Dictionary: R – RAB

► R adj. right, correct → 1900 sl.
► THE RA n. the provisional IRA → 1980 sl., orig. Ulster usage
► RAAB n. a fall of rock from a cliff face, an avalanche → 1866 Sc.
vb. of a mass of rocks: to fall from the face of a cliff → 1838 Sc.
► RAAD n. advice, counsel → 1822 Sc.
► RAAMI n. a sea-taboo word for a cat; literally, that which has claws → 1897 Sc.
► RAANY n. an emaciated, stunted, or delicate looking person → 20C Ulster sl.
► RAAS int. an abusive exclamation → 1950 W. Indies & Black British sl.
n. 1. an idiot → 1950 W. Indies & Black British sl., derogatory
n. 2. a Rastafarian → 1950 W. Indies & Black British sl.
n. 3. nonsense, rubbish → 1950 W. Indies & Black British sl.
n. 4. the buttocks; thus, the whole person, esp. as a target for violence → 1950 W. Indies & Black British sl.
vb. 1. to rush about → 1950 W. Indies sl.
vb. 2. to stir up, to excite → 1950 W. Indies sl.
vb. 3. to thrash → 1950 W. Indies sl.
► RAASCLAT int. an exclamation → 1950 W. Indies & Black British sl.
n. an extreme derogatory term; an idiot → 1940 sl., orig. W. Indies & Jamaica
► RAASHOLE n. 1. a contemptible person; used as a general term of abuse; a derogatory description of a person; an idiot → 1950 W. Indies & Black British sl.
n. 2. the buttocks; thus, the whole person, esp. as a target for violence → 1950 W. Indies & Black British sl.
► RAATID int. an exclamation implying great anger, surprise, amazement, envy, etc. → 1940 sl.
adj. 1. furious; very angry; stupid → 1940 W. Indies. & Black British sl.
adj. 2. used as an intensifier that implies anger or strong disapproval → 1994 Black British usage
► RAAZE vb. to infuriate, to madden → 1825 Sc. obs.
► RAAZED adj. infuriated, mad → 1850 Sc. obs.
► RAB n. 1. a rabbit → 1877 Sc.
n. 2. idle, silly talk; nonsense → 1908 Sc.
n. 3. a cash register → 1930 UK criminals’ sl.
n. 4. a lawless, rowdy person → 1960 W. Indies & Black British sl.
vb. to talk nonsense; to babble away → 1898 Sc.
► RABAIS n. inexpensive articles, secondhand goods → 1886 Amer. dial.
► RABAIS SHOP n. a small shop selling cheap or secondhand goods → 1917 Amer. dial.
► RABATE n. diminution; lessening, drawing in → 1589 obs.
vb. to rebate → 1489 obs.
► RABATINE n. a low collar → 1821
► RABATTUED adj. blunted → 1562 obs.
► RABBATE n. diminution; lessening, drawing in → 1589 obs.
► RABBET n. a rebuff → 19C Eng. dial. obs.
vb. to be angry, to take offense → 19C Eng. dial.
► RABBI n. 1. an influential sponsor or patron → 1930 US sl., orig. police usage
n. 2. a mentor or protector → 1970 US sl.
► RABBIDGE n. a rabbit → 19C Eng. dial.
► RABBIN adj. babbling, talkative, garrulous → 1901 Sc.
► RABBIOUS adj. rabid → 1613 obs.
► RABBISH adj.  unruly, turbulent; inconsiderate, rash; rough or precipitate in action → 1387 obs.
► RABBIT n. 1. a term of abuse or contempt for a person → 1597
n. 2. a prostitute → L16 sl.
n. 3. a wooden drinking vessel → 1685
n. 4. a newborn baby → 1780 sl.
n. 5. a rowdy person → M19 US sl.
n. 6. a horse that runs in and out’ → 1882 horse racing usage
n. 7. a coward; someone who is as timid as a rabbit → L19 US sl.
n. 8. a coat made of, or lined with, rabbit fur → L19 sl.
n. 9. a simpleton; a victim → 20C Aust. sl.
n. 10 a snapdragon → 1900 Amer. dial.
n. 11. an unskilful player of a game; an inferior or novice golfer → 1904 sl.
n. 12. a short-journey passenger → 1910 busmen’s and tram-men’s usage
n. 13. a bottle of beer → 1910 Aust. & US sl.
