• MUD
n. 1. 1703 Brit. colloq. – a fool; an oaf; a stupid person
n. 2. 1875 US sl. – coffee
n. 3. 1915 sl. – unprocessed opium; opium; heroin
n. 4. 1920s drug culture sl. – opium, esp. second-rate
n. 5. 1930s US sl. – cheap plaster figurines
n. 6. 1950s drug culture sl. – methadone
n. 7. 1970s drug culture sl. – the residue of heroin or morphine processing
n. 8. 1980s drug culture sl. – heroin
n. 9. 1981 US sl. – in circus and carnival usage: any cheap merchandise used as a prize
n. 10. 1993 Aust. sl. – excrement
n. 11. 1993 US sl. – a billiard ball
n. 12. M20 drug culture sl. – morphine
n. 13. 2000 US sl. – chemical fire retardant dropped from the air
vb. 1978 US sl. – of a racehorse: to run well on muddy track conditions
• MUD AND BLOOD
n. 20C sl. – a drink of ‘mild and bitter’
• MUD AND OOZE
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘booze’ – alcohol
• MUD BABY
n. 2003 US sl. – faeces
• MUDBALL
n. 1. 1846 – an insult, slur, jibe
n. 2. 1974 – the earth
n. 3. 1976 US sl. – a doughnut or other pastry eaten with coffee
• MUD-BATH
n. 1856 – a muddy place or event
• MUD BUD
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – home-grown marijuana
• MUD BUG
n. 1955 Amer. dial. – a crayfish
• MUD BUTT
n. 2004 US sl. – diarrhoea
• MUD-CART
n. 1840 US obs. – a dilapidated railway wagon, stagecoach, etc.
• MUDCAT
n. 1. 1872 US sl. – a Mississippian
n. 2. M19 US sl. – a stupid or contemptible person
• MUD CHECK
n. 2000s US prison sl. – a forced confrontation to see how brave a new inmate may be
• MUD CRUNCHER
n. World War I Amer. sl. – an infantryman
• MUD-CRUSHER
n. 1. 1864 US Army sl. – an infantryman
n. 2. 1970s African-American sl. – an extreme form of bully whose aim is to crush everyone into the ground
• MUDDAFUKKA
n. 1995 US sl. – a motherfucker; a person; a despised person; a difficult thing or situation
• MUD-DAUBER
n. 1866 US derogatory – a manual worker or labourer
• MUDDEN
adj. 1862 rare – made of mud
• MUDDER
n. 1. 1892 sl., orig. & chiefly US – a racehorse which runs well on a wet or muddy course
n. 2. 1912 US sl. – any athlete who performs well in rainy conditions
• MUDDIFY
vb. 1647 – to make unclear; to muddle, to confuse
• MUDDING
n. 1892 humorous usage, obs. – modelling, sculpture
• MUDDING-FACE
n. L19 sl. – a fool; a weakling
• MUDDLE
n. 1910s sl. – a state of slight drunkenness
vb. 1. 19C Brit. sl., orig. Sc. – to copulate
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to intoxicate; to make dead drunk
• MUDDLE-BRAINED
adj. 1808 – confused, foolish, simple
• MUDDLED
adj. 1. L17 colloq. – drunk
adj. 2. 1717 obs. – of wine: thick
adj. 3. 1790 – confused in mind, befuddled; disorganized, disordered
adj. 4. 1828 – of colour: not clear, clouded
• MUDDLED-UP
adj. L17 colloq. – drunk
• MUDDLEFUG
n. 1960s African-American sl., derogatory – a supreme insult; a contemptible or despicable person
• MUDDLEFUGGING
adj. 1961 US euphemism – an intensifier; used for ‘motherfucking’
• MUDDLE-HEAD
n. 1833 – a fool; a simpleton; a stupid person; an oaf; a disorganized or confused person
• MUDDLE-HEADED
adj. 1760 – confused, bewildered, muddled, foolish, simple
• MUDDLE-PATE
n. 1798 colloq. – a disorganized or confused person
• MUDDLE-PATED
adj. 1823 colloq. – confused or disorganized in one’s mind, resulting from muddled thinking, illogical
• MUDDLER-THROUGH
n. 1907 – a person who conducts affairs without system or foresight
• MUDDLINESS
n. 1891 rare – a being in a muddle; confusion, disorder
• MUDDLY
adj. 1829 – confused, muddled; confusing, bewildering
• MUDDY
adj. 1. 1571 – bewildered; confused; muddled
adj. 2. 1592 – gloomy; sullen; glowering: said of a person, look, etc.
