Dictionary: MOU – MOZ

• MOUCH
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an easy subject for a beggar  
 
• MOUCHER
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a hanger-on at a saloon
 
• MOULDWARP
n. 1928 Amer. dial. – a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt  
 
• MOULDY
adj. 1. 1876 sl. – depressed  
adj. 2. 1896 sl. – of low quality, bad, inferior, unsatisfactory  
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – unpleasant; disagreeable  
adj. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – insignificant; trivial; worthless
adj. 5. 1996 Ireland sl. – drunk
n. 1916 Brit. sl. – a torpedo  
 
• MOULDY-FIG
n. 1945 US sl. – a very dull person
 
• MOULDY-‘UNS
n. Bk1903 sl. – money
 
• MOULENJAM
n. 1960s US Italian’s usage – a Black person  
 
• MOULIN ROUGE
n. 1980 UK theatrical rhyming sl. – a stooge (comedian’s assistant)
 
• MOULONJAM
n. 1960s US Italian’s usage – a Black person
 
• MOULONJOHN
n. 1960s US Italian’s usage – a Black person  
 
• MOULY
n. 1990 US sl. – a Black person
 
• MOUNSEER
n. World War I Amer. sl. – a Frenchman; (French ‘monsieur’)
 
• MOUNT
n. 1. 1856 colloq. – a saddle-horse  
n. 2. c1856 Brit. sl. – a wife or mistress
n. 3. c1856 Brit. sl. – a copulation  
n. 4. 1935 Brit. sl. – any machine  
n. 5. 1948 US sl. – in hot rodding, a driver’s car  
vb. 1. L16 – to get upon in order to copulate with  
vb. 2. c1770 Brit. – to supply, to ‘set up’  
vb. 3. c1780 sl. – to swear falsely, to commit perjury, for money  
 
• THE MOUNT
n. 1. 1718 Brit. sl. – London Bridge  
n. 2. 20C Can. tramps’ sl. – Montreal  
n. 3. c1930 Brit. services’ jocular usage – one’s bicycle
 
• MOUNT A CORPORAL AND FOUR
vb. L18 Brit. sl. – to masturbate  
 
• MOUNTAIN
n. 1990s US college sl. – an erection  
 
• MOUNTAIN BOOMER
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – one from the outlying districts; an uncouth person
 
• MOUNTAIN CANARY
n. 1. 1920s US sl., chiefly Western usage – a donkey  
n. 2. 1997 US sl. – a mule
 
• MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
n. 1970s US college sl. – a feeling of intoxication produced by drug culture  
 
• MOUNTAIN DEVIL
n. 20C Aust. sl. – a native of Tasmania  
 
• MOUNTAIN DEW
n. 1. 1816 UK sl. – whisky, distilled illegally
n. 2. 1926 Trinidad and Tobago – rum, distilled illegally  
 
• MOUNTAIN GOAT
n. 1. 1940s US prison sl. – any form of prison meat  
n. 2. 1988 Glasgow rhyming sl. – a coat
 
• MOUNTAIN GUINEA
n. 1960s US Italians’ usage – a northern Italian; used by southern Italians  
 
• MOUNTAIN LAMB
n. 1. 20C US sl. – salt pork  
n. 2. 20C US sl. – venison
 
• MOUNTAIN OYSTERS
n. 1857 US sl. – lamb or calf testicles as food
 
• MOUNTAIN PASSES
n. 1960 UK rhyming sl. – spectacles, glasses  
 
• MOUNTAIN-PECKER
n. 1. M19 sl. – a sheep’s head  
n. 2. L19 sl. – a Welshman  
 
• MOUNTAIN STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – West Virginia  
 
• MOUNTAIN TROUT
n. 1930s rhyming sl. – a bookmaker’s tout  
 
• MOUNT ALDRICH
n. E19 Oxford University usage – logic  
 
• MOUNT EUCLID
n. c1810 Oxford University usage – mathematics 
 
• MOUNTIE
n. 1914 colloq. – a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
 
• MOUNT THE HIGH HORSE
vb. 1871 – said of a person affecting airs of superiority, or behaving pretentiously or arrogantly; to be overbearing or oppressive; to be proud; to take offense
 
• MOUNT THE LADDER
vb. 20C – to be hanged
 
• MOUNT THE RED FLAG
vb. 1. 1892 sl. – to blush  
vb. 2. 1972 US sl. – to have sex with a woman experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
 
