic; amorous
n. 1. 1684 – a loved one; a sweetheart. a darling
n. 2. 1969 US – an object (as a blanket or soft toy) of which a child is particularly fond and which gives reassurance by its familiarity
• LOVEY-DOVEY
adj. 1879 – very affectionate or loving, esp. excessively so; overly sentimental
n. 1. 1781 – a loved one; a sweetheart .
n. 2. 1946 rare – love; loving or amorous behaviour
• LOVING
adj. a1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – of earth, mud, etc.: clinging, adhesive
n. a1000 obs. – praise, acclaim, glorification
• LOVING AS INKLE-WEAVERS
adj. 1822 Sc. – very friendly or intimate together
• LOVING CUP
n. 1584 obs. – a love potion; a love drink; a cup containing this
• LOVINGEST
adj. 20C colloq.- extremely loving and affectionate
• LOVINGLY
adj. 1493 obs. rare – of a loving disposition
• LOVING PAPER
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – a marriage certificate, or license
• LOVING SPOONFUL
n. 1960 African-American sl. – intoxicating liquor
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Updated: September 15, 2022
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