n. 14. a young girl → 1920 Aust. sl.
n. 15. a poor player, esp. in tennis → 1920 sl.
n. 16. the desire to run away → 1920 US sl.
n. 17. one who makes or who wishes to make an escape → 1920 sl.
n. 18. a native-born Australian → 1925 Aust. sl.
n. 19. something smuggled or stolen → 1929 naval & Aust. sl.
n. 20. talk, conversation → 1930 rhyming sl. for ‘jaw’ (rabbit’s paw)
n. 21. a male homosexual → 1940 S. Afr. sl.
n. 22. audacity, cheek → 1940 sl.
n. 23. on the railways: a side track on a downhill incline used to divert runaway trains and prevent crashes → 1946 US sl.
n. 24. a person who regularly borrows money from an illegal money lender and pays back promptly → 1950 US sl.
n. 25. a nervous, timid, cautious person → 1951 US sl.
n. 26. a White person → 1960 African-American sl.
n. 27. a client who ejaculates quickly and thus leaves the prostitute free to carry on her trade → 1960 sl.
n. 28. a poor poker player → 1967 US sl.
n. 29. a fellator → 1970 US homosexual sl.
n. 30. a runaway → 1970 US sl.
n. 31. a prisoner who is known for attempting to escape prison → 1972 US sl.
n. 32. a man who ejaculates with little stimulation → 1987 US sl.
n. 33. a new member of a Rastafarian gang → 1988 NZ sl.
n. 34. a woman who has a large number of children → 2002 Jamaica
vb. 1. to run away; to leave quickly → 1887 UK sl.
vb. 2. to crowd together like rabbits → 1892
vb. 3. to coit a woman → 20C Brit. sl.
vb. 4. in Australian football: ‘to collar a player by the ankles when his running with the ball’ → 20C Aust. sporting usage
vb. 5. to borrow, steal or scrounge → 1920 sl.
vb. 6. to talk → 1941 UK rhyming sl. for ‘rabbit and pork’ – to talk
vb. 7. to speak at length without saying anything important → 1950 colloq.
► RABBIT AND PORK n. talk; the act of talking; a conversation → 1941 rhyming sl.
vb. to talk → 1941 UK rhyming sl. for talk
► RABBIT AWAY vb. to speak at length without saying anything important → 1950 colloq.
► RABBIT BLOOD n. 1. one who makes or who wishes to make an escape → 1920 sl.
n. 2. a seemingly unstoppable urge to try to escape from prison → 1950 US sl.
► RABBIT BREAD n. the ice that forms on the ground at the base of plants → 1960 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT-CATCHER n. a midwife → L18 sl.
► RABBIT CHASER n. a racing greyhound → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RABBITCHOKER n. a farmer; unsophisticated peasant; a country person; a hillbilly → 1950 US sl.
► RABBIT-CHOP n. a chopping blow to the back of the neck → 1940 Aust. sl.
► RABBIT DEW n. mist; the low mist that arises after a quick cool rain shower during very hot weather → 1987 Amer. dial.
► THE RABBIT DIED phr. used for indicating a state of pregnancy → 1998 UK sl.
► RABBIT DOG n. a mongrel, a cur → 1966 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT-EAR n. a long, slender oyster → 1881 Amer. dial.
vb. to listen intently → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RABBIT EARS n. 1. eavesdropping ears → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. a V-shaped television antenna → 1950 sl., orig. US
n. 3. an athlete or official who is quick to take offense at teasing → 1967 US sl.
n. 4. in a casino Keno game: the two clear plastic tubes through which the number balls are blown → 1993 US sl.
► RABBITER n. 1. a side-handed blow on the nape of the neck → 1875 sl.
n. 2. one who makes a habit of smuggling ‘rabbits’ (illicit goods smuggled ashore by Naval ratings going on leave → 20C Royal Navy usage
► RABBITER’S BREAKFAST n. a visit to the toilet and a cigarette → 1975 NZ sl.
► RABBIT-EYES n. 1. blueberries → 1923 Amer. dial.
n. 2. bubbles that form on liquid, as when a bottle is shaken → 1939 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT FEVER n. 1. the urge to try to escape from prison; the compulsion to attempt escapes from any form of imprisonment → 1920 US sl.
n. 2. the compelling desire to run off whenever things get difficult → 1920 US criminals’ sl.
