► M.P. n. a policeman → M19 Aust. & US sl.
► MPATA n. a new inmate, a fool; one who has not yet learned how to cope with prison conditions → 1980 S. Afr. criminal sl.
► M.R.A. n. unsociable behaviour; Major/Massive Reeb Action → 1980 US students’ sl.
► MR. ANYBODY n. a generic name for an anonymous member of the public → 1940 sl.
► MR. ARNOLD n. pork → 1970 W. Indies sl.
► MR. AVERAGE n. the average member of the public → 1910 sl.
► MR. AVERAGEMAN n. the average member of the public → 1910 sl.
► MR. BAD FACE n. one’s competition or enemy → 1960 Amer. sl.
► MR. BATES n. a potential victim, a confidence man’s dupe → 1920 US criminals’ sl.
► MR. BIG n. an important, influential person, esp. a ‘criminal mastermind’ → 1930 sl., orig. US
► MR. BLOCK n. a gullible person → 1930 US tramps’ sl.
► MR. BLUE n. hydromorphone, the basis of the synthetic opiate Dilaudid → 1970 drug culture sl.
► MR. BOSS HOSS n. a leader; slightly mocking usage → 1980 US sl.
► MR. BROWN n. a homosexual → 1950 sl.
► MR. CHARLEY n. any White man → 1920 African-American sl.
► MR. CHARLIE n. 1. a White man considered as an oppressor; any White man; used contemptuously → 1928 African-American sl.
n. 2. the man in power; the boss → 1970 sl.
► MR. CHIPS n. a ship’s carpenter; usually used as a nickname → 1805 nautical sl.
► MR. CLEAN n. 1. an obsessively neat and prudish man → 1960 US sl.
n. 2. someone who makes a point of portraying themselves (sincerely or otherwise) as free of corruption, esp. in politics, business, sport or other forms of public life in which a proclaimed moral stance is useful; an honourable or incorruptible politician → 1973 sl.
► MR. COOL n. the penis → 2000 rhyming sl. for ‘tool’
► MR. CRACKER n. a White person → 1950 African-American sl.
► MR. CUNNINGHAM n. a simple fellow → M18 colloq.
► MR. DOOZANBERRY n. a man whose name is unknown → 1914 Amer. dial.
► MR. DO-YOU-WRONG n. a man who mistreats women → 1970 African-American sl.
► MR. EDDIE n. a White man; used contemptuously → 1925 African-American sl.
► MR. FERGUSON phr. used to announce that a policeman is present → M19 UK criminals’ sl.
► MR. FISH n. an addict who volunteers to undergo a Federal cure in prison → 1930 US drug culture sl.
► MR. FIVE BY FIVE n. a very short, fat man → 1942 Amer. sl.
► MR. FIXIT n. a do-it-yourself expert → 1980 sl.
► MR. FRANKLIN n. a despicable or contemptible person → 1950 euphemism for ‘motherfucker’
► MR. GOTROCKS n. a nickname for a rich, high-society person → 1965 Amer. dial.
► MR. GREEN n. a gullible man; a ‘sucker’ → E19 sl.
► MR. GRIM n. death; used as a personification → 1785 sl.
► MR. HAIG n. any straight Scotch whisky → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► MR. HAPPY n. the penis → 1984 Amer. jocular usage
► MR. HAPPY HELMET n. the penis → 1990 sl.
► MR. HAWKINS n. the cold winter wind → 1990 African-American sl.
► MR. HICKENBOTHOM n. a nameless object → L18 sl.
► MR. HOMBUG n. a security policeman, as at a school → 1980 African-American sl.
► MR. HOPKINS n. a lame or limping man → L18 sl.
► MR. HORNER n. 1. a lecher, a whoremonger; a promiscuous man, esp. one who cuckolds others → 18C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the penis → L19 sl.
► MR. JOHN n. an outdoor toilet building → 1965 Amer. dial.
► MR. KETCH n. a hangman → M17 sl., orig. UK criminals’ usage
► MR. KNAP HAS BEEN THERE phr. of a woman: pregnant → 19C sl.
► MR. KNAP IS CONCERNED phr. 1. of a woman: pregnant → 19C sl.
phr. 2. this is a matter involving theft → E19 UK criminals’ sl.
► MR. LUSHINGTON n. a state of drunkenness → 19C sl.
► MR. MAIDEN n. an effeminate man; one who wears female clothing → E18 sl.
► MR. MENTION n. a person known as a popular figure, or as a successful womanizer → 1980 W. Indies & Black British teen sl.
► MR. MILQUETOAST n. a cowardly, weak person → 1930 sl.
