Dictionary: MYO – MZ

► MY OATH! int. an oath and exclamation → 1885 Aust. sl.
► M.Y.O.B. phr. mind your own business → 20C US
► MYOIDAL adj. mouse-like → 1847 obs. rare 
► MY OLD BOOTS! int. an exclamation of disbelief, surprise, or amazement → 1899
► MY OLD FLOWER n. an affectionate term of address → 1944 Irish sl.
► MY OLD FRUIT n. a jocular term of address → E20
► MY OLD GUVNOR n. one’s father → M19
► MY OLD MOTHER OF PEARL n. my wife → 1960 UK rhyming sl. for ‘old girl’
► MYOMANCY n. divination by interpreting the behaviour or movements of mice → 1728 obs.
► MYOPE adj. short-sighted, near-sighted → 1892
n. a short-sighted person → 1682 
► MYOPIA n. short-sightedness → 1654 
► MYOPIC adj. 1. short-sighted, near-sighted → 1749
adj. 2. lacking foresight or intellectual insight; unimaginative → 1894
n. a short-sighted person → 1883 
► MYOPICAL adj. short-sighted, near-sighted → 1800 
► MYOPICALLY adv. short-sightedly → 1901
► MYOPS n. a short-sighted person → 1798
► MYOPTIC adj. short-sighted, near-sighted → 1849
► MYOPY n. short-sightedness → 1854
► MY OTHERS n. menstruation → 20C
► MYOUR n. a grater, esp. one for grating or crumbling bread → 1316 obs. 
► MY PATIENCE! int. an exclamation of surprise → M19
► MYPE n. a parsnip → 1597 Eng. dial. obs.
► MY PRUSSIAN BLUE n. a term of endearment → 1836 sl.
► MY PULSE n. a term of endearment → 1924 Irish sl.
► MY PURPLE ASS! int. used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. → 1967 Amer. sl.
► MY RED ASS! int. used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. → 1967 Amer. sl.
► MY RED-HEADED AUNT FROM RED BANK phr. refers to a woman’s menstruation → 1948 Amer. dial.
► MY RED-HEADED AUNT HAS ARRIVED n.  menstruation → 20C sl.
► MYRIAD n. 1. a set of ten thousand of anything; esp. a unit of ten thousand soldiers → 1555 
n. 2. ten thousand of a particular monetary unit → 1601 obs. 
► MYRIADED adj. countless, innumerable → 1667 obs. rare 
► MYRIADFOLD adj. countless, innumerable → 1874
n. an infinitely large amount → 1711 chiefly literary usage
► MYRIAD-MINDED adj. of vast intellect, or great versatility of mind → 1808
► MYRIADTH adj. representing or constituting a very minute fraction of the whole → 1824 
► MYRIAGON n. a polygon with ten thousand sides → 1674 obs. 
► MYRIAGRAM n. ten thousand grams → 1797 obs. 
► MYRIALITRE n. ten thousand litres → 1807
► MYRIAMETRE n. a unit of length equal to ten thousand metres (approx. 6.2 miles) → 1797 
► MYRIANDER adj. containing ten thousand men → 1693 obs.
► MYRIANTHOUS adj. bearing very many flowers → 1857 obs.
► MYRIARCH n. a commander of ten thousand men → 1623
► MYRIARCHY n. government by ten thousand rulers → 1650 obs.
► MYRIARE n. a unit of area equivalent to ten thousand acres (one hundred hectares) → 1810 obs.
► MYRIATE adj. that is a very small part of a whole; infinitesimal → 1665 obs.
► MY RIGHT EYE ITCHES phr. I shall cry → 1708 sl.
► MY RIGHT HAND ITCHES phr. I shall receive money → 1708 sl.
► MYRIOLOGICAL adj. relating to a myriologue → 1848 obs.
► MYRIOLOGIST n. the singer of a myriologue (lament or funeral song) → 1848 obs. 
