• MARL
n. 1. 1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a marvel, a wonder
n. 2. 1895 Eng. dial. – an indistinct mark; a mottle
n. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – sleet
vb. 1. 1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to marvel, to wonder
vb. 2. 1826 Sc. – to become mottled, variegated; to variegate, to spot, to streak
vb. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to sleet
• MARL A MAN
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to cheer a man after drinking his health
• MARLBORO BLUE
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – a member of a group of racially mixed people in eastern South Carolina
• MARLBORO COUNTRY
n. 1968 US sl. – rough or remote country; wilderness
• MARLBOROUGH DOG
n. 1861 – a Blenheim spaniel
• MARLBOROUGH-HANDED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – left-handed
• MARLED
adj. 1787 Sc. – spotted, variegated, streaky
• MARLEYS
n. 1827 Eng. dial. – marbles
• MARLEY-SLOPPER
n. M19 sl. – one who is splay-footed
• MARLEY STOPPER
n. M19 sl. – one who is splay-footed
• MARLOCK
n. 1. c1746 Eng. dial. – a prank, frolic, a gambol, a lark; a playful trick, a practical joke; a piece of fun or mischief
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – one who plays pranks; a fool
n. 3. 1841 Eng. dial. – an unfortunate accident
n. 4. 1864 Eng. dial. – a noisy disturbance, an uproar, a row
n. 5. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a fraudulent contrivance or trick
vb. 1. 1863 Eng. dial. – to play, to frolic, to gambol, to romp
vb. 2. 1870 Eng. dial. – of a horse: to be restive, to kick
• MARLOCKER
n. 1865 Eng. dial. – one who plays a practical joke
• MARLOCKING
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. – playful, frolicsome
• MARLOCKY
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – playful, frolicsome
• MARLOES
n. 1827 Eng. dial. – marbles
• MARLY
adj. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. – spotted, variegated, streaked, marbled
• MARLY-SCRARLY
n. 1856 Eng. dial. – the common green caterpillar
• MARMALADE
adj. 1629 obs. – sweet
n. L19 Aust. sl. – popular adulation
• MARMALADE COUNTRY
n. L19 sl., orig. music hall usage – Scotland
• MARMALADE-EATER
n. 1614 obs. – ? one daintily brought up
• MARMALADE MADAM
n. 1674 obs. – a promiscuous woman; a prostitute, a strumpet
• MARMALADY
adj. 1602 rare – resembling marmalade in sweetness
• MARMEE
n. 1868 Amer. dial. – a mother
• MARMENNILL
n. 1805 – a merman
• MARMIT
n. c1758 Eng. dial. – a pot with hooks at each side to be hung over the fire
• MARMITE
n. 1758 Sc. obs. – a cooking utensil; a three-legged iron pot, holding about four quarts, to be hung over the fire
• MARMITE DRILLER
n. 1990s sl. – a male homosexual
• MARMITE MINER
n. 1990s sl. – a male homosexual
• MARMITE MOTORWAY
n. 1990s sl. – the anal passage
• MARMITON
n. 1754 – a kitchen scullion
• MARMOR
n. c1375 Sc. obs. – marble
• MARMORACEOUS
adj. 1688 rare – pert. to marble
• MARMORATE
adj. 1537 obs. – overlaid with or enclosed in marble
• MARMORATED
adj. 1731 obs. – made of or covered with marble
• MARMORATION
n. 1661 rare – a building with marble; a covering or laying with marble
• MARMOREAL
adj. 1. 1798 poetic usage – resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc. like marble
adj. 2. 1825 – made or composed of marble
• MARMOREAN
adj. 1656 – composed or made of marble; resembling marble
• MARMOREOUS
adj. 1727 obs. – composed or made of marble; resembling marble
• MARMORIC
adj. 1811 rare – of marble
• MARMOSET
n. 1. 1398 obs. – any small monkey
n. 2. 1426 obs. – an idol; used scornfully
n. 3. a1500 obs. – a term of abuse or contempt to a man
n. 4. 1526 obs. – a term of endearment or playful reproach to a woman or child
n. 5. 1687 obs. – a grotesque figure in a building
• MARMOSETICAL
adj. 1630 obs. – characteristic of a marmoset; apishly foolish
• MARMOTTANE
n. 1601 obs. rare – a marmot
• MARM POOSEY
n. L19 sl. – a flashily dressed public house landlady
• MARM-PUSS
n. L19 sl. – a flashily dressed public house landlady
