Dictionary: MP – MUC

• M.P.
n. M19 Aust. & US sl. – a policeman  
 
• MPATA
n. 1980s S. Afr. criminal sl. – a new inmate, a fool; one who has not yet learned how to cope with prison conditions
 
• M.R.A.
n. 1980s US college sl. – unsociable behaviour; Major/Massive Reeb Action  
 
• MR. ANYBODY
n. 1940s sl. – a generic name for an anonymous member of the public  
 
• MR. ARNOLD
n. 1970s W. Indies sl. – pork
 
• MR. AVERAGE
n. 1910s sl. – the average member of the public  
 
• MR. AVERAGEMAN
n. 1910s sl. – the average member of the public
 
• MR. BAD FACE
n. 1960s Amer. sl. – one’s competition or enemy  
 
• MR. BATES
n. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – a potential victim, a confidence man’s dupe  
 
• MR. BIG
n. 1930s sl., orig. US – an important, influential person, esp. a ‘criminal mastermind’
 
• MR. BLOCK
n. 1930s US tramps’ sl. – a gullible person  
 
• MR. BLUE
n. 1970s drug culture sl. – hydromorphone, the basis of the synthetic opiate Dilaudid  
 
• MR. BOSS HOSS
n. 1980s US sl. – a leader; slightly mocking usage  
 
• MR. BROWN
n. 1950s sl. – a homosexual  
 
• MR. CHARLEY
n. 1920s African-American sl. – any White man  
 
• MR. CHARLIE
n. 1. 1928 African-American sl. – a White man considered as an oppressor; any White man; used contemptuously
n. 2. 1970s sl. – the man in power; the boss  
 
• MR. CHIPS
n. 1805 nautical sl. – a ship’s carpenter; usually used as a nickname  
 
• MR. CLEAN
n. 1. 1960s US sl. – an obsessively neat and prudish man  
n. 2. 1973 sl. – 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  
 
• MR. COOL
n. 2000s rhyming sl. for ‘tool’ – the penis  
 
• MR. CRACKER
n. 1950s African-American sl. – a White person  
 
• MR. CUNNINGHAM
n. M18 colloq. – a simple fellow  
 
• MR. DOOZANBERRY
n. 1914 Amer. dial. – a man whose name is unknown  
 
• MR. EDDIE
n. 1925 African-American sl. – a White man; used contemptuously  
 
• MR. FIVE BY FIVE
n. 1942 Amer. sl. – a very short, fat man  
 
• MR. GOTROCKS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a nickname for a rich, high-society person  
 
• MR. GRIM
n. 1785 sl. – death; used as a personification  
 
• MR. HAIG
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – any straight Scotch whisky  
 
• MR. HAPPY
n. 1984 Amer. jocular usage – the penis
 
• MR. HOPKINS
n. L18 sl. – a lame or limping man
 
• MR. HORNER
n. 19C Brit. sl. – a lecher, a whoremonger  
 
• MR. KETCH
n. M17 sl., orig. UK criminals’ usage – a hangman
 
• MR. MILQUETOAST
n. 1930s sl. – a cowardly, weak person  
 
• MR. MONEYBAGS
n. L19 sl.-  a wealthy person  
 
• MR. NASH IS CONCERNED
phr. 19C sl. – said of a person who is gone or absent  
 
• MR. NAWPOST
n. 19C sl. – a foolish fellow
 
• MR. QUARTO
n. M18 colloq. – a bookseller; a publisher  
 
• MR. R. SUPPARDS
n. 19C colloq. (for ‘arse upwards’) – a very lucky fellow  
 
• MRS
n. 1920 sl. – a wife  
 
• THE MRS
n. 1. 1910s sl. – a wife  
n. 2. 1992 UK rhyming sl. (Mrs. More) – a floor; the floor
n. 3. 2001 UK sl. – the vagina  
 
• MRS. ASTOR
n. 1. 1966 Amer. dial. – a woman who overdresses, or spends too much on clothes  
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a woman who puts on a lot of airs; an elite ‘social leader’ of a community; usually mocking
 
• MRS. ASTOR’S BILLY GOAT
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – an arrogant, haughty person  
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – an over-made-up or overdressed person
 
• MRS. ASTOR’S COW
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – an arrogant, haughty person
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – an over-made-up or overdressed person
 
• MRS. ASTOR’S PET COW
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – an arrogant, haughty person
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – an over-made-up or overdressed person
 
• MRS. ASTOR’S PET HORSE
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – an arrogant, haughty person
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – an over-made-up or overdressed person
 
• MRS. ASTOR’S PLUSH HORSE
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – an arrogant, haughty person
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – an over-made-up or overdressed person
 