► MYRIOLOGUE n. an extempore lament or funeral song, usually sung by a woman → 1824 obs. 
► MYRIORAMA n. 1. a picture consisting of a number of separate sections which are capable of being combined in numerous ways to form different scenes → 1823 
n. 2. a public entertainment in which a large number of different panoramic scenes or images are shown in succession, supported by lighting and other special effects → 1856 
► MYRIOTHEISM n. belief in, or worship of countless numbers of gods → 1834 obs.
► MYRISTIC adj. relating to or derived from nutmegs → 1592 obs.
► MYRMECOLOGICAL adj. relating to the study of ants → 1886
► MYRMECOLOGIST n. an expert in or a student of myrmecology, the study of ants → 1879 
► MYRMECOLOGY n. the study of ants → 1890 
► MYRMECOPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of ants → 1991  (Bk.)
► MYRMIDON n. 1. a member of a bodyguard or retinue; a faithful follower; one of a group or team of attendants, servants, or assistants → 1620
n. 2. a member of a gang or army adhering to a particular leader; a hired ruffian or mercenary → 1647 
n. 3. a police officer, bailiff, or other law enforcement officer → 1699 chiefly derogatory
n. 4. a sycophantic supporter; a hanger-on → 1800 
► MYRMIDONIAN adj. relating to ants → 1599
► MYRMIDONIZE vb. to make hard; to harden → 1593 obs.
► MYRNA LOY n. a saveloy → 1941 Cockney rhyming sl.
► MYROLOGIST n. the singer of a myrology (lament or funeral song) → 1910
► MYROLOGY n. an extempore lament or funeral song, usually sung by a woman → 1892 
► MYRON n. 1. an underling, a servant → 1450 obs.
n. 2. a good-for-nothing → 1450 obs., derogatory
► MYROPOLIST n. a seller of ointments and perfumes → 1656 obs.
► MY ROYAL ASS! int. used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. → 1962 Amer. sl.
► MYRRH n. something which soothes, heals, or preserves → 1429
► MYRTLE n. sexual intercourse → 1941 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► MYRTLY adj. full of myrtles → 1611 poetic usage
► MY SACRED AUNT! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment → 1869
► MY SAINTED ASS! int. used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. → 1962 Amer. sl.
► MY SAINTED AUNT! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment → 1869
► MY SAINTS AND PROPHETS! int. an exclamation → 1900 Eng. dial.
► MY SAKES! int. an exclamation → 1900 Eng. dial.
► MY SANG! int. a petty oath → 1864 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► MY SANGS! int. a mild expletive of asseveration or surprise; by Jove!, upon my word! → 1829 Sc.
► MY SARTIE! int. an exclamation of surprise or emphasis → 1819 Sc.
► MYSE n. a biting insect, as a gnat or a midge → 1450 obs. 
► MYSOPHILIA n. an abnormal attraction to filth → 1991 (Bk.)
► MYSOPHOBIA n. morbid dread of dirt or defilement; an abnormal fear of uncleanliness or contamination, as of soiling one’s hands by touching anything → 1879
► MY SOUL AN’ BODY! int. an exclamation of surprise among women → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► MY SOUL AN’ DELIVERANCE! int. an exclamation of surprise among women → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► MY SOUL AN’ SENSES!  int. an exclamation of surprise among women → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► MYST n. a person initiated into mysteries, esp. religious mysteries → 1693 obs.
► MYSTAGOGIC adj. concerned with instruction or initiation in religious mysteries → 1631
► MYSTAGOGICAL adj. concerned with instruction or initiation in religious mysteries → 1624
► MYSTAGOGUE n. 1. a person who instructs or initiates people in religious mysteries → 1540 
n. 2. a person who looks after church relics and shows them to visitors → 1656 obs.
n. 3. a person who creates or exploits mystery; someone who is deliberately obscure in writing or speech → 1840
► MYSTAGOGUERY n. initiation into mysteries; instruction in arcane knowledge preparatory to such initiation → 1927 
► MYSTAGOGY n. initiation into mysteries → 1579 
► MYSTALL CRIKEY! ► MYST ALL CRITEY! int. Christ Almighty! → 1941 Aust. jocular reverse
► MY STARS! int. a mild oath → 1631 sl.