• MARM-STONE
n. 971 obs. – marble; a black, slab, etc. of marble
• MARMULET MADAM
n. L17 sl. – a promiscuous woman; a prostitute
• MARMY
n. 1868 Amer. dial. – a mother
• MARO
n. 1772-84 – a loin-cloth used by South Sea Islanders
• MARON
n. 1506 obs. – a mountain guide
• MAROON
n. 1. 1883 – a person who is marooned
n. 2. 1941 Amer. sl. – an obnoxious or foolish person; a stupid person
vb. 1. 1808 – to idle, to hang about
vb. 2. 1855 US – to camp out for several days on a pleasure party
• MAROONER
n. 1661 – a buccaneer, a pirate
• MAROON FROLIC
n. 1779 US obs. – a pleasure party; esp. a hunting or fishing excursion of the nature of a picnic but of longer duration
• MAROONJUS
adj. 1864 Sc. – harsh, stern; outrageous; obstreperous
• MAROON PARTY
n. 1779 US – a pleasure party; esp. a hunting or fishing excursion of the nature of a picnic but of longer duration
• MAROTTE
n. 1. 1611 – a fool’s bauble
n. 2. 1852 – a pet notion, a craze
• MARPLOT
adj. 1850 – that mars a plot or defeats a plot or design
n. 1708 – one who mars or defeats a plot or design by officious interference, or hinders the success of any undertaking
• MARQUIS OF GRANBY
n. M19 sl. – a bald-headed man
• MARQUIS OF LORNE
n. 1. M19 rhyming sl. for ‘horn’ – the penis
n. 2. 1960s rhyming sl. for ‘horn’ – an erection
• MARQUESS OF MARROWBONES
n. L16 Brit. sl. – a lackey
• MARQUIS
n. 1. M19 rhyming sl. for ‘horn’ (Marquis of Lorne) – the penis
n. 2. 1960s rhyming sl. for ‘horn’ (Marquis of Lorne) – an erection
• MARQUIS OF MARROWBONES
n. L16 sl. – a lackey, a servant
• MARR
vb. 1. Bk1905 Sc. – of an infant: to make a cooing sound
vb. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – to purr, as a cat
• MARRASS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a morass; ground liable to be flooded
• MARRED
adj. 1. 1611 obs. – spoilt, injured
adj. 2. 1790 rare exc. Eng. dial. – of a child: spoiled, petted, over-indulged; pettish, peevish
adj. 3. 1870 – disfigured, mutilated, damaged
adj. 4. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – perplexed, distracted, bewildered, bemused
• MARREMENT
n. 1390 obs. rare – trouble, affliction
• MARRIABLE
adj. c1440 rare – that may be married; in early use, marriageable
• MARRIAGE
n. 1. c1330 obs. – a dowry
n. 2. 1523 obs. – a person viewed as a prospective husband or wife; a (good or bad) match
• MARRIAGEABLE
n. 1826 – a marriageable person
• MARRIAGE BAWD
n. 1698 rare – an opprobrious term for a match-maker
• MARRIAGE BONE
n. 19C Sc. & Amer. dial. – the merrythought of a fowl; a wishbone
• MARRAGE BROKER
n. 1681 obs. – an opprobrious term for a match-maker
• MARRIAGE DEED
n. 1678 obs. – an antenuptial agreement embodying the terms agreed on by the parties with respect to rights of property and succession
• MARRIAGE FACE
n. L19 UK middle class usage – a miserable face
• MARRIAGE FINGER
n. 1711 obs. – the finger on which the wedding-ring is placed
• MARRIAGE GEAR
n. 1. 1515 Sc. obs. – marriage portion, dowry
n. 2. M19 sl. – the penis and testes
• MARRIAGE GOOD
n. 1600 obs. – marriage portion, dowry
• MARRIAGE LINES
n. 1829 – a certificate of marriage
• MARRIAGE PORTION
n. 1766 – a portion or dowry, etc., given to a bride at her marriage
• MARRIAGE-SHAKE
n. 1899 Sc – a ticking sound
• MARRIED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – of women: faded, careless in appearance or dress
• MARRIED ALL OVER
phr. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – said of a woman who, after marriage, becomes changed for the worse in appearance
• MARRIED-IN
n. 1982 Amer. dial. – an in-law
• MARRIED IN THE VEAL BONES ALWAYS A CALF
phr. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – one who marries young never becomes a physically strong man
• MARRIED-MAN MATCH
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a kitchen match, frequently mounted in a holder on the wall in a kitchen
• MARRIED ON THE CARPET AND THE BANNS UP THE CHIMNEY
phr. 19C Brit. sl. – living together as though man and wife
• THE MARRIED PATCH
n. 20C Brit. army sl. – married quarters in permanent barracks