► MR. MONEY n. a rich person → 1950 sl.
n. 2. a Jew → 1960 African-American sl., derogatory
► MR. MONEYBAGS n. a wealthy person → L19 sl.
► MR. MOTO n. a Japanese or Asian man → 1940 US sl.
► MR. MUCH n. the groin → 20c Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘crutch’
► MR. MUSCLES n. a well-built man → 1950 US sl.
► MR. NASH IS CONCERNED phr. said of a person who is gone or absent → 1812 sl. (Bk.)
► MR. NAWPOST n. a foolish fellow, a simpleton → L17 sl.
► MR. NICE n. a pleasant, amenable person → 1960 sl.
► MR. NICE GUY n. a pleasant, amenable person → 1960 sl.
► MR. PALMER AND HIS FIVE SONS n. the hand, used for masturbation → 1950 sl., orig. homosexual usage
► MR. PATEL ► MR. PATEL’S n. the local corner newspaper/sweet shop or small grocery → 1980 sl.
► MR. PEANUT n. a White man → 1960 African-American sl.
► MR. PETER n. an African-American → L19 sl.
► MR. PRUNELLA n. a parson → L18 sl.
► MR. QUARTO n. a bookseller; a publisher → M18 colloq.
► MR. ROPER n. the hangman → M17 sl.
► MR. R. SUPPARDS n. a very lucky fellow → 19C colloq. (for ‘arse upwards’)
► MRS n. a wife → 1920 sl.
► THE MRS n. 1. a wife → 1910 sl.
n. 2. a floor; the floor → 1992 UK rhyming sl. (Mrs. More)
n. 3. the vagina → 2001 UK sl.
► MRS. ASTOR n. 1. a woman who overdresses, or spends too much on clothes → 1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman who puts on a lot of airs; an elite ‘social leader’ of a community; usually mocking → 1966 Amer. dial.
► MRS. ASTOR’S BILLY GOAT n. 1. an arrogant, haughty person → 1920 US sl.
n. 2. an over-made-up or overdressed person → 1920 US sl.
► MRS. ASTOR’S COW n. 1. an arrogant, haughty person → 1920 US sl.
n. 2. an over-made-up or overdressed person → 1920 US sl.
► MRS. ASTOR’S PET COW n. 1. an arrogant, haughty person → 1920 US sl.
n. 2. an over-made-up or overdressed person → 1920 US sl.
► MRS. ASTOR’S PET HORSE n. 1. an arrogant, haughty person → 1920 US sl.
n. 2. an over-made-up or overdressed person → 1920 US sl.
► MRS. ASTOR’S PLUSH HORSE n. 1. an arrogant, haughty person → 1920 US sl.
n. 2. an over-made-up or overdressed person → 1920 US sl.
► MRS. CHANT n. an aunt → 1930 rhyming sl.
► MRS. CHANT’S n. a lavatory → 1950 rhyming sl. for ‘My Aunt’
► MRS. CLEAN n. someone who makes a point of portraying themselves (sincerely or otherwise) as free of corruption, esp. in politics, business, sport or other forms of public life in which a proclaimed moral stance is useful → sl., orig. US
► MRS. CROSS-STICKS n. a cross or bad-tempered woman → 19C
► MRS. DOYLE n. a boil → 1998 UK rhyming sl.
► MRS. DUCKETT! int. used as a general declaration of rejection or dismissal; may also imply resignation to, or acceptance of a situation → 1960 UK rhyming sl. for ‘fuck it!’
► MRS. GOTROCKS n. a nickname for a rich, high-society person → 1965 Amer. dial.
► MR. SIN n. a member of the vice squad → 1970 African-American sl.
► MR. SIX-BY-SIX n. a very large man → 1950 US sl.
► MRS. JAY GOULD n. a woman who is rich and important → 1965 Amer. dial.
► MRS. JONES’S PLACE n. a W.C.; a toilet → 19C colloq.
► MR. SLOWCOME n. a nickname for a slow or lazy person → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► MR. SMARTY n. a smart alec → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► MRS. MCCLARTY n. a dirty, slovenly housewife → 1845 Sc.
► MR. SMOKE-A-BOWL 2000s US drug culture & teen sl. – a regular smoker of marijuana
► MRS. MOP n. 1. a woman who works as a cleaner, a charwoman → 1948 UK sl.
n. 2. a shop → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
vb. to shop → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► MRS MOPPING n. shopping → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► MRS. MORE n. a floor; the floor → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► MRS. MURPHY n. a W.C.; a bathroom → 20C US colloq.
► MRS. PALM AND HER FIVE LOVELY DAUGHTERS phr. the hand, in the context of male masturbation → 1955 Aust. sl.