• MOURNING BANDS
n. L19 sl. – dirty fingernails  
 
• MOURNING COACH HORSE
n. L19 UK middle class usage – ‘a tall, solemn woman, dressed in black and many inky feathers’  
 
• MOURNING SHIRT
n. M17 sl. – a flannel shirt  
 
• MOUSE
int. 19C – be quiet!  
n. 1. M16 sl. – a woman, esp. when applied to a prostitute or a woman arrested for brawling in the street  
n. 2. 1842 US sl. – a bruise
n. 3. 1854 sl. – a black eye  
n. 4. 19C African-American sl. – ones wife  
n. 5. 19C sl. – the penis  
n. 6. L19 sl. – a barrister, a solicitor  
n. 6. L19 sl. – a mistress  
n. 7. L19 UK criminals’ sl. – an informer  
n. 9. 1900s sl. – a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled  
n. 10. 1920s Aust. sl. – a man who does not consummate his marriage on the wedding night  
n. 11. 1930s US sl. – an effeminate male homosexual; hence, a fellator  
n. 12. 1940s sl. – a weakling  
n. 13. 1940s African-American sl. – a pocket  
n. 14. 1968 US sl. – in the used car business, a customer or potential customer
n. 15. 1970s US sl. – a child  
n. 16. 1991 US sl. – the soldier on point in the front of a patrol  
vb. 1. L17 sl. – to hit in the face  
vb. 2. 1920s sl. – to give a black eye  
vb. 3. 1920s US college sl. – to engage in sexual activity  
vb. 4. 1940s US criminals’ sl. – to inform on  
vb. 5. 1970s US sl. – to blackmail  
 
• THE MOUSE
n. 1970s US sl. – extortion  
 
• MOUSEBRAIN
n. 1914 Amer. sl. – a fool, a birdbrain  
 
• MOUSE DROPPINGS
n. 1991 US sl. – in computing, single pixels on a computer screen that do not reappear when the cursor of the mouse is moved away from the spot
 
• MOUSEHOLE
n. 1. 19C sl. – the vagina  
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – any small hole  
 
• MOUSE HOUSE
n. 1975 US sl. – a finance company  
 
• MOUSE MOTOR
n. 1993 US sl. – a small-block Chevrolet V-8 engine
 
• MOUSER
n. 1. 1914 Amer. sl. – a homosexual man  
n. 2. 1930 tramps’ & criminals’ sl. – a degenerate; a lewd character  
n. 3. 1934 Amer. sl. – a moustache  
 
• MOUSETAKE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder  
 
• MOUSETRAP
n. 1. 19C African-American sl. – marriage  
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. – £1
n. 3. 1947 UK sl. – any strong or inferior hard cheese
n. 4. 2003 US sl. – a series of exit consoles on websites that link back on themselves, creating an infinite loop  
vb. 1989 US – to ambush an enemy by drawing them into position with some sort of bait  
 
• MOUSEY-POUSEY
n. B1900 N. Ireland – a child’s name for the mouth
 
• MOUSTACHE MOB
n. 1955 US sl. – first generation immigrants from Sicily or southern Italy
 
• MOUSTACHE PETE
n. 1938 US sl. – an older Italian-American criminal, associated with outdated ways of doing things
 
• MOUSTACHE RIDE
n. 1981 US sl. – an act of oral sex  
 
• MOUSTACHE RIDER
n. 1985 Aust. sl. – a woman as the object of oral sex with a man
 
• MOUSTICK
n. 1666 obs. rare – a mosquito
 
• MOUTH
n. 1. 1896 UK sl. – backtalk; insults
n. 2. 1935 sl., orig. US – boastful but empty talk  
vb. 1965 US sl. – to inform on someone to the police  
 
• MOUTH-ALMIGHTY
n. 1862 sl. – a very noisy, talkative person; a chatterbox; a blusterer  
 
• MOUTH AND TROUSERS
n. 1998 UK sl. – a braggart  
 
• MOUTH BET
n. 1889 US sl. – in poker, a bet made without putting up the funds, binding among friends
 
• MOUTH BREATHER
n. 1986 UK sl. – a fool
 
• MOUTHER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a blow on the mouth  
 
• MOUTH-FRIEND
n. 1607 – one who professes friendship without intending it; a pretended or false friend
 
• MOUTHFUL
n. 1916 US sl. – something spoken which has importance or other significance; an important statement  
 
• MOUTH-HARP
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a harmonica
 
• MOUTH IN
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to intrude in a conversation  
 
• MOUTH-MAUL
vb. 1. 1876 Eng. dial. – to talk loudly and abusively; to drawl; to speak indistinctly
vb. 2. 1876 Eng. dial. – to sing out of tune.
 
