BODY – ADJECTIVES
• attracted to another’s body IN LUST 1963 Amer. sl.
• big-bodied, burly MASTIFF 1668 obs.
• big-bodied, burly MASTY 1665 obs.
• characterized by a tendency to store fat around the abdomen, rather than on the hips or thighs APPLE-SHAPED 1779
• hairless; said of a man’s body SMOOTH 1997 US sl.
• having a good body; looking good naked CUT-UP WELL 19C Brit. sl.
• having an attractive body; generously built CONSTRUCTED 1950s Amer. sl.
• long-bodied LONG-GEARED 1894 Amer. dial.
• of a neat compact build, well-made, shapely TIGHT 1697 arch. or Eng. dial.
• soft and flabby, out of shape; said of a person’s body SLAMMOCKY; SLAWMECKY; SLOMMACHY; SLOMMACKY; SLUMMACKY; SLUMMOCKY; SLUMMUCKY 1861 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• soft, yielding, flabby; said of the body or flesh QUAGGY 1600
• well-built; usually said of a woman PUT-TOGETHER 1960s Amer. sl.
BODY – NOUNS
• a body BOD 1788 sl.
• a body QUARROM; QUARROME; QUARROMES; QUARREN; QUARROMS; QUARRON; QUARRONS 1567 criminals’ cant obs.
• a body, i.e. a corpse TOM NODDY 20C US rhyming sl.
• a body not necessarily dead but maimed or reduced to a pitiable condition ABLACH 1875 Sc.
• a curvaceous figure COKE FRAME 1930s African-American sl.
• a dead body; a corpse WORM-FOOD 20C sl.
• a female’s figure ARMOR 1997 US sl.
• an attractive figure CLASSY CHASSIS 1930s sl.
• an expanse of exposed female flesh HOT BEEF M20 US sl.
• an expanse of exposed female flesh HOT MEAT M20 US sl.
• an expanse of exposed female flesh HOT MUTTON M20 US sl.
• a peek at a woman’s breasts, thighs, or pelvic area allowed on purpose or by accidental circumstances FREE SHOW 20C US colloq.
• a shapely female figure ARTILLERY 1929 Amer. sl.
• a shapely female figure FIELD ARTILLERY 1929 Amer. sl.
• a strange body ODD BOD 20C US sl.
• a tapered body with jutting buttocks EUROPEAN ACCENTUATION 1950s homosexual sl.
• a woman’s body PAN 20C US sl.
• a woman’s body considered as a source of pleasure for men PARK 20C
• down or soft hair growing on the body COTTON 1615 obs. rare
• one’s body BONE WAGON 1937 Amer. dial.
• one’s body BUTT 1954
• one’s body, esp. the parts which are not visible in public; the buttocks ANATOMY 20C US
• one’s body, exterior, appearance OUTWARD ADAM 1837 Amer. dial.
• one’s body; one’s buttocks CARCASS 1957 Amer. dial.
• one’s body, person, or self ARSE; ASS 1698
• one’s body, person, or self ASSHOLE 1973 Amer. sl.
• one’s body, self, or flesh MUTTON L18 US sl.
• the body BELLY c1275 obs.
• the body BUDDY 1990s W. Indies & Black British usage
• the body CAGE 1973 US sl.
• the body CASE 1547-64
• the body EARTH a1600
• the body SOUL-CASE 1699 sl.
• the body; physique MAN-CASE 1655 obs. nonce word
• the body; the female figure CHASSIS 1930s sl.
• the body; the skeleton; the mortal remains BONES a1000
• the body; the trunk CARCASE 1899 Amer. dial.
• the female body BOODY 1970 Amer. dial.
• the flesh between the genitals region and the anus CHOAD; CHODE Bk2006 US sl.
• the front of the body from chest to loins BOSS Bk1911 Sc.
• the hinder part of the body BACKWARD 1627 obs.
• the human body APPLE-CART B1790 sl.
• the human body BONE-HOUSE 1870
• the human body LUMP OF CLAY a1425
• the human body, living or dead CARRION 19C Brit. sl.
• the outer part, surface, or external appearance of the body HABIT 1652 obs.
• the upper body; the breast or the chest EAST AND WEST 1923 UK rhyming sl.
• the visible outer part of the body; skin and complexion HIDE AND HUE c1330 obs.
BODY – NOUNS, PERSON
• a female whose body is very attractive, but who has an unattractive face BUTTERFACE 2000s African-American sl.
• a person with an odd body ODD BOD 20C US sl.
• a person with a physically toned body, typically as the result of exercise; a physically trim, muscular, sexually attractive person HARDBODY 1980 colloq., orig. US
• a young woman with a plump, well-rounded figure FATTY CAKE 20C sl.
• the human body; a person stigmatized as soulless LUMP OF CLAY a1425
BODY – PHRASES
• the oral stimulation of all parts of a partner’s body AROUND THE WORLD 1951 US sl.
BODY – VERBS
• to move the body or any part of it; to stir QUETCH; QUITCH c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• to show off one’s body STRUT ONE’S STUFF Bk1995 US sl.
