Reverse Dictionary: CONTEMPT – TERM OF CONTEMPT

NOUNS
​► ABAA a term of contempt; a non-unionist → 1903 sl.
► A-HOLE a term of contempt → 20C US sl.
► ANATOMY a term of contempt for a man → 1885 Eng. dial.
► ANIMAL a term of contempt; a vulgar, brutal, aggressive, or violent person → 1892 Amer. sl.
► ARAB a term of contempt → 1976 UK sl., derogatory and offensive
► ARTICLE a term of contempt for an inferior or worthless person or thing → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ASSHOLE-BREATH a term of contempt → 1960s US sl.
► ATOMY a term of contempt for a man → 1883 Eng. dial.
► AUMITANT a term of contempt → 1901 Sc.
► BABION a term of contempt for a person; an inferior person → 1624 obs.
► BAGGIT a term of contempt for a child → 1789 Sc.
► BAINGLE a term of contempt or abuse applied to a woman → 1870 Sc.
► BALLITRAUNT a term of contempt; a foolish person; a buffoon → 1790 Eng. dial. obs.
► BATIE a term of contempt for a man → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BAWSON a term of contempt for a fat or pertinacious person → 1607 arch.
► BAWTY a term of contempt for a man → 19C Sc.
► BEAR-BRAT a term of contempt → 1583
► BEAUTY a term of contempt for a person who is the reverse of beautiful; an impertinent, an unmanageable person; one who is incompetent; used ironically → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BED-FAGGOT a term of contempt for a woman, generally applied to a  prostitute → M19 sl.
► BEDLAMER a term of contempt applied to boys and young men → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BEGGAR a term of contempt; a mean or low fellow → a1300
► BELL-KITE a term of contempt → 1876 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► BELSHACH a term of contempt for a child; a brat → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BESOGNIO ► BESONIO a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person → 1603 obs.
► BESOM a term of contempt applied to a woman, esp. a woman of loose or slovenly habits → 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► BEZONIAN a term of contempt: a needy beggar, a poor wretch; a base fellow, a mean, low person; a knave,  a rascal, a scoundrel → 1592 obs.
► BILCH a term of contempt for a child → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► BILDERT a term of contempt → 1898 Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
► BLACK GOB a term of contempt → 1812 Eng. dial.
► BLASTIE a term of contempt; a shrivelled, dwarfish person; an ill-tempered or unmanageable child → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BLICHAM a term of contempt for a person → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BLICHAN a term of contempt; a lively, showy youth; a harm-scarum fellow; a worthless person → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BLIGHAN a term of contempt; a small person → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BODY a term of contempt; a puny person → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOOL a term of contempt for an old man → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOUL a term of contempt for a person → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOWLIE a term of contempt for a bow-legged person → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOWSIE a term of contempt for a crooked person → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BRACHTON a term of contempt → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BUTTFACE a term of contempt with the implication of unattractiveness → 1970s US sl.
► BUTTHOLE a term of contempt → 1962 US sl.
► CACK a term of contempt for an individual → 1970s sl.
► CACKBAG a term of contempt, whether of people or things → 1950s sl.
► CAD a term of contempt, now generally applied to an offensively ill-bred person, irrespective of social position → 1891 sl. (Bk.)
► CALLET a term of contempt; a wench, a jade, a doxy, a drab, a scold → 1820 Sc. obs.
► CAPE MAY GOODY a term of contempt for a person who you don’t think much of → 1968 Amer. dial.
► CARGO a term of contempt applied to a person → 1602 obs.
► CARL ► CARLE a term of contempt; a fellow of low birth or rude manners; a base fellow; a churl → a1300 Sc. or arch.
► CARRION a term of contempt for a living person, one no better than carrion → 1547-64 obs.
► CAT a term of contempt for a person; esp. one who scratches like a cat; a spiteful or backbiting woman → a1225
► CATTLE a term of contempt → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► CAWLIE a term of contempt for a man; a disreputable fellow → 1789 Sc.
► CHITTY-FACE a term of contempt; a thin, pinched, or childish face; one who has a thin, pinched face; a puny child with a little face; a pitiful, wretched, sneaking fellow → 1601 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► CHUCK-SHEEP a term of contempt and offense → 1882 Eng. dial.
