Dictionary: WOO – WOOZ

► WOO int. 1. a call to get the cows in from the pasture → 1949 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. sexual foreplay → 1998 NZ sl.
vb. to flirt, to court, to neck, or persuade to copulate → 1100
► WOOBLES n. feeblemindedness, foolishness, idiocy → 1933 Amer. dial.
► WOOD n. 1. the penis, esp. the erect penis → 18C colloq.
n. 2. any cheap cigarette → 1916 UK sl.
n. 3. in a casino or other gambling establishment, a person who watches without playing → 1950 US sl.
n. 4. a White person → 1970 African-American sl.
n. 5. heroin → 1973 US sl.
► WOOD-AND-WATER JOEY n. 1. a hanger about hotels → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. an odd-job man → 1926 Aust. sl.
► WOOD-AWL n. the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis → 1885 Eng. dial.
► WOODBILLY n. a rustic or countrified person→ 1942 Amer. dial.
► WOODBINE n. 1. any cheap cigarette → 1916 UK sl.
n. 2. an English soldier → 1919 Aust. sl.
► WOOD BURNER n. an attractive female → 1990 US sl.
► WOOD BUTCHER n. a company carpenter → 1915 World War I Amer. sl.
► WOOD-CADY n. the pileated woodpecker → 1954 Amer. dial.
► WOOD CHICKEN n. a pileated woodpecker → 1966 Amer. dial.
► WOODCHUCK n. 1. a woodpecker → 1906 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a rustic or countrified person → 1969 Amer. dial.
► WOODCHUCK CASE n. a situation of necessity, one in which there is no choice, as a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way → 1862 Amer. dial.
► WOODCOCK n. 1. a gullible fool; an oaf → 15C
n. 2. a pileated woodpecker → 1813 Amer. dial.
► WOOD DOCTOR n. a practitioner of witchcraft → 1923 Amer. dial.
► WOODEN adj. in poker, said of a hand that is unplayable → 1951 US sl.
vb. 1. to knock out → 1904 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 2. to beat someone with a club of some sort → 1905 Aust. sl.
► WOODEN ASPRO n. a blow to the head with a police baton → 1980 NZ sl.
► WOODEN ASSHOLE FOR A HOBBY-HORSE n. a non-existent item; used to put off a child when bothersome or inquisitive, as when they ask ‘What are you making?” → 1966 Amer. dial.
► WOODEN ASSHOLE FOR MERRY-GO-ROUND HORSES n. a non-existent item; used to put off a child when bothersome or inquisitive, as when they ask ‘What are you making?” → 1966 Amer. dial.
► WOODEN-BREEKS n. a coffin → 1821 Sc.
► WOODEN CAT n. a Morris Traveller car → 1981 UK Citizens’ band radio sl.
► WOODEN-COAT n. a coffin → M19 US sl.
► WOODEN CROSS n. death in battle → 1919 services’ sl.
► WOODENER n. 1. a staggering or knock-out blow → 1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. a sentence of imprisonment for 30 days → 1950 UK rhyming sl., ‘wooden spoon’ for ‘moon’
► WOODEN FRYING PAN n. a symbol of uselessness → 20C Brit. sl.
► WOODEN HABEAS n. a coffin made for a prisoner → L18 cant
► WOODENHEAD n. a blockhead, an oaf; a stupid person → 20C US sl.
► WOODEN-HEADED adj. dull-witted, slow mentally → 1865
► WOODEN HEART n. a fart → 1960 Brit. sl.
► WOODEN HILL n. stairs, esp. those leading to a bedroom → 1856 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► WOODEN HORSE n. a praying mantis → 1908 Amer. dial.
► WOODEN HORSES n. a carousel → 1965 Barbados
► WOODEN INDIAN n. a poker player who does not talk or display emotion → 1996 US sl.
► WOODEN ISLAND n. a floating mass of debris, as wood or vegetation, formed in a lake or large river → 1807 Amer. dial.