• MARRIED TO BROWN BESS
adj. L18 Brit. military sl. – enlisted
• MARRING
n. 1. c897 obs. – squandering, waste
n. 2. a1300 obs. – hindrance
n. 3. 1357 obs. – injury, harm, impairment
• MARROT
n. 1611 – a fool’s bauble
• MARROW
adj. 1585 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – resembling something of the same kind; similar, corresponding, like, equal
n. 1. 1382 – nourishing food
n. 2. c1400 – the centre, the essential part, the best of anything; the main point, or the full meaning
n. 3. c1425 – the seat of animal vitality and strength
n. 4. 1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – one’s equal or like; one’s match in a contest
n. 5. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a companion, a fellow-worker, a partner, a mate
n. 6. a1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a husband or wife
n. 7. 1674 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a thing which makes a pair with another
n. 8. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. – of animals or birds: a mate
n. 9. 1783 Sc. & Eng. dial. – of things: one of a pair
n. 10. 1925 Amer. dial. – the knee
vb. 1. 1488 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – to join, to associate; to match, to pair
vb. 2. 1538 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to be a partner or fellow-worker
vb. 3. a1586 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to resemble; to be equal to; also, to produce something equal to; to match
vb. 4. 1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to be a companion to; to marry
• MARROW AND FATNESS
n. 1535 – nourishing food
• MARROWBONE
n. 1. 1834 Amer. sl. – a knuckle
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – the penis
• MARROWBONE-AND-CLEAVER
n. the penis …19C Brit. sl.
• MARROWBONES
n. 1. 1532 jocular usage – the knees
n. 2. a1625 sl. – fists, as weapons
n. 3. 1832 – cross-bones
n. 4. 1893 Eng. dial. – castanets, bones; performers on the castanets
• MARROW FOR BRAN
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – alike, similar, equal
• MARROWLESS
adj. 1. 1637 Sc. & Eng. dial. – companionless, solitary
adj. 2. 1637 Sc. & Eng. dial. – matchless, incomparable, without an equal
adj. 3. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. – not a pair, not matching, odd
adj. 4. 1844 Sc. – without a husband; unmarried
• MARROW-PUDDING
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the penis
• MARROWS
n. 1. 1531 jocular usage – the knees
n. 2. a1625 sl. – fists, as weapons
n. 3. 1832 – cross-bones
• MARROWSHIP
n. a1500 Sc. obs. – association, companionship
• MARROW THE BRAIN
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – alike, similar, equal
• MARROW TO BRAN
adj. 1881 Eng. dial. – much alike, equal, similar; a match for
• MARROW TO MACK
adj. 1897 Eng. dial. – much alike, equal, similar; a match for
• MARROW-TRUTH
n. 1888 Eng. dial. – the simple truth, the very truth
• MARROWY
adj. 1435 – of food: nourishing
• MARR UP
vb. 1. Bk1905 Sc. – to make a noise like two cats when provoking each other to fight
vb. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – to urge on or keep one to work
• MARRY!
int. 1833 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a term of asseveration; indeed! truly!
• MARRY A MIDDEN FOR MUCK
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to marry for money
• MARRY COME OUT!
int. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise
• MARRY COME UP!
int. 1592 obs. – used to express indignant or amused surprise or contempt
• MARRY COME UP, MY DIRTY COUSIN
phr. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – an expression used to those who are very fastidious or who assume a distinction to which they have no claim
• MARRY IN AND IN
vb. 1875 – to marry with near relatives, in successive generations
• MARRYING-RING
n. 1504 obs. – a wedding-ring
• MARRY ME!
int. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise
• MARRY MONEY
vb. 1858 sl. – to marry a rich spouse
• MARRY-MUFF!
int. 1602 obs. – used as a derisive exclamation
• MARRY ON US!
int. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise
• MARRY OUT OF MEETING
vb. 1898 Amer. dial. – to marry one who is not a Quaker
• MARRY THE GUNNER’S DAUGHTER
vb. 1821 nautical sl. obs. (gunner’s daughter = a cannon) – to be flogged
• MARRY UP
vb. 1955 Amer. dial. – to get married
• MARS
n. 1. c1386 obs. – in old chemistry: the metal iron
n. 2. 1387 – warfare, warlike prowess, fortune in war
n. 3. 1569 – a great warrior
• MARSHAL
n. 1. a1300 obs. – a commander, a general, a leader
n. 2. c1330 obs. – one who tends horses, esp. one who treats their diseases; a farrier
n. 3. 1428 obs. – a shoeing smith
n. 4. 1627 nautical usage obs. – an official on board ship who superintends the carrying out of punishments
n. 5. 1676 obs. – a scent or perfume
vb. 1. c1430 obs. – to tend to horses as a farrier; also, to ‘doctor’ or ‘fake up’ for sale
vb. 2. 1587 obs. – to arrange a banquet
• MARSHALCY
n. a1400 obs. – the art or occupation of a farrier; farriery
• MARSHALL
n. L19 sl. – £5
• MARSH BARROW
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the alligator
• MARSH-BIRD
n. 1893 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a frog
• MARSH-BRIAR
n. 1885 Eng. dial. – the horsefly
• MARSH FEATHER(S)
n. 1959 Amer. dial. – among loggers: hay used as a mattress or cushion
• MARSH-FIRE
n. 1865 – a will-o’-the-wisp
• MARSH HARE
n. 1947 Amer. dial. – a muskrat
• MARSHLAND BAILIFF
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the ague
• MARSH-LIGHT
n. 1870 – a will-o’-the-wisp
• MARSHLY
adj. c1386 obs. rare – marshy
• MARSHMALLOW
adj. 1960s US sl. – sentimental
n. 1. 1910s African-American sl. – a White person; used contemptuously
n. 2. Bk1950s US sl. – a soft, weak person or thing
n. 3. 1970s drug culture sl. – depressants, barbiturates
n. 4. 1978 US sl. – in baseball: a weakly pitched, easily hit ball
n. 5. 1989 Amer. sl. – a very fat person
• MARSHMALLOW REDS
n. 1970s drug culture sl. – depressants, barbiturates
• MARSH PEEPER
n. 1892 Amer. dial. – a tree frog
• MARSH RAT
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a muskrat
• MARSH WHORTS
n. 1578 obs. – cranberries
• MARS-STARRED
adj. 1635 obs. – born under the planet Mars
• MAR’S YEAR
n. 1785 Sc. obs. – the year 1715
• MART
n. 1. 1307-8 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – an ox or cow fattened for slaughter
n. 2. c1375 obs. – a carcass, a slain animal
n. 3. c1384 obs. – Mars, the Roman god of war
n. 4. 1390 obs. – the planet Mars
n. 5. 1432-50 obs. – war, battle
n. 6. 1437 arch. – a periodical gathering of people for the purpose of buying and selling; a fair
n. 7. 1568 obs. – buying and selling; traffic; bargaining; also, a bargain
n. 8. 1883 Eng. dial. – one who lives in ease and prosperity
n. 9. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a derisive term for a tall person
vb. 1. 1553 obs. – to do business at a mart; hence, to chaffer, to bargain
vb. 2. 1589 obs. – to make merchandise of; to traffic in
• MAR-TAIL
n. c1620 obs. – a prostitute; used derisively
• MARTEL
n. 1474 – a hammer
vb. 1590 obs. rare – to hammer, to deal blows as with a hammer
• MARTELAISE
n. c1450 obs. – a fighting with ‘martels’; a hammering
• MARTELLATE
vb. 1829 nonce word – to hammer
• MARTER
n. 1. 1591 thieves’ sl. obs. – a dealer in stolen goods
n. 2. 1598 obs. – one who bargains
• MARTIABLE
adj. 1470 obs. – martial, pert. to war or battle
• MARTIAL
adj. 1423 obs. rare – of the month of March
n. c1611 obs. – a martial person, a soldier
• MARTIALIST
n. 1. 1569 obs. – in astrology: a person born under the influence of the planet Mars
