Reverse Dictionary: CHALLENGE

ADJECTIVES
1635 — DEFIATORY bearing a challenge or defiance; defiant → obs.
1828 — BRAIN-TEASING intellectually challenging; puzzling, thought-provoking 
1851 — HARDSCRABBLE challenging, rough; involving a difficult struggle, esp. to gain a livelihood → Amer. dial.
1978 — IN-YOUR-FACE aggressively challenging; confrontational; defiant; disrespectful; disdainful; provocative; unashamed → Amer. sl.

INTERJECTIONS/PHRASES
.M19 — IT’S A FAIR OLD BUGGER — IT’S A PROPER BUGGER — IT’S A RIGHT (OLD) BUGGER used for anything considered excessively challenging, unpleasant, etc. → sl.
1899 — YOU’RE ON! I accept your challenge, offer, or bet → US sl.
..20C — IT’S A BASTARD — IT’S A PROPER BASTARD used for anything considered excessively challenging, unpleasant, etc. → sl., orig. Aust.
..20C — OUTSIDE! a challenge → sl.

NOUNS
1560 — CARTEL a written challenge, a letter of defiance 
1840 — BANTER a challenge, dare → Amer. dial.
1867 — HOT MESS an uncomfortable, difficult, or challenging situation
1871 — STUMP a dare or challenge to do something difficult or dangerous → US
colloq.
1873 — CALLENGE a challenge → Eng. dial.
1883 — PUSH something requiring prolonged exertion of effort, a struggle; a challenge → colloq.
1884 — HARD NUT a difficult challenge → US sl.
..L19 — DEFI a challenge → sl., orig. Aust.
1900 — DAZZITY the performance of a challenging action of strength, skill, or risk by boys → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 — BEAR something particularly challenging or arduous → Amer. sl.
1911 — BLECK a challenge to a feat → Sc. (Bk.)
1921 — SCOOGER a challenge to a feat of daring → Sc.
1930 — BALLGAME a challenging or competitive situation → US sl.
1970 — MAMA — MAMMA a challenging task or event → Amer. sl.
1971 — WOLF TICKET — WOOF TICKET a challenge; a bluff, an empty threat → Amer. dial.
1973 — ASS-KICKER a particularly challenging situation, problem, etc. → US sl.

 NOUNS, PERSON
1611 — CARTELLER a person who challenges → obs.
1679 — CARTELIST a person who challenges → obs.
1856 — TAKER a person who accepts an offer or challenge → US
1990 — GAMER a person who is willing to take a challenge → US students’ sl.

PHRASES
1999 — PUT UP YOUR DOOKS a challenge to a fist fight → Aust. sl. (Bk.)

VERBS
1325 — BECALL to challenge; to call upon, to call forth → obs.
1548 — BID BASE to challenge → obs.
1598 — CARTEL to serve with a challenge → obs.
1709 — QUARREL to challenge; to question, to call to account; to find fault with, to rebuke; to object to → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1749 — BEARD THE LION IN HIS DEN to challenge; to confront or defeat someone formidable or intimidating on his or her own ground 
.M18 — TAKE DOWN to challenge; to overcome; to surpass; to kill → sl.
1768 — APPELL to challenge → Sc. obs.
1809 — TAKE BY THE BEARD to challenge in a determined manner 
1810 — BANTER to challenge, to dare; to goad → Amer. dial.
1837 — STUMP to challenge, to defy, to puzzle, or confound → sl.
1840 — BACK ONE OUT to challenge one, to dare → Amer. dial.
.M19 — SPELL BAKER to perform a challenging task; to be up to the mark → sl.
1857 — CALL SOMEONE’S HAND to challenge openly; to call someone’s bluff → Amer. colloq., gambling usage
1873 — CALLENGE to challenge → Eng. dial.
1881 — CALL IN SOMEONE’S CHIPS to challenge someone openly → Amer. sl.
1892 — DOUBLE-BLACK-DOG DARE to challenge defiantly → Amer. dial.
1892 — DOUBLE-DOG DARE to challenge defiantly → Amer. dial.
1896 — SCRAPE ONE’S BUTTONS to challenge one to a fight → Eng. dial.
1898 — CAP to challenge to competition, to overcome → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
..L19 — CALL OUT to challenge to a fight → sl.
..L19 — TAKE OFF ONE’S COAT to challenge someone to a fight → sl.
..L19 — TAKE ON to challenge; to engage in a fight → sl.
1900 — DACKER to challenge; to dare, to provoke → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — DAUNT to challenge; to dare, to provoke to some hazardous deed → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 — SCART ONE’S BUTTONS to challenge to a fight → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 — OFFER OUT to challenge anyone to fight → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1917 — THROW ONE’S HAT IN THE RING to issue a challenge, esp. to announce one’s candidacy in an election, for an appointment, etc. → US sl.
1932 — FUTZ AROUND to defy or challenge; to provoke → US sl.
1940 — HAVE SOMEONE ON to accept a challenge; to prepare oneself to fight → sl.
1948 — BANNER to challenge, to dare; to goad → Amer. dial.
1960 — TALK SHIT to challenge verbally; to talk aggressively → African-American sl.
1970 — FRONT to challenge, to question → US high school sl. (Bk.)
1980 — HIGH NOON to challenge someone to one-on-one combat → US sl.
1983 — CALL SOMEONE’S GAME to challenge, as to a fight → Amer. sl.
1989 — CLAIM to challenge someone to a fight → Irish sl.
1990 — CALL ON THE CARPET to challenge another speaker to justify his remarks, whether hostile, gossiping or whatever → US prison sl.
1992 — PUT SOMEONE ON THE LINE to place someone in a difficult or challenging position → sl.
1999 — PUT UP YOUR DOOKS a challenge to a fist fight → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
2006 — BUY ONE’S WOOF TICKET to challenge someone’s boast or taunt → US sl. (Bk.)