• URANICS
n. 1671 – astrological matters; astrology → obs.
• URANOPHOBIA
n. 1. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of the heavens
n. 2. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of homosexuals and homosexuality
• URBAN SURFING
n. riding illegally on the roof of a car for the thrills …1980s US sl.
• URBIAN
adj. pertaining to a city …1710 rare
• URBICARIAN
adj. 1654 obs. – belonging to a city, esp. of Rome
• URBICARY
adj. 1665 obs. – belonging to a city, especially Rome
• URBISH
vb. to plague, to tease, to harass …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• URCHIN
n. 1. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a hedgehog
n. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a little, dirty child
n. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a humpbacked person
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to thrill; to shrug up the shoulders, to shiver
• URE
n. 1. 1818 Sc. obs. – a haze in the air, esp. a coloured haze which the sunbeams make in the summer time
n. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – an ounce
n. 3. Bk1905 Sc. – colour, tinge; a stain
n. 4. Bk1905 Sc. – mud, clay
n. 5. Bk1905 Sc. – sweat, perspiration
• UREEN
n. a ewe …Bk1905 Sc.
• UREN
n. a scythe …Bk1905 Sc.
• UREY
adj. hazy, filled with moisture or haze …1865 Sc.
• URF
n. 1. 1838 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a stunted, ill-grown, and ill-conditioned person; a dirty, insignificant person, esp. applied to children; a dwarfish person
n. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – a crabbed or peevish person of a diminutive size
• URGE
vb. 1. 1887 Eng. dial. – to retch; to strain as in vomiting
vb. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to annoy, to provoke, to irritate, to aggravate
vb. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial.– to shake convulsively with laughter, etc.
• URGEFUL
adj. importunate, teasing …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• URGEOUS
adj. urgent …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• URGER
n. 1. c1910 Aust. criminals’ sl. – a confidence trickster’s confederate
n. 2. 1919 Aust. sl.– someone who obtains mainly illegally or by deceit, esp. as a tipster at a racecourse
n. 3. 1924 Aust. sl. – a race tipster who seeks a bonus from the winnings of others
n. 4. 1952 Aust. sl. – any parasite or loafer who incurs no risk himself; a sponger, an idler
• URGIN
n. a strong youth …Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• URIAH
n. an ignorant, uncouth backwoodsman …1953 Amer. dial.
• URIAH HEEP
n. an objectionable or unpleasant person; a dull or insignificant person …1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘creep’
• URIKURI
n. a drowsy dull condition of body or spirits, a being sulky or out-of-sorts, a peevish, fretful mood; generally in plural …1893 Sc. obs.
• URINAL OF THE PLANETS
n. Ireland ..17C Brit. sl., derogatory
• URINATE
n. urine …1938 Amer. dial.
• URINATE WATER
n. urine …1938 Amer. dial.
• URINE
vb. to urinate …1938 Amer. dial.
• URINE EXPRESS
n. an elevator in a public housing development …1997 US police sl.
• URINE-LAKE
n. the contents of the bladder …1633 poetic usage, obs.
• URINE-STAINED
adj. not good enough, not socially acceptable …1996 US sl.
• URININE
n. urine …c1939 Amer. dial.
• URK
n. a small child or diminutive person …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• URLE
vb. to be pinched or starved with cold; to draw oneself together as when cold; to look sickly or to go back in health …1684 Eng. dial. obs.
• URLED
adj. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – pinched or starved with the cold
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – stunted in growth, ill-thriven; used of persons, plants, etc.
• URLICH
adj. stupid, silly-looking, dazed …1768 Sc.
• URLING
n. a dwarfish person or child; a puny, stunted, sickly child …1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• URLUCH
adj. cloudy, dull, gloomy …1806 Sc.
• URLY
adj. chilly …1790 Eng. dial. obs.
• URN
n. 1810 Sc. – a tomb, a grave
vb. 1. Bk1905 Sc. obs. – to pain, to torture
vb. 2. 1867 Eng. dial. – to run
• URNABOUT
n. an itinerant, a vagabond, a tramp …1884 Eng. dial.
• URNED OUT
adj. spent, exhausted …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UROMANCY
n. Bk1991 – divination by studying urine
• UROPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of passing urine
• URP
n. 16C sl. – vomit
vb. 1. 16C sl. – to vomit
vb. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – to become pettish
vb. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – to annoy, to bother, to irritate
• URPH
n. a stunted, ill-grown, and ill-conditioned person; a dirty, insignificant person, esp. applied to children; a dwarfish person …1838 Eng. dial.
