• PHALLICIZE
vb. to possess carnally …Bk1903 sl.
• PHAN
n. a fanatic …1680 colloq.
• PHANE
n. a temple …a1400 obs.
• PHANTAST
n. a visionary, a dreamer; a flighty, impulsive person …1588
• PHARAOH
n. 1. a cicada …1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a grasshopper …1966 Amer. dial.
• PHARAOH BUG
n. a grasshopper …1966 Amer. dial.
• PHARAOH FOR MEDDLERS
phr. used as an evasive answer to a question, esp. “What’s that?” …1935 Amer. dial.
• PHARAOH’S REVENGE
n. food poisoning, esp. with diarrhoea, suffered by tourists in Mexico or Egypt …1960s sl., orig. US
• PHARMACOPOLIST
n. one who sells drugs or medicines; a druggist; an apothecary …1651 rare
• PHASED
adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted …Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHATA PHATA
n. sexual intercourse …1977 S. African sl.
• PHAT FLAVOR
n. good music …Bk1998 teen sl.
• PHAZED
adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted …Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHEASANT
n. in a gambling, cheating scheme, a victim …1974 US sl.
• PHEASANT PLUCKER
n. a “pleasant fucker” …1973 UK sl.
• PHEESE
n. a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness …1647 Amer. dial.
• PHEEZE
n. a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness …1647 Amer. dial.
vb. to vex, to trouble, to faze …1851 Amer. dial.
• PHENIE
n. a capsule of phenobarbital, a central nervous system depressant …1971 US sl.
• PHENNIE
n. a capsule of phenobarbital, a central nervous system depressant …1974 US sl.
• PHENNO
n. a capsule of phenobarbital, a central nervous system depressant …1966 UK sl.
• PHENOM
n. 1. something excellent …Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unusually gifted person …1950 US sl.
• PHENOMENON
n. a prodigy; a remarkable person, animal or thing …1803 UK sl.
• PHET FREAK
n. an amphetamine addict …1975 US sl.
• PHEW!
int. used for expressing relief or suffering …1604 UK colloq.
• PHEWY
adj. unpleasant; disagreeable …Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHI-BETA
n. a diligent student …Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• PHIL
n. 1. Philadelphia …Amer. sl.
n. 2. a gun …1992 UK rhyming slang for ‘Phil the fluter; ‘shooter’
• PHILADELPHIA BANKROLL
n. a single large-denomination note wrapped around small denomination notes, giving the impression of a great deal of money … 1940s African-American & gambling sl.
• PHILADELPHIA LAWYER
n. a shrewd and skilled lawyer who is not guided by scruples or ethics …1788 US sl.
• PHILADELPHIA MAFIA
n. recording artists, record producers, and radio personalities based in Philadelphia in the late 1950s …1982 US sl.
• PHILADELPHIA ROLL
n. a “Philadelphia bankroll” …1972 US sl.
• PHILARCHAIST
n. a lover of what is ancient; an antiquary …1652
• PHILARGYRIST
n. a lover of money; a covetous person …1633 obs.
• PHILARGYROUS
adj. loving money, greedy of gain, covetous, avaricious …1665 obs.
• PHILE
n. a computer file intended to assist computer hacking …1996 US sl.
• PHILHARMONIC
n. tonic water …1992 US rhyming sl.
• PHILIP AND CHEINEY
n. 1. anyone and everyone’ ‘Tom, Dick, and Harry’ …1542 obs.
n. 2. name for a kind of worsted or woollen stuff of common quality …16C obs.
• PHILIPPINE
vb. to share or divide something with another …1968 Amer. dial.