• MRS. CHANT
n. 1930s rhyming sl. – an aunt  
 
• MRS. CHANT’S
n. 1950s rhyming sl. for ‘My Aunt’ – a lavatory  
 
• MRS. CLEAN
n. 1970s sl., orig. US – 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  
 
• MRS. CROSS-STICKS
n. B1900 – a cross or bad-tempered woman
 
• MRS. DOYLE
n. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – a boil  
 
• MRS. DUCKETT!
int. 1960 UK rhyming sl. for ‘fuck it!’ – used as a general declaration of rejection or dismissal; may also imply resignation to, or acceptance of a situation
 
• MRS. JONES’S PLACE
n. 19C colloq. – a W.C.; a toilet  
 
• MR. SLOWCOME
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a nickname for a slow or lazy person  
 
• MR. SMARTY
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a smart alec
 
• MRS. GOTROCKS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a nickname for a rich, high-society person 
 
• MRS. JAY GOULD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a woman who is rich and important
 
• MRS. MCCLARTY
n. 1845 Sc. – a dirty, slovenly housewife  
 
• MRS. MOP
n. 1. 1948 UK sl. – a woman who works as a cleaner, a charwoman
n. 2. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – a shop
vb. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – to shop
 
• MRS MOPPING
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – shopping  
 
• MRS. MORE
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – a floor; the floor
 
• MRS. MURPHY
n. 20C US colloq. – a W.C.; a bathroom  
 
• MRS. PALM AND HER FIVE LOVELY DAUGHTERS
phr. 1955 Aust. sl. – the hand, in the context of male masturbation  
 
• MRS. PALMER AND HER FIVE DAUGHTERS
phr. 1955 Aust. sl. – the hand, in the context of male masturbation
 
• MRS. PALMER AND HER FIVE LOVELY DAUGHTERS
phr. 1955 Aust. sl. – a metaphor for the hand used in male masturbation
 
• MRS. PRINCUM PRANCUM
n. B1900 – a nice, precise, formal madam
 
• MRS. THINGUM
n. 1873 Amer. dial. – a person whose name one cannot recall or does not know  
 
• MR. TELEVISION
n. 1968 US sl. – Milton Berle
 
• MR. THINGUM
n. 1933 Amer. dial. – a person whose name one cannot recall or does not know  
 
• MR. THOMAS
n. 20C sl. – 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  
 
• MR. TOM
n. 20C sl. – 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
 
• MR. TWENTY-SIX
n. 1973 US sl. – a hypodermic needle  
 
• MR. WINKY
n. 2001 US sl. – the penis  
 
• MR. WOOD
n. 1998 UK sl. – a police truncheon  
 
• MR. WOOD IN THE HOUSE
phr. 1953 UK sl. – used to describe a poorly attended circus performance  
 
• MR. WRIGHT
n. 19C sl. – a warder ‘going between’ a prisoner and his friends  
 
• MSHOZA
n. 1980s S. Afr. – the female companion of a township dandy  
 
• MSM
n. 1998 UK sl. – homosexual males (‘men who have sex with men’)
 
• MTF
n. 1982 UK upper-class society usage – a very tactile admirer of young ladies (‘must touch flesh’)
 
• M TO F
n. 1996 UK sl. – Monday to Friday
 
• MU
n. 1. 1930s drug culture sl. – marijuana
n. 2. 1991 US computing usage – used for expressing the sentiment that your question cannot be answered because it depends on incorrect assumptions
 
• MUABLE
adj. a1393 obs. – changeable, variable; fickle; also, of a ship: unsteady
 
• MUBBLE-FUBBLES
n. 1589 sl. obs. – depression of spirits; the blues
 
• MUCH!
int. L16 sl. – certainly not!
 
• AS MUCH AS A BARGAIN
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – very difficult, all one could do
 
• MUCH GOO ABOUT NOTHING
n. 1990s sl. – masturbation  
 
• MUCHITY
n. 1. 1621 obs. rare – a thing of importance
n. 2. 1621 obs. rare – great bulk or size
 
• MUCH LOVE
n. 1990s African-American sl. – popularity, respect
 
• MUCH MORE
adj. 1994 US sl. – very good
 
• AS MUCH NEED OF A WIFE AS A DOG OF A SIDE-POCKET
phr. L19 sl. – said of a worn-out old man  
 
• MUCHO
adj. 1942 US sl. – much, a lot of  
adv. 1940s sl., orig. US – very, exceedingly
n. 1. 1940s sl., orig. US – a great deal
n. 2. 1940s sl., orig. US – a lot of, many
 
• MUCH OF A MUCHNESS
adj. 1728 – very similar, of no discernible difference, unworthy of special notice; of much the same degree, size, value, etc.
 