BODY BAG – NOUNS
• a body bag BAGGIE 1973 Amer. military sl.
BODYBUILDER, BODYBUILDING – ADJECTIVES
• without fat; said of a bodybuilder CARVED UP 1984 US sl.
BODYBUILDER etc. – NOUNS
• a body-building gymnasium MEAT-MARKET M20 US sl.
• a body-building gymnasium MEAT-RACK M20 US sl.
BODYBUILDER etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
• a Body-Builder BB 2005 US homosexual sl.
• a female bodybuilder in excellent shape, with very good muscle tone HARDBODY Bk2006
• a homosexual man devoted to body-building and the resultant musculature MUSCLE MARY 1980s homosexual sl.
• a massive bodybuilder BIG BOY Bk1997 weightlifters’ usage
• an unusually large bodybuilder HULK 1980 US sl.
BODYBUILDER etc. – VERBS
• to achieve definition, or well-developed and sculpted muscles GET VEINS 1984 US bodybuilders’ sl.
• to eat food that is not in your regular diet GARBAGE UP 1984 US bodybuilders’ sl.
• to use muscles others than those designed for use in a particular exercise CHEAT 1984 US bodybuilders’ sl
BODYGUARD – NOUNS, PERSON
• a bodyguard BACK 1995 African-American sl.
• a bodyguard HACK 1989 UK sl.
• a bodyguard, a hired thug; an athletic or muscular man ANIMAL 1921 Amer. sl.
• a bodyguard; an armed personal attendant WARDECORPS a1330 obs.
• a bodyguard; a publicity agent; a person employed to advise or protect a politician, celebrity, etc. usually used in the plural HANDLER 1909 orig. US
• a bodyguard; a thug; a bully ENFORCER Bk2006 US sl.
• a bodyguard; a thug; a gangster HAMMER 1928 sl.
• a bodyguard, esp. of a witness, under police or federal protection BABYSITTER Bk2002 criminals’ sl.
• a bodyguard hired to protect a criminal MINDER 1924 sl.
• a bodyguard, often for a witness under police protection BABYSISTER Bk1992 police usage
• a gangster’s bodyguard SIDEWINDER 1940s sl.
• a hired bodyguard or thug; a gunman TRIGGER MAN 1930 sl., chiefly US
• an armed bodyguard or guard HEAVY MAN 1933 US criminals’ sl.
• a trusty bodyguard or follower; a personal attendant or ‘right-hand man’ of a Highland chief HANCHMAN c1730 Sc. obs.
• bodyguards; people employed for their strength; bouncers, strong-arm men; men with authority employed to keep the peace, such as police, or to use violence if necessary, such as a criminal’s hench-men HEAVIES Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BODY-SNATCHER, BODY-SNATCHING – NOUNS
• body-snatching RESURRECTON-RIG Bk1903 sl.
BODY-SNATCHER etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
• a body-snatcher PATCHMAN 1890 Eng. dial.
• a body-snatcher RESURRECTION-COVE Bk1903 sl.
• a body-snatcher RESURRECTIONIST 1862 sl.
• a body-snatcher RESURRECTION-MAN 1821 sl.
• a body-snatcher RESURRECTION-WOMAN 1814 sl.
• a body-snatcher; a resurrectionist ALL-NIGHT MAN E19 sl.
• a body-snatcher, a resurrectionist RESURRECTOR 1863 Sc.
BOG, BOGGY – ADJECTIVES
• boggy MIZZICKY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• boggy; having the characteristics of a marsh BUTTERMILK 1843 Amer. dial.
• boggy; marshy QUOBBY 1881 Eng. dial.
• boggy; marshy, swampy, muddy SLUMPY 1823 orig. Eng. dial.
• boggy, miry, swampy LAIRY 1700s
• boggy, miry, swampy SUMPY 1829 Eng. dial.
• boggy, spongy SANKY 1841 Eng. dial.
• boggy; swampy QUEACHY 1593 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• boggy, swampy VOGGY B1900 Sc.
• boggy; swampy WAUCHIE 1825 Sc. obs.
• boggy; that shakes under foot; full of quags; soft QUAGGY 1610
• boggy; wet, marshy QUEECHY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BOG etc. – NOUNS
• a bog MIMMAM 1790 Eng. dial.
• a bog; a marsh MUSKEG 1890 Amer. dial.
• a bog; a marsh, a fen; an area of wetland CURRAGH 1780 Ireland
• a bog; a marsh, a pool WAGGLE; WUGGLE 1762 Sc.
• a bog; a marsh, a swamp SUG 1578 obs.
• a bog; a marsh, a swamp SUMPT c1425 obs.
• a bog; a marsh, a swamp, a morass SUMP c1425
• a bog; a marshy spot QUAB 1627 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• a bog; a marshy spot; a quagmire; a quicksand QUOB 1876 Eng. dial.
• a bog; a muddy ditch or hole; a stream flowing through boggy land LETCH 1138 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• a bog; a quagmire QUAMIRE 1555 obs.