► MY STARS ALIVE! int. a mild oath → 1928 sl.
► MY STARS AND BARS! int. an exclamation of astonishment or shock → 1897 sl.
► MY STARS AND COMETS! int. a mild oath → 1944 sl.
► MY STARS AND GARTERS! int. an exclamation of astonishment or shock → 1821 sl.
► MY STARS AND POSSUM DOGS! int. a mild oath → 1845 sl.
► MYSTERIAL adj. mystical; mysterious → 1425
► MYSTERIALLY adv. mystically → 1425 obs.
► MYSTERIARCH n. a person who presides over mysteries → 1656
► MYSTERIES n. sausages or saveloys → M19 sl. 
► MYSTERIFICAL adj. mysterious; that creates a mystery → 1607 obs.
► MYSTERIOUS adj. 1. dealing with or versed in mysteries; practising occult or esoteric arts → 1583 obs. 
adj. 2. of speech, language, etc.: hard to comprehend, obscure → 1586 
adj. 3. affected by a sense of mystery → 1896 obs.
► THE MYSTERIOUS n. that which is mysterious, obscure, or arcane → 1836
► MYSTERIZE vb. to make mysteries of things → 1845 obs. rare 
► MYSTERIZINGNESS n. the tendency in a person to make mysteries of things → 1817 obs. 
► MYSTERY n. 1. ministry, office; service, occupation → 1390 obs.
n. 2. craft, art; a trade, profession, calling → 1400 arch. 
n. 3. a trade guild or company → 1471 arch. 
n. 4. something helpful; an aid → 1581 obs.
n. 5. skill, expert technique → 1610 obs. 
n. 6. a young woman newly arrived in a town or city, or with no fixed address → 1937 Brit. sl.
n. 7. a young or inexperienced prostitute → 1959 sl.
► MYSTERY BALLS n. low-grade meat balls, usually as served in institutions → 1944 US sl.
► MYSTERY MAN n. 1. (as ‘mystery-man’) a skilled worker; a craftsman → 1671 obs.
n. 2. a man versed in mysteries or occult knowledge; a North American Indian medicine man → 1841
n. 3. a man about whom little or nothing is known; a secretive man → 1922 
► MYSTERY MEAT n. low-grade meat as used in sausages, hamburgers, etc., usually as served in institutions → 1901 US sl.
► MYSTERY-MONGER n. a person who makes mysteries out of things; a person who cultivates or encourages mystery or mystification → 1772 derogatory 
► MYSTERY-MONGERING adj. dealing in or encouraging mysteries or mystification → 1901 derogatory
n. a cultivating or encouraging mystery → 1912 chiefly derogatory 
► MYSTERY PARCEL n. a meat pie → 2003 NZ sl.
► MYSTES n. a person initiated into mysteries, esp. religious mysteries → 1676 
► MYSTIC adj. secret, concealed → 1625 obs.
n. a person initiated into mysteries, esp. religious mysteries → 1856 obs.
► MYSTICAL adj. 1. secret, concealed; unconfessed → 1600 obs.
adj. 2. of a person: mysterious in behaviour, obscure in speech; versed or initiated in occult or esoteric knowledge → 1604 obs. 
► MYSTICALITY n. a being mystical; mystical effect → 1834 
► MYSTICALNESS n. a being mystical → 1608
► MYSTICITY n. a being mystical; belief in mysticism → 1761 
► MYSTICIZE vb. to make mystical; to give a mystic meaning to → 1681 
► MYSTICLY adv. in a mystical manner; mysteriously, obscurely → 1429
► MYSTIC MEG n. the penis as in ‘third leg’ → 2003 rhyming sl.