► RABBIT FOOD n. any salad vegetable, esp. lettuce → 1936 UK sl.
► RABBIT FOOT int. an exclamation of annoyance → 1920 African-American sl.
n. 1. attention → L19 African-American sl.
n. 2. good luck → L19 African-American sl.
n. 3. a coward; a timid person → 1920 African-American sl.
n. 4. an escaped convict → 1920 US sl.
vb. to depart hurriedly → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RABBIT-FOOT IT vb. to depart hurriedly → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RABBIT HEART n. tachycardia; a feeling that lasts for a short while, with difficult breathing and  heart beating fast → 1970 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT-HEARTED adj. cowardly → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RABBIT HIM! int. an imprecation → 1742
► RABBIT HOLE n. a marble game in various forms: 1. kids would dig four or five holes in the yard, then try to shoot to knock other marbles in them; 2. make a four-foot diameter ring, put a mark in the middle, and see who can get the closest; 3. try to throw a marble into a little depression in the ground; 4. agate is dropped in the centre of a ring, then used to hit others out of the ring → 1955 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT HOUND n. a mongrel, a cur → 1986 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT HUNT vb. in poker: to look through undealt cards after a hand is completed to see what might have been → 1967 US sl.
► RABBIT HUTCH n. a crutch or crotch → 1980 UK rhyming sl.
► RABBIT ICE n. the ice formation found at the base of small woody stems early in the morning after a rain when the temperature has dropped to below freezing → 1953 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT IN THE THICKET n. 1. a ticket → 1980 Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a wicket → 1980 Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 3. cricket → 1980 Aust. rhyming sl.
► RABBIT IT int. damn it! → M18 euphemism
vb. to depart hurriedly → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RABBIT JUMP n. a short distance → 1968 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT-KILLER n. a short and vicious punch to the neck, generally with the open hand → 1925 Aust. sl.
► RABBIT ME! int. an oath → 1889
► RABBIT-O n. an itinerant seller of rabbits as food → 1902 Aust. sl.
► RABBIT OFF vb. to depart hurriedly → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RABBIT-OH n. an itinerant seller of rabbits as food → 1902 Aust. sl.
► RABBIT ON vb. 1. to chatter; to grumble; to mumble; to complain → 1941 sl.
vb. 2. to speak at length without saying anything important → 1950 colloq.
► RABBIT PIE n. 1. a prostitute; a harlot → 19C sl.
n. 2. women considered sexually → 19C Brit. sl.
► RABBIT-PIE SHIFTER n. a policeman → 1870 UK sl.
► RABBIT-PULLING n. obstetrics → L19 medical students’ usage
► RABBIT-PUNCH n. a chopping blow to the back of the neck → 1940 Aust. sl.
► RABBITRY n. 1. a state of being a poor player. esp. in golf or tennis → 1920 sl.
n. 2. in a sport, poor players considered collectively → 1930 sl.
n. 3. poor play → 1930 sl.
► RABBITS n. 1. a form of punishment → 19C sl.
n. 2. a customs officer → L19 Royal Navy usage
n. 3. illicit goods smuggled ashore by Naval ratings going on leave → 20C Royal Navy usage
n. 4. perquisites; anything ‘buckshee’ (free of charge) → 1920 Royal Navy usage
► RABBIT SEASON n. spring, when prisoners are inclined to try to escape → 1967 US sl.
► RABBIT’S FLOWER n. the foxglove → 19C Eng. dial.
► RABBIT’S FOOD n. any salad vegetable, esp. lettuce → 1936 UK sl.
► THE RABBIT’S HOPPING phr. experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle → 2001 US sl.
► RABBIT-SKIN n. an academical hood → M19 university usage
► RABBIT’S-MOUTH n. a snapdragon → 1876 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT-SNATCHER n. an abortionist → 1950 US criminals’ sl.
► RABBIT’S PAW n. talk, conversation → 1930 rhyming sl. for ‘jaw’
vb. to talk → 1961 UK rhyming slang for ‘jaw’
► RABBIT-SPOUT n. a rabbit burrow → 1886 Eng. dial.
► RABBITS’-REST n. a restless night, when the bed is rough or bumpy → 1850 Sc.
► RABBIT-STARTER n. a young rabbit → 1651 obs.