• a bog; a quagmire; a flat, spongy piece of ground SANCOME 1841 Eng. dial.
• a bog, a quagmire, a marsh QUAW 1535 Sc.
• a bog; a swamp VOG Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• a boggy or marshy spot QUAG 1589
• a boggy or muddy place; a marsh; a swamp SLUMP E19 Eng. dial.
• a boggy or quaggy condition QUAGGINESS 1653
• a boggy place MIZZICK Bk1847 Eng. dial.
• a boggy spot; a muddy hole LAIR-HOLE 1889 Eng. dial.
• a bog or fen; wet boggy ground CARR c1330 Eng. dial.
• a peat-bog, a swamp YARF 1897 Sc.
• a piece of boggy land SOG 19C Eng. dial.
• a quaking bog BOBBINQUA Bk1911 Sc.
• a quaking bog, a quagmire BABANQUA 1837 Sc.
• a soft boggy place; a quagmire MIZZEY, MIZZY 1679 Eng. dial.
• a wet, boggy or muddy spot; a mire LAIR; LARE a1976 Sc.
• boggy land LOON SHIT 1987 Can. sl.
• bog land SANCOMMY 1841 Eng. dial. obs.
• wet, boggy land which requires draining QUEACHY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BOG etc. – VERBS
• to engulf as in a bog IMBOG 1812 Sc. obs.
• to stick or sink in bog or mire; to become bogged LAIR; LARE a1572
• to tremble under foot; said of wet, boggy land QUAIL 1777 Eng. dial.
BOGEY, BOGEYMAN, BOGIE, BOGY – NOUNS
• a bogey, a hobgoblin BOLLY 1724 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• a bogeyman; a fictitious animal WALLOPA-WILLIPUS; WILLIPUS-WALLIPUS 1892 Amer. dial.
• a bogeyman; a fictitious animal WILLIPUS-WAMPUS 1921 Amer. dial.
• a bogeyman; an object of terror HAG 1611 obs.
• a bogey or hobgoblin SCRATTY Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• a bogey used to frighten children RAW-HEAD B1900 Eng. dial.
• a bogey used to frighten children; a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear RAWHEAD AND BLOODY BONES 1637 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• a bogie BUGGER Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• a boogeyman or hobgoblin OLD BILLY 1894
• a boogeyman or hobgoblin OLD BILLY HELL 1969 Amer. dial.
• a nursery bogy BLACK BOGGLE 1856 Eng. dial.
• a nursery bogy BLACK BOGY 1856 Eng. dial.
BOGUS – ADJECTIVES
• bogus, false, counterfeit, sham SHNIDE; SNIDE; SNIDEY 1859 UK
• bogus; false; phony CRANK Bk2006 US sl.
• bogus, phony, fake BOGUE 1953 Amer. dial.
• bogus, phony, fake BOGUISH 1935 Amer. dial.
• bogus, sham, falsified, false MARGARINE 1891
BOHEMIAN – ADJECTIVES
• bohemian, unconventional BOHO 1958 US sl.
BOHEMIAN – NOUNS, PERSON
• a Bohemian BOCK 1967 Amer. dial., derogatory
• a Bohemian BOHEMIE 1968 Amer. dial.
• a Bohemian CARP 1968 Amer. dial., derogatory
• a Bohemian; a foreigner; an eastern or southeastern European, esp. of the working class BOHUNKUS 1924 Amer. dial., often derogatory
• a Bohemian; a foreigner; an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe, esp. one of inferior class, and often specifically applied to a Hungarian BOHUNK 1903 Amer. dial., often derogatory
• a Bohemian, in the sense of an unconventional person BOHO 1958 US sl.
• a Bohemian; one who acts without regard for conventions LARIKIN L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• a Bohemian; one who acts without regard for conventions LARRY L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• a Bohemian, one who acts without regard for conventions TALENT 1880 Aust. sl.
• a Bohemian; one who acts without regard for social convention LURCHER 20C Aust. sl.
• a Bohemian or Czech CHESKY 1945 Amer. dial.
• a Bohemian or Czech CZEZSKI 1964 Amer. dial.
• a Bohemian or Czech HEEGAN; HEGAN 1916 Amer. dial.
• a member of the Bohemian counterculture BOHAWK 1952 US sl.
• members of any fast or high-class Bohemian set HAUTE BOHÈME 1925
BOIL (swelling) – NOUNS
• a boil BOGAN; BOGGAN Bk1911 Sc.
• a boil BUMP c1960 Amer. dial.
• a boil CAN OF OIL 20C rhyming sl.
• a boil CONAN (DOYLE) 1932 UK rhyming sl.
• a boil MRS DOYLE 1998 UK rhyming sl.
• a boil; a blister BLUSH Bk1911 Sc.
• a boil, a carbuncle ALLER 1790 Eng. dial.
• a boil, a carbuncle; an old sore ALLERNBATCH 1746 Eng. dial.
• a boil, an abscess BEALING a1605 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• a boil, an abscess, or other swelling RAISING 1966 Amer. dial.