• PHILISTINE
n. 1974 US sl. – a usurer
• PHILLERPENER
n. 1890 Amer. dial. – a twin
• PHILLIE(S)
n. 1992 US sl. – a cigar re-made to contain marijuana; originally made with a brand name Phillies Blunt™ cigar
• PHILLIES BLUNT
n. 1992 US sl. – a cigar re-made to contain marijuana; originally made with a brand name Phillies Blunt™ cigar
• PHILLY
n. 1. 1891 US colloq. – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
n. 2. 1992 US sl. – a cigar re-made to contain marijuana; originally made with a brand name Phillies Blunt™ cigar
• PHILLY BANKROLL
n. 1940s African-American & gambling sl. – a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills
• PHILOCALIST
n. 1858 – a lover of beautiful things
• PHILOCOMAL
adj. 1869 – characterized by love of or attention to the hair
• PHILOCYNIC
adj. 1815 – loving dogs, fond of dogs
n. B1900 – a lover of dogs
• PHILOFELIST
n. a1843 – a lover of cats
• PHILOMATHIC
adj. 1839 – having a love of learning or letters
• PHILONOIST
n. 1804 – a lover of knowledge
• PHILOPENA
n. 1894 Amer. dial. – a twin
• PHILOPOGON
n. 1875 – a lover of beards
• PHILOSOPHATE
vb. 1603 obs. – to play the philosopher; to philosophize; to moralize
• PHILOSOPHER
n. 1967 US sl. – a card cheat
• PHILOTHERIAN
adj. 1871 – loving wild animals
n. 1871 – a person that loves wild animals
• PHILOXENY
n. 1623 obs. rare – the love or kindness which is shown to strangers
• PHIL THE FLUTER
n. 1992 UK rhyming slang for ‘shooter’ – a gun
• PHISH
n. 2004 US sl. – an instance of stealing credit card data on the internet
vb. 2003 US sl. – to steal credit card data on the internet
• PHISHING
n. 1997 US sl. – the act of stealing credit card data on the internet
• PHIZ
n. 1. 1688 arch. – the face
n. 2. 1984 Hong Kong – physics, esp. as a subject of study
• PHIZGIG
n. 1895 Aust. sl. – one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer
• PHIZIOG
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – the face
• PHIZOG
n. 1. 1811 sl. – the face; the expression on the face
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – the mouth
• PHIZOGOMY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – the face
• PHIZZER
n. 1974 Aust. sl. – one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer
• PHLYAROLOGIST
n. 1867 nonce word – a talker of nonsense
• PHO!
int. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense! it is ridiculous
• PHOEBE
n. 1945 US sl. – in dice games: a roll of five
• PHOENIX
n. 2003 UK sl. – LSD
• PHONE
n. 1978 Aust. sl. – in prison: the toilet bowl in a cell; when the bowl empties of water, it is possible to prisoners in other nearby cells using the pipes to carry the sound waves
vb. 2003 UK sl. – of an entertainer: to go through the motions; to produce a half-hearted performance
• PHONE BOOTH BABY
n. 1960s African-American sl. – any child whose father’s identity is uncertain
• PHONE BOX
n. 2002 US sl. – a temporary latrine
• PHONE CALL
n. 1990 US sl. – in prison: a remark that someone wants to talk to you
• PHONECARD DEAL
n. 1996 UK sl. – in prison: a trade that values a marijuana cigarette at one phonecard
• PHONE FREAK
n. 1972 US sl. – a person who electronically and fraudulently manipulates international telephone calls
• PHONE HO
n. 1990s African-American sl. – a woman who talks on the phone in detail about sexual activity for a fee
• PHONE IT IN
vb. 2003 UK sl. – of an entertainer: to go through the motions; to produce a half-hearted performance
• PHONE PHREAK
n. 1972 US sl. – a person who electronically and fraudulently manipulates international telephone calls
vb. 1998 US sl. – to hack into a telecommunication system
• PHONE SPOT
n. 1973 US sl. – a telephone location used in a bookmaking operation
• PHONE WENCH
n. 1996 US sl. – a female customer service representative
• PHONEY-BALONEY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• PHONEY UP
vb. 1942 sl., chiefly US – to counterfeit, to forge
• PHONUS-BALONUS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• PHONY
n. Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl. – a false beard
• PHONY JAZZ
n. 1950s African-American sl. – a lie; a trick; deliberate misinformation
• PHOOEY
int. 1929 sl., orig. US – nonsense! I don’t believe it
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• PHOOEY TO YOUEY!
int. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense! it is ridiculous
• PHOOIE!
int. 1929 sl., orig. US – I don’t believe it
• PHOTOGENY
n. 1840 obs. rare – photography
• PHREAK
vb. 1998 US sl. – to hack into a telecommunication system
• PHREAKER
n. 1972 US sl. – a person who electronically and fraudulently manipulates international telephone calls
• PHRENOLOGY BOX
n. 1942 Amer. sl. – the head
• PHUMPHER
vb. 1987 Amer. dial. (Yiddish ‘fonfen’) – to speak through the nose; to mumble
• PHYCE
n. 1850 Amer. dial. – a small dog of mixed breed
• PHYLLIS
n. 1632 – a country girl; a shepherdess; a rural sweetheart; a common name for such in old romances, pastoral poems, etc.
vb. 1699 obs. – to address or celebrate in amatory verses
• PHYSBUTTOCKE
n. 1570 obs. – a term of contempt for a showily vain or fashionable person; a coxcomb, a dandy
• PHYSCOGNAMY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – the face
• PHYSIC FACE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an unattractive person
• PHYSIOLATER
n. 1825 rare – a person who worships nature
• PHYSIOLATRY
n. 1818 rare – the worship of nature
• PHYSMAHOGANY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – the face
• PHYSOG
n. 1811 UK sl. – the face; the expression on the face
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