• URPISH
adj. nauseated, queasy; nauseating …1949 Amer. dial.
• URP UP ONE’S SOCKS
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to vomit copiously or violently
• URP UP ONE’S TOENAILS
vb. to vomit violently …1965 Amer. dial.
• URP UP ONE’S TOES
vb. to vomit violently …1986 Amer. dial.
• URPY
adj. nauseated, queasy; nauseating …1965 Amer. dial.
• URR
vb. to snarl, to growl …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• URR’D
adj. shrivelled, as stunted shrubs …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• URSICIDE
n. one who kills a bear …a1861
• URY
adj. clammy, covered with perspiration …Bk1905 Sc.
• US
adj. not in working order, unserviceable, useless …1942 UK military usage
• U.S.A.
n. a girl’s upper thighs and genital area (Under Skirt Area) …1990s UK juvenile sl.
• U.S. COVE
n. a soldier; a man in the employ of the United States …1859 US sl. obs.
• USE
vb. 1. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to accustom, to familiarize
vb. 2. 1836 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to grow accustomed to a place
vb. 3. M19 US sl. – to criticize or abuse
vb. 4. 1883 Eng. dial.– to frequent, to haunt; to live at; to make one’s home
vb. 5. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to borrow money
vb. 6. Bk1905 Eng. dial.– to give interest on money
vb. 7. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to injure, to spoil
vb. 8. 1920s drug culture sl. – to take narcotic drugs, esp. heroin
vb. 9. 1940s sl. – to consume a drink
vb. 10. 1956 UK sl. – to enjoy something (if only you could get the something that is wished for)
• USE AT
vb. to frequent, to visit …L19 sl.
• USE AT A PLACE
vb. to frequent it …1879 UK criminals’ sl.
• USE-BRASS
n. interest on money …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• USED
adj. 1. 1784 Sc. & Eng. dial. – accustomed, tried
adj. 2. 1870 Eng. dial. – handy, at a convenient distance for carrying
• USED AS A GUINEA-PIG
adj. 1. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – selfishly exploited by someone without thought to one’s safety
adj. 2. Bk1996 Aust. sl.– used in an experimental manner
• USED-BEER DEPARTMENT
n. a toilet ; a W.C., esp. one in a tavern or saloon …1920s sl.
• USED COFFEE DEPARTMENT
n. a toilet …1995 US sl.
• USED FOOD TUBE
n. the anus …1980s Aust. sl.
• USED FRUIT CHUTE
n. the anus, esp. in a homosexual context …1990s Aust. sl.
• USED GOODS
n. a woman who is not a virgin …1910 Amer. sl.
• USED-TO-BE
n. an ex-lover …1920s African-American sl.
• USED UP
adj. 1. M18 sl. – dead, killed in battle
adj. 2. M19 sl. – bankrupt
adj. 3. M19 sl. – beaten up
adj. 4. M19 sl. – broken-hearted
adj. 5. M19 sl. – of a person, vehicle, or place: exhausted
• USEFUL
adj. 1. 1955 UK sl. – good; capable; effective; satisfactory
adj. 2. 1991 Irish sl. – competitive
adj. 3. 2000s sl. – sexually attractive
n. 1866 Aust. sl. – a general helper, esp. in a public house
• USEFUL AS A CUNT FULL OF COLD WATER
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS A GLASS DOOR ON A DUNNY
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS A HANDBRAKE ON A HOLDEN
adj. completely useless …20C Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS A HIP POCKET ON A SINGLET
adj. absolutely useless …2000s Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN AT AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST
adj. absolutely worthless …1960s US sl.
• USEFUL AS A POCKET ON A SINGLET
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS A SPARE PRICK AT A WEDDING
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS A SUBMARINE WITH SCREEN DOORS
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS A WITCH’S TIT
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS AN ARSEHOLE ON A BROOM
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE
adj. useless …1986 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A PUSHBIKE
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS FOUR BLOCKS AWAY
phr. to be so far away as to be useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS POCKETS ON A SINGLET
adj. absolutely useless …2000s Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS THE BOTTOM HALF OF A MERMAID
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS THE YARRA
adj. completely useless …20C Aust. sl.
• USEFUL AS TITS ON A BULL
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USELESS
adj. drunk …Bk2009 sl.