• a boil; a furuncle BOILER c1960 Amer. dial.
• a boil; an abscess, esp. in the ear BEEAL 1942 Amer. dial.
• a boil; a pimple BURBLE 1555 obs.
• a boil, a pimple, a mole, or a wart PET 1902 Amer. dial.
• a boil; a pustule; an abscess BEAL c1400 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• a boil; a small blister; a pimple QUILT Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• a boil; a sore, an ulcer KYLE 1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• a boil or blister on hands or feet; a pustule full of matter BLUSHIN; BLUSHION Bk1911 Sc.
• a little boil BLAID 1790 Eng. dial. obs.
• a small boil; a pimple or pustule; a stye QUAT 1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• a small boil or blister; a pimple; a stye in the eye QUOT 1691 Eng. dial.
• a small boil or pimple NESSCOCK Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• a small boil or pimple NESSCOCKLE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• a small suppurating boil or pimple NISTIE-COCK 1866 Sc. obs.
• a swelling that becomes a boil or pimple BOLGAN Bk1911 Sc.
• boils or pimples VOLCANOES Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• the head of a boil DOT a1000 Eng. dial. rare
• the head of a boil MOMMA 1966 Amer. dial.
• the root of a boil, corn, etc. TANNER Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
BOIL, BOILED, BOILING (liquids) – ADJECTIVES
• boiled YBOYLID c1430 obs.
• boiled to shreds TAIVERED; TAIVERT 1825 Sc.
• boiling; agitated, as if boiling EBULLIENT 1599
• boiling, bubbling BULLIENT 1669 obs. rare
• boiling; heaving with heat AESTUANT 1633 obs. rare
• boiling; heaving with heat AESTUATING 1674 obs.
• boiling; said of liquids, molten metal, etc. WALLING c1000 obs.
• easy to be boiled; capable of being decocted DECOCTIBLE 1656 rare
BOIL (liquids) etc. – ADVERBS
• in a boiling state ABOIL 1858
BOIL (liquids) etc. – NOUNS
• a boiling or bubbling over DEBULLITION 1727 obs.
• a boiling up, feverish disturbance, ebullition AESTUATION; ESTUATION 1605 obs.
• an act of seething or bubbling up when brought to boiling-point WAMBLE 1620 obs.
• a sudden boiling or bubbling over EBULLITION 1534
• reduction by evaporation in boiling, boiling down; reduction DECOCTION 1650 obs.
• the boiling-point BINNER Bk1911 Sc.
• the bubbling and heaving of water, etc. in a process of boiling WALM a1000 obs.
• the process of boiling, or keeping a liquid at the boiling point by the application of heat EBULLITION 1594
• the series of noisy bubbling motions made by water, etc. rapidly boiling, or approaching boiling point WALLOP 1565 obs.
BOIL (liquids) etc. – VERBS
• to boil BILE; BOWL Bk1911 Sc.
• to boil CORROBOREE Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• to boil DANCE Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• to boil GALLOP a1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• to boil QUADLE 1633 obs.
• to boil SIEDE 1481 obs.
• to boil and bubble, as water or broth QUADDLE 1892 Eng. dial.
• to boil down or away; to concentrate by boiling DECOCT 1538 obs.
• to boil or bubble over DEBULLIATE 1656 obs.
• to boil; said of a liquid WALL c1000 obs.
• to boil, to be in a state of ebullition EBULLATE 1623 obs. rare
• to boil; to bubble as in boiling WALM 1610 obs.
• to boil, to bubble out EBULLIATE 1599 rare
• to boil; to cook; to prepare as food by the agency of fire DECOCT c1420 obs.
• to boil, to heave like a boiling fluid; to throb BELK 1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• to boil; to heave; to surge up like the tide AESTUATE; ESTUATE 1620 obs.
• to boil; to seethe; said of water, the blood WAMBLE 1636 obs.
• to boil vigorously RAMP 1901 Sc.
• to boil violently and with a noisy bubbling WALLOP 1579
• to boil with a rapid noisy bubbling BOIL A WALLOP 1565 obs.
• to boil with a rapid noisy bubbling SEETHE A WALLOP 1565 obs.
• to bring to a hard, rolling boil for a short time, as water for a pot of tea BOIL A FEW WALLOPS 1975 Amer. dial.
• to check water at boiling point by dashing cold water into it SCLENCH Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• to drain the water off potatoes, etc., when boiled TEEM 1890 Eng. dial.
• to make a noise in boiling; said of water QUOBBLE; QUODDLE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• to make a sound like that of boiling liquid PABBLE 1832 Sc.
• to pour water on articles of food to be boiled; to drain solids that have been boiled BREE Bk1911 Sc.
• to puff in the act of boiling WAFF Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BOISTEROUS, BOISTEROUSLY, BOISTEROUSNESS – ADJECTIVES
• boisterous BOASTEROUS 1968 Amer. dial.
• boisterous BOISTART Bk1911 Sc.
• boisterous BOUSTEROUS Bk1911 Sc.