► WOODEN-KIMONA n. a coffin → E20 US criminals’ sl.
► WOODEN KIMONO n. a coffin → 1926 UK sl.
► WOODEN LEG n. an egg → 1998 UK rhyming sl.
► WOODEN MONEY n. a counterfeit or worthless coin or money → 1915 US sl.
► WOODEN NICKEL n. a counterfeit or worthless coin or money → 1915 US sl.
► WOODEN OVERCOAT n. a bleakly cynical euphemism for a coffin → 1903 UK sl.
► WOODEN PEG n. a leg → 20C Brit. sl.
► WOODEN PLANK n. an American, esp. an American in the UK → 1992 UK rhyming slang for ‘Yank’
► WOODEN SARK n. a coffin → 1823 Sc.
► WOODEN-SHOE n. a Jewish man or woman → 20C Brit. rhyming sl., not necessarily derogatory
► WOODEN SPOON n. 1. a dunce; an oaf → 19C Brit. & US sl.
n. 2. a notional trophy awarded to an individual or a team placed last in a competition → 1858 UK sl.
n. 3. a Black person → 20C Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘coon’
n. 4. the moon → 20C Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 5. a month’s imprisonment → 1998 UK rhyming sl. for ‘moon’
► WOODEN-SPOONER n. in a sporting competition, an individual or team that comes last → 1954 UK sl.
► WOODEN-SPOONIST n. in a sporting competition, an individual or team that comes last → 1927 UK sl.
► WOODEN SUIT n. a coffin → 1968 UK sl.
► WOODENTOP adj. foolish → 1983 UK sl.
n. 1. a uniformed police officer → 1982 UK sl.
n. 2. a fool; a slow-witted person → 1983 UK sl.
► WOODENTOPS n. uniformed police → 20C Brit. sl., derogatory
► WOOD FAMILY n. used as a humorous description of empty seats in a theatre → 1952 UK sl.
► WOODFOOT n. in surfing, numbing of the foot in cold water → 2001 US surfing usage
► WOOD GOD n. a pileated woodpecker → 1921 Amer. dial.
► WOOD HEN n. a woodpecker, usually the pileated woodpecker → 1890 Amer. dial.
► WOOD HICK n. 1. a logger or other worker in the woods → 1908 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a backwoodsman, a hillbilly → 1911 Amer. dial.
► WOOD HOG n. 1. a razorback hog → 1805 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a porcupine → 1891 Amer. dial.
► WOOD-HORSE n. a praying mantis → 1868 Amer. dial.
► WOODIE n. 1. any cheap cigarette → 1916 UK sl.
n. 2. a car with wood or synthetic wood panelling on its body → 1962 US sl.
n. 3. an erection → 1985 US sl.
► WOODJAM n. a container for holding firewood → 1994 Amer. dial.
► WOODJIN n. a native or resident of the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey → 1937 Amer. dial.
► WOOD KATE n. the pileated woodpecker → 1913 Amer. dial.
► WOOD KITTY n. a skunk → 1935 Amer. dial.
► WOODMAN n. a wencher, a whoremonger, a man who seeks prostitutes → 19C Brit. sl.
► WOODMAN’S CHARMIN n. any of a variety of plants having broad, soft leaves → 1966 Amer. dial.
► WOOD-PATCH BABY n. a child whose parents were not married → 1969 Amer. dial.
► WOODPECK n. a woodpecker → 1885 Amer. dial.
► WOODPECKER n. 1. a machinegun → 1898 Aust. & US military sl.
n. 2. one who fells trees → 1905 Amer. dial., derogatory
► WOODPECKER OF MARS n. the Amanita Muscaria, a hallucinogenic mushroom → M20 US drug culture sl.
► WOODPILE n. 1. a xylophone → 1945 US sl.
n. 2. the area in a prison yard where White prisoners exercise → 1989 US sl.