n. 2. 1576 rare – a military man; one skilled in warfare; a warrior
• MARTIALS
n. 1589 nonce use obs. – poems about wars
• MARTIAN
adj. 1. 1591 obs. – pert. to war or battle
adj. 2. 1623 – pert. to the month of March
n. 1978 Amer. sl. – an eccentric person
• MARTIAN-MONTH
n. 1623 – the month of March
• MARTICOLIST
n. 1727 obs. rare – a worshipper of Mars
• MARTIGENOUS
adj. 1727 obs. – Mars-born
• MARTIN
n. 1591 obs. – a dupe
• MARTIN CHAIN
n. a1560 obs. – a sham gold chain
• MARTIN-DRUNK
adj. 1592 obs. – partially drunk; ‘when a man is drunke and drinkes himselfe sober ere he stirre’
• MARTINET
n. 1. 1609 obs. – the demon who had the office of summoning witches to their assemblies
n. 2. 1779 – a military or naval officer who is a stickler for strictness of discipline; hence, a rigid disciplinarian
• MARTINGALE
n. 1815 – a system in gambling which consists in doubling the stake when losing in the hope of eventually recouping oneself
vb. 1823 – in gambling: to double stakes constantly until luck repays all
• MARTINI
n. 1. 1992 Brit. sl. – the hand; the arm
n. 2. 2002 Brit. sl. – a ring
• MARTIN-LE-GRAND
n. M19 rhyming sl. for ‘St. Martin-le-Grand’ – hand
• MARTIN’S
n. M19 rhyming sl. for ‘St. Martin-le-Grand’ – hand
• MARTOONI
n. 1954 Amer. sl. – a martini
• MARTYR
n. 1. 1847 sl. – someone who is habitually a prey to a particular ailment
n. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – a spoilt or dirty condition or appearance; a mess; anything that causes such a condition
vb. 1. c1240 – to inflict grievous suffering or pain upon; to torment, to torture
vb. 2. c1305 obs. – to kill, to slay, esp. by a cruel death
vb. 3. c1450 obs. exc. Sc. obs. – to mutilate, to disfigure
vb. 4. 1590 obs. – to inflict wounds or disfiguring blows upon; to mutilate; also, to disfigure the face with weeping
vb. 5. 1864 Sc. – to bedaub, to bespatter, to dirty
vb. 6. 1882 Sc. – to injure
vb. 7. Bk1905 Sc. – to bungle, to mismanage, to confuse, to spoil; to work in a dirty and clumsy manner
• MARTYRAGO
n. 1654 nonce word obs. – a female martyr having the courage of a man
• MARTYRDOM
n. 1. 1375 obs. – slaughter
n. 2. c1386 – torment, torture; extreme pain or suffering
• MARTYRE
n. c1330 obs. – torment, torture; extreme pain or suffering
• MARTYRED
adj. 1580 obs. – tormented, mutilated
• MARTYREESE
vb. 1884 Sc. – to victimize, to martyr
• MARTYREMENT
n. 1340 obs. – intense suffering
• MARTYRESS
n. 1471 obs. – a female martyr
• MARTYRIAL
adj. 1678 obs. rare – befitting a martyr
• MARTYRIOLOGER
n. 1643 obs. rare – a one versed in the history of martyrs
• MARTYRISH
adj. 1888 nonce word – having the air of a martyr
• MARTYRIZATE
vb. 1432-50 obs. – to put to death as a martyr; to make a martyr of
• MARTYRIZE
vb. 1635 obs. – to disfigure or mutilate by the infliction of wounds or blows
• MARTYRLY
adj. 1659 rare – characteristic of a martyr
• MARTYROLATRY
n. 1889 – the worship of martyrs
• MARTYROLOGE
n. 1. 1500 obs. – a list or register of martyrs
n. 2. 1631 obs. – the histories of martyrs collectively
• MARTYROLOGIC
adj. 1849 rare – concerning the history or sufferings of martyrs
• MARTYROLOGICAL
adj. 1656 – concerning the history or sufferings of martyrs
• MARTYROLOGIST
n. 1676 – one versed in the history of martyrs
• MARTYROLOGUE
n. 1647 rare – one versed in the history of martyrs
• MARTYRY
n. 1. c1325 obs. – martyrdom
n. 2. 1677 obs. – suffering, torment
• MARTY WILDE
n. 1992 Brit. rhyming sl. – mild ale
• MARVEL
adj. a1300 obs. – marvellous, wonderful
n. 1. a1300 obs. – a miracle, indicating divine intervention
n. 2. a1300 obs. – a wonderful story or legend
