Dictionary: NOS – NOSZ

► NO SALE n. no luck → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► NOSCIBLE adj. knowable, famous, well-known → 1654 obs.
► NO SCREAM adj. mediocre → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► NOSE n. 1. the penis → 16C
n. 2. orig. applied to one who informs against fellow criminals, but later denoted any police informant → 1789 sl.
n. 3. an innate ability to find things → 1875 UK sl.
n. 4. a detective → 1877 sl.
n. 5. the clitoris → 20C colloq.
n. 6. in horseracing: any very short distance that separates the winner from the loser → 1908 US
n. 7. a racehorse → 1942 Amer. turf sl. (Bk.)
n. 8. heroin → 1977 US drug culture sl.
n. 9. cocaine → 1980 US sl.
vb. 1. to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate → 1539
vb. 2. to bully → 1785 sl.
vb. 3. to see, to watch; to spy → 1902 thieves’ sl.  (Bk.)
vb. 4. to curry favour through obsequious conduct → 1932 US sl.
► NOSE AND CHIN n. 1. a penny → 1859 rhyming sl. for ‘win’
n. 2. gin → 1909 rhyming sl.
n. 3. a win; a winning bet → 1935 UK rhyming sl.
► NOSE AROUND n. an act of casual surveillance or inquisition; a search → 1984 UK sl.
vb. 1. to interfere → 1923 sl.
vb. 2. to spread rumours, to gossip about → 1971 sl.
► NOSE ARTIST n. a barkeeper → 1897 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► NOSEBAG n. 1. a dinner pail or lunch box → 1873 sl.
n. 2. a bag of food, a meal, a take-away meal → 1879 sl.
n. 3. a handbag → 1887 sl.
n. 4. a hospitable hotel or lodging-house → 1898 sl.
n. 5. food; food as served in a restaurant → 1900 sl.
n. 6. a gas mask → 1915 Brit. sl.
n. 7. in electric line work: a canvas tool pouch → 1980 US sl.
n. 8. a take-away restaurant; a chip shop → 1981 UK sl.
n. 9. a plastic bag used for solvent abuse → 1996 UK sl.
n. 10. cocaine → 1999 UK sl.
vb.  to eat → 1962 sl.
► NOSEBAGGERY n. a restaurant → 1922 US sl.
► NOSEBLEED n. 1. a stupid, inept person → 1951 US teen sl.
n. 2. an idiot, esp. a weakling → 1954 sl.
► NOSEBLEEDER n. a heavy user of cocaine by nasal inhalation → 2002 UK sl.
► NOSEBLEED POSITION n. of a football team: to be in an unusually high position in a league table → 20C Brit. sl.
► NOSEBLEEDS n. the highest seats in an auditorium or a stadium → 1978 US sl.
► NOSE-BOX n. 1. one who is always poking into other’s affairs; a meddlesome person → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person who tries too hard to gain somebody else’s favour → 1968 Amer. dial.
► NOSE-BURNER n. the still-lit butt of a marijuana cigarette → 1967 US sl.
► NOSE CANDY n. cocaine, or, rarely, another powdered drug that can be snorted → 1925 US drug culture sl.
► NOSE CAP n. a gas mask → 1915 World War I Amer. sl.
► NOSE-COMPASSES n. eyeglasses → 1654 obs.
► NOSEDIVE n. 1. a fainting spell, or a fall → 1920 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a rejection → 1935 sl., orig. US
n. a loss of emotional or mental control → 1936 US sl.
► NOSE DROPS n. liquefied heroin; liquefied methadone → 1998 UK sl.
► NOSE ‘EM n. tobacco → 1859 sl.
► NOSE-ENDER n. a blow on the nose → 1854 sl.
► NO-SEE-UM n. any small, nearly invisible insect that bites → 1842 US sl.
► NOSE-FACE n. an unpleasant or unpopular person → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► NOSEFULL n. a strong dose of a powdered drug that is snorted → 1980 US sl.
► NOSE GARBAGE n. poor quality cocaine → 1993 US sl.
► NOSEGAY n. 1. a blow on the nose → 1823 sl.
n. 2. tobacco → 1989 UK prison sl.
► NOSEGENT n. a nun → 1566 sl.
► NOSE HABIT n. drug addiction or use; the practice or habit of sniffing drugs → M20 US drug culture sl.
► NOSE-HOLE n. a nostril → 1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► NOSE IN vb. to appear, to arrive → 1937 US sl.
► NOSE JOB n. 1. cosmetic surgery done to the nose → 1947
n. 2. a sexual obsession with some object of desire → 1966 African-American sl.
n. 3. a planned assault on one’s emotions; the act of falling in love → 1969 African-American high school sl. (Bk.)
► NOSE KISS n. a head butt → 1999 UK sl.
► NOSE MUSIC n. snoring → 1911 US sl.
► NOSE-MY n. tobacco → M19 rhyming sl. (nosey-my-knacker)
► NOSENHEIMER n. an important person or one who poses as such → 1942 US sl. (Bk.)