adj. 3. 1600 – sinful; morally impure or corrupt; of questionable morality
adj. 4. 1611 – obscure, vague; confused; illogical; said of writing, speech, etc.
adj. 5. 1776 obs. – partly intoxicated; tipsy
adj. 6. 1841 obs. – of the voice: thick, indistinct, esp. as a result of drinking alcohol
adj. 7. 1950 – of sound: blurred, not clearly defined
• THE MUDDY
n. 1825 US colloq. – the Missouri River
• MUDDY-BRAINED
adj. 1634 – stupid, dull-witted; confused in mind
• MUDDY FEET
n. 1963 US sl. – said of someone who needs to urinate
• MUDDY FUCK
n. 1979 US sl. – anal sex that brings forth faeces or faecal stains on the penis
• MUDDY TRENCH
n. 1992 Brit. rhyming sl. – the French
• MUDDY WATER
n. 1981 Brit. sl. – coffee
• MUDDY YORK
n. 2002 Can. sl. – York, a suburb of Toronto
• MUD-FAT
adj. a1908 Ireland – very fat
• MUD FENCE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an unattractive person
• MUD FLAPS
n. 2003 US sl. – the condition that exists when a tight-fitting pair of trousers, shorts, bathing suit or other garment forms a wedge between a woman’s labia, accentuating their shape
• THE MUD FLIES
phr. 1871 – a fight is taking place; disparaging or malicious allegations are made; antagonism is rife
• MUDGE
n. 1. 1808 Sc. – a movement
n. 2. 1848 Eng. dial. – mud, sludge
n. 3. 2002 Brit. sl. – a hat
vb. 1790 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to move from one’s place; to budge; to move slowly
• MUDGER
n. E19 Brit. sl. – a coward; a milksop
• MUD-GRAPPLER
n. 1844 sl., obs. – a fist. esp. one’s fist
• MUDGUARD
n. 1989 Aust. sl. – a person whose outward geniality masks a vicious nature
• MUD-HEAD
n. 1. 1838 US colloq., derogatory – a native of Tennessee
n. 2. 1882 sl., derogatory – an oaf; a fool; a stupid person
n. 3. 1991 US sl. – (usually as ‘mudhead’) a fanatic enthusiast for multi-user dungeon computer play
• MUD-HEADED
adj. 1793 – stupid, foolish
• MUD HOG
n. 1. 1918 US Military sl., rare – a field artilleryman
n. 2. 1992 Trinidad and Tobago sl. – football played in rainy, muddy conditions
• MUD HOLE
n. 1. 1784 – a despised place; a place of filth and squalor
n. 2. 1733 – something that impedes progress or entraps a person
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a small town
• MUD-HOLE TOWN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a small town
• MUD-HONEY
n. 1855 rare – worldly or material pleasures
• MUD-HOOK
n. 1. 1827 US nautical sl. – an anchor
n. 2. 1850 sl. – the hand
n. 3. 1968 Can. sl. – a finger; usually used in the plural
• MUD-HOOKS
n. 1850 sl. – the feet
• MUD HOP
n. 1929 US sl. – a clerk in a railway yard
• MUD KICKER
n. 1. 1934 US sl. – a woman who entices a man with the promise of sexual intercourse, but who robs him instead
n. 2. 1940 US sl. – a prostitute who seeks business on the streets, a streetwalker
• MUDLARK
n. 1. 1785 sl. – a pig
n. 2. 1796 Brit. – a person of any age who made a living by gathering bits of coal, wood, rope, and nails from the mudflats of the River Thames (London) at low tide
n. 3. 1814 colloq. – an urchin of very low character
n. 4. 1829 – a dirty or untidy person
n. 5. 1909 sl. – a racehorse which runs well on a wet or muddy course
• MUDLY
adj. a1500 obs. – muddy
• MUD PIKE
n. 1851 Amer. dial. – a dirt track; an unpaved road
• MUD-PIPES
n. 1848 – gumboots; thick boots for use in muddy conditions
• MUD PUP