• MUCH OF A SCANTLING
phr. Bk1904 Eng. dial. – ‘much of a muchness’; little difference between; similar  
 
• MUCH PROPS
n. 1990s African-American & teen sl. – respect for others  
 
• MUCH-TRAVELLED HIGHWAY
n. 19C sl. – a large and loose vagina
 
• MUCIDOUS
adj. 1866 obs. rare – mouldy, musty; festering, stagnant; slimy
 
• MUCK
n. 1. 13C – anything nasty, as dirt, mud, sweat, feces, etc.  
n. 2. L17 sl. – money
n. 3. 1855 UK sl. – bad weather
n. 4. L19 sl. – a heavy fall
n. 5. L19 sl. – anyone or anything considered disgusting, worthless, or abhorrent
n. 6. 1882 UK sl. – any unpleasant, vile, or disgusting thing to eat or drink
n. 7. 1900s US sl. – an important or self-important person
n. 8. 1926 US sl. – stage makeup
n. 9. 1990 US sl. – in poker: the pile of discarded cards
n. 10. 1997 sl. – semen
vb. 1. M19 sl. – to beat, to surpass, to ruin financially
vb. 2. L19 sl. – to fail at
vb. 3. 2003 UK sl. – in poker: to fold, to discard your hand
vb. 4. 2003 US sl. – in a casino: to spread playing cards on a table and move them randomly as part of the shuffling process
 
• MUCK ABOUT
vb. 1. 1856 – to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly  
vb. 2. M19 sl. – to irritate, to tease
vb. 3. M19 sl. – to pretend, to act half-heartedly, to play about  
vb. 4. L19 – to make a mess of
vb. 5. 1930s sl. – to fondle intimately
vb. 6. 1965 Aust. sl. – to mess someone about
vb. 7. 20C Brit. colloq. – to mess up; to create confusion  
 
• MUCK-A-MUCK
n. 1. 1856 US sl. – an important or self-important person; a prominent person  
n. 2. M19 US sl. – food, drink
 
• MUCK AROUND
vb. 1856 UK sl. – to fool around; to waste time
 
• MUCKCOOK
vb. c1880 Brit. sl. – to laugh behind one’s back  
 
• MUCKED UP
adj. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dirty; soiled  
adj. 2. 1996 US sl. – in disarray. confused; spoiled
 
• MUCKENDER
n. 1. a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a handkerchief  
n. 2. a1500 obs. rare  – a table napkin; a bib
 
• MUCKER
n. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a bounder
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a diligent student  
n. 3. 1947 UK sl. – a friend
n. 4. 1996 US sl. – a person who uses sleigh-of-hand to cheat at cards  
 
• MUCKERER
n. 1303 obs. rare – one who hoards wealth, or scrapes money together; a miser, niggard
 
• MUCKER-UPPER
n. 1942 UK sl. – a bungler
 
• MUCKET
n. 1950s US sl. – a hairpiece or toupee  
 
• MUCKETY-MUCK
n. 1. 1856 US sl. – an important or self-important person; a prominent person
n. 2. M19 US sl. – food, drink
 
• MUCKFOODLE
adj. 1885 Eng. dial. – boastful, bragging  
 
• MUCK-FORKS
n. M19 sl. – the fingers  
 
• MUCK-HEAP
n. 19C Brit. sl. – a filthy, slovenly man or woman  
 
• MUCKHILL
n. L17 sl. – a pile of money  
 
• MUCKHOLE
n. 1. 1900s sl. – a filthy, unappetizing place or room  
n. 2. 1930s sl. – the anus  
n. 3. 1960s Aust. sl. – the vagina  
 
• MUCKIBUS
adj. 1756 sl. obs. – intoxicated, slightly drunk, tipsy, fuddled; confused or muddled with drink 
 
• MUCK IN
n. 1910s sl. – a communal activity  
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to join in, to lend a hand, esp. in a dirty or unpleasant task  
vb. 2. 1919 UK sl., orig. military usage – to share, on an informal basis, food, accommodation and other facilities, or work
 
• MUCKING
adj. 1. 1887 UK sl. – used as an intensifier; a euphemism for ‘fucking’
adj. 2. L19 sl. – repellent, filthy  
 