► MRS. PALMER AND HER FIVE DAUGHTERS phr. the hand, in the context of male masturbation → 1955 Aust. sl.
► MRS. PALMER AND HER FIVE LOVELY DAUGHTERS phr. a metaphor for the hand used in male masturbation → 1955 Aust. sl.
► MRS. PRINCUM PRANCUM n. a nice, precise, formal madam → 19C
► MRS. THINGUM n. a person whose name one cannot recall or does not know → 1873 Amer. dial.
► MR. STITCH n. a tailor → E18 sl.
► MR. SWITCH n. a coachman → E18 sl.
► MR. T. n. the boss → 1950 W. Indies, Rasta usage
► MR. TELEVISION n. Milton Berle → 1968 US sl.
► MR. TEN PER CENT n. 1. an agent, usually in show business, who takes at least 10% f their client’s earnings → 1920 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a middleman, esp. between interest groups and politicians, who arranges ‘favours’ and directs influence for some cut of the subsequent profits → 1920 sl., orig. US
► MR. THINGSTABLE n. ‘Mr. Constable, a ludicrous affectation of delicacy in the avoiding the pronunciation of the first syllable in the title of that officer, which in sound has some similarity to an indecent monosyllable’ → L18 sl.
► MR. THINGUM n. a person whose name one cannot recall or does not know → 1933 Amer. dial.
► MR. THOMAS n. a subservient Black person, fitting willingly into the stereotyped and inferior image refined by generations of White supremacy; a middle-class Black who wishes to distance himself from the ghetto; an affected or pretentious African-American person → 20C sl.
► MR. TOM n. 1. a subservient Black person, fitting willingly into the stereotyped and inferior image refined by generations of White supremacy; a middle-class Black who wishes to distance himself from the ghetto; an affected or pretentious African-American person → 20C sl
n. 2. the penis → 1970 African-American sl.
► MR. TWENTY-SIX n. a 26-gauge hypodermic needle → 1973 US sl.
► MR. TWO-TO-ONE n. a pawnbroker → E19 UK criminals’ sl.
► MR. WARNER n. a marijuana smoker → 1950 drug culture sl.
► MR. WHIPPLE n. phencyclidine mixed with formaldehyde → 1990 African-American & drug culture sl.
► MR. WHISKERS n. the American government or its law enforcement agencies → 1930 sl.
► MR. WIGGINS n. a fool, a simpleton → E19 sl.
► MR. WIGSBY n. E19 sl. man wearing a wig → E19 sl.
► MR. WIND n. chilly winter winds, esp. as experienced in northern cities → 1930 African-American sl.
► MR. WINKY n. the penis → 2001 US sl.
► MR. WOOD n. a police truncheon → 1930 sl.
► MR. WOOD IN THE HOUSE phr. used to describe a poorly attended circus performance → 1953 UK sl.
► MR. WRIGHT n. a warder ‘going between’ a prisoner and his friends → 19C sl.
► MR. ZIP-ZIP n. a barber → 1910 US sl.
► MSHOZA n. the female companion of a township dandy → 1980 S. Afr.
► MSM n. homosexual males (‘men who have sex with men’) → 1998 UK sl.
► MTF n. a very tactile admirer of young ladies (‘must touch flesh’) → 1982 UK upper-class society usage
► M TO F n. Monday to Friday → 1996 UK sl.
► MU n. 1. marijuana → 1930 drug culture sl.
n. 2.used for expressing the sentiment that your question cannot be answered because it depends on incorrect assumptions → 1991 US computing usage
► MUABLE adj. changeable, variable; fickle; also, of a ship: unsteady → 1393 obs.
► MUBBLE FUBBLES n. depression of spirits; a state of melancholy, despondency, the blues → 1589 colloq. obs.
► MUCH! int. certainly not! → L16 sl.
► MUCHACHA n. in Spain: a girl, a young woman; a female servant → 1811
► MUCHACHO n. in Spain: a boy, a young man; a male servant → 1591
► AS MUCH AS A BARGAIN adj. very difficult, all one could do → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
ֽ► MUCH CRY AND LITTLE WOOL phr. much noise or fuss with small results; much ado about nothing → 1460
► MUCH GOO ABOUT NOTHING n. masturbation → 1990 sl.
► MUCH GRASS! int. thank you!’ → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► MUCHITY n. 1. a thing of importance → 1621 obs.
n. 2. great bulk or size → 1621 obs.
► MUCH LOVE n. popularity, respect → 1990 African-American sl.
► MUCH MORE adj. very good → 1994 US sl.