► MYSTIC MEGS n. the legs → 2001 rhyming sl.
► MYSTICNESS n. a being mystic → 1835
► MYSTIFIC adj. mysterious, mystifying → 1990
n. a person who mystifies others; one who causes perplexity or bewilderment → 1849 obs. 
► MYSTIFICALLY adv. in a mystifying or mystified manner → 1880
► MYSTIFICATION n. a perplexing person → 1912
► MYSTIFICATOR n. a person who mystifies others, esp. deliberately; a person causing perplexity or bewilderment → 1823
► MYSTIFICATORY adj. having the effect of confusing or bewildering a person → 1830 
► MYSTIFIED adj. imbued with mystery; made obscure or confusing → 1821 obs. 
► MY T n. my girlfriend; my mother → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► MYTH adj. gentle, modest → 1400 obs.
vb. 1. to show, to reveal, to demonstrate → 1330 obs. chiefly Sc.
vb. 2. to observe, to notice → 1488 obs. chiefly Sc. 
vb. 3. to measure, to reckon → 1522 Sc. obs.
► MYTH-HAUNT vb. to haunt with myths → 1940
► MYTH-HAUNTED adj. haunted by myths; steeped in myth → 1859
► MYTHICALISM n. belief in myths → 1896
► MYTHICISM n. a tendency to create myths; also, the condition of having mythic status → 1953 
► MYTHICIST n. a student, interpreter, or creator of myths → 1871 
► MYTHICIZATION n. the creation of a myth → 1969 
► MYTHICIZE vb. 1. to turn into myth; to make into the subject of a myth → 1840 
vb. 2. to create myths → 1980
► MYTHICIZER n. an interpreter or student of myths → 1840
► MYTHIFICATION n. the creation of myths; a turning something into a myth → 1865 
► MYTHIFY vb. to create a myth about → 1873
► MYTH-INFORMATION n. information which is widely held to be true but which is in fact  flawed or unsubstantiated; common knowledge based on hearsay rather than fact → 1966 
► MYTHISM n. a mythic quality or character → 1984
► MYTHIST n. a student, interpreter, or creator of myths → 1841
► MYTHISTORY n. history mixed with myth; a mythologized version of history → 1731
► MYTHIZE vb. to interpret as myth → 1851 obs.
► MYTH-KITTY n. a body of myths known to and shared by the members of a particular society or community → 1955 
► MYTHOCLAST n. a person who destroys or discredits a myth → 1890 
► MYTHOCLASTIC adj. destroying or discrediting a myth; devoted to the destruction of myths → 1881 
► MYTHOGENESIS n. the creation of myths → 1887
► MYTHOGENIC adj. that creates a myth; given to forming myths → 1958
► MYTHOGONY n. the origin of myths → 1889
► MYTHOGRAPH n. 1. a writer, narrator, or collector of myths → 1891 obs
n. 2. an artistic representation of a mythical subject → 1893
n. 3. a critical anthology of myths → 1904
► MYTHOGRAPHER n. a writer, narrator, or collector of myths → 1660 
► MYTHOGRAPHIST n. a person who practices mythography; an artist who depicts mythical subjects → 1834
► MYTHOGRAPHY n. 1. the representation of mythical subjects in art → 1851 obs. 
n. 2. the compilation, description, or analysis of myths → 1882
► MYTHO-HEROIC adj. concerned with mythical heroes; also, resembling a mythical hero → 1841
► MYTHOLOGEM n. a mythical story → 1884 
► MYTHOLOGER n. a writer or creator of myths → 1604 
► MYTHOLOGIAN n. a writer or creator of myths → 1600 
► MYTHOLOGIC adj. based on mythology → 1664
n. a mythological character or narrative → 1631 obs. 
► MYTHOLOGICAL adj. relating to mythology; based on mythology or mythical narrative → 1614 
► MYTHOLOGICALLY adv. by means of myths → 1659
► MYTHOLOGICLY adv. by means of myths → 1611 obs.