• MUCKING-TOGS
n. M19 sl. – a mackintosh  
 
• MUCKLE
adj. 1. 1600 Sc. & Eng. dial. – great, large, big in size  
adj. 2. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. – much in quantity, abundant  
adj. 3. 1821 Sc. – eminent, distinguished by birth or wealth; great; important
adj. 4. 1882 Sc. – grown-up, adult  
adj. 5. Bk1905 Sc. – proud, haughty  
adv. 1. 1773 Sc. – very  
adv. 2. 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial. – much, greatly  
n. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a quantity, a large amount, a great deal  
vb. Bk1985 US – to mix lightly
 
• MUCKLE AUMRIE
n. B1900 Sc. – a very stupid person  
 
• MUCKLE-BAG
n. 1883 Sc. – the stomach  
 
• MUCKLE-BOOKIT
adj. 1. 1895 Sc. – large, full-bodied, overgrown  
adj. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – great with child  
 
• MUCKLE-CHAIR
n. 1824 Sc. – –a large armchair  
 
• MUCKLE-COAT
n. 1807 Sc. – a great-coat, a top-coat  
 
• MUCKLE-DEVIL
n. 1786 Sc. – the Devil  
 
• MUCKLE ELT
n. Bk1900 Sc. – a stout, clumsy woman
 
• MUCKLE FRIDAY
n. 1896 Sc. – the day on which a large fair is held  
 
• MUCKLE-HELL
n. 1893 Sc. – hell itself  
 
• MUCKLE-HORNED DEVIL
n. 1838 Eng. dial. – the Devil  
 
• MUCKLE-MAN
n. 1790 Sc. – the head labourer on a farm  
 
• MUCKLE-MOUTHED
adj. 1721 Sc. – having a large mouth  
 
• MUCKLE-NEEVED
adj. 1899 Sc. – large-fisted  
 
• MUCKLE-POT
n. 1892 Eng. dial. – a cauldron  
 
• MUCKLE-SHEELD
n. 1898 Sc. – the Devil  
 
• MUCKLE-SIZED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – large-sized  
 
• MUCKLE-TOE
n. 1787 Sc. – the big toe  
 
• MUCKLE-WORTH
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – of great value or reputation  
 
• MUCK OUT
vb. 1984 US sl. – to kill  
 
• MUCK-RAG
n. 20C Brit. colloq. – a handkerchief  
 
• MUCK SACK
n. 1959 US sl. – a lazy person
 
• MUCKSAVAGE
n. 1998 Irish sl. – a country person
 
• MUCK-SCUTCHEON
n. 19C Brit. sl. – a filthy person  
 
• MUCK-SLINGING
n. 20C Brit. sl. – slander  
 
• MUCK-SNIPE
n. c1850 Brit. sl. – a ruined person, esp. a gambler  
 
• MUCK-SPOUT
n. c1870 Brit. sl. – a foul-mouthed talker  
 
• MUCK-STICK
n. 1. 1908 US sl. – a shovel  
n. 2. 20C Royal Navy sl. – a musket, a rifle  
 
• MUCK-SUCKLE
n. 1847 Brit. colloq. – a filthy, dirty, slatternly, or very untidy woman 
 
• MUCK-SWEAT
n. c1830 Brit. colloq. – a very nasty, sweaty state; perspiration; orig. and properly if dust or dirt has accrued  
 
• MUCK TOPER FEEKER
n. c1820 Sc. sl. – an umbrella-maker  
 
• MUCK-TRAIN
n. c1850 Brit. army sl. – a commissariat train  
 
• MUCK TRUCK
n. 1996 UK sl. – in prison: a food trolley  
 
• MUCK-UP
n. 1. L19 colloq. – a complete failure; confusion or muddle; a botch  
(verbs usually as ‘muck up’)
vb. 1. 1886 UK sl. – to make a mess of; to botch; to ruin; to interfere
vb. 2. 19C Brit. colloq. – to litter  
vb. 3. c1910 Aust. sl. – to play the fool  
vb. 4. Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. – to clean
 
• MUCK-UP DAY
n. 1994 Aust. sl. – the last day of high school where leaving students play pranks, etc.  
 
• MUCK-UP IN A DIXIE
n. c1910 Brit. military sl. – a stew  
 
• MUCK-WASH
n. 19C Brit. colloq. – a nasty, sweaty state  
 
• MUCKWORM
n. 1. 16C colloq. – a selfish wretch; a miser  
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a diligent student  
 
• MUCKY
adj. 1. 1683 Eng. dial. – contemptible, sordid  
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dirty; soiled  
adj. 3. 1972 UK sl. – pornographic, esp. when mildly so; lewd  
 
• MUCKY-MUCK
n. 1968 Amer. sl. – a self-important person  
 
• MUCKY PUP
n. 1984 Brit. sl. – a dirty or untidy child; a term of disapproval