• boisterous LALEEKING; LALLOCKING Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• boisterous and rough in manner; uncouth, unpolished RAMBASKIOUS; RAMBASKISH; RAMBUSTEOUS 1825 Sc.
• boisterous, blustering; noisy; bustling TEARING 1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• boisterous, energetic, vigorous, lively RAMBUNCTIOUS; RUMBUNCTIOUS 1830 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• boisterous, esp. when lightly intoxicated; thoughtless; funny RAPSICAL Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• boisterous; fierce BOUSTEOUS Bk1911 Sc.
• boisterous, forward, rash, bold, quarrelsome, out of humour RUMGUMPTIOUS 1790 Eng. dial.
• boisterous, happy, jolly; bantering CHAFFEY; CHAFFY 1859 Amer. dial.
• boisterous, in high spirits, elated MALEDDY 1923 Sc.
• boisterous in manner; rough and strong RAMSTUGIOUS Bk1905 Sc. obs.
• boisterous, lively, spirited; wild, unruly, outrageous; rampageous RAMPACIOUS 1837 rare
• boisterous, noisy RORY-CUM-TORY 1893 obs. rare
• boisterous, noisy and unruly; forward; obstreperous RAMBUMPTIOUS 1911 Amer. dial.
• boisterous, noisy and unruly; forward; obstreperous RAMBUNKSHUS 1866 Amer. dial.
• boisterous, noisy and unruly; forward; obstreperous RAMBUNKSIOUS 1904 Amer. dial.
• boisterous, noisy; careless of the comfort of others; turbulent, unruly, rough, uproarious RUMBUSTIOUS 1778 colloq.
• boisterous, noisy, discordant CALLITHUMPIAN 1851 Amer. dial.
• boisterous, noisy, disorderly RAMPAGEROUS 1890 Eng. dial.
• boisterous, noisy; furious, angry, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, disorderly, outrageous RAMPAGINOUS 1822 Sc.
• boisterous, noisy, harsh-sounding, loud STREPEROUS 1637 obs.
• boisterous, noisy, loud RORY-TORY1683 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• boisterous, noisy, obstreperous BALLAHOO 20C W. Indies sl.
• boisterous, noisy, obstreperous RAKUSSING 1879 Eng. dial.
• boisterous; noisy; quarrelsome JANGLESOME B1900 Eng. dial.
• boisterous, noisy, raving RANTY-MAD Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• boisterous, noisy, reckless RACKETING 1893 obs. rare
• boisterous, noisy, reckless RACKETTY 1893 obs. rare
• boisterous, noisy, reckless RACKLESOME 1893 obs. rare
• boisterous, noisy; rip-roaring; lively ROOTIN’ TOOTIN’ 1913 colloq., chiefly N. Amer.
• boisterous, noisy, rough, loud, or violent in sound BOISTOUS c1430 obs.
• boisterous, noisy, rowdy; coarse or earthy; crudely comic RORTY 1882 sl.
• boisterous, noisy, strongly self-assertive, pompous ROBUSTIOUS a1548
• boisterous, noisy, unruly; disorderly RAMPAGEOUS; RAMPAGIOUS 1822
• boisterous, noisy, unruly; fond of rough play; careless of the comfort of others; uproarious, obstreperous RUMBUSTICAL 1795 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• boisterous, noisy, uproarious RORITORIOUS 1821
• boisterous, riotous RANTIPOLING 1876 Eng. dial.
• boisterous, riotous, disorderly, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable RANDIE; RANDY 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• boisterous, riotous, disorderly, violent RAMP 1715 Sc.
• boisterous, rollicking, rip-roaring TEARING-DOWN 1845 Amer. dial.
• boisterous, romping GAMSIN’ 1908 Sc.
• boisterous, romping; said of children RAMMISH 1825 Sc.
• boisterous, rough RAGGLISH; RAGLISH Bk1905 Sc.
• boisterous, rough in manner, riotous, disorderly; quarrelsome RAMSTOUGAR; RAMSTOUGEROUS; RAMSTUGEROUS 1864 Sc.
• boisterous, rowdy TEAR-BRASS 1880 Eng. dial.
• boisterous, rude RUFFATORY B1900 Eng. dial.
• boisterous, rude, rough; impudent RUFTY-TUFTY 1606 obs.
• boisterous, spirited, lively; unruly, riotous RAMBUSTIOUS 1853
• boisterous, stormy GALEY; GALY Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• boisterous, stormy, rough GURLIE; GURLY 1718 Sc.
• boisterous, teasing, bullying; rough, rude HALLOCKING Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• boisterous, uproarious ROISTERING 1575
• boisterous, uproarious ROISTEROUS 1575
• boisterous, uproarious, roaring, roistering, swaggering, wild TORY-RORY 1678 obs.
• boisterous, vigorous, full of spirit; wildly noisy RIP-ROARING 1834 colloq., orig. US
• boisterous, vigorous, full of spirit; wildly noisy RIP-SNORTING 1846 colloq., orig. US
• boisterous, vigorous; violent RIPROARIOUS; RIPRORIOUS 1830 colloq., orig. US
• boisterous, violent, headstrong, impetuous OVERITIOUS B1900 Sc.