► CHURL a term of contempt; a base fellow; later, a rude, low-bred fellow → 1300
► CLINCHPOOP a term of contempt for one considered wanting in gentlemanly breeding; a vulgar, ill-bred fellow; an oaf; a dunce; a lout, a clown → 1568 obs.
► COCKALORUM a term of contempt; a self-important little man; a person of consequence → c1715
► COCK-SNIPER a term of abuse or contempt for a person → 1970 Amer. dial.
► COOSE ► COOZE ► KUSE a term of contempt → 1948 US sl.
► COURTNOLL a term of contempt or abuse; a courtier → 1568 obs.
► COWSON a term of contempt, a son of a bitch; an unpleasant or disagreeable person → 20C Brit. sl.
► CROWBAIT a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► CRUBAN a term of contempt → 1887 Sc.
► CULLION a term of contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel, a rascal → 1575 obs.
► CUM-TWANG a term of contempt; apparently, a miser → 1599 obs.
► CUR a term of contempt; a surly, ill-bred, low, or cowardly fellow → 1600
► CUST a term of contempt or abuse; a knave, a rogue → 1535 Sc. obs.
► CUT-BACK a term of contempt; a worthless person → 1909 Amer. Western sl.
► D.A. a term of contempt, a dog’s ass → 1970s African-American sl.
► DAB a term of contempt; an untidy woman, a drab → 1730
► DADGEON ► DAJON a term of contempt applied to both sexes; an outcast → 1882 Sc. obs.
► DIGGOT a term of contempt to a child, implying the idea of dishonourable conduct → 19C Sc.
► DINGO a term of contempt for a person; a cheat, a scoundrel, a traitor, a coward → 1928 Aust. sl.
► DOG-BOLT a term of contempt or reproach applied to a person; a contemptible fellow; a mean wretch or villain → 1465 obs.
► DOGPELTER a term of contempt; an imaginary official → 1859 Amer. dial.
► DRUGGLE a term of contempt or reproach: apparently a heavy, stupid, spiritless or cowardly fellow → 1611 obs.
► DRY FARMER a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► DUGON a term of contempt; a worthless fellow → 1507 Sc. obs.
► DUMB COW a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► DUMB OX a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DUNGHILL RAKER a term of contempt; a person who rakes through or rakes up refuse, esp. in search of things which may be reused, sold, or recycled → 1591
► EGG a term of contempt for a young person → 1605
► ELF a term of contempt or opprobrium → 1811 Sc.
► ELF-SKIN a term of contempt for a thin, slight man; a man of shrivelled and shrunken form → 1596 obs.
► ERK a term of contempt; an insignificant person → 1940s sl.
► FACKET a term of contempt or reproach applied to women and children; a slattern; a worthless woman → 19C Eng. dial.
► FAGGOT ► FAGOT 1. a term of contempt or reproach applied to women and children; a slattern, a worthless woman → 1591
2. a term of contempt for a non-homosexual male → 20C US sl.
► FAIRY a term of contempt for a non-homosexual male → 20C US sl.
► FALLAL a term of contempt for a woman; a gaudily-dressed woman → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FARL a term of contempt for a person → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FARMER a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► FART a term of contempt for a worthless person → 1669
► FART-ARSE a term of contempt; a fool; an incompetent → 1940s sl.
► FARTBREATH a term of contempt for a person → 1974 Amer. sl.
► FART-BUSTER a term of contempt for a person → 1959 Amer. sl.
► FART-HAMMER a term of contempt for a person → 1970 Amer. sl.
► FART-KNOCKER a term of contempt for a person → 1952 Amer. sl.
► FEATURE a term of contempt; a ‘creature’ → c1460 obs.
► FIDDLE-DOUP a term of contempt → 1856 Sc.
► FLY-BY-NIGHT a term of contempt for a woman → 18C colloq.
► FOX-WHELP a term of contempt → c1374 obs.
► FUCK-SHIT a term of contempt for a despised person → 20C US
► FUSBY a term of contempt applied to women → 1707 obs.