n. 1955 Can. sl. – a young Englishman sent to western Canada to learn farming; a student of agriculture
• MUD-SCATTER
n. 1919 poetic usage – a splash of mud
• MUD SCOW
n. 1866 US sl. – a stagecoach
• MUD SCOWS
n. 1. 1860 Amer. sl. – large feet
n. 2. 1863 Amer. sl. – large, cheap, or clumsy shoes
• MUD SHOW
n. 1909 sl. – an exhibition, carnival, performance, etc. held in the open air
• MUDSILL
n. 1858 US – a person of the lowest possible social class
• MUD-SLINGING
n. 1858 – the exchange of insults or abuse; the use of criticisms and accusations, esp. unjust ones, to damage the reputation of an opponent
• MUD-SLOGGER
n. 1936 US Military sl. – an infantry soldier
• MUD STUDENT
n. 1845 colloq. – a student of agriculture
• MUDVILLE
n. 1929 N. Amer. – the world of baseball, usually with reference to a particular team and the disappointment or happiness felt after a loss or victory
• MUDWORM
n. 1. 1700 obs. – an eel
n. 2. 1814 – a contemptible person
n. 3. 1949 Amer. dial. – an earthworm
• MUFF
n. 1. 1682 cant – an oaf, a fool, a stupid person
n. 2. 1699 sl. – female genitals
n. 3. 1914 sl., orig. US – a woman, usually with an implication of promiscuity
n. 4. 1914 sl., orig. US – a prostitute
n. 5. Bk1913-17 Amer. baseball sl. – an awkward fellow
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
n. 7. Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl. – a false beard
• MUFF-DIVER
n. 1935 sl. – a cunnilinguist
• MUFF-DIVING
adj. 1930s sl. – despicable, contemptible
n. 1930s sl. – performing an act of cunnilingus
• MUFFED
adj. c1860 Brit. colloq. – bungled; clumsily spoilt, missed
• MUFFER
n. 1960s US sl. – a lesbian, a woman who performs cunnilingus
• MUFFIN
n. 1. 1830 Brit. sl. – a fool
n. 2. 1856 Can. sl. obs. – one’s ‘girl’, by arrangement, for the social life of a season; a female companion who accompanies a bachelor on his round of social amusements
n. 3. 1895 Brit. colloq. – at games: a constant misser of a shot or ball
n. 4. M19 sl. – an incompetent person, one who is awkward
n. 5. M19 US sl. – a male chaperon
n. 6. B1923 Brit. sl. – a man that chaperons or acts as companion to women
n. 7. 1940s US homosexual sl. – an anal virgin
n. 8. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – an attractive girl
n. 9. 1950s US sl. – a girl, a sweetheart
n. 10. 1960s US homosexual sl. – an attractive youth
n. 11. 1960s sl. – the vagina
n. 12. 1970s US college sl. – an admirable person
• MUFFIN-BAKER
n. 1859 Cockney rhyming sl. for ‘quaker’ – excrement long retained
• MUFFIN-COUNTENANCE
n. 1. 1777 Brit. sl. – an expressionless face
n. 2. 1823 Brit. sl. – a hairless face
• MUFFIN-FACE
n. 1. 1777 Brit. sl. – an expressionless face
n. 2. M18 sl. – a foolish or childish face
n. 3. 1823 Brit. sl. – a hairless face
• MUFFIN-FACED
adj. 1. M18 sl. – having a foolish or expressionless face
adj. 2. M18 sl. – having a fat face, or a face with protruding muscles
• MUFFIN-FIGHT
n. c1885 Brit. sl. – a tea-party
• MUFFIN-HEAD
n. 1892 – a fool, an idiot
• MUFFIN-PUNCHER
n. 1909 Cockney sl. – excrement long retained
• MUFFIN-TOP
n. 2003 sl. – a roll of flesh which hangs visibly over a person’s tight-fitting waistband, esp. a woman’s
• MUFFIN-WORRY
n. c1860 Brit. sl. – a tea-party
• MUFFISH
adj. 1843 colloq. – characteristic of an incompetent person; foolish; ineffectual; also, old-fashioned
• MUFFISM
