• WROB
vb. c1425 obs. – to speak of a matter; to give information
• WROCKLED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. – wrinkled
• WROKIN
n. 17C – a Dutch woman
• WRONG
adj. 1. M19 UK criminals’ sl. – unsafe for criminal activity
adj. 2. M19 UK criminals’ sl. – of money: counterfeit
adj. 3. 1900s sl. – in respectable terms: corrupt
adj. 4. 1920s sl. – false, concocted, e.g. of a criminal charge
adj. 5. 1920s Aust. sl. – silly, foolish; extremely eccentric, or slightly mad
adj. 6. 1940s Aust. sl. – eccentric, insane
adj. 7. 1953 US sl. – known to inform the police
adj. 8. 1960s African-American & college sl. – irritating, contrary
adj. 9. 1980s US college sl. – grumpy, unfriendly
adj. 10. 1990s sl. – right, good
adj. 11. 20C US criminals’ sl. – untrustworthy (in criminal terms), too close to the authorities, thus, honest
adv. M19 sl. – in a criminal, illegal manner
n. 1974 US sl. – in craps: a bet against the shooter
• WRONG ARMER
n. Bk1999 baseball usage, arch. – a left-handed pitcher
• WRONG BETTOR
n. Bk1992 gambling sl. – an individual who lays a bet against the person rolling the dice
• WRONG COP
n. Bk1992 criminals’ sl. – an honest policeman
• WRONG DOOR
n. 18C jocular usage – the anus
• WRONGER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
• WRONG FOR
adj. 1970s US criminals’ sl. – biased against
• WRONG FOUNT
n. 1933 printers’ sl. – an ugly human face
• WRONG GEE; WRONG GHEE
n. 1. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – a devious and corrupt man; an incompetent person; an untrustworthy person
n. 2. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – an informer
n. 3. Bk1992 US criminals’ sl. – a law-abiding citizen or one that will seek assistance from the police for any slight deviation from established laws
• WRONGGO
n. 1. 1930s sl., orig. US – a criminal; an undesirable person
n. 2. 1930s sl., orig. US – a mistake, error, or lie
• WRONG GUY
n. 1. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – a devious and corrupt man; an incompetent person; an untrustworthy person
n. 2. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – an informer
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a treacherous person
n. 4. Bk1992 criminals’ sl. – an honest policeman
• WRONG-HEAD
n. 1878 Eng. dial. – a lunatic; a fool
• WRONG INJUN
n. 1. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – an incompetent person; an untrustworthy person
n. 2. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – an informer
• WRONG IN ONE’S GARRET
adj. M19 sl. – insane, eccentric
• WRONG IN ONE’S NUT
adj. L19 sl. – mad, eccentric
• WRONG IN THE BELLOWS
adj. 1900s sl. – insane
• WRONG IN THE UPPER STOREY
adj. M19 sl. – insane, eccentric. crazy
• WRONGLE
n. 1974 US sl. – in craps: someone who bets against the shooter
• WRONG NUMBER
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – a dangerous person
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – a dishonest, untrustworthy person
n. 3. 1920s US sl. – a mistaken idea
• WRONGO
adj. 1. 1950s Amer. sl. – prone to error; inept, mistaken
adj. 2. 1950s Amer. sl. – undesirable, unpleasant
n. 1. 1937 sl., orig. US – a criminal; an undesirable person; a bad person; a wicked person; a villain
n. 2. 1937 sl., orig. US – a mistake, error, or lie
n. 3. 1937 Amer. sl. – something wrong or improper; an error, a lie, a misstatement, etc.
• WRONG RIFF
n. 1930s African-American sl. – a mistake, a blunder
• WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS
n. 1943 Amer. sl. – a socially and economically inferior neighbourhood; the slums
• WRONG SIDER
n. Bk1999 baseball usage – a left-handed pitcher
• WRONG STEER
n. 20C US sl. – misdirection, both literally and figuratively
• WRONG TIME
n. 1954 US sl. – a woman’s menstrual period
• WRONG ‘UN
n. 1. c1890 sl. – a whore; a prostitute
n. 2. c1890 sl. – a base coin or spurious note; a piece of counterfeit money
n. 3. 1892 sl. – a criminal; a thoroughly bad person; an untrustworthy, incompetent person, animal, action, circumstance, or event
n. 4. 1895 racing sl. – a horse that has raced at a meeting unrecognized by the Jockey Club
n. 5. 1897 sl. – in cricket: the wrong sort of ball to hit
n. 6. 1996 UK sl. – in prison: a sex offender or convicted paedophile; an informer
n. 7. 2000 Eng. gypsy usage – a police informer
• WRONG-WAY ENGLISH
n. 1993 US sl. – in pool: a spin imparted on the cue ball such that the angle of refraction off a cushion is different, if not opposite, from what would be expected
• WROTH OF RESES
n. c1882 theatrical usage – a wreath of roses; said of a male singer who vocalizes too sentimentally
• WROTHY
adj. 1422 – wrathful, angry, irate, incensed
• WROUGHT
n. 1980s sl. – a situation in which something dramatic happens
• WROUGHTER
n. 1860 con artists’ sl. – the swindler in a three-card trick
• WROUGHT IRON!