► WOODPILE CHILD n. an illegitimate child → 1995 Amer. dial.
► WOODPILE COUSIN n. an actual, if distant, blood relative → 1975 US sl.
► WOODPILE KID n. an illegitimate child → 1995 Amer. dial.
► WOOD-PILE RELATION n. a remote or distant relation → 1913 Amer. dial.
► WOOD-PUSHER n. a chess player, esp. an unskilled one → 1950 Amer. sl.
► WOOD PUSSY n. a skunk → 1887 Amer. dial.
► WOOD RASH n. any injury, esp. grazing, sustained when riding a skateboard on a wooden ramp → 2001 US sl.
► THE WOODS n. the vulva; a woman’s pubic hair → 1968 US sl.
► THE WOODS ARE FULL OF (someones or somethings) phr. the named things or persons are in plentiful supply; these things are cheap an available → 1940 Amer. sl.
► WOODS CAT n. a skunk → 1950 Amer. dial.
► WOODS CHILD n. an illegitimate child → 1908 Amer. dial.
► WOODS COLT n. 1. a horse born of a chance meeting → 1851 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a child born out of wedlock → 1860 Amer. dial.
► WOODS FRENCH n. a limited ability in French → 1980 Can. sl.
► WOODSHED vb. 1. to rehearse; to practice one’s part, role, etc. esp. to do so alone and rigorously → 1936 US sl.
vb. 2. to break a drug addiction → 2000 US sl.
► WOODSHEDDER n. a person who rehearses, esp. alone and rigorously → 1930 jazz musicians sl.
► WOODS HOG n. a razorback hog → 1805 Amer. dial.
► WOODS KID n. an illegitimate child → 1970 Amer. dial.
► WOODS KITTY n. a skunk → 1928 Amer. dial.
► WOODSMAN n. a male pornography performer who can be counted on to maintain an erection as long as needed and to ejaculate more or less on demand → 1995 US sl.
► WOODSMAN’S TOILET PAPER n. any of a variety of plants having broad, soft leaves → 2001 Amer. dial.
► WOODS PUSSY n. a skunk → 1950 Amer. dial.
► WOODS QUEER adj. suffering from cabin fever; said of one who acts strangely from having been isolated in the woods too long → 1940 Amer. dial.
► WOODS RABBIT n. a child whose parents were not married → 1966 Amer. dial.
► WOODSTER n. a male pornography performer whose erections can be counted on → 2000 US sl.
► WOODSY n. a party held in the country → 1967 US students’ sl.
► WOOD UP vb. to drink → M19 US sl.
► WOODY n. 1. any cheap cigarette → 1916 UK sl.
n. 2. a wooden surfboard → 1950 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a station wagon with wooden outside trim → 1950 Amer. sl., orig. surfing usage
n. 4. a uniformed police officer → 1982 UK sl.
n. 5. an erect penis; an erection → 1985 US sl.
► WOODY PILL n. a genuine or generic Viagra™ tablet → 2002 UK sl.
► WOODY WOODPECKER n. a tablet of MDMA → 1999 UK sl.
► WOOEE! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time → 1948 Amer. dial.
► WOOF n. a dog → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to vomit → 20C US sl.
vb. 2. to engage in behaviour, esp. speech, intended to impress, to boast, esp. menacingly, intimidate, or provoke; to bluff, to kid → 1931 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to talk idly; to chatter meaninglessly → 1934 African-American sl.
► WOOF COOKIES vb. to vomit → 20C US sl.
► WOOFER n. 1. a person who talks or chatters meaninglessly → 1934 African-American sl.
n. 2. one who boasts menacingly; one who bluffs → 1934 African-American sl.
► WOOFINWHIFFLE n. nonsense → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WOOFITS n. 1. a hangover, esp. if notably unpleasant → 20C US sl.
n. 2. an unwell feeling, esp. in the head, or moody depression → 1918 sl.