n. 1854 colloq., obs. – action that is characteristic of an incompetent person; foolishness
• MUFFLE-GREENS
n. B1900 Eng. dial. – Brussels sprouts
• MUFFLER
n. World War I Amer. sl. – a gas mask
• MUFF-NOSHING
n. 1930s sl. – performing an act of cunnilingus
• MUFFY
n. 1. 1980s US college sl. – a young woman who has the look of a typical sorority member, with bleached blonde hair, an alice band, heavy make-up, and conventional clothes
n. 2. 1990s UK juvenile sl. – a breaking wind
n. 3. 20C Aust. sl. – a frill-necked lizard
• MUFTI
n. 19C, orig. military usage – ordinary clothes worn by someone who usually wears a uniform to work
• MUFUGLY
adj. 1980s US college sl. – extremely ugly
• MUG
n. 1. 1682 sl. – a fool; a soft-head
n. 2. 1708 sl. – the face
n. 3. 1859 Brit. sl. – a gullible person
n. 4. 1890 US sl. – a violent person; a thug; a ruffian
n. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a chamber pot
vb. 1. 1830 Brit. sl. – to buy a drink for someone
vb. 2. 1864 sl. – to attack and rob someone
• MUG BOOK
n. 1958 sl. – a book kept by the police containing photographs of criminals
• MUG COP • MUG COPPER
n. 1930s Aust. sl. – a policeman
• MUG-FAKER
n. Bk1891 theatrical sl. – an actor
• MUGGARD
adj. 1746 Eng. dial. obs. – sullen, sulky, morose; displeased, discontented
• MUGGEN
adj. 1688 Eng. dial. – made of earthenware, as opposed to china, metal, etc.
• MUGGER
n. 1. 1743 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – an itinerant dealer or tinker specializing in earthenware
n. 2. 1821 Brit. boxing sl. – a blow to the mouth or face
n. 3. US Civil War usage – a prisoner who preyed on fellow prisoners
n. 4. 1865 sl. – someone who commits robbery with violence in a public place
n. 5. 1883 school sl. – a diligent student
n. 6. Bk1891 theatrical sl. – an actor who makes free play with his face
n. 7. 1945 sl. – a man, a fellow
vb. 1951 sl. – to curse, to damn
• MUGGER OFF
vb. 1962 sl. – to go away
• MUGGER UP
vb. 2000 sl. – to damage, to ruin
• MUGGIE
n. 1920s US drug culture sl. – marijuana
• MUGGILL
n. 1610 sl., obs. – a beadle
• MUGGINS
n. 1. 1682 sl. – a fool; a soft-head; a simpleton
n. 2. 1896 humorous usage, obs. – a local leader
n. 3. 1973 sl. – a gullible person; used to refer self-deprecatingly to oneself as someone easily fooled or imposed on
• MUGGISH
adj. 1655 obs. – damp, musty
• MUGGLE
n. 1. 1608 obs. – a young woman; a sweetheart
n. 2. 1926 sl., orig. US – marijuana; a marijuana cigarette
n. 3. 1997 – a person who possesses no magical power; a person who lacks a particular skill, or who is regarded as inferior in some way
• MUGGLED UP
adj. 1940s US drug culture sl. – under the influence of marijuana
• MUGGLEHEAD
n. 1926 US drug culture sl. – a marijuana user
• MUGGLER
n. 1. E19 Irish sl. – a drink of beer
n. 2. 1935 sl., orig. US – a marijuana cigarette
n. 2. 1938 sl. – a marijuana addict
• MUGGLES
n. 1. M18 sl. – restlessness
n. 2. 1926 sl., orig. US – marijuana; a marijuana cigarette
• MUGGLE-SMOKER
n. 1920s US drug culture sl. – a marijuana smoker
• MUGGLING
n. c1275 obs. – a person with a tail resembling that of a fish
• MUGGSY
n. 1930s US sl., derogatory – a term of address to a stupid person
• MUGGY
adj. 1. 1638 – extremely humid
adj. 2. 1731 – moist, damp, wet; musty, mouldy
adj. 3. 1822 colloq. – drunk; tipsy
adj. 4. 1824 colloq., chiefly US – vague, dulled, confused; bleary, groggy; said of a person, feeling, etc.