int. 1970s US college sl. – an exclamation of approval
• WROUL
n. 1825 Sc. – a dwarf; an ill-grown person; a puny child
• WROX
vb. 1649 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to decay or rot
• WROXLER
n. Bk1882 Eng. dial. – a restless, fidgety person, one continually shifting about, as on a seat
• WRUNG OUT
adj. 1950s sl., orig. US – exhausted
• WRUNG OUT LIKE A DISHCLOTH
adj. 1950s sl., orig. US – exhausted
• WRUNG-UP
adj. 1980s US college sl. – over-excited, out of control
• WRUX
n. c1875 UK school sl. – a rotter; a humbug; an objectionable person
• A WRY MOUTH AND A PISSEN PAIR OF BREECHES
n. c1780 sl. – a hanging
• WRY-NECK DAY
n. c1786 cant – a day on which a hanging occurs or is scheduled to occur
• WRYTHERS
n. Bk1869 – persons who twist or distort words from their natural use or sense
• WS
n. 1979 US sl. – a sado-masochist encounter involving enemas or urination (WaterSports)
• W.T.
n. 2000s UK juvenile sl., derogatory – the poor, working class or underclass pupils (White Trash)
• WTF!
int. 1991 US sl. – used in computer message shorthand for ‘what the fuck?’ or ‘who the fuck?’
• WUBBIT
adj. 1895 Sc. – exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy
• WUCIWUG
phr. 2001 UK sl. – what you see is what you get; used for text messaging
• WUCKLESS
adj. 1990s UK juvenile sl. – homosexual
• WUDDIE
n. 1. 1891 Sc. – a mad person
n. 2. 1964 Sc. – a nickname for a wood-worker, a carpenter
• WUDDIE -WORTHY
n. 1823 Sc. – a fellow who deserves hanging; a gallows-bird
• WUDDYFU’
n. 1818 Sc. – a person who deserves a rope
• WUDGET
n. 1860 Amer. dial. – a baby
• WUD SCUD
n. 1825 Sc. – a mad, romping boy or girl
• WUD SPURS
n. 1802 Sc. – a person who has an ardour for riding on forays or the like
• WUFF
n. 1824 Sc. obs. – a person of a flighty, fiery disposition
vb. 1940 UK sl. – to shoot a person dead; to blast with gunfire
• WUFFLE
vb. 1887 Sc. – to turn over sheets of paper; to flick through a book, etc.; to shuffle
• WUFFLER
n. L19 UK sl. – a guinea-piece; a sovereign
• WUFFO
n. 1. 1978 US sl. – in hang gliding and parachuting: anyone other than a fellow expert
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl. – a person who annoyingly asks ‘why’ or ‘what for’ questions
• WUGGLE
n. 1762 Sc. – a marsh, a bog, a pool
vb. 1865 Sc. – to waddle; to stagger along unsteadily
• WUK
vb. 1990s Black British sl. – to have sexual intercourse
• WUKKA
n. Bk1989 US college sl. – a very good-looking man or woman
• WUL
n. Bk2004 Brit. sl. – a fool
• WULBERT
n. Bk2004 Brit. sl. – a fool
• WULK
n. 1875 Sc. – a person, usually a woman, with a sour face and a sour disposition
• WULLA!; WULLER!
int. 1914 army sl. – there you are!
