Reverse Dictionary: CONCERN

ADJECTIVES
► BAISED concerned, afraid → 1825 Sc.
► BUSY concerned, solicitous; anxious, uneasy, troubled; careful, attentive → 1000 obs.
► CAREFUL concerned, anxious, troubled; full of care, trouble, anxiety, or concern → 1000 obs.
► CURIOUS concerned, anxious, solicitous → 1400 obs.
► FEARFUL concerned, anxious → 1535 obs.
► FRIAR TUCKED concerned, bothered → 1990 euphemism for ‘fucked’
► HELL FOR concerned with, insistent on → 1851 Amer. dial.
► HELL ON concerned with, insistent on → 1850 Amer. dial.
► JERRAN concerned → 1888 Aust. sl.
► THINKATIVE given to thinking about things a lot; overly concerned with thinking about something → 1941
► THOCHTED concerned, anxious → 1871 Sc.
► VERSANT concerned, anxious, or busy about, occupied or engaged in or with, something → 1645

INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
► FART IT OFF don’t be concerned about it → 1966 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► NO BREAD AND BUTTER OF MINE no concern or business of mine → 1719
► YIKES! an exclamation of surprise or concern → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)

NOUNS
► BUTT-IN concern, affair; usually used in negative contexts → 1902 Amer. sl.
► CAREFULNESS concern, solicitude, anxiety → 1000 arch.
► DEAD CAT ON THE LINE something causing concern, suspicion, or mistrust; something immoral → 1965 Amer. dial.
► PART concern, interest, share → 1822 Sc. obs.
► RICK-MA-TICK a concern; a business; a thing → 1864 Sc.

VERBS
► ANCE to concern, to have regard to → 19C Sc.
► BEHOLD to concern, to pertain, relate or belong to → 1175 obs.
► CARE A FRIG ► GIVE A FRIG to be concerned, to care; usually in a negative context → 1955 UK sl.
► FART IT OFF to show a lack of concern → 1969 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► FASH ONE’S BEARD to concern, to trouble, to vex oneself → 1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► FASH ONE’S HEAD to concern, to trouble, to vex oneself → 1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► FASH ONE’S NODDLE  to concern, to trouble, to vex oneself → 1842 Sc.
► FASH ONE’S THUMB to concern, to trouble, to vex oneself → 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► GET ONE’S ASS IN AN UPROAR to become severely concerned or agitated → 1952 Amer. sl., derisive usage
► SARN to concern → 1876 Eng. dial.