► RABBIT-SUCKER n. 1. a sucking rabbit, a very young rabbit → 1460 obs.
n. 2. a rich young man who is gulled into running up large bills by confidence tricksters who later dun him for their debts → L16 UK criminals’ sl.
n. 3. a young spendthrift ‘taking up goods upon tick (credit) at excessive rates’ → 17C cant
n. 4. a pawnbroker → 1720 sl.
► RABBIT THE FELLOW! int. confound him! → 1742 sl.
► RABBIT TOOTH n. an upper incisor;  a large front tooth that sticks out of the mouth → 1950 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT TRACKS n. 1. handwriting that’s hard to read → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. in craps: a six rolled with a pair of threes → 1985 US sl.
► RABBIT TURDS n. Italian sausage → 1996 US sl.
► RABBIT-TWISTER n. 1. a country person; a hillbilly → 1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a country dancer → 1915 Amer. dial.
► RABBIT-TWISTING n. country dancing → 1915 Amer. dial.
► RABBITY adj. timid, cowering → 1937 Amer. dial.
► RABBLE n. 1. a pack or swarm of animals → 1300 obs.
n. 2. a long string or series of words, etc., having little meaning or value; confused, careless speech; rapid and incoherent reading or talking; gabble → 1388 obs. exc. Sc.
n. 3. a rigmarole → 1592 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 4. confused, careless speech; rapid and incoherent reading or talking; gabble → 1593 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a tangle → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 6. a wrangle, quarrel, dispute → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 7. a careless, hurried worker → 1866 Sc.
n. 8. a carelessly erected building, wall, etc; a confused or ruinous mass; anything ruinous or dilapidated; any kind of building falling into decay → 1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 9. fun of any sort → E20 UK sl.
vb. 1. to utter words or speech in a rapid confused manner; to speak or read in this fashion → 1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to attack or assail a person on his property by means of a rabble; to mob → 1644
vb. 3. to ravel, entangle → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to wrangle → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to work in a hurried slovenly manner; to do anything in a confused, hasty manner→ 1862 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to repeat by rote; to reel off in a confused manner → 1912 Sc.
► RABBLEMENT n. 1. confused, random talk; an idle, purposeless speech; chatter → 1547 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a tumultuous crowd of people; a disorderly assemblage, a mob; a rabble → 1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. confusion, disturbance, or tumult like that of a rabble; riotous conduct → 1590
n. 4. refuse, dregs → 19C Eng. dial.
► RABBLER n. 1. a careless, hurried worker → 1866 Sc.
n. 2. one who reads or talks hastily and indistinctly → 1880 Sc.
► RABBLE-RASH n. 1. a dirty, noisy mob; the rabble → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. rubbishy stuff → 19C Eng. dial.
► RABBLE-ROTE n. a long rigmarole or roundabout story repeated by rote → 19C Eng. dial.
► RABBLE ROUT n. 1. a tumultuous or confused crowd of people; a mob; the noise of such a rabble → 1599
n. 2. the rabble; the common, low, or disorderly part of the populace → 1654 obs.
► RABBLE-ROUTER n. a confused crowd of disorderly people; the noise of such a rabble → 19C Eng. dial.
► RABBLETY n. a small rabble or crowd → 19C Eng. dial.
► RABBLING adj. 1. disorderly, rowdy, noisy → 1575 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. winding, irregular, zigzag → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 1. mobbing, expulsion by violence; an uprising → 1700 Sc.
n. 2. incoherent talk → 1880 Sc.
► RABBO int. the street-cry of a seller of rabbits → 1900 sl.
n. 1. a rabbit; rabbits as a group → 1900 sl.
n. 2. a street-seller of rabbits → 1900 sl.
► RABIATE adj. rabid → 1470 obs.
► RABIATOR n. a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully → 1745 Sc.
► RABIC adj. 1. pert. to rabies → 1885
adj. 2. affected with rabies → 1887
► RABIOSITY n. rabies → 1824
► RABIOUS adj. fierce, raging, rabid, mad → 1460 obs.
► RABITIC adj. rabid → 1888
► RABONE n. a radish → 1597 obs.
► RABSCALLION n. a rascal, a knave, a rogue; a vagabond, a scamp; a worthless wretch → 1699
► RABSHACKLE ► RABSHAKLE n. a ne’er-do-well; a wastrel; a profligate → 18C sl.
► RABULANE n. ? a radish → 1593 obs.
► RABULOUS adj. scurrilous → 1538 obs.