► FUSSOCK a term of contempt for a stupid person → 1740 Eng. dial.
► GEGGE ► GIGGE a term of contempt applied both to man and woman; an inferior person → a1300 obs.
► GLOWBASON a term of contempt; an ignorant, rough woman → 19C Eng. dial.
► GRIMALKIN a term of contempt for a jealous or bossy or bad-tempered, unpleasant old woman → 1798
► GROUSE a term of contempt → a1637 obs.
► HAAYEZ a term of contempt for a worthless person or thing → 1929 Sc.
► HADDOCK a term of contempt or abuse; a sod, an annoying or unpleasant person → 1831 UK rhyming sl., ‘haddock and cod’
► HAGGIS a term of contempt applied to a lumpish, unwieldy person; a soft, ‘pudding-headed’ person; an indolent, do-nothing fellow → 1822
► HAGGIS-BAG a term of contempt for anything → 1844 Sc.
► HALLION a term of contempt; a low or scurvy fellow; an idle, worthless fellow → 1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► HANG-BY a term of contempt for a dependant or hanger-on → 1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► HANNIWING a term of contempt → 1833 Sc.
► HARLOT a term of contempt; a woman → c1485
► HORSE-TRADER ► HOSS-TRADER a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► HOUNDSFOOT a term of contempt; a scoundrel; a rascal; a worthless fellow → 1710 obs.
► HUDDLE AND TWANG a term of contempt for a person → 1578 obs.
► JABART ► JABBARD a term of contempt for a person → 1949 Sc.
► JABBERKNOWL ► JABBERNOWL a term of contempt for an ignorant person; a prating blockhead → 1790 Eng. dial.
► JABELL a term of contempt, more usually applied to a woman than to a man; a worthless person → 19C obs.
► JACK a term of contempt → 1896 sl. (Bk.)
► JACK NASTY a term of contempt for a sneak or a sloven → 1857
► JADE 1. a term of contempt applied to women → 1560 sl.
2. a term of contempt applied to a person of either sex → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► JAG-THE-FLEA a term of contempt for a tailor → 1786 Sc.
► JEMMY a term of contempt → 19C
► JOHN JILLETS a term of contempt for a man → 1844 Sc.
► KAIL RUNT ► KALE-RUNT a term of contempt applied esp. to an old woman → a1779 Sc.
► KALE-RUNTLE a term of contempt → 1896 Sc.
► KALE-WORM a term of contempt for a tall, slender person → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► KILLBUCK a term of contempt; a fierce-looking fellow → 1622 obs.
► KOLFACTOR a term of contempt applied to persons → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► LADY a term of contempt → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LADY-MONGER a term of contempt for a lady’s man → 1597
► LAITHRON a lazy, idle person; a sloven, a drab; a dirty, untidy woman or girl, used as a term of contempt → 1832 Sc.
► LAMES a term of contempt or disparagement; a term of address → 1950s African-American sl.
► LAVERICK a term of contempt for a stranger → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► LIMMER a term of contempt for any female → 1720 Sc.
► LONG-LUGS a term of contempt for a person → a1748 Sc.
► LOUSE-BAG a term of contempt for a disliked male → 20C Brit. sl.
► LUBBER-COCK a term of contempt or derision → 19C Eng. dial.
► MADAM a term of contempt for a woman → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MADGE a term of contempt for a silly woman → 1814 Sc.
► MAFFLARD a term of contempt; a stammering or blundering fool → c1450 obs.
► MAGPIE a term of contempt; a talkative child or woman; a scold → 1844 Eng. dial.
► MAMMADAY a term of contempt’ a ‘milksop’; an effeminate man → 1589 obs.
► MANGY OLD SON OF A HORSE THIEF a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► MAN-HUNTER a term of contempt for a cannibal, slave-dealer, brigand, or the like → 1555
► MANNIE a term of contempt; an undersized or little man → L17 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► MARE a term of contempt for a woman → 1303
► MARMOSET a term of contempt to a man → a1500 obs.
► MAWKIN a term of contempt for anyone → 1819 Eng. dial.
