• NUB
n. 1. 18C Brit. sl. – copulation
n. 2. M20 US sl. – an ugly young woman
vb. 1. L17 cant – to hang by the neck until dead
vb. 2. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
• NUBBIE
adj. B1900 Sc. – short and plump, dumpy
n. 1. 1824 Sc. – an unsocial person, worldly, yet lazy
n. 2. B1900 Sc. – a walking-staff with a hooked head
• NUBBIES
n. 20C Aust. sl. – the breasts
• NUBBING-CHEAT
n. 1. 17C cant – the gallows
n. 2. 18C Brit. sl. – copulation
• NUBBING-CHIT
n. 1. 17C cant – the gallows
n. 2. 18C Brit. sl. – copulation
• NUBBING-COVE
n. L17 cant – the hangman
• NUBBIN HEAD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a Black person
• NUBBIN KILLER
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – thunder
• NUBBLE
n. 1890 Amer. dial. – a small hill or mountain; an islet
• NUBBY
adj. 1946 Amer. dial. – clever
• NUBE
n. 1856 Amer. dial. – a scarf
• NUBIA
n. 1864 Amer. dial. – a scarf
• NUBILE
n. 20C Aust. sl. – a young, attractive female
• NUBTAIL
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a bobtailed horse
• NUBY
n. 1904 Amer. dial. – a scarf
• NUCLEAR SUB
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. – a pub
• NUDATE
vb. 1688 obs. rare – to make bare or naked, to strip, to unclothe
• NUDDLING
n. 1876 Eng. dial. – a simpleton; a demented person
• NUDDY
adj. M20 Aust. sl. – naked, nude
• NUDGE
vb. 17C sl. – of a man: to have sex
• NUDGE-NUDGE, WINK-WINK!
int. 20C Aust. sl. – an expression suggesting an innuendo, esp. in relation to sexual activities
• NUDGER
n. M20 Brit. sl. – the penis
• NUDIE
n. 1. M20 US sl. – a magazine or a film which features nudity
n. 2. M20 US sl. – a female nude entertainer of a nude woman pictured in a magazine
• NUDIUSTERTIAN
adj. 1647 obs. rare – of the day before yesterday
• NUDNIK
n. 20C Brit. sl. – a dull, boring person
• NUFFER
n. L20 colloq. – a handkerchief
• NUFF-NUFF
n. 1973 Amer. dial. – the stuff that collects in the pockets of old suits and overcoats
• NUFF SAID
phr. 1840 sl. – used as an indication that nothing more need be said on a particular topic
• NUG
n. L17 cant – a term of endearment
vb. 1. 17C Brit. colloq. – to fondle a woman
vb. 2. 17C Brit. colloq. – to coit a woman
• NUGACIOUS
adj. 1652 rare – trivial, trifling, futile; of no moment or importance
► NUGATORIOUS adj. trifling, of no value or importance, worthless → 1647 obs.
• NUGGET
n. 1. c1850 Aust., chiefly rural usage – a thickset young animal, esp. a heifer or calf
n. 2. c1890 Aust. colloq. – a short, thickset or muscular person
n. 3. c1910 Aust. sl. – boot polish
n. 4. c1925 Aust. sl. – a very attractive girl, of whom it is hoped that is not ‘as good as gold’
n. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
n. 6. 20C Aust. sl. – a hard knob of faeces
vb. c1900 Aust. sl. – to appropriate unbranded calves, usually one’s neighbour’s
• NUGGETS
n. 1. c1890 colloq. – money, esp. cash
n. 2. 20C US sl. – the breasts
n. 3. 20C US colloq. – the testicles
n. 4. 20C US drug culture sl. – amphetamine capsules
• NUGGETY
adj. 1. 1870 – having the form of nuggets; rich in nuggets
adj. 2. 1888 Aust. & NZ – of people and animals: short, thickset, and strong; stocky
• NUGGIES
n. 20C US colloq. – the testicles
• NUGGING
n. L17 cant – sexual intercourse
• NUGGING-COVE
n. 18C cant – a fornicator
• NUGGING-DRESS
n. L17 cant – an odd or exotic dress, esp. a loose dress affected by, and characteristic of, harlots
• NUGGING-HOUSE
n. M18 cant – a brothel
• NUGGING-KEN
n. M18 cant – a brothel
• NUG-HEAD
n. 1873 Eng. dial. – a blockhead
• NUGIFRIVOLOUS
adj. 1589 – free for frivolous trifling
• NUGILOGUE
n. 1649 – trifling talk
• NUGS
n. 20C US colloq. – the testicles
• NUI
adj. 1. 1938 Hawaii – big, large, great
adj. 2. 1938 Hawaii – pregnant
• THE NUISANCE
n. 20C colloq. – the menses
• NUISIBLE
adj. 1490 obs. rare – harmful, hurtful
• NUKE
n. 1959 sl., orig. US – a nuclear bomb, missile, etc.
