APPEAR
NOUNS, PERSON
1940 ► NO-SHOW a person who unexpectedly fails to appear → sl., orig. US
VERBS
1175 ► AWN to appear; to put before a person’s eyes; to show, to manifest → obs.
1225 ► BESEEM to appear; to seem, to look obs.
1660 ► POP UP to appear suddenly and surprisingly
1825 ► PEAR to appear → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1844 ► CROP UP to appear or occur, esp. unexpectedly → colloq.
1867 ► SNITE to appear, or show oneself → Ireland (Bk.)
1900 ► POLE to appear, to arrive → Aust. sl.
1904 ► BLOW IN to appear or turn up unexpectedly; to drop in → colloq., orig. US
1905 ► WAITH → WEITHE → WYTHE to appear; to look; to seem → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
1906 ► COME OUT OF THE CANE to appear; to come out of retirement, privacy, or inactivity → Amer. dial.
1940 ► BLITZ to appear; to arrive or leave quickly → sl.
1942 ► BUST INTO VIEW to appear suddenly → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HEAVE IN SIGHT to appear; to become visible → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HOW UP ON THE SKYLINE to appear; to become visible → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► SHOW ONE’S MUG to appear, to put in an appearance → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1973 ► COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK → CRAWL OUT OF THE WOODWORK → CREEP OUT OF THE WOODWORK to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge; said of an unpleasant person or thing → UK
1974 ► SHOW to appear in person; to appear on the scene; to be present → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
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