n. 3. 1303 arch. – astonishment, surprise, admiration or wonder
n. 4. 1456 obs. – a cause of surprise
n. 5. 1795 Amer. dial. – a playing marble
n. 6. 1956 Aust. sl. – an impressive person; also used ironically
vb. 1. a1400 obs. – to cause to wonder, to astonish
vb. 2. 1858 Amer. dial. – to depart quickly; to move off in a hurry
• MARVELLABLE
adj. 1483 obs. – marvellous
• MARVELLATION
n. 1599 obs. – cause of wonder
• MARVELLOUS
adv. 1953 Amer. dial. – exceedingly, terribly
n. 1819 obs. rare – an exquisite, a dandy
• THE MARVELLOUS
n. 1749 – that which is prodigious or extravagantly improbable
• MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE
n. 1885 Aust. – Melbourne, Australia’s second biggest city
• MARVELLY
adj. c1420 obs. – marvellous, amazing, astonishing
adv. c1330 obs. – amazingly, wonderfully, marvellously
• MARVELMENT
n. 1823 rare – the condition of marvelling
• MARVELNESS
n. 1434 obs. – the quality of inspiring wonder; marvellousness
• MARVELS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – news; something wonderful to relate
• MARVIL
vb. 1867 Amer. dial. – to depart quickly; to move off in a hurry
• MARVIN
n. 1989 Amer. dial. – the act of reaching into another person’s belt, and either grabbing the underwear or the belt and lifting the person off the ground
• MARVY
adj. 1931 US sl. – marvellous
• MARVY-GROOVY
adj. 1967 Amer. sl. – bad; usually spoken in a sarcastic, saccharine tone
• MARY
n. 1. 1803 Sc. obs. – a maid of honour; a female attendant
n. 2. 1830 Aust. sl. – an Aboriginal woman or other non-White woman
n. 3. 1880 sl., derogatory – a male homosexual
n. 4. a1890 sl. – the vulva or vagina
n. 5. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a female friend
n. 6. 1925 US sl. – a term of address from one homosexual to another
n. 7. 1927 S. Afr., offensive, though not orig. intended as such – any woman of Indian descent
n. 8. 1936 US drug culture sl. – marijuana
n. 9. 1945 US drug culture sl. – morphine
n. 10. 1952 S. Afr., offensive – any Black woman, esp. a domestic worker
n. 11. 2002 Brit. sl. – a homosexual man who is a Catholic
• MARY AMBREE
n. 1839 – a woman of strength and spirit
• MARY AND JOHNNY
n. 1935 US sl. – marijuana
• MARY ANN
adj. 1872 Amer. dial. – vile; low; mean; ugly
n. 1. 1882 sl., derogatory – an effeminate or homosexual boy or man; used contemptuously
n. 2. a1890 sl. – a dressmaker’s dummy
n. 3. 1907 Amer. sl. – in boxing: a powerful blow with the fist
n. 4. 1925 sl. – marijuana
n. 5. 1955 US drug culture sl. – morphine
• THE MARY ANN
n. 1942 US criminals’ sl. – the robbery of drunkards by combined pickpocketing and suave talk; frequently the thief pretends to be a sexual pervert to throw off suspicion that he is feeling for the victim’s wallet
• MARY ANNE
adj. 1872 Amer. dial. – vile; low; mean; ugly
• MARY-BIRD
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata, the most common European ladybird
• MARY-BUD
n. 1611 obs. – the bud of a marigold
• MARY-GOWLAN
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the common daisy, Bellis perennis
• MARY J.
n. 1928 sl. – marijuana; a marijuana cigarette
• MARY JANE
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
n. 2. 1928 sl. – marijuana; a marijuana cigarette
n. 3. 1970 Amer. euphemism – a woman’s menstruation
• MARYLAND END
n. 1859 Amer. dial. – the hock of the ham
• MARYLAND SIDE
n. 1899 Amer. dial. – the hock of the ham
• MARYNELLER
n. 1470 obs. – a mariner
• MARY WARNER
n. 1938 sl. – marijuana
• MARY WEAVER
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana
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