Reverse Dictionary: APPROVE

ADJECTIVES
1966 — GASSY deserving approval; praiseworthy → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — SAFE worthy of approval → S. Afr. sl.
1980 — MINT a general term of thorough approval; excellent → sl.
1990 — BOOMING worthy of approval; excellent → US students sl.
1998 — WIZZY used for registering general approval; excellent, exciting, wonderful → UK sl.
2007 — SAFA very worthy of approval → UK sl.

INTERJECTIONS/PHRASES
1731 — BY GEORGE! an exclamation of approval, surprise, determination, emphasis, etc. 
1850 — BUNG UP AND BILGE FREE an expression of approval → Amer. dial.
1874 — ON APPRO on approval → UK sl.
1897 — CAPITAL! an exclamation of approval 
1897 — SWELL! an exclamation of approval or satisfaction 
..20C — DADDY! an exclamation of approval and surprise → W. Indies sl.
..20C — GOODY! an exclamation of approval, pleasure, or satisfaction → orig. Aust.
..20C — GOODY-GOODY! an exclamation of approval, pleasure, or satisfaction → orig. Aust.
..20C — I’LL GO HOPPING! an exclamation of approval, amazement, or admiration → sl.
..20C — I’LL GO HOPPING TO HELL! an exclamation of approval, amazement, or admiration → sl.
..20C — I’LL GO HOPPING TO HELL BACKWARDS! an exclamation of approval, amazement, or admiration → sl.
1903 — GOOD EGG!  an exclamation of enthusiastic approval, pleasure, or satisfaction → Brit. sl.
1905 — THAT’S THE CHAP AS MARRIED ANNA that’s the person required; used as an expression of approval → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1910 — ATTABOY! an exclamation of approval for deserving behaviour or a successful performance → Amer. sl.
1910 — ATTAGIRL! an exclamation of approval for deserving behaviour or a successful performance → Amer. sl.
1920 — BERRIES! an exclamation of approval → African-American sl.
1920 — EGGS IN THE COFFEE a phrase of approval, satisfaction; everything is excellent, wonderful, ideal → US sl.
1920 — NOT HALF! an exclamation of approval, assent, agreement, etc. → UK sl.
1922 — QUITE THE BERRIES used to signify approval → Amer. dial.
1931 — HOTCHA an exclamation of enthusiastic approval or delight
1933 — WIZARD! an exclamation of approval → UK
1934 — AMEN! an exclamation of strong approval → US sl.
1951 — BEAUTY! an exclamation of approval or pleasure → Aust. & NZ colloq.
1960 — SAFE! an exclamation of approval → US & UK teen sl.
1964 — FUCKING A! an exclamation of approval, agreement, certainty, or excitement
1967 — RIGHTEOUS! an exclamation of approval; absolutely!, excellent! → sl., orig. African-American
1969 — NICE ONE! an exclamation of approval or admiration, referring either to an action or to the report of something already carried out → sl.
1970 — WROUGHT IRON! an exclamation of approval → US students’ sl.
1978 — DYN-NO-MITE! an exclamation of strong approval → US sl.
1980 — DAWG! an exclamation of approval or surprise and disbelief → US students’ & teen sl.
1980 — DEATH! an exclamation of approval or admiration → US students’ sl.
1980 — GOTTA LOVE THAT an expression of approval of another’s good fortune → US students’ sl.
1980 — NICE ONE, CYRIL an exclamation of approval → sl.
1980 — PREESH! an exclamation of approval; thanks! → US students’ sl.
1980 — RAPID! an exclamation of approval; excellent! wonderful! → Irish sl.
1984 — AWESOME! an exclamation of enthusiastic approval; excellent, fantastic, amazing → colloq.
1988 — COOLNESS! an exclamation of approval or agreement → US sl.
1990 — COOL DEAL! an exclamation of approval or admiration → US students’ sl.
1990 — KEG!  an exclamation of approval → US students’ sl.
1990 — WHOOMP, THERE IT IS! an exclamation of approval, pleasure, and enthusiasm → sl.
1990 — WHOOT, THERE IT IS! an exclamation of approval, pleasure, and enthusiasm → sl.
1990 — WOWZERS! an exclamation of approval → US teen sl.
1992 — AND YOU KNOW THAT! an exclamation of approval or praise → US sl.
1995 — HOSTILE! an exclamation of strong approval → US sl.
1996 — AGAIN! an exclamation of strong approval → Antigua and Barbuda
1996 — BONUS! an exclamation of strong approval, pleasure, etc. → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1997 — ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS! an exclamation of strong approval → US sl.
1998 — CHOICE! an exclamation of strong approval → NZ sl.
1999 — APRICOT! an exclamation of approval; ‘peachy’! → UK students’ sl.
1999 — BEAUTY! an exclamation of approval → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
2000 — PA-DOW! an exclamation of approval, pleasure → African-American
2000 — RAH! an exclamation of approval, anger, surprise, amazement, envy, etc. → Black British sl.
2001 — LOVE IT! an exclamation of definite approval → UK
2003 — ANIMAL! an exclamation of approval → UK sl.
2003 — CHOCCY! an exclamation of approval → UK sl.
2003 — LUSH! an exclamation of approval → UK sl.
2003 — SKILL!  an exclamation of approval → UK sl.
2009 — COOL BEANS! an exclamation of agreement, approval, or satisfaction → Amer. sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS
1502 — RATIHABITATION approval, sanction → obs.
1561 — RATIHABITION approval, sanction 
1598 — ADSTIPULATION approval, support; agreement, formal assent 
1611 — ACCEPTATION approval, favourable reception; hence, assent, acquiescence, belief 
1622 — SUFFERAGE approval, permission → obs.
.M19 — OK — OKAY approval, agreement, go-ahead → sl.
1884 — APPROOF approval, praise → Eng. dial.
1924 — THE NOD approval or permission → sl.
1939 — WRAP — WRAP-UP enthusiastic approval; praise; a compliment or commendation → Aust. sl.

NOUNS, PERSON
1502 — FACTOR an approver; a partisan, an adherent → obs.
1914 — WARM WILLY a person entirely approved of → US students’ sl. (Bk.)

VERBS
1205 — BELOVE to approve, to be pleased with, to like → obs.
1585 — ANNUATE to nod in assent or agreement to something; to give one’s approval to → obs.
1678 — RATIHABIT to express approval or sanction of → Sc. obs.
1704 — RAVE to express enthusiastic approval 
1888 — OK — OKAY to grant approval to 
1890 — LAP UP to receive with obviously approval or liking 
1902 — HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR to approve of; to have a fondness for; to like, to enjoy; to be sentimentally fond 
1902 — IMPROVE to approve → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1924 — DROOL — DROOL OVER to express excessive or sycophantic approval → sl.
1926 — BUY to approve or believe; to accept as satisfactory or true → sl.
1931 — GO OVERBOARD to express enthusiastic approval → orig. US
1939 — DIG to approve of; to enjoy; to regard favourably; to like, to appreciate → orig. US
1942 — GO A BUNDLE ON — GO THE BUNDLE ON to approve of; to enjoy; to regard favourably; to like; often used in negative contexts → sl.
1973 — GET OFF ON to approve of; to enjoy; to like → sl.