adj. 5. L19 UK sl. – stupid, foolish, in the manner of a mug
adj. 6. 1970s drug culture sl. – causing unpleasant feelings of sweatiness and stupor
• MUGGY-CUNT
n. 2000 UK sl. – a fool
• MUGHOUSE
n. 1. 1685 – an alehouse, a tavern
n. 2. 1841 Eng. dial., obs. – a pottery
• MUG-HUNTER
n. 1887 sl. – a person who tours the streets late at night in search of drunken men who can be robbed
• MUGIENT
adj. 1646 obs. – bellowing, lowing
• MUG JOHN
n. 1930s Aust. sl. – a policeman
• MUG JOINT
n. 1931 – in circus and carnival usage: a concession where customers are photographed → US sl.
• MUG LAIR
n. 1944 – a showy but foolish person → Aust. sl.
• MUGLARD
n. 1440 – a miser → obs.
• MUGLET
n. L19 – a young victim of a confidence trick → sl.
• MUG MONEY
n. 1989 – in horse racing: money bet by uninformed bettors → Aust. sl.
• MUG OF MURK
n. 1942 – a cup of coffee → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MUG PUNTER
n. 1943 – a gambler, viewed as inherently stupid → Aust. sl.
• MUG’S GAME
n. 1900 – a thankless activity; a useless, foolish, or unprofitable activity → UK sl.
• MUG SHOT
n. 1. 1950 – a police photograph of a criminal → sl., orig. US
n. 2. 1978 – a photographic portrait → UK sl.
• MUGSNAPPER
n. 1981 – in circus and carnival usage: a travelling photographer → US sl.
• MUGSNATCHER
n. 1979 – a photographer who operates in the street, at a fairground, or at the seaside → UK sl.
• MUGSTER
n. 1888 – a diligent or hard-working student → school sl., obs.
• MUG’S TICKER
n. 1977 – a counterfeit Swiss watch → UK sl.
• MUG-UP
n. 1902 – a snack; a meal, a drink → sl., chiefly Can. & nautical usage
(verbs as ‘mug up’)
vb. 1. 1848 – to learn a subject by concentrated study; to study hard → UK sl.
vb. 2. 1897 – to eat a large meal; to snack; to have a hot drink → sl., chiefly Can. & nautical usage
vb. 3. 1947 – to flirt, to kiss → US sl.
• MUG UP ON
vb. 1848 – to learn a subject by concentrated study; to study hard → UK sl.
• MUGWUMP
n. 1. 1828 – an important person; a leader; a boss → chiefly N. Amer.
n. 2. 1884 – a person who remains aloof from party politics, professing political disinterest → chiefly N. Amer.
n. 3. 1887 – a person who remains neutral or non-committal; an aloof, independent, or self-important person → chiefly N. Amer.
vb. 1889 – to remain aloof or independent, esp. politically → US
• MUGWUMPISH
adj. 1. 1883 – professing (political) disinterestedness → chiefly N. Amer.
adj. 2. 1923 – pompous, snobbish → chiefly N. Amer.