► MEAN WHITE a term of contempt among Black persons for White men without landed property → 1892 sl. (Bk.)
► MESSAN a term of contempt for a small, insignificant person → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MESSET a term of contempt for a diminutive person → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MICHAEL a term of contempt applied to a man or woman, apparently originally connoting a country bumpkin → 1866 Sc.
► MIDDEN a term of contempt for a woman; a dirty, slovenly woman → 1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MIDGICRAW a term of contempt, a little impertinent person → 1873 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MIDNIGHT a term of contempt applied to one who is slow or behindhand with work → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MINNIE’S-MAN a term of contempt for a henpecked husband → 1806 Sc.
► MINX a term of contempt for a woman or girl → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► MIVVY a term of contempt for a woman → L19 sl.
► MOLLYPUFF ► MULLIPUFF ► MULLYPUFF a term of contempt; a weakling → E17 sl.
► MONK a term of contempt → M19 sl.
► MOPE a term of contempt → 20C Irish sl.
► MUMPSIMUS a term of contempt; an old fogey → 1575 obs.
► MURKLE a term of contempt → 19C Sc.
► MY COUSIN THE WEAVER a term of contempt or disparagement → 1825 obs.
► MY DIRTY COUSIN a term of contempt or disparagement → 1655 obs.
► NANNICOCK a term of contempt; a silly, affected person; a young woman → 1600 obs.
► NOTHING-ASS BITCH a stern term of contempt for a woman → 1972 US sl.
► NOTOMIZE a term of contempt for a man → 1858 Eng. dial.
► OLD FART-HAMMER a term of contempt for a person → 1970 Amer. sl.
► OLD FART-KNOCKER a term of contempt for a person → 1952 Amer. sl.
► OLD STEG a term of contempt for a woman → 1800 Eng. dial.
► PADDOCK a term of contempt for a person → a1450
► PADGETTY-POW a term of contempt for a person → 1873 Eng. dial.
► PAGE a term of contempt; a male person of the ‘lower orders’, or of low condition or manners; an inferior person → a1300 obs.
► PALLAWA a term of contempt for a dastardly fellow, a worthless, dishonourable or despicable man → 1825 Sc.
► PANCRIDGE PARSON a term of contempt → E17 sl.
► PANTALOON a term of contempt applied to an enfeebled, tottering old man; a dotard, an old fool → 1596-1600 obs.
► PARTAN a term of contempt; an ill-favoured or ill-natured person → 1896 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► PARTAN FACE a term of contempt for a person → 1895 Sc.
► PATCH a term of contempt; an ill-natured, disobliging person → 1900 Eng. dial.
► PHYSBUTTOCKE a term of contempt for a showily vain or fashionable person; a coxcomb, a dandy → 1570 obs.
► PIECE OF WOOD, A a term of contempt for a stupid person; a blockhead → 1705 obs.
► PODGREEN a term of contempt → 1903 Irish sl.
► POMPILLION a term of contempt applied to a man → a1625 obs.
► POSSUM-GUTS a term of contempt for a person → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► PRANNIE ► PRANNY a term of contempt → 1980 sl.
► PUCKFIST a term of contempt for an empty braggart → 1599
► QUAT a term of contempt for a young person → 1604 obs.
► RABBIT a term of contempt for a person → 1597
► RAGMAN a term of contempt for a banker → 1821
► RAG-MERCHANT a term of contempt; a banker, a draper; a dealer in rags → 1690
► RED-EEL a term of contempt → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► RED-SHANK a term of contempt for a Highlander; a bare-legged person → 1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► RIBIBE a term of contempt or abuse for an old woman; a shrill-voiced old woman → c1386 obs.
► RONYON a term of contempt to a woman; a fat woman; a mangy or scabby animal → 1605
► RUNT a term of contempt applied to an old man or woman → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► RUTTERKIN a term of contempt; an old crafty fox; a sly old fellow; a swaggering gallant or bully → 1526 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SACK a term of contempt for a man → 1835 Sc. obs.
► SAD KECKS a term of contempt for a killjoy → 1999 UK sl.
► SAGAN a term of contempt for a person, generally implying surliness, uncouthness, or clumsiness in build or movements; a rough, boorish person → 1904 Sc.