• boisterous, wild SHANDY L17 Eng. dial.
• boisterous, wild, unmanageable HELLICAT 1819 Sc.
BOISTEROUS etc. – ADVERBS
• boisterously, wildly; in a roaring, wild, or uproarious manner TORY-RORY 1664 obs.
BOISTEROUS etc. – NOUNS
• a boisterous celebration, a party SHIVOO M19 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• a boisterous good time; a spree RAMP L19 sl.
• a boisterousness, roving disposition RAMPLOSITY 1887 Sc.
• a boisterous noise AMMERGAG; HAMMERGAG Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous noise; a disturbance; an uproar, a hubbub; a bitter quarrel ROWDY-DOW 1872
• a boisterous occasion, not necessarily a wake PADDY FUNERAL; PADDY’S FUNERAL 20C sl.
• a boisterous or rowdy social gathering FANDANGO 1848 Amer. dial.
• boisterous, noisy jollification; loud mirth GALLAFER 1898 Sc.
• boisterous, noisy play; romping TEARATION B1900 Eng. dial.
BOISTEROUS etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
• a boisterous brawling person GLUFFIS; GLUFFUS Bk1866 Sc.
• a boisterous child; a romp RAMMACKS 19C Eng. dial.
• a boisterous, furious, or quarrelsome fellow RAMPADGEON Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous, merry, dissolute person; a roisterer; a person of loose habits GAY GREEK 1536 rare
• a boisterous, noisy girl, a romp MOLLY-HAWN Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous, noisy girl or woman; a romp or rude girl; a hoyden HEIGHTY TOITY 1785 sl. obs.
• a boisterous, noisy girl or woman; a romp or rude girl; a hoyden HIGHTY-TIGHTY 1699 cant obs.
• a boisterous, noisy, merry fellow; a reckless, dissipated person RAMPS Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous, noisy person BALAHU 1943 W. Indies
• a boisterous or dissolute person MAD GREEK M16 rare
• a boisterous or dissolute person MERRY GREEK M16 rare
• a boisterous or jovial young Cockney man ‘ARRY 1874 UK colloq.
• a boisterous or jovial young Cockney woman, typically the notional wife or girlfriend of ‘Arry ‘ARRIET 1879 UK colloq.
• a boisterous or mischievous boy; a giddy, wild, romping girl HEMPY 1818
• a boisterous or mischievous boy; a rough, troublesome fellow; one fit for the gallows HEMP Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous or quarrelsome person; a restless, romping person; one who prances about furiously RAMPAGER 1879 Sc.
• a boisterous, passionate, imperious woman; a cantankerous, argumentative woman; a scold BARGE 1880 Sc. & Ireland
• a boisterous person RUMPULLION B1900 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous person; a noisy simpleton; a staring, gaping fellow GAPESORMAN; GAPESAWMAN; GAPE-SIMON Bk1862 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous, romping child; a harum-scarum or rough person RIPSTICK Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous, romping child; a termagant; a clumsy person RANTIPOLE 18C
• a boisterous, romping child; a termagant; a clumsy person RANTIPOW 1807 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous, romping, irrepressible child who is always ‘ripping his stitches,’ i.e., tearing his clothes; a wild, reckless person RIPSTITCH Bk1875 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous, rough person RUGGY-DUGGY B1900 Sc.
• a boisterous, rude boy; one who is fond of horseplay, knocking and shoving his playfellows about at all risks RUFFATORY 1830 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous, rude child; a romp; one always getting into mischief and tearing his clothes TEAR-RAG B1900 Eng. dial.
• a boisterous, rude, or forward boy TOMBOY a1553 obs.
• a boisterous, uncontrollable person; one who tears or rushes away, or acts with great impetuosity; one who behaves in a wild, uncontrolled, or reckless manner; a rebellious and unruly young person TEAR-AWAY 1891
• a person who causes trouble or creates chaos, esp. by boisterous, wild, or outrageous behaviour; a spirited, outspoken, fast-acting person; esp. such a person who does not observe common propriety HELL-RAISER 1882 colloq.
BOISTEROUS etc. – VERBS
• to abound with boisterous good spirits; to be full of mirth or fun RAFF 1824 Sc.
• to act boisterously HAWBUCK 1896 Amer. dial.
• to act boisterously; to rough-house MALAHACK 1901 Amer. dial.
• to be boisterous, jovial, uproariously gay or merry; to frolic, to romp; to lead a gay or dissolute life RANT 1598
• to be boisterously convivial BREAK DOWN c1870 colloq.
• to be boisterous or noisy TEAR OFF THE SHINGLES 1966 Amer. dial.
• to behave boisterously BIRTLE 1952 Amer. dial.
• to behave boisterously, aggressively, or violently ROUGH IT UP 1897
• to behave in a boisterous, agitated, or noisy manner ROUNCE a1500 rare
• to behave in a boisterous, comic, or unruly manner; to play tricks on someone; to make a conspicuous display of oneself CUT A SHINE 1830 Amer. dial.