► WOOFLE n. a promiscuous woman → 1981 US sl.
► WOOFLED adj. intoxicated with alcohol → 20C US sl.
► WOOF ONE’S COOKIES vb. to vomit → 1968 Amer. sl.
► WOOFTAH ► WOOFTER n. a male homosexual → 1977 sl., derogatory
► WOOF TICKET n. a lie, a bluff, a challenge, an empty threat → 1971 Amer. dial.
► WOOFTY adj. unkempt; shaggy, like a dog → 1990 US sl.
► WOOF-WOOF n. a dog → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WOOFY n. a dog → 20C Brit. sl.
► WOO-HOO! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture → 1965 Amer. dial.
► WOO-HOO-HOO! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time → 1965 Amer. dial.
► WOO-IE! int. a call to pigs → 1949 Amer. dial.
► WOOK int. 1. a call to pigs → 1949 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to get the cows in from the pasture → 1968 Amer. dial.
n. a nonconformist; a voluntary outsider → 1980 Brit. sl.
► WOOK-COW! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture → 1968 Amer. dial.
► WOOKEY! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture → 1968 Amer. dial.
► WOOKIE int. 1. a call to pigs → 1949 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to get the cows in from the pasture → 1967 Amer. dial.
n. a nonconformist; a voluntary outsider → 1980 Brit. sl.
► WOOL n. pubic hair → 1972 US sl.
vb. 1. to strip of possessions, esp. by trickery; to outdo by trickery → 1841 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to pull the hair of, to drag around by the hair; to beat, to get the better of → 1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to badger, to harass → 1864 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to rumple, to tousle; to play roughly with → 1864 Amer. sl.
► WOOLAH n. crack cocaine added to a marijuana cigarette or cigar → 1989 US drug culture sl.
► WOOL-BIRD n. a sheep, a lamb → 1825 sl.
► WOOL-CLASSER n. a dog that bites sheep → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► WOOLEN-HEAD n. a Black person → 1986 Amer. dial., often derogatory
► WOOL FELL n. a sheepskin → 1999 Aust. sl. 
► WOOL-GATHERED adj. muddled, bewildered, distracted → 1891 Amer. dial.
► WOOL-GATHERING n. indulgence in idle imagining or aimless speculation → 1608 
► WOOL HAT n. a member of the White rural working class; a small farmer; a redneck; used chiefly in reference to such a person as a political force → 1828 Amer. dial.
► WOOL HAT BOY n. a member of the White rural working class; a small farmer; a redneck; used chiefly in reference to such a person as a political force → 1836 Amer. dial.
► WOOL HATTER n. a member of the White rural working class; a small farmer; a redneck; used chiefly in reference to such a person as a political force → 1986 Amer. dial.
► WOOLIE n. a marijuana cigarette laced with crack cocaine → 2002 US sl.
► WOOLIE-HEAD n. a Black person → 19C US sl., derogatory
► WOOLIES n. 1. the delirium tremens → 1912 Amer. dial.
n. 2. long woollen underwear; winter clothing → 1945 Amer. sl.
► WOOL IS DOWN phr. times are bad → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► WOOL IS UP phr. times are good → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► WOOLLIES n. 1. long underwear → 1930 Amer. dial.
n. 2. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture → 1965 Amer. dial.
► THE WOOLLIES n. 1. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, depression, or nervousness → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. general feelings of physical discomfort or illness → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an imaginary disease → 1965 Amer. dial.
► WOOLLOOMOOLOO UPPERCUT n. a kick in the groin → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► WOOLLOOMOOLOO YANK n. a local youth affecting American airs or assuming an American accent → 1999 Aust. sl., World War II usage 
► WOOLLY n. 1. a sheep → 1852 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a sudden violent wind or windstorm → 1886 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a garment knitted from wool, esp. a sweater → 1899 sl.
n. 4. a uniformed police officer → 1965 Brit. sl.
n. 5. a hairy caterpillar → 1968 Amer. dial.
