Reverse Dictionary: AWARE

ADJECTIVES
1310 — ON-WAR aware, on one’s guard → obs.
1571 — WARING aware, cognizant of → obs.
1732 — COOL AS A CUCUMBER aware and alert; self-possessed; calm 
1764 — SAPIENT aware of, having knowledge of 
1791 — REDE aware, certain; advised; warned → Sc.
..19C — DOWN TO → DOWN UPON aware of, alert to 
1803 — DOWNY aware, knowing, artful, shrewd, cunning, crafty → sl., chiefly Brit.
1810 — FLY shrewdly aware, artful, knowing → sl.
1813 — AVISED aware, informed → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1845 — SAVEY • SAVVEY • SAVVY aware, bright, knowledgeable 
.M19 — ACQUAINTED aware, knowing → UK criminals’ sl.
.M19.ALIVE aware, esp. of a criminal scheme; knowledgeable → sl.
.M19 — ALL THERE AND A HA’PORTH OVER aware, smart → sl.
1876 — ON well aware of; fully comprehending the nature of → US sl.
1877 — ON TO in a state of awareness; knowing or realizing the true meaning, nature, etc. → colloq.
1880 — ALL THERE aware, alert, sharp → UK
..L19 — IN IT aware, alive → US sl.
..L19 — JACK aware → Aust. sl.
..L19 — UP ON aware of what is happening, alert → colloq.
1900 — WRAPPED UP aware, sophisticated → US sl.
1913 — KNOWING TO aware of → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1930 — READY aware, sophisticated, prepared to deal with the real world → African-American sl.
1940 — COOKING WITH GAS aware, having become wise to something → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — WITH IT aware of all that is happening; stylish; part of a subculture → US sl.
1950 — DAP aware, alert, knowledgeable, sophisticated, up-to-date → US African-American sl.
1950 — POLICED aware, knowledgeable → African-American sl.
1954 — AWAKE TO aware of a secret plan, trick, deception or the like; aware of a person’s deceitful character or hidden agenda → Aust. sl.
1960 — ALL WOKE UP aware, knowledgeable → US sl.
1970 — ICE aware, sophisticated 
1980 — UP ON IT aware, knowledgeable → African-American sl.
1980 — ZERO COOL extremely aware, alert, up-to-date, relaxed, cool → teen sl.
1984 — SUSSED aware, informed → Brit. sl.


NOUNS
1510 — ACKNOWLEDGE awareness; admitted or communicated knowledge, recognition, cognizance → obs.
1785 — SABBE • SABBY • SAVEY • SAVV • SAVVEY • SAVVY • SCAVEY awareness; understanding, intelligence 
1865 — DOWNINESS a being aware, alert, or savvy; cunning, craftiness → sl., orig. & chiefly Brit.
2007 — BRIGHTS intelligence, awareness → US sl. (Bk.)


NOUNS, PERSON
1821 — DOWNY a person who is aware, alert, or savvy; a crafty or cunning person → sl. obs., chiefly Brit.
1823 — COOL CUSTOMER a person who is aware and alert, self-possessed, or calm 
1825 — COOL FISH a person who is aware and alert, self-possessed, or calm 
1827 — COOL HAND a person who is aware and alert, self-possessed, or calm → Amer. sl.
1830 — COOL CARD a person who is aware and alert, self-possessed, or calm 
1937 — HEP BIRD a person considered aware, cool, sophisticated, or stylish → sl., orig. US
1937 — HEPCAT a person considered aware, cool, sophisticated, or stylish → sl., orig. US
1937 — HIPCAT a man who is aware or well-informed; one who is in the know, esp. about jazz music and culture → sl., orig. US
1938 — HIPSTER a person who is, or purports to be aware or well-informed; one who is in the know, esp. with regard to jazz music and culture → sl., orig. US
1948 — HIPPIE • HIPPY a person who is aware and well-informed; one who is in the know, esp. about jazz music and culture; a hipster → sl., orig. US
1950 — ACE HI an aware, sophisticated person; a street-wise person → African-American sl.
1965 — HEPPED-CAT a person considered aware, cool, sophisticated, or stylish → US sl.
1971 — MICROBOPPER a very young aware person → US sl. (Bk.)
1975 — HIP GEE a man who is aware, in the know, or who can be trusted → Amer. sl. (Bk.)


VERBS
1300 KEN to be aware of; to know, to understand, to perceive a fact, etc. → chiefly Sc.
1785 — SAVEY • SAVEZ • SAVVEY • SAVVY • SCAVEY to be aware of; to understand 
1792 — BE DOWN ON to be aware of, to understand → UK sl. obs.
1830 — KNOW HOW MANY BEANS MAKE FIVE to be aware; often implying that someone is not easily fooled → sl.
1834 — MIND to be aware of; to notice → Amer. dial.
.M19 — HAVE ALL ONE’S BUTTONS DONE UP to be aware or ‘on the ball’; to be smart → sl.
1850 — SABE to be aware of; to understand 
1859 — WAKE UP to make someone aware; to inform someone → Aust. sl.
1888 — SMART UP to become more shrewd, wise, intelligent, or aware; to wise up → orig. & chiefly US
..20C DROP TO to become aware of, recognize, realize → sl. chiefly US & Aust.
1902 — NOT COME DOWN IN THE LAST SHOWER to be aware → Aust. sl.
1910 — WAKE • WAKE UP to become aware of something → Aust. sl.
1920 NEVER MISS A TRICK to be highly aware → orig. US
1953 — WAKE YOU to make you aware of something → US sl.
1960 — PLAYING WITH A FULL DECK to be aware, intelligent → sl.
1999 — TUMBLE TO to become aware of → Aust. sl. (Bk.)