• USELESS AS A CUNT FULL OF COLD WATER
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS A GLASS DOOR ON A DUNNY
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS A HANDBRAKE ON A HOLDEN
adj. completely useless …20C Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS AN ARSEHOLE ON A BROOM
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS AN ASHTRAY ON A PUSHBIKE
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN AT AN ASS-KICKING
adj. completely useless …1972 Amer. sl.
• USELESS AS A POCKET ON A SINGLET
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS A PORK CHOP AT A JEWISH WEDDING
phr. 1930s sl. – completely useless; superfluous; inappropriate
• USELESS AS A SLICE OF BACON AT A JEWISH WEDDING
phr. 1930s sl. – completely useless; superfluous; inappropriate
• USELESS AS A SPARE PRICK AT A LESBIAN WEDDING
adj. absolutely useless …1960s sl.
• USELESS AS A SPARE PRICK AT A WEDDING
adj. absolutely useless …1960s sl.
• USELESS AS A SPARE PRICK AT A WEDDING
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS A SUBMARINE WITH SCREEN DOORS
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS A WITCH’S TIT
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS THE BOTTOM HALF OF A MERMAID
adj. completely useless …Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS THE YARRA
adj. completely useless …20C Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS THE YARRA – TOO THICK TO SWIM IN AND TOO THIN TO PLOUGH
adj. completely useless …20C Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS TITS ON A BOAR
adj. utterly useless …1930s US & Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS TITS ON A BOAR HOG
adj. utterly useless …1930s US & Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL
adj. utterly useless …1930s US & Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS TITS ON A GUMDIGGER’S DOG
adj. utterly useless …1930s Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS TITS ON A HAND
adj. utterly useless …1930s US & Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS TITS ON A NUN
adj. utterly useless …1930s US & Aust. sl.
• USELESS AS TWO BUGGIES IN A ONE-HORSE TOWN
adj. very useless …1985 Amer. dial.
• USELESS SMILE
n. 1994 – the happy, vacant facial expression of someone under the influence of LSD → US sl.
• USELL
adj. 1175 – wretched, miserable, lowly → obs.
• USEMENT
n. 1842 – a habit, custom, way → Eng. dial.
• USE-MONEY
n. 1874 – interest on money → Eng. dial.
• USEN
vb. 1845 – to accustom one to something, to familiarize → Amer. dial.
• USE OF THE SEX
n. 19C – copulation → Brit. euphemism
• USE ONE’S BEAN
vb. 1930 – to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out → sl.
• USE ONE’S BLOCK
vb. 1980 – to act sensibly → NZ sl.
• USE ONE’S CHUMP
vb. 20C – to act intelligently → sl.
• USE ONE’S HEAD
vb. 1996 – to be clever, smart, or enterprising; to think logically or clearly → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
• USE ONE’S LOAF
vb. 1930 – to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out; to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out: to be clever, smart, or enterprising → sl.
• USE ONE’S NOODLE
vb. 1996 – to think logically or clearly; to be clever, smart, or enterprising → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
• USE ONE’S SKULL
vb. 1930 – to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out → sl.
• USE ONE’S TURNIP
vb. 1930 – to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out → sl.
• USER
n. 1. 1935 – someone who takes ‘hard’ drugs, i.e. cocaine, morphine, LSD, heroin, etc. → US drug culture sl.
n. 2. 1978 – a person who exploits others for their own gain → Aust. sl.
• USE SHANK’S HORSES
vb. 1965 – to go on foot → Amer. dial.
• USE THE CHUMP
vb. 20C – to act intelligently → sl.
• USE THE ENGLISH
vb. 1940 – to wiggle one’s buttocks while being penetrated anally → US homosexual sl.
• USE THE FIVE-FINGERED CHEQUEBOOK
vb. 1980 – to shoplift → NZ sl.
• USE THE GLASS
vb. 1900 – to use a broken glass or bottle as a weapon in a fight, typically in a public house → sl.
• USE THE NOGGIN
vb. E19 – to act intelligently; to be aware → sl., orig. US
• USE THE OLD BEAN
vb. 1930 – to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out → sl.
• USE TOM AND JERRY
vb. 1967 – to walk, to go on foot → Amer. dial.
• USE UP
vb. M19 – to criticize or abuse → US sl.
• USE WOMEN
vb. 1905 – to commit fornication or adultery → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• USE YOUR LOAF
int. 1930 – be sensible! → sl.
vb. 1997 – to act intelligently, to think → UK sl.
• USE YOUR NODDLE
phr. L16 – use your head, act sensibly → sl.
• U.S.G.
n. 1990 – the American Black community, i.e. the status of Blacks, governmental statements of equal rights notwithstanding, as regards the larger US world (United States Ghettos) → African-American sl.