► AS MUCH NEED OF A WIFE AS A DOG OF A SIDE-POCKET phr. said of a worn-out old man → L19 sl.
► MUCHO adj. much, a lot of → 1942 US sl.
adv. very, exceedingly → 1940 sl., orig. US
n. 1. a great deal → 1940 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a lot of, many → 1940 sl., orig. US
► MUCH OF A MUCHNESS adj. very similar, of no discernible difference, unworthy of special notice; of much the same degree, size, value, etc. → 1728
► MUCH OF A SCANTLING phr. ‘much of a muchness’; little difference between; similar → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MUCH PROPS n. respect for others → 1990 African-American & teen sl.
► MUCH-TRAVELLED HIGHWAY n. a large and loose vagina → 19C sl.
► MUCIDOUS adj. mouldy, musty; festering, stagnant; slimy → 1866 obs.
► MUCK n. 1. anything nasty, as dirt, mud, sweat, feces, etc. → 13C
n. 2. money → L17 sl.
n. 3. bad weather → 1855 UK sl.
n. 4. any unpleasant, vile, or disgusting thing to eat or drink → 1882 UK sl.
n. 5. a heavy fall → L19 sl.
n. 6. anyone or anything considered disgusting, worthless, or abhorrent → L19 sl.
n. 7. an important or self-important person → 1900 US sl.
n. 8. stage makeup → 1926 US sl.
n. 9. in poker: the pile of discarded cards → 1990 US sl.
n. 10. semen → 1997 sl.
vb. 1. to beat, to surpass, to ruin financially → M19 sl.
vb. 2. to fail at → L19 sl.
vb. 3. in poker: to fold, to discard your hand → 2003 UK sl.
vb. 4. in a casino: to spread playing cards on a table and move them randomly as part of the shuffling process → 2003 US sl.
► MUCK ABOUT vb. 1. to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly → 1856
vb. 2. to irritate, to tease → M19 sl.
vb. 3. to pretend, to act half-heartedly, to play about → M19 sl.
vb. 4. to make a mess of → L19
vb. 5. to mess up; to create confusion → 20C Brit. colloq.
vb. 6. to fondle intimately → 1930 sl.
vb. 7. to mess someone about → 1965 Aust. sl.
► MUCK-A-MUCK n. 1. food, drink → M19 US sl.
n. 2. an important or self-important person; a prominent person → 1856 US sl.
► MUCK AROUND vb. to fool around; to waste time → 1856 UK sl.
► MUCKCOOK vb. to laugh behind one’s back → 1880 Brit. sl.
► MUCKED UP adj. 1. dirty; soiled → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
adj. 2. in disarray. confused; spoiled → 1996 US sl.
► MUCKENDER n. 1. a handkerchief → 1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a table napkin; a bib → 1500 obs.
► MUCKER n. 1. a bounder → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
n. 2. a diligent student → 1942 Amer. students’ sl. (Bk.)
n. 3. a friend → 1947 UK sl.
n. 4. a person who uses sleigh-of-hand to cheat at cards → 1996 US sl.
► MUCKERER n. one who hoards wealth, or scrapes money together; a miser, niggard → 1303 obs.
► MUCKER-UPPER n. a bungler → 1942 UK sl.
► MUCKET n. a hairpiece or toupee → 1950 US sl.
► MUCKETY-MUCK n. 1. food, drink → M19 US sl.
n. 2. an important or self-important person; a prominent person → 1856 US sl.
► MUCKFOODLE adj. boastful, bragging → 1885 Eng. dial.
► MUCK-FORKS n. the fingers → M19 sl.
► MUCK-HEAP n. a filthy, slovenly man or woman → 19C Brit. sl.
► MUCKHILL n. a pile of money → L17 sl.
► MUCKHOLE n. 1. a filthy, unappetizing place or room → 1900 sl.
n. 2. the anus → 1930 sl.
n. 3. the vagina → 1960 Aust. sl.
► MUCKIBUS adj. intoxicated, slightly drunk, tipsy, fuddled; confused or muddled with drink → 1756 sl. obs.
► MUCK IN n. a communal activity → 1910 sl.
vb. 1. to join in, to lend a hand, esp. in a dirty or unpleasant task → L19 sl.
vb. 2. to share, on an informal basis, food, accommodation and other facilities, or work → 1919 UK sl., orig. military usage
► MUCKING adj. 1. used as an intensifier; a euphemism for ‘fucking’ → 1887 UK sl.
adj. 2. repellent, filthy → L19 sl.
► MUCKING-TOGS n. a mackintosh → M19 sl.