► MYTHOLOGIST n. a writer or creator of myths → 1608 
► MYTHOLOGIZATION n. a mythologizing a person or thing; interpretation as a myth → 1878
► MYTHOLOGIZE vb. 1. to interpret in mythological terms → 1603
vb. 2. to recount a myth or myths → 1609 
vb. 3. to make up a fictitious story → 1851 obs.
vb. 4. to convert into myth; also, to create or promote an exaggerated or idealized popular image of → 1878
► MYTHOLOGIZER n. a person who creates myths, or who interprets things in mythological terms → 1641 
► MYTHOLOGUE n. a mythical story; a myth → 1792 rare 
► MYTHOMANE adj. exhibiting mythomania, exaggerating, lying → 1962
n. a person obsessed with or passionate about myths; later, a person having a tendency or compulsion to create myths, tell lies, or exaggerate → 1954 
► MYTHOMANIA n. a tendency or compulsion to create myths, tell lies, or exaggerate; also, an obsession with myths and mythology → 1909
► MYTHOMANIAC adj. exhibiting mythomania, exaggerating, lying → 1928
n. a person obsessed with or passionate about myths; later, a person having a tendency or compulsion to create myths, tell lies, or exaggerate → 1857 
► MYTHONOMY n. the analysis of myths → 1876
► MYTHOPASTORAL adj. combining mythical and pastoral elements → 1838 
► MYTHOPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of making false statements → 1991 (Bk.)
► MYTHOPLASM n. the creation of myths; also, the beliefs or ideas from which myths are created → 1731 rare
► MYTHOPOEIA n. the creation of a myth → 1860 
► MYTHOPOEIC adj. that creates or gives rise to a myth → 1846
► MYTHOPOEISM n. the creation of a myth → 1899 
► MYTHOPOEIST n. a creator of myths → 1873
► MYTHOPOEM n. a mythic poem → 1882 rare 
► MYTHOPOESIS n. the creation of a myth → 1882 
► MYTHOPOET n. a writer of mythic poetry → 1876 
► MYTHOPOETIC adj. creating myths; relating to myths; characterized by the creation of myths → 1880 
► MYTHOPOETICAL adj. creating myths; relating to myths; characterized by the creation of myths → 1900 
► MYTHOPOETICS n. the creation of myths → 1965 
► MYTHOPOETIZE vb. to produce myths → 1908
► MYTHOPOETIZING n. the creation of a myth → 1893
► MYTHOPOETRY n. mythic poetry; also, the creation of myths → 1869 
► MYTHOPOIETIC adj. creating myths; relating to myths; characterized by the creation of myths → 1887
► MYTHOS n. a myth; a traditional story → 1753
► MYTHUS n. a myth; a traditional story → 1825 
► MYTHY adj. resembling a myth; reminiscent of myth → 1852
► MY TICKLING n. a term of endearment → 1605 obs.
► MY TIMBERS! int. nautical exclamation → 1789 sl.
► MY UNCLE n. 1. a pawnbroker → M18 sl.
n. 2. the USA, esp. the US armed forces, or other federal/national authorities → M19 sl.
► MY UNCLE CHARLIE IS VISITING phr. I am experiencing menstruation → 2001 US sl.
► MY UNCLE’S n. a privy → L18 sl.
► MY WINKY! int. a mild exclamation → 1880 sl.
► MY WORD int. an exclamation and mild oath → 20C sl.
n. dung, a piece of excrement → 1960 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘turd’
► MY WORRIES! int. don’t worry about me! I don’t care! → 1949 Aust. sl.
► MYXOPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of dislike of slime → 1991 (Bk.)
► MYZZLEDUMPER n. a pocket pistol → 1850 UK criminals’ sl.
► MZANSI n. South Africa; South African people collectively → 1999 S. Afr. colloq. 
► MZEE n. an old person; an elder → 1898 E. Afr. 
► MZUNGU n. a European, a White person → 1860 E. Afr.