• MULAT
n. 1678 – a woman with one Black and one White parent → obs.
• MULATTA
n. 1622 – a woman with one Black and one White parent → now offensive
• MULATTRESS
n. 1805 – a woman with one Black and one White parent
• MULCIBLE
adj. 1656 – which may be appeased → obs.
• MULCIFY
vb. 1653 – to allay, to soothe → obs.
• MULE
n. 1. 1913 – an obstinate person → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
n. 2. 1935 – someone employed as a courier to smuggle illegal drugs into a country and often to pass them on to a buyer → sl., orig. US
• MULE LIGHTNING
n. 1967 – whisky; cheap liquor → Amer. dial.
• MULE-MOUTH
n. 1970 – one who works regularly as a police informer → African-American sl.
• MULENYAM
n. 196s- a Black person → US Italian’s usage
• MULE SHIT!
int. 1920 – a mild oath, used to express surprise or disbelief → US
• MULE-SKINNER
n. 1. ..L19 – a mule-driver → US sl.
n. 2. 1913 – a cruel teamster → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
n. 3. 1980 – one who organizes, pays, and supervises a drug courier or ‘mule’ → drug culture sl.
• MULET
n. 1330 – a mule, esp. a young or small one → obs.
• MULETTO
n. 1656 – a mule, esp. a small one → obs.
• MULE-WHACKER
n. L19 – a mule-driver → US sl.
• MULEY
adj. 1871 – mulish, stubborn; also, sulky
n. 1570 – a hornless cow; any cow
• MULFERED AND FALDERED
adj. 1884 – overcome with fatigue, worn out, exhausted → Eng. dial.
• MULGA
n. 1. 1899 – the bush telegraph; misleading information, rumour → Aust. sl.
n. 2. ..L19 – an uninhabited, sparsely populated or inhospitable region → Aust.
n. 3. ..L19 – a rumour, a lie → Aust.
• MULGA BILL
n. L19 – a bushman → Aust.
• MULGA MADNESS
n. 1905 – temporary eccentricity or insanity due to living alone in the outback → Aust. sl.
• MULGA WIRE
n. 1. 1899 – a ‘bush telegraph’, the ‘grapevine’ → Aust.
n. 2. 1899 – a rumour, a lie → Aust.
• MULIEBRAL
adj. 1651 – relating to women or womanhood
• MULIEBRIOUS
adj. 1652 – effeminate; feminine
• MULIEBRIOUSNESS
n. 1652 – effeminacy → obs.
• MULIEBRITY
n. 1592 – the characteristics of a woman; womanhood, womanliness → chiefly literary usage
• MULIER
adj. 1400 – born in wedlock, legitimate
n. 1400 – a legitimate child; a child born in wedlock
• MULIERAST
n. 1894 – a heterosexual man → humorous usage
• MULIEROSE
adj. 1721 – excessively lustful or libidinous towards women → literary usage
• MULIEROSITY
n. 1623 – excessive lustfulness for women; addiction to women → obs.
• MULIEROUS
adj. 1650 – fond of women; excessively lustful or libidinous towards women → obs.
• MULIERY
adj. 1475 – born in wedlock → obs.
adv. 1530 – in wedlock → obs.
n. 1400 – legitimate offspring collectively → obs.
• MULING
n. 1965 – the use of a courier to smuggle drugs → colloq.
• MULION
n. 1500 – a keeper of mules → obs.
• MULISH
adj. 1600 – sulky, stubborn, intractable; resembling a mule
• MULISM
n. 1798 – a piece of obstinacy; a mulish characteristic → obs.