► WOOLLY BACK n. a country dweller; a rustic → 20C Brit. sl.
► WOOLLY BEAR n. a type of German high-explosive shell → 1915 sl.
► WOOLLY BEARS n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture → 1965 Amer. dial.
► WOOLLY BOOGERS n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture → 2007 Amer. dial.
► WOOLLY BUGS n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture → 1982 Amer. dial.
► WOOLLY-HEAD n. a Black person → 1857 Amer. dial., often derogatory
► WOOLLY-HEADED adj. inclined to idealism and hopeful fantasy; impractical → 1883 Amer. sl.
► WOOLLY MITTEN n. a kitten → 20C Brit. rhyming sl.
► WOOLLYPATE n. a Black person → 1855 Amer. dial., often derogatory
► WOOLLY SHOAT n. an opossum → 1961 Amer. dial.
► WOOLLY TOP n. a Black person → 1967 Amer. dial., often  derogatory
► WOOLLY VEST n. a pest → 20C Brit. rhyming sl.
► WOOLLY WOOFTER n. a male homosexual → 20C Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘poofter’, derogatory
► WOOLY n. a Black person → 1986 Amer. dial., often derogatory
► WOOLY-HEAD n. a Black person → 1828 Amer. dial., often derogatory
► WOO-OO! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture → 1965 Amer. dial.
► WOOPIE n. an elderly person able to enjoy an affluent and active lifestyle in retirement → 1986 sl., orig. N. Amer.
► WOOLWICH AND GREENWICH n. spinach → 20C Brit. rhyming sl.
► WOOLWICH FERRY n. sherry → 20C Brit. rhyming sl.
► WOOLWICH PIER n. an ear → 20C Brit. rhyming sl.
► WOOL WITH THE HANDLE ON n. a mutton chop → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► WOOLWORTH n. in hold ’em poker: a five and a ten as the first two cards dealt to a player → 1981 US sl. 
► WOOLWORTH’S FINEST n. in shuffleboard: a ten → 1967 US sl. 
► WOOLY n. a Black person → 1969 US sl., derogatory
► WOOLY BEAR n. 1. a woman; a woman considered sexually → M20 US citizens band radio sl.
n. 2. a female police officer → M20 citizens band radio sl.
► WOOLY-HEAD n. a Black person → 19C US sl., derogatory
► WOOLY-WOOLY n. a woman; a woman considered sexually → M20 US sl.
► WOOP! int. a call to pigs → 1949 Amer. dial.
► WOOPIE! int. a call to pigs → 1949 Amer. dial.
► WOO-PIG! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time → 1965 Amer. dial.
► WOO-POO n. love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WOOP-WOOP n. a fictitious remote area of Australia → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► WOOP-WOOP PIGEON n. a kookaburra → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► WOOPY n. an elderly person able to enjoy an affluent and active lifestyle in retirement  → 1986 sl., orig. N. Amer.
► WOOSHERS n. hogs → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► WOOTER n. the penis → 1981 US sl. 
► WOOTSY n. a pig or piglet → 1872 Amer. dial.
► WOOZ n. an overly timid or ineffectual person; a wimp → 20C Aust. sl.
► WOOZEN n. the throat, the windpipe, the gullet → 1858 Amer. dial.
► WOOZEY adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol → L19 US sl.
adj. 2. dizzy → 1897 sl.
adj. 3. bewildered; confused; muddled → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WOOZIES n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture → 1968 Amer. dial.
► WOOZILY adv. in a giddy manner → 1911 Amer.
► WOOZY adj. 1. dizzy, faint, unwell → 1897
adj. 2. intoxicated with alcohol → L19 US sl.
adj. 3. not fully alert and conscious; half-asleep; befuddled → 20C Amer. sl.
adj. 4. bewildered; confused; muddled → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
adj. 5. muddy; oozy → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)