• MOUTH MUSIC
n. 1977 UK sl. – oral sex on a woman  
 
• MOUTH OFF
vb. 1. 1958 US sl. – to brag  
vb. 2. 1958 US sl. – to insult
 
• MOUTH OPEN, STORY JUMP OUT
phr. 1988 Trinidad and Tobago – used for explaining why something that was perhaps better unsaid was said
 
• MOUTHPIECE
n. 1. 1805 UK sl. – a spokesperson
n. 2. 1857 UK sl. – a lawyer
 
• MOUTH PIG
n. 1996 US sl. – a male homosexual who offers his mouth anonymously to any penis that is presented through a glory hole  
 
• MOUTHPRINTS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – hearsay evidence  
 
• MOUTH-SHOOT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation; discussion
 
• MOUTH SHOOTING
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boasting
 
• MOUTH STEINWAY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a harmonica  
 
• MOUTH-TO-MOUTH TALK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a private conversation
 
• MOUTHY
adj. 1589 sl. – loquacious, talkative; often also implying boastfulness or impudence  
 
• MOVE
vb. 1938 US sl. – to sell, especially in bulk  
 
• MOVE A FINGER
vb. 1833 – to make the slightest effort; used in the negative to denote unwillingness to make an effort  
 
• MOVE IN
vb. 1979 US sl. – in poker, to bet your entire bankroll  
 
• MOVE OFF
vb. M18 sl. – to die  
 
• MOVE ON
vb. 1. 1970s African-American & students’ sl. – to hit, to assault, usually with a weapon
vb. 2. 1970s African-American sl. – to assault in a group  
 
• MOVE ONE’S ASS
vb. 1970s sl., orig. US – to hurry up, to get a move on  
 
• MOVE ONE’S BUTT
vb. 1970s sl., orig. US – to hurry up, to get a move on
 
• MOVE OUT
vb. 1920s NZ sl. – to expand, to bloom
 
• MOVER
n. 1. 1950s sl. – an ambitious and successful person, both socially and with the opposite sex
n. 2. 1950s sl. – someone who moves themself or others physically and emotionally
n. 3. 1950s sl. – an attractive person, usually female
n. 4. 1950s sl. – the person in charge
n. 5. 1960s US sl. – a sexually aggressive person
n. 6. 1962 US sl. – in casino gambling, a dice cheat who places his bet after a roll has started  
n. 7. 1995 US sl. – someone who imports drugs  
 
• MOVER AND SHAKER
n. 1972 US sl. – a powerful person with powerful connections  
 
• MOVERS AND GROOVERS
n. 1950s sl. – ambitious, successful people
 
• MOVERS AND SHAKERS
n. 1950s sl. – ambitious, successful people  
 
• MOVES
n. 1960s sl., orig. US – knowledge, ability, ‘smarts’  
 
• THE MOVES
n. 1. 1910s US sl. – a film, a movie
n. 2. 1968 US sl. – sexual advances  
 
• MOVE THE CROWD
vb. 1990s African-American sl. – to leave  
 
• MOVE THE LAUNDRY
vb. 1930s US criminals’ sl. – to smuggle illegal Chinese immigrants  
 
• MOVE TO THE BLIND
vb. L19 – to leave one’s rented premises without paying the rent
 
• MOVE UNDER AN ASHEN SAIL
vb. 1975 Can. sl. – to row a boat
 
• MOVE WITH
vb. 1950s sl. – to associate with, to spend time with  
 
• MOVE YOUR CARCASS!
int. 1920s sl. – move! get out of the way!
 