• WULLEMENT
n. Bk1895 N. Eng. dial. – a pale sickly-looking person
• WULLSHOCH
n. 1825 Sc. – a timid courter
• WUMBLE-CROPPED
adj. 1972 Amer. dial. – vaguely unwell, under the weather
• WUMP
n. 1. 1908 sl. – a foolish or feeble person
n. 2. 1931 colloq. – a hard blow
• WUMPERS
n. 1982 Bahamas sl. – a rubber-soled sandal, esp. one made from a car tire
• WUNCH
n. 2002 UK sl. (bunch of wankers) – a group of bankers
• WUNDY-ORGAN
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. – an extremely talkative and untruthful person
• WUNNER
n. 1840 Eng. public school sl. – an excellent person
• WUNNERFITZ
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a nosy person
• WUNZEE
vb. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago – to urinate
• WUP!
int. 1942 Amer. dial. – whoa! stop!; also used to express surprise or incredulity
• WUPPIE
n. 1990s sl. – a young urban professional who has made money via the Internet (Website and Yuppie)
• WURF
n. 1818 Sc. – a stunted, ill-grown, and ill-conditioned person; a dirty, insignificant person, esp. applied to children; a dwarfish person
• WURGILL
n. 1824 Sc. obs. – a person of narrow mind, given to the world’s care
• WURLEY
n. 1839 Aust. sl. – a hut; orig. an Aboriginal dwelling
• WURLIE
n. 1825 Sc. – a small and harsh-featured person; an ill-grown child
• WURLIN
n. 1819 Sc. – a puny, feeble child
• WURP
n. 1. 1825 Sc. obs. – a fretful, peevish person
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – a social inadequate
• WURZEL
n. 2000 UK sl., derogatory – a person from the countryside
• WUS
n. 1960s sl. – an overly timid or ineffectual person; a wimp
• WUSS
n. 1. 1960s US sl. – a weak, timid person; a wimp; someone who cannot be depended on; an exceedingly pathetic, timid, or ineffectual person
n. 2. Bk2004 Welsh sl. – a friend
• WUSS BAG
n. 1970s sl., orig. US – a weakling; someone who cannot be depended on
• WUSSER
n. 1. 1880s – a canal boat
n. 2. 1894 Eng. dial. – a ne’er-do-well; a very bad person
• WUSSETTE
n. 1970s sl., orig. US – a weakling; someone who cannot be depended on
• WUSSIE
n. 1982 US sl. – a weak, timid, passive person
• WUSSINESS
n. 1980s Amer. sl. – weakness; ineffectuality
• WUSS OUT
vb. 1977 US sl. – to lose courage; to back down; to fail to do as promised
• WUSSY
adj. 1970s sl. – cowardly, weak, effeminate, timid, passive
n. 1960s US sl. – a weak, timid, passive person; someone who cannot be depended on
• WUWOO
n. 2001 UK sl. – a mixture of marijuana and cocaine; marijuana
• WUZBIRD
n. Bk1888 Eng. dial. – a good-for-nothing person; a term of reproach
• WUZZER
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a has-been
• WUZZY
adj. 1. 1905 Amer. dial. – confused, bewildered, fuddled
adj. 2. woozy, dizzy
n. 1983 UK sl. – a female
• WYAMINE
n. 1967 US drug culture sl. – a Benzedrine™ inhaler, valued by amphetamine users
• WYATT
n. 1992 UK sl. – a person who burps or belches loudly
• WYATT EARP
n. 1. 1970s UK rhyming sl. for ‘curp’ – the penis
n. 2. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – a burp, a belch
• WYE
n. 1825 obs. – a man or person
• WYESE
n. Bk1855 obs. – men
• WYFE
n. 1825 Sc. – a woman, whether married or single; generally one past middle age
• WYFOCK
n. 1825 Sc. – a little wife; a little woman; generally used as a term of endearment
• WYLE
vb. 1737 Sc. – to choose, to select; to pick or sort out; hence, to court, to woo
• WYLET
n. Brit. back-slang on ‘telly’ – a television
• WYLIN’
adj. 2000s US teen sl. – excellent
• WYLO
vb. L19 UK criminals’ sl., orig. Anglo-Chinese – to run away
• WYLOCKS
n. 1. 20C sl. – a naughty child
n. 2. 20C sl. – a vicious horse
• WYND
n. 1825 Sc. – a warrior
• WYNONA (RYDER)
n. 2002 UK rhyming sl. – cider
• WYOMING KETCHUP
n. 1. 1920s sl. – opium
n. 2. 1930s US sl. – alcohol
• WYSSA
n. 1959 Aust. (from the telex code for ‘with all my/our love darling’) – a personal message sent or received in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic
• WYSS-WIFE
n. 1825 Sc. – a witch
• WYTE
n. 1791 Sc. obs. – the person to blame
• WYTER
n. 1866 Sc. – one who blames, an accuser
• WYTHE
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. – to look; to seem, to appear
• WYTHENSHAWE WHITE MAN
n. 2002 UK sl. – a Black man with the manners and standards of contemporary White society
• WYZZA
n. 1959 Aust. (from the telex code for ‘with all my/our love darling’) – a personal message sent or received in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic
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