• to behave in a boisterous, comic, or unruly manner; to play tricks on someone; to make a conspicuous display of oneself CUT SHINES 1848 Amer. dial.
• to behave in a boisterous manner RAISE CAIN 1840 colloq.
• to behave in a boisterous, noisy, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily GAUSTER; GOWSTER; GOYSTER 1674 Eng. dial.
• to enjoy oneself boisterously or noisily; to behave uproariously; to revel ROIST 1563 obs.
• to enjoy oneself in a boisterous, wild manner, usually with much noise and whisky; to be drunk and boisterous RAISE HELL 20C Amer. colloq.
• to enjoy oneself in a boisterous, wild manner, usually with much noise and whisky; to be drunk and boisterous RAISE SAND 20C Amer. colloq.
• to move in a boisterous manner RANK 1870 Eng. dial.
• to run around boisterously; to gad about, to go out in search of pleasure RAM AROUND 1939 Amer. dial.
• to talk or sing boisterously or noisily GALDER Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
BOLD, BOLDLY, BOLDNESS – ADJECTIVES
897 • KEEN bold, brave, valiant, daring (obs.)
1000 • DEAR • DERE bold, brave, strenuous, hardy (obs.)
1000 • DOUGHTY bold, brave, fearless and resolute; stout-hearted
1000 • ORPED bold, brave, valiant, stout, strenuous (obs.)
1175 • DERF bold, daring, courageous, brave, hardy (obs.)
1205 • KEENLY bold, courageous (obs.)
1205 • YEPE bold, daring, alert, active, nimble, brisk (obs.)
1225 • STALWORTH bold, brave, daring, courageous, valiant, mighty (obs.)
1297 • KEEN bold, proud, forward, insolent, heinous (obs.)
1300 • CANT bold, brisk, courageous, hearty, lusty, lively, merry, hale
1380 • HEARTY bold, courageous (obs.)
1400 • AWELESS bold, fearless, courageous
1400 • DERF bold, audacious, daringly wicked (obs.)
1400 • TALL bold, brave, valiant; stout or strong in combat (obs.)
1420 • MALAPERT bold or forward from lack of proper respect or modesty (obs.)
1450 • HAUTAIN bold, courageous; of exalted courage (obs.)
1532 • TEMERARIOUS bold, rash, careless; unreasonably adventurous
1566 • FACING bold, audacious (obs.)
1567 • HEARTSOME bold, courageous, spirited (obs.)
1578 • BASHLESS bold, unabashed, shameless, unblushing (obs.)
1603 • AUDACULOUS a little bold or daring (obs.)
1620 • ANIMOUS bold, spirited, courageous (obs.)
1640 • VENTORIOUS bold, daring, adventurous; characterized by venturesomeness (obs.)
1713 • RAMP bold, wild, wanton, unrestrained, rompish; full of rude health and spirits
1750 • BOBBERSOME bold, in high spirits, forward, venturesome; impatient
1788 • BARDIE • BARDY bold, fierce, turbulent
1789 • BOLD AS BRASS very bold or impudent; brazen-faced
1789 • GALLOWS bold, brave, tough, daring, ostentatious, nonchalant
1790 • DAIROUS • DAROUS bold, daring (obs.)
1790 • RUMGUMPTIOUS bold, rash, forward; violent and obstinate in opinion
E19 • ASPERANT bold, proud, haughty
1801 • PAUKY • PAWKY bold, proud, conceited, impudent, precocious, forward, inquisitive; esp. used of children
1808 • MAKINT bold, confident, assured, brazen
1816 • BRASS-VISAGED bold; impudent; shameless; brazen-faced
1825 • FACIE • FACY bold, ready to face danger
1833 • SASSY bold, impudent, cheeky; lively; stylish
1838 • RAMSTOUGAR bold, masculine; said of a woman
1845 • FRESH bold, forward; amorously over-free or cheeky; pert; impudent
1847 • OWDACIOUS bold, impudent, shameless, audacious, incorrigible
1853 • CHUNKED bold, impudent (obs.)
1864 • BOBBER bold, venturesome; in high spirits, saucy, pert
1864 • DOUGHTY-HEARTED bold, brave, courageous
1882 • CAMPIE • CAMPY bold, brave, heroic
1885 • OUTDACIOUS bold, impudent, shameless, audacious, incorrigible
1891 • OUDACIOUS bold, audacious
1898Bk • AUNTERSOME bold, venturesome, high-spirited
1898Bk • AUNTY bold, venturesome, high-spirited
1898Bk • BEAZEN bold
1900 • RAMGUMPTIOUS bold, shrewd, rash
1900 • RUDAS bold, masculine
1905Bk • TAUNTRIL bold, impudent (obs.)
1911Bk • BEND bold
1911Bk • BRAISANT bold, brazened; impudent, hardened, shameless
1929 • OBERFU bold, forward
1930 • MANNISH bold, forward; said of both sexes and of children
1970 • FUNKY-ASS bold, lively; sassy
BOLD etc. – ADVERBS
1000 • EYELESSLY boldly and presumptuously; without fear or reverence (obs.)