• MOVIE JOB
n. 1966 US sl. – sex, esp. sex for pay, in cinema  
 
• MOVIE QUEEN
n. M20 US homosexual sl. – a vain homosexual male  
 
• MOVIES
n. 1. 1917 Royal Navy sl. – a warship’s searchlights  
n. 2. 1970s US criminal sl. – prison
n. 3. 1977 US sl. – police radar recordings of vehicle speed  
n. 4. M20 US sl. – diarrhoea  
 
• MOVIE STAR DRUG
n. 2001 UK sl. – cocaine
 
• MOVIN’
adj. 1997 US sl. – good; pleasurable; fashionable; popular
 
• MOVING DOCTOR
n. 2002 Can. sl. – a medical doctor (from MD)
 
• MOVING DUNGHILL
n. L18 sl. – a notably filthy man or woman
 
• MOW
n. M16 sl. – the act of copulation
vb. 1. M16 sl. – to have sexual intercourse
vb. 2. 20C US sl. – to kiss  
vb. 3. 1980s US students’ sl. – to eat heartily, to gorge oneself
vb. 4. 1991 US sl. – to shave; usually used in describing a woman shaving her legs or her pubic area
 
• MOWAT
n. c1910 sl. – a woman  
 
• MOWDIEWARK
n. 18C Sc. – the penis
 
• MOWDIWORT
n. 18C Sc. – the penis  
 
• MOWE
n. L16 orig. Sc. – copulation; an act of copulation  
 
• MOWED LAWN
n. 1964 US sl. – a shaved vulva
 
• MOWER
n. c1670 cant – a cow  
 
• MOW-HEATER
n. 1676 cant – a drover  
 
• MOWING-BLADE
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a scythe
 
• MOWING MACHINE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a machine gun  
 
• MOWING THE LAWN
n. c1955 Aust. sl. – shaving with an electric razor  
 
• MOWLAH
n. L19 Aust. sl. – a Chinese  
 
• MOWLOW
adj. 1916 Aust. sl. – drunk  
 
• MOW ON
vb. 1980s US students’ sl. – to eat heartily, to gorge oneself
 
• MOWREE
n. L19 Brit. sl. – a New Zealand seaman  
 
• MOW THE BRIGALO SUCKERS
vb. 1990s Aust. sl. – to shave one’s beard  
 
• MOW THE GRASS
vb. 1960s drug culture sl. – to smoke marijuana  
 
• MOW THE LAWN
vb. 1. 1930s African-American sl. – to cut one’s hair
vb. 2. 1950s sl. – to shave with an electric razor
vb. 3. 1998 UK sl. – to smoke marijuana  
 
• MOX
n. 1. 1887 Eng. dial. – a mess; a mixture; a state of decay  
n. 2. 2003 UK homosexual usage – a homosexual man  
 
• MOXEN
n. 2003 UK homosexual usage – a group of homosexual men
 
• MOXIE
n. 1. 1930s sl. – courage, impudence, ability
n. 2. 1943 US sl. – energy, vigour, vitality  
n. 3. 1943 US sl. – an impudent upstart
n. 4. 20C W. Indies – an untidy thus unattractive young woman W
 
• MOXY
adj. 1999 Ireland sl. – lousy, very bad
n. 2003 UK homosexual usage – a homosexual man
 
• MOYO
n. 1980s US sl. – a Black person  
 
• MOYSED
adj. 1703 Eng. dial. – amazed, astonished, surprised; bewildered, astounded, perplexed  
 
• MOZ
n. M19 sl. – luck  
vb. c1920 Aust. sl. – to hinder, to interrupt someone; to jinx someone  
 
• MOZA-MOTTON
n. M19 sl. – a piece of luck  
 
• MOZART (AND LISZT)
adj. 1945 UK rhyming sl. for ‘pissed’ – drunk
 
• MOZZ
n. 1924 Aust. sl. – bad luck; a jinx
vb. 1. 1941 Aust. sl. – to jinx someone; to bring bad luck to someone
vb. 2. 1940s Aust. sl. – to interrupt, to hinder
 
• MOZZARELLA
n. 2000s African-American sl. – money  
 
• MOZZIE
n. 1936 sl., orig. Aust. – a mosquito  
 
• MOZZLE
n. c1870 Aust. sl. – luck  
vb. 1. 1920s Aust. sl. – to hinder, to interrupt  
vb. 2. 1920s Aust. sl. – to put a jinx on
 
• MOZZLE AND BROCHA
n. 20C rhyming sl. = ‘on the knocker’ (working as a door-to-door salesman) – a door-to-door salesman
 
• MOZZY
n. 1. c1850 Brit. showmen’s sl. – the ‘Judy’ of ‘Punch and Judy’  
n. 2. L19 Aust. sl. – a mosquito