Reverse Dictionary: DEMAND

ADJECTIVES
► BALL-BREAKING troublesome, difficult, very irritating, physically demanding, exhausting → 1959 US sl.
► BALL-BUSTING troublesome, difficult; irritating; physically demanding, exhausting  → 1944 US sl.
► BALLS-ACHING annoying; nagging, demanding → 1912 sl.
► HIGH-MAINTENANCE of a person: requiring a high level of care and attention; demanding → 1980s US colloq.
► PUSHY said of someone who is unpleasantly self-assertive in getting their way; demanding, aggressive → 1874 colloq., orig. US

NOUNS
► AGATE-CRACKER a demanding task → 1940s US sl.
► BACKBREAKER an exhausting, demanding, usually physical task → 18C sl.
► BALL-TEARER a physically demanding task → 1960 Aust. sl.
► LUG a demand → 1929 US sl.
► PARTY a difficult, demanding situation → 1960s sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► ASS-BREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, or otherwise vexatious individual; a cruel taskmaster or a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman → 1961 Amer. sl.
► BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman → 1942 US sl.
► BALLBUSTER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman → c1944 US sl.
► BALL-CUTTER a demanding, nagging, or domineering woman → 1962 US sl.
► CLAMOUR GIRL a demanding female → 1942 US sl. (Bk.)

VERBS
► CRACK ► CRACK ON to ask; to made a demand of → 1928 Amer. criminals’ sl.
► CRAVE to demand a thing, to ask with authority, or by right → 1025 obs.
► EFFLAGITATE to demand eagerly; to desire  eagerly → 1641 obs.
► FANG to demand money, to cadge, to beg for a loan → 1821 Aust. sl.
► HAVE THE CALL to be in the most demand → c1840 colloq.
► KICK to make a demand or request for money, work, etc. → 1829 sl.
► NICK to demand, to beg → 1878 sl., orig. US
► OFGO to demand, to require, to exact → c1000 obs.
► QUEST to question, to request, to demand → 1897
► RANE to demand with a continuous cry → 1513 obs.
► SCROUGE ► SCROWGE to be pushy or demanding; to struggle against difficulties → 1830 Amer. dial.
► SHELL OUT to do what is required or demanded → 1941 US sl.