• MULL
vb. 1862 – to spoil, to muddle → Brit. colloq., orig. & chiefly athletics usage
• MULLA
n. 1930s – money → sl., orig. US
• MULLARKEY
n. 1929 – insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense → sl., orig. US
• MULL BOWL
n. 1995 – a bowl used to mull marijuana → Aust. sl.
• MULLER
n. 1. 1939 – a German → Brit. sl.
n. 2. 1979 – a murderer → Brit. sl.
n. 3. 2003 – an ugly or unattractive person → Brit. teen sl.
vb. 1. 1990 – to ruin, to wreck, to destroy → Brit. sl.
vb. 2. 1997 – to roundly beat the opposition in a physical fight → Brit. sl.
• MULLERED
adj. 1. 1993 – drunk; drug intoxicated → Brit. sl.
adj. 2. 2000 – dead → Brit. sl.
• MULLERING
n. 1997 – a beating → Brit. sl.
• MULLET
n. 1. 1955 – a gullible person → US sl.
n. 2. 1959 – a socially inept outcast → US sl.
n. 3. 1997 –a hairstyle; the hair is worn short at the front and long at the back; it was fashionable in the 1980s and much derided by the fashion-conscious generations that followed → US sl.
• MULLET-HEAD
n. 1857 – a fool, a stupid person; a slow-witted person → US colloq.
• MULLET-HEADED
adj. 1857 – foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid → US colloq.
• MULL HEAD
n. 1996 – a habitual smoker of marijuana → Aust. sl.
• MULLIER
n. 20C – a murderer → Brit. market-traders’ sl.
• MULLIGAN
n. 1. 1904 – a stew made without a recipe, relying on ingredients that are left over from previous meals → US
n. 2. 1939 – a prison guard; used derisively by prisoners → US sl.
• MULLIGAN BATTERY
n. 1942 – an army cook wagon → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MULLIGAN MIXER
n. 1942 – a cook → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MULLIGANS
n. 20C – playing cards→ Aust. sl.
• MULLIGAN STEW
n. 1904 – a stew made without a recipe, relying on ingredients that are left over from previous meals → US
• MULLIGA STEW
n. 1925 – a soupy sort of stew → Aust. tramps’ sl.
• MULLIGATAWNY
adj. 1998 – desiring sex → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘horny’
• MULLIGRUBBER
n. 20C – in cricket: a low-keeping bowled ball → Brit. sl.
► MULLIGRUBS n. 1. depression of spirits; a fit of the blues; peevishness, sullenness; the sulks; ill temper → 1599
n. 2. a pain in the stomach; a stomach-ache; diarrhoea → 1625
n. 3. a sulky or ill-tempered person → 1633
• MULLION
n. 1959 – an ugly person → US sl.
• MULLIPUFF
n. E17 – a weakling; also, a term of contempt → sl.
• MULLOCK
n. 1. 1390 – rubbish, refuse matter
n. 2. 1866 – worthless information; nonsense
n. 3. 1890 – a worthless or foolish person → derogatory
vb. 1. 1854 – to idle, to loiter or trail around aimlessly → Eng. dial.
vb. 2. 1861 – to make a thing dirty → Eng. dial.
vb. 3. 1893 – to work shoddily → Aust.
• MULLOCKER
n. 1856 – a manual labourer; a careless or inept labourer → Aust. & NZ
• MULLOCKY
adj. 1839 – dirty, untidy; rotten→Ï Eng. dial.
• MULLY
adj. 1570 – dusty, powdery → obs.
n. 1548 – a term of endearment to a woman; darling, sweetheart → obs.
• MULLY-GRUB-GURGEON
n. 1746 – a term of abuse → Eng. dial. obs.
• MULLYPUFF
n. 1629 – a despised person; a weakling; also, a term of contempt → obs.
• MULOMEDIC
adj. 1678 – relating to the care of mules → obs.
n. 1678 – a person who has the care of mules → obs.
• MULSED
adj. 1547 – mingled with honey → obs.