► NOSE OF WAX n. a gullible person; a dupe → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► NOSE-OINTMENT n. an overly inquisitive, nosey person → 20C Brit. sl.
► NOSE ON vb. to inform against → 1984 sl.
► NOSE OUT vb. to discover by searching → 1630 UK
► NOSE PACKER n. a cocaine user → 1988 US sl.
► NOSE PAINT n. 1. any alcoholic drink → 1881 UK sl.
n. 2. redness of the nose caused by excessive drinking → 1880 jocular usage
► NOSE-PAINTING n. lechery; whoremongering → 16C
► NOSE PICKER n. 1. a child or person with offensive habits → 1944 US sl.
n. 2. a rustic, a peasant; a lout → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► NOSE-PICKING SPEED n. an extremely slow pace → 1986 US naval aviator usage
► NOSE PINCH n. a pince-nez, a pair of spectacles kept in position by a spring which clips the nose, rather than by earpieces → 1896 obs.
► NOSE POWDER n. cocaine, or any drug that has been powdered for inhalation → 1936 US sl.
► NOSER n. 1. a bloody nose → 1859 sl.
n. 2. an informer → 1862 US criminals’ sl.
n. 3. a blow on the nose → 1864 sl.
► NOSE RAG n. 1. a handkerchief → 1840 colloq.
n. 2. an unpopular person → 1942 sl.
► NOSE-RIDE vb. in surfing: to ride on the front of the board → 1979 US sl.
► NOSER-MY-KNACKER n. tobacco → M19 rhyming sl.
► NOSE-SHIT n. mucus, nasal residue → 20C Brit. sl.
► NOSE STUFF n. cocaine, or any drug that has been powdered for inhalation → 1936 US sl.
► NOSE-TO-NOSE adj. antagonistic, at odds → 1967 Amer. dial.
► NOSE TROUBLE n. a propensity for interfering; a state of inquisitiveness → 1931 Aust. &  US sl.
► NOSE-UP n. cocaine-taking as a cultural activity; the inhalation of cocaine → 2000 UK sl.
► NOSE WARMER n. 1. consommé in a cup → 1930 US sl.
n. 2. a short pipe → 1945 sl.
n. 3. the still-lit butt of a marijuana cigarette → 1973 US sl.
► NOSE-WIPE n. a handkerchief → 1913 colloq.
vb. to cheat, to deceive → 1628 sl.
► NOSE WIPER n. 1. a handkerchief → 1840 sl.
n. 2. a toady → 1929 sl.
► NOSEY n. 1. an inquisitive person → 1930 sl.
n. 2. an act of casual surveillance or inquisition → 1984 UK sl.
► NOSEY BOB n. 1. a hangman → 1900 Aust. sl.
n. 2. an inquisitive person; a nosy parker → 1930 Aust. sl.
► NOSEY-MY-KNACKER n. tobacco → 1856 rhyming sl.
► NOSEY O’GRADY n. an inquisitive person, usually female → 1981 Can. sl.
► NOSEY-PARK vb. to be inquisitive → 1960 sl.
► NOSEY PARKER n. a person who continually pries; a meddler → 1966 sl.
► NOSEY-PARKERDOM n. the condition of an inquisitive nature or a demonstration of invasive inquisitiveness → 1960 sl.
► NOSEY-PARKERING adj. being inquisitive → 1960 sl.
► NOSEY-PARKERISHNESS n. a tendency towards inquisitive behaviour → 1960
► NOSEY-PARKERISM n. the condition of an inquisitive nature or a demonstration of invasive inquisitiveness → 1960 sl.
► NOSEY-PARKERY n. the condition of an inquisitive nature or a demonstration of invasive inquisitiveness → 1960 sl.
► NOSH n. 1. a restaurant; a delicatessen → 1917 sl.
n. 2. food; orig, a snack, but later a meal of any proportion → 1941 sl.
n. 3. a meal; a period of eating; meal time → 1964 UK sl.
n. 4. an act of oral sex on a man or, perhaps, a woman → 1998 UK sl.
vb. 1. to eat, esp. to snack; to eat between meals → 1931 sl.
vb. 2. to fellate → 1972 sl.
vb. 3. to kiss in a sustained fashion → 1994 US sl.
► NO SHAME! int. you act as if nothing embarrasses you! → 1981 Hawaiian youth usage
► NOSH BAR n. a restaurant → 1917 sl.
► NOSHER  n. 1. one who snacks or eats between meals → 1952 sl.
n. 2. a person with a large appetite; someone with a love of food; an eater → 1957 Brit. sl.
n. 3. someone with a talent for performing fellatio → 1978 Brit. sl.
► NOSHERY n. a snack-bar; a place to eat; an eating house, restaurant, or cafe → 1952 Brit. & Aust. sl.
► NOSH-HOUSE n. a restaurant → 1917 sl.
► NO-SHIT adj. genuine → 1945 US sl.
int. (usually as ‘no shit’) expressing astonishment, disbelief, etc.; used as emphasis that what has just been said is true → 1930 US sl.