1000 • KEENLY boldly, fiercely (obs.)
1225 • HARDLY boldly, daringly, hardily (obs.)
1352 • CANTLY boldly, briskly, eagerly, energetically, cheerily (obs.)
1375 • UNABASEDLY boldly, dauntlessly (obs.)
1400 • LARGE boldly, freely, unrestrainedly (obs.)
1513 • HAUTAINLY boldly, courageously (obs.)
1788 • DAUNTINGLY boldly, bravely; defiantly (obs.)
1809 • DERFLY boldly, fiercely, vigorously
1857 • LIKE A HATTER boldly, vigorously
1884 • BODIACIOUSLY boldly, unceremoniously
1896 • BODACIOUSLY boldly, unceremoniously
BOLD etc. – NOUNS
1175 • DOUGHTINESS boldness, valour, might, strength
1205 • KEENSHIP boldness, fierceness (obs.)
1340 • HARDIESSE boldness, hardihood
1374 • HARDIMENT boldness, courage, daring, hardihood
1375 • HARDIMENT a bold exploit; a deed of daring (obs.)
1460 • AFFIANCE boldness, assurance; confidence in oneself, one’s abilities, etc. (obs.)
1537 • FACE insolent boldness; great confidence; effrontery, nerve
1579 • HARDIHEAD boldness, hardiness; audacity
1595 • DARE boldness, daring (obs.)
L18 • IRISH-ASSURANCE bold forward behaviour; shamelessness
1874 • DAREDNESS boldness, audacity
1893 • INSURANCE great boldness, assurance, impudence
1898Bk • AFFORCE boldness, force
1958 • ARSE boldness, gall, gumption. impudence; hence, luck as a result of this
1966 • BRASH boldness, audacity, forwardness
1966 • ENERGY boldness, assertiveness, forwardness; bravery
1968 • BILLY GOAT boldness, effrontery, nerve, pushiness
1970 • OATS boldness, assertiveness
BOLD etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
1000 • QUEAN a bold, impudent, or ill-behaved woman; a jade; a hussy
1400 • DOUGHTY a bold, brave, resolute person
1450 • RAMP a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl; a high-spirited, independent woman, usually synonymous with a prostitute (obs.)
1515 • FACER a person who puts on a bold face; one who boasts or swaggers; a braggart; a bully (obs.)
1579 • TOMBOY a bold or immodest woman (obs.)
1671 • RAMPANT a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl; an impudent female obs.)
1720 • GILKIE a bold, lively, mischievous, saucy, or forward girl ; a tomboy
1720 • GILPEY • GILPIE • GILPY a bold, lively, mischievous, saucy, or forward girl ; a tomboy
1720 • QUINE a bold, impudent, shameless, or malevolent woman; a hussy; a slut
1786 • LIMMER a bold, impudent girl or woman; a wild, undisciplined girl; a jade; a hussy
1822 • KEMPIE • KEMPY a bold or pugnacious person; an energetic, lively child
1825 • BARD a bold, noisy woman; a scolding woman
1825 • RANNIGAL • RANNYGILL a bold, impudent, unruly person
1868Bk • HARDY a bold or saucy young scamp
1873 • GLOWBASON a bold, impudent person
1905Bk • HARDEN-FACE a bold, brazen-faced person
BOLD etc. – PHRASES
1700 • YOUR SAUCE-PAN RUNS OVER you are exceeding bold
BOLD etc. – VERBS
1225 • HARDY to make bold or hardy; to encourage (obs.)
1297 • HARDISS to make bold or hardy, to embolden (obs.)
1542 • BRAG IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN to put on a bold front, to brag (obs.)
1542 • FACE IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN to put on a bold front, to brag (obs.)
L17 • BE IN ARMOUR to be pot-valiant (bold or courageous under the influence of alcohol)
1725 • GAB to speak boldly or impertinently; to assail or answer with impertinent language; to jeer at
1758 • PUSH A FACE to exhibit a bold front (obs.)
1823 • HARDY to become bold (obs.)
1827 • SHOW A FACE to exhibit a bold front (obs.)
1889 • PIPE UP to start speaking boldly
1899 • IMPER to be bold or impudent
20C • HAVE BRASS BALLS to be over-bold or foolhardy
20C • HAVE CAST-IRON BALLS to be over-bold or foolhardy
1966 • HAVE BRASS ON ONE’S FACE to be bold, forward, or over-confident
1970 • BOGART to act in a bold, aggressive way; to tease or bully; to take advantage of
BOLOGNA – NOUNS
1942 • HORSECOCK bologna or salami (US sl., esp. navy usage)
1987 • NORTH END ROUND bologna (Can. sl.)
BOLT, BOLTING – NOUNS
1658 • OBSERATION a bolting, locking up (obs.)
BOLT etc. – VERBS
1623 • OBSERATE to bolt, to lock up, to shut with bolt and key (obs.)
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