► MUCKLE adj. 1. great, large, big in size → 1600 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. much in quantity, abundant → 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. eminent, distinguished by birth or wealth; great; important → 1821 Sc.
adj. 4. grown-up, adult → 1882 Sc.
adj. 5. proud, haughty → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
adv. 1. very → 1773 Sc.
adv. 2. much, greatly → 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. a quantity, a large amount, a great deal → 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to grab hold of → 1971 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
vb. 2. to mix lightly → 1985 US (Bk.)
► MUCKLE AUMRIE n. a very stupid person → 19C Sc.
► MUCKLE-BAG n. the stomach → 1883 Sc.
► MUCKLE-BOOKIT adj. 1. large, full-bodied, overgrown → 1895 Sc.
adj. 2. great with child → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► MUCKLE-CHAIR n. a large armchair → 1824 Sc.
► MUCKLE-COAT n. a great-coat, a top-coat → 1807 Sc.
► MUCKLE-DEVIL n. the Devil → 1786 Sc.
► MUCKLE ELT n. a stout, clumsy woman → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► MUCKLE FRIDAY n. the day on which a large fair is held → 1896 Sc.
► MUCKLE-HELL n. hell itself → 1893 Sc.
► MUCKLE-HORNED DEVIL n. the Devil → 1838 Eng. dial.
► MUCKLE-MAN n. the head labourer on a farm → 1790 Sc.
► MUCKLE-MOUTHED adj. having a large mouth → 1721 Sc.
► MUCKLE-NEEVED adj. large-fisted → 1899 Sc.
► MUCKLENESS n. 1. greatness, magnificence, excellent → 1000 obs.
n. 2. largeness of number, multitude → 1000 obs.
n. 3. largeness of size, bigness → 1000 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► MUCKLE ON vb. to kiss → 1971 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► MUCKLE-POT n. a cauldron → 1892 Eng. dial.
► MUCKLE-SHEELD n. the Devil → 1898 Sc.
► MUCKLE-SIZED adj. large-sized → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MUCKLE-TOE n. the big toe → 1787 Sc.
► MUCKLE-WORTH adj. of great value or reputation → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► MUCK OUT vb. to kill → 1984 US sl.
► MUCK POT n. 1. a chamber pot → 1557 obs.
n. 2. a degraded or debased person → 1938
► MUCK-RAG n. a handkerchief → 20C Brit. colloq.
► MUCK SACK n. a lazy person → 1959 US sl.
► MUCKSAVAGE n. a country person → 1998 Irish sl.
► MUCK-SCUTCHEON n. a filthy person → 19C Brit. sl.
► MUCK-SLINGING n. slander → 20C Brit. sl.
► MUCK-SNIPE n. a ruined person, esp. a gambler → 1850 Brit. sl.
► MUCK-SPOUT n. a foul-mouthed talker → 1870 Brit. sl.
► MUCK-STICK n. 1. a musket, a rifle → 20C Royal Navy sl.
n. 2. a shovel → 1908 US sl.
► MUCK-SUCKLE n. a filthy, dirty, slatternly, or very untidy woman → 1847 Brit. colloq.
► MUCK-SWEAT n. a very nasty, sweaty state; perspiration; orig. and properly if dust or dirt has accrued → 1830 Brit. colloq.
► MUCK TOPER FEEKER n. an umbrella-maker → 1820 Sc. sl.
► MUCK-TRAIN n. a commissariat train → 1850 Brit. army sl.
► MUCK TRUCK n. in prison: a food trolley → 1996 UK sl.
► MUCK-UP n. a complete failure; confusion or muddle; a botch → L19 colloq.
(verbs usually as ‘muck up’)
vb. 1. to litter → 19C Brit. colloq.
vb. 2. to make a mess of; to botch; to ruin; to interfere → 1886 UK sl.
vb. 3. to play the fool → 1910 Aust. sl.
vb. 4. to clean → 1913 Amer. navy sl. (Bk.)
► MUCK-UP DAY n. the last day of high school where leaving students play pranks, etc. → 1994 Aust. sl.
► MUCK-UP IN A DIXIE n. a stew → 1910 Brit. military sl.
► MUCK-WASH n. a nasty, sweaty state → 19C Brit. colloq.
► MUCKWORM n. 1. a selfish wretch; a miser → 16C colloq.
n. 2. a diligent student → 1942 Amer. students’ sl. (Bk.)
► MUCKY adj. 1. contemptible, sordid → 1683 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. dirty; soiled → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
adj. 3. pornographic, esp. when mildly so; lewd → 1972 UK sl.
► MUCKY-MUCK n. a self-important person → 1968 Amer. sl.
► MUCKY PUP n. a dirty or untidy child; a term of disapproval → 1984 Brit. sl.
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