► NO SHIT, DICK TRACY! int. used for pointing out that another person has just made an obvious statement → 1981 US sl.
► NO SHIT, SHERLOCK! int. used for pointing out that another person has just made an obvious statement → 1970 US sl.
► NO-SHITTER n. an emphatically true statement → 1992 US sl.
► NO-SHOW n. 1. a person who unexpectedly fails to appear → 1940 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a non-appearance at an appointed time or place → 1957 US sl.
n. 3. a person who is paid for a non-existent job → 1960 US sl.
phr. (usually as ‘no show’) no hope of success → 1960 Aust. sl.
► NO-SHOW JOB n. token employment → 1960 US sl.
► NOSH-UP n. a meal, esp. one at a function, as a wedding breakfast or a barbecue; a period of eating; meal time → 1958 UK sl.
► NOSH-UP LIST n. a menu → 20C Brit. sl.
► NO SIDE n. the announcement of the conclusion of a game of football → 1882
► NO SIR int. used for registering a strong refusal or denial → 1856 US
► NO SIREE int. absolutely no → 1848 US sl.
phr. no indeed → 20C Aust. jocular usage
► NO SIREE BOB! int. emphatic for ‘no’ → 1848 US sl.
► NO SKIN OFF ONE’S ASS phr. it makes no difference to me; I don’t care because it won’t affect me → 1926 UK
► NO SKIN OFF ONE’S BACK phr. implies one’s contemptuous lack of interest; I don’t care → 20C sl.
► NO SKIN OFF ONE’S BALLS phr. of absolutely no importance to one → 1973 US sl.
► NO SKIN OFF ONE’S DICK phr. of no importance → 1970 sl., orig. US
► NO SKIN OFF ONE’S EAR phr. it makes no difference to me; I don’t care because it won’t affect me → 1926 UK
► NO SKIN OFF ONE’S ELBOW phr. implies one’s contemptuous lack of interest; I don’t care → 20C sl.
► NO SKIN OFF ONE’S HIDE phr. implies one’s contemptuous lack of interest; I don’t care → 20C sl.
► NO SKIN OFF ONE’S KNUCKLES phr. implies one’s contemptuous lack of interest; I don’t care → 20C sl.
► NO SKIN OFF ONE’S NOSE phr. it makes no difference to me; I don’t care because it won’t affect me → 1926 UK
► NO SKIN OFF ONE’S TEETH phr. implies one’s contemptuous lack of interest; I don’t care → 20C sl.
► NO SLOUCH n. something or someone good, excellent, acceptable, enterprising, or energetic → L18 sl.
► NO-SOAP adj. not possible or successful; hopeless → 1926 US & Can. sl.
► NOSOCOME n. a hospital → 1926 US & Can. sl.
► NOSOMANIA n. an obsession with imagined disease → 1991 (Bk.)
► NOSOPHILIA n. an abnormal desire to be ill → 1991 (Bk.)
► NOSOPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of contracting disease → 1991 (Bk.)
► NO SOUND, NO PICTURE n. a person who does not appear for an appointment → 2002 Singapore sl.
► NOSPER n. 1 a person → . 1909 back-slang
n. 2. a stranger → . 1909 back-slang
► NO SPIFFING phr. for sure, no fooling → L19 sl.
► NO SPOTS n. no luck → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► NO SQUASH n. irreparable brain damage → 1978 US sl.
► NOSRAP n. a parson → 1859 back-slang
► NOSSIR int. used for registering a strong refusal or denial → 1856 US
► NOSTOMANIA n. an abnormal homesickness or nostalgia → 1991 (Bk.)
► NO STRESS phr. no problem, don’t worry → 1990 US students’ sl.
► NOSTRIL n. 1. a horse’s nose → 1942 Amer. turf sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. in horseracing: any very short distance between winner and loser that is shorter even than a nose → 1951 US sl.
► NOSTRIL INTRUDER n. a pest, an annoying person; someone who ‘gets up your nose’ → 20C Brit. sl.
► NO STRINGS phr. no conditions or obligations → 20C sl.
► NO STUFF phr. no fooling, no lies, absolutely honest and sincere → 1920 African-American sl.
► NO SUCH THING! int. by no means; on no account → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► NO SURRENDERS n. suspenders → 2003 UK rhyming sl.
► NO SWEAT! int. no problem, don’t worry; it’s all right → 1955 sl., orig. US
► NO SWEAT OFF ONE’S ARSE phr. no problem, no worries → 1930 sl., orig. US
► NO SWEAT OFF ONE’S BALLS phr. of absolutely no importance to one → 1936 US sl.
► NOSY n. an inquisitive person → 1936 US sl.
► NOSY AROUND vb. to go about inquisitively; to idle about → 1940 Amer. dial.
► NOSY PARKER n. a person who continually pries; a meddler → 1966 sl.
► NOSY ROSY n. one who is always poking into other people’s affairs; a nosy, meddlesome person; a gossip → 1965 Amer. dial.