• USH
n. 1905 – the entrails of a slaughtered animal → Sc. (Bk.)
vb. 1. 1610 – to clear, to empty; to cleanse → Sc. obs.
vb. 2. 1610 – to flow out in large quantities → Sc.
vb. 3. 1823 – to escort, to attend; to lead, to guide → Sc. obs.
vb. 4. 1981 – to work as an usher in a theatre → US sl.
• USHER
int. 1879 – yes! → UK criminals’ sl. obs.
n. ..L18 – a pederast → Brit. sl.
• USHER OF THE BACK DOOR
n. L19 – the odd-job man in a great house → UK society sl.
• USING
adj. 20C – drug-addicted → US drug culture sl.
• USING-THINGS
n. 1905 – domestic articles, such as crockery, etc. → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• USITATE
adj. 1885 – according to custom; customary, usual
• USP
n. 2003 – amphetamines, MDMA → UK sl.
• U.S. PLATE
n. 1859 – fetters; handcuffs → US criminals’ sl.
• USQUE
n. 1766 – whisky → Sc. & Ireland
• USQUEBAUGH
n. 1766 – whisky → Sc. & Ireland
• USTLEMENTS
n. 1690 – ? odds and ends → Eng. dial. obs.
• USTORIOUS
adj. 1724 – characterized by the faculty or power of burning; able to be burnt; combustible → obs.
• THE USUAL
n. 1. .M19 – one’s habitual choice of drink or beverage → sl.
n. 2. 1990 – sexual intercourse → sl.
• USUALLIES
adv. 1899 – usually → Eng. dial.
• UTA
adj. 1986 – in abundance → US sl.
• UTAH MILE
n. 1941 – an indeterminate distance → Amer. dial.
• U.T.B.N.B.
n. 1990 – anal intercourse as a means of contraception (Up The Bum, No Babies) → sl.
• UTE
n. 1943 – a utility vehicle (vehicle combining the features of a sedan and a truck) → Aust. colloq.
• UTENSIL
n. 1909 – a chamberpot → Trinidad and Tobago
• UTERAL
adj. 1905 – strange, foreign → Sc. (Bk.)
• UTERINES
n. 1432 – children or offspring of the same mother → obs.
• UTEROMANIA
n. 1991 – nymphomania (Bk.)
• UTIBLE
adj. 1623 – that may be used; useful, serviceable → obs.
• UTICK
n. 1905 – a term of reproach for a lad → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• UTILIOUS
adj. 1651 – useful → obs.
• UTILITIES
n. 1991 – US Marines combat fatigues → US sl.
• UTIS
n. 1875 – noise, confusion, din → Eng. dial.
• UTOPIATE
n. 1970 – a hallucinogen → US drug culture sl.
• UTRALITY
n. 1642 tendency to favour both sides, inclination towards either party → obs.–
• U-TROU
n. 20C – men’s underpants → US sl.
• UTS!
int. 1905 – a term of encouragement to dogs, esp. to incite them to fight → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• UTTERANCE
n. 1809 – extremity of distress → Sc. obs.
• UTTERIDGE
n. 1773 – utterance → Sc. obs.
• U-TURN
n. 1984 – a reversal of political policy → UK sl.
• UTZPAY
n. 1930 – a fool, an idiot → Pig Latin for ‘putz’
• UVART
adj. 1905 – unfrequented, lonesome; clumsy → Sc. (Bk.)
• UVID
adj. 1656 – moist, wet → obs.
• UVs
n. 1968 – sun rays, sunshine → US sl.
• UVVIL
n. 1905 – a piece of rag protecting an injured finger; a finger-stall → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• U-WEAR
n. 20C – men’s underpants → US sl.
• UXORIAL
adj. 1800 – pertaining to a wife; characterized by excessive affection for one’s wife; servilely submissive to a wife
• UXORIOUS
adj. 1598 – excessively or submissively fond of a wife; devotedly attached to a wife
• UXTER
n. 1. 1896 – a pocketbook or purse → UK criminals’ sl.
n. 2. ..L19 – money → sl.
• U.Y.B.
n. 1986 – a woman (Uppity Yankee Bitch) → US students’ sl., derogatory
• UZBIRD
n. 1905 – a term of reproach; generally applied to children → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• UZI
n. 1994 – a pipe used for smoking crack cocaine → US sl.
• UZZFAY
n. 1955 – a police officer → US Pig Latin for ‘fuzz’
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