• MULTEITY
n. 1814 – a being multiple, or of consisting of many parts
• MULTEOUS
adj. 1589 – numerous → obs.
• MULTIBIBE
n. 1727 – a great drinker; one that drinks much → obs.
• MULTICAVOUS
adj. 1721 – having many holes → obs.
• MULTIFARY
adj. 1460 – of many or diverse kinds → obs.
adv. 1450 – in various or many ways → obs.
• MULTIFEROUS
adj. 1860 – having great variety or diversity
• MULTIFLUVIAN
adj. 1807 – entered by many rivers → poetic usage, obs.
• MULTIGENEROUS
adj. 1721 – of many or diverse kinds
• MULTIGRAVIDA
n. 1890 – orig., a woman who has been pregnant more than once, or many times; later, a pregnant woman who has had at least one or two previous pregnancies
• MULTI-LOQUACIOUS
adj. 1819 – highly talkative or loquacious → obs.
• MULTILOQUENCE
n. 1760 – excessive talkativeness or loquaciousness
• MULTILOQUENT
adj. 1656 – highly talkative or loquacious
• MULTILOQUIOUS
adj. 1640 – speaking much, very talkative, loquacious → obs.
• MULTILOQUIOUSNESS
n. 1727 – excessive talkativeness or loquaciousness → obs.
• MULTILOQUOUS
adj. 1591 – speaking much, very talkative, loquacious
• MULTILOQUY
n. 1542 – talkativeness, loquaciousness → obs.
• MULTIMODOUS
adj. 1727 – of various or diverse kinds → obs.
• MULTINOMINAL
adj. 1656 – having several or many names
• MULTINOMINOUS
adj. 1631 – having several or many names → obs.
• MULTIP
n. 1948 – a woman who produces several offspring at one time → colloq.
• MULTIPARA
n. 1855 – a woman who produces several offspring at one time
• MULTIPLET
n. 1856 – a set of more than three or four similar things
• MULTIPLICIOUS
adj. 1617 – having many parts or aspects; manifold
• MULTIPLIE
n. 1488 – a multitude; great numbers or quantity → Sc. obs.
• MULTIPLYING EYE
n. 1655 – an eye that sees double or confusedly, esp. because of intoxication
• MULTIPLYING-GLASS
n. 1628 – a magnifying glass
• MULTIPLY SILENCE
vb. 1475 – to be silent → obs.
• MULTIPOTENT
adj. 1609 – very powerful
• MULTISCIENCE
n. 1816 – knowledge of many things
• MULTISCIENT
adj. 1861 – having knowledge of many things
• MULTISCIOUS
adj. 1656 – having much or varied knowledge; knowing much → obs.
• MULTISONANT
adj. 1656 – producing many sounds; also, making much noise → poetic usage
• MULTISONOUS
adj. 1834 – producing many sounds → poetic usage
• MULTITUDINARIOUS
adj. 1810 – consisting of a multitude → obs.
• MULTITUDINARY
adj. 1838 – consisting of a multitude
• MULTITUDINE
n. 1547 – numerousness; a multitude, a crowd → obs.
• MULTITUDINOSITY
n. 1840 – numerousness, multiplicity
• MULTITUDINOUS
adj. 1. 1603 – consisting of a multitude or large number of individuals
adj. 2. 1631 – very numerous; existing in multitudes or great numbers
• MULTIVAGANT
adj. 1656 – wandering continually or in many directions → obs.
n. 1895 – a person who wanders about continually or in many directions → obs.
• MULTIVAGOUS
adj. 1727 – wandering continually or in many directions → obs.
• MULTIVERSITY
n. 1926 – a very large university having many different departments and activities, esp. one having several campuses → chiefly US
• MULTIVIOUS
adj. 1656 – having many ways or roads; going or leading in many directions; manifold
• MULTIVOLENT
adj. 1656 – having many different desires, wishes, etc.; changeable, fickle, vacillating → obs.
• MULTUOUS
adj. 1586 – numerous → obs.
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