vb. 1. 1967 sl. – to bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons
vb. 2. 1987 sl., chiefly US – to cook or heat food in a microwave oven
vb. 3. 20C Brit. sl. – to thoroughly beat, to trounce
• NUKER
n. 1980s Brit. sl. – a microwave-oven
• NULL
vb. 1984 Amer. dial. – to abate; to alleviate pain
• NULLIBIQUITOUS
adj. 1832 rare – nowhere existing
• NULLIFY
vb. 1918 Amer. dial. – of a horse: to balk
• NULLY
n. 1973 sl. – a foolish person
• NUMB
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – dull, stupid, dump; clumsy; not very alert or unaware
• NUMBA TEN
adj. 1953 Southeast Asian pidgin, commonly used during Vietnam war – the very worst
• NUMB CREATURE
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a fool, a stupid person
• NUMBER
n. 1. 1894 sl. – a garment; an article of clothing
n. 2. 1919 sl. – a woman; a woman of the stated sort, as a ‘little blond number’; a sexually attractive girl, esp. a ‘cute little number’
n. 3. 1948 sl. – a job or occupation
n. 4. 20C Aust. sl. – a meal
n. 5. 20C Aust. sl. – a song
n. 6. 20C Aust. sl. – a theatrical piece; a routine
n. 7. M20 US drug culture sl. – a marijuana cigarette
• NUMBER 9
n. Bk1902 sl. – a brothel
• NUMBERBELLY
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – an umbrella
• NUMBER EIGHT
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – heroin
• NUMBERELL
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – an umbrella
• NUMBERFUL
adj. 1594 obs. rare – many in number, numerous
• NUMBER GRABBER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a railroad yard clerk
• NUMBER NIP
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• NUMBER ONE
n. 1. 1704 sl. – oneself
n. 2. 1902 sl., euphemism – urination
n. 3. 20C Aust. navy sl. – the first officer
vb. 19C colloq. – to urinate; spoken or indicated with finger signals
• NUMBER ONES
n. 1902 euphemism & nursery usage – urination
• NUMBER-ONE SQUEEZE
n. 1920s sl., orig. US – one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend
• NUMBERS BANKER
n. 1959 US sl. – the operator of an illegal numbers racket or lottery
• NUMBERS DROP
n. 1957 US sl. – a place where bets on an illegal lottery are turned in or made
• NUMBER SEVEN
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a three-cornered tear in a piece of clothing from catching it on something sharp
• NUMBERS GAME
n. 1964 US sl. – sex expressed in numeric terms
• NUMBER TEN
adj. 1953 Southeast Asian pidgin, commonly used during Vietnam war – the very worst
• NUMBER TEN THOUSAND
adj. 1968 US Vietnam war usage – worse than the very worst
• NUMBER THAN A HAKE
adj. 1979 Amer. dial. – stupid
• NUMBER THIRTEEN
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – morphine
• NUMBER THREE
n. 1. 1984 UK sl. – sexual relief, by any means
n. 2. 20C Brit. sl. – an ejaculation of semen
n. 3. M20 US drug culture sl. – cocaine
• NUMBER TWO
adj. 2003 India sl. – applied to illegal or irregular activity
n. 1902 sl., a child’s word or euphemism – defecation
• NUMBER TWO MAN
n. 1979 US sl. – a skilled card cheat adept at dealing the second card instead of the top card in a deck
• NUMBER TWOS
n. 1936 US sl. – defecation
• NUMBER UNO
n. 20C Aust. sl. – the leader or most important person in any situation
• NUMBERY
adj. 1. 1591 obs. – numerous, rich in numbers
adj. 2. 1598 obs. – poetical, metrical, melodious
• NUMBHEAD
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a fool, a stupid person
• NUMB-HEADED
adj. 1856 Amer. dial. – stupid, dull
• NUMBIES
n. 1988 Sc. sl. – Players’ Number 6™ cigarettes
• NUMB NUT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a fool, a stupid person
• NUMBNUTS
n. 1. 1960 US sl. – an idiot
n. 2. 20C Aust. sl. – an ineffectual man
• NUMBO
n. 2001 UK sl. – Number 6™, a branded cigarette
• NUMB OUT
vb. 1996 UK sl. – to feel or show the effects of crack cocaine
• NUMBRELL’
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – an umbrella
► NUMBROUS adj. 1. numerous, plentiful → 1566
adj. 2. exhibiting poetic numbers; rhythmical → 1586 obs.
• NUMBSKULL
n. 1. 1742 – a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – bad liquor
• NUMBY
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a fool, a stupid person
• NUM-CUMPUS
n. 1882 – one who is non compos mentis, or not of sound mind; a fool → Eng. dial.
• NUMEROLOGIST
n. 1949 US sl. – a person who claims to have devised a winning system for an illegal numbers gambling lottery
• NUMERO UNO
n. 1944 colloq. – oneself
• NUMMI-AMOROUS
adj. 1650 obs. – fond of or loving money
• NUMMY
adj. 1989 US sl. – delicious
• NUMP
• NUMPS
n. 1599 – a silly or stupid person; a fool, a blockhead, a dolt → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUMPTY
n. 1985 Brit. sl. – a fool; an idiot
• NUMPY
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a fool, a dolt
• NUMQUID
n. 1833 rare – an inquisitive person
• NUMSCUL
n. 17C – a blockhead; a stupid person
• NUMSKULL
n. 1742 – a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow
• NUMSKULLEDNESS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – stupidity
• NUMSKULLERY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – stupidity
• NUMSKULLISM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – stupidity
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