► SAM-DINGLE a term of contempt for a fool; a simpleton → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SAP-SUCKER a term of contempt → 1914 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► SART-HEADED TOAD a term of contempt → 1877 Eng. dial.
► SAUNTRELL a term of contempt → c1440 obs.
► SCARAMOUCH  a term of contempt; a disreputable fellow; a rascal, a scamp → 1676
► SCAURABEE a term of contempt → 1895 Eng. dial.
► SCAVENER a term of contempt → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCISSORBILL ► SCISSORSBILL a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► SCOOT ► SKOOT a term of contempt applied to both men and women; a braggadocia → 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SCRAG-PIECE a term of contempt for a person → 1879 Eng. dial.
► SCROYLE a term of contempt; a mean fellow; a rascal, a scoundrel, a wretch → 1595 obs.
► SHEEP-GUTS a term of contempt → 1890 UK sl.
► SHEEPHERDER a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► SHEEP-KILLING DOG a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► SHITWIG a term of contempt → 1889 Eng. dial.
► SHULLOCK a term of contempt → a1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SIWASH a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► SKIN a term of contempt for a person → 1825
► SKIPPER a term of contempt for a young man → 1596
► SLANTHEAD a term of contempt → 1920s US sl.
► SMATCHET a term of contempt; a small, contemptible person; a mischievous, impudent, pert child → c1582 Sc.
► SNAKE a term of contempt → 1597
► SNAKE IN THE GRASS a term of contempt; a sneaky, despised, underhanded person; a lurking danger → 1696 colloq.
► SNEAKBILL a term of contempt; a mean, paltry, or sneaking fellow; a starved or thin-faced person → 1562 obs.
► SNIPE a term of contempt → E17 Brit.
► SNOOZER a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► SNOT a term of contempt for a person; an obnoxious or despicable person, esp. a self-important nonentity → E17 sl.
► SNOTTER-BOX a term of contempt → 1864 Sc.
► SON OF A HORSE THIEF a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► SQUAW a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► STRUMMEL a term of contempt for a person → 1513 Sc. obs.
► SUCK-EGG DOG a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► SWINE-DOG an objectionable, troublesome, or unpleasant person; a term of abuse or contempt → 1909
► SWINE FACE ► SWINE’S FACE a person having a face likened to that of a pig; a term of abuse or contempt → 1567
► SWINE SNOUT  a person having a nose likened to a pig’s snout; a term of abuse or contempt → 1592
► TATIE-TOP a term of contempt → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► THIEF a term of contempt or vituperation used with no implication of dishonesty; a rascal, a scamp → 1827 Sc.
► TIMDOODLE a term of contempt applied to a stupid, silly fellow → 1806 Eng. dial.
► TINKLER a term of contempt applied to a man or woman → 1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TINKLER’S WOMAN a term of contempt for a woman; a woman of low associates; a loud, scolding woman → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TOWFUD a term of contempt for a person → 1875 Sc.
► TRUNDLE-TAIL a term of contempt applied to a person → 1614 obs.
► TUTTLE a term of contempt; an awkward, ill-tempered fellow → 19C Eng. dial.
► VARMINT a term of contempt → 1942 Amer. West. sl. (Bk.)
► VELVET HEAD a term of contempt for a person → 1630 obs.
► WAG a term of contempt for a fellow → 1792 Sc. obs.
► WAG-PASTY a term of contempt; a mischievous rogue; a rascal, an urchin → a1553 obs.
► WHORE a term of contempt from one male to another → 19C sl.
► WHORESON a term of contempt for a male; the equivalent of ‘bastard’ → c1330 arch.
► WILLY-WALLY a term of contempt applied to a person who has no ‘backbone’ → 1822 Sc.
► YACKEY-YAA a term of contempt for an impertinent fellow → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► YAD a term of contempt for a woman, esp. one of slovenly habits or a vicious nature → 1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► YARB a term of contempt for a person → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► YAZZIHAMPER a term of contempt for a disliked person → 20C US sl.
► YOKEL a term of contempt for a White person → M20 African-American sl.