Reverse Dictionary: GN – GOM

GNARLED – adjectives
– KNURLY having knurls or knots; gnarled …1602
– KNURNED † knotted; rugged, gnarled …a1225
– KNURRED † knotted; rugged, gnarled …c1430
– KNURRISH †* full of knurs, knotty, gnarled …1530
– KNURRY † full of knurs, knotty, gnarled …1513 
– NURLY knotty, gnarled …1806 Amer.
– SCRABBIE stunted, gnarled …1866 Sc. 
gnarled – nouns 
– SCRAB anything stunted, shrivelled, or gnarled, as a person or animal, a limb, a tree or shrub …1768 Sc. 
gnarled – person
– SCRAB anything stunted, shrivelled, or gnarled, as a person or animal, a limb, a tree or shrub …1768 Sc. 
 
GNASH – verbs
– GANCH to snap with the teeth; to snarl, to bite, to gnash the teeth …1891 Sc.
– GANSH to snatch at anything with open jaws, to snap, to snarl; to gnash the teeth …c1715 Sc.
– GAUNCH to snatch at anything with open jaws, to snap, to snarl; to gnash the teeth …c1715 Sc.
– INFRENDIATE †* to gnash the teeth, usually in anger …1623
– NANG to gnash or grind the teeth to make half articulate sounds by wagging the jaw in mockery …1863 Eng. dial.
 
​GNAT – nouns
– GIMLET-NOSE a gnat …Eng. dial.
– MINGE a gnat …1895 Amer. dial.
– MINGIE a gnat …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
 
GNAW – verbs
– KNABBLE † to bite, to gnaw, to nibble …1567
– NABBLE to gnaw, to nibble …B1900 Eng. dial.
– NAG to gnaw, to nibble; to keep chewing at  …1825 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
– NAGGLE to gnaw; to nag, to quarrel, to haggle …1869
– NATTLE to nibble; to chew with difficulty; to gnaw; to nip …1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– NIGG to gnaw, to chew with difficulty …1928 Sc. 
– RAUNCH to eat or devour greedily; to munch, to gnaw; to tear up …1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– RAUNGE to eat or devour greedily; to munch, to gnaw …1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– TO-FRET † to gnaw, to devour, to consume …a1225
– TO-GNAW † to gnaw to pieces, to gnaw away …a1300
– YACKLE to gnaw, to chew (confused with ‘yaggle’) …1880 Sc.
 
GO – verbs
– ALLAY to go, to hurry, to run …1918 US military sl.
– ALLEY to go, to hurry, to run …1918 US military sl.
– ALLEZ to go, to hurry, to run …1918 US military sl.
– BAIL to leave, to depart, to go; to play truant; hence, to run out on, to renege on someone …1977 US sl.
– BIN to go …Bk1898 Sc.
– BING † to go …1567 gypsy sl.
– BOUN to betake one’s self to a place; to go …Bk1911 Sc.
– CHOOGLE to go; to drive; to progress; to continue what has been started …1970 Amer. sl.
– CUT ONE’S LUCKY to take one’s departure, to be off, to go …1844 sl.
– CUT ONE’S STICK to take one’s departure, to be off, to go …1825 sl.
– DALLY to leave, to go …1970s US Black sl.
– DAP to go; to potter …c1935 Royal Air Force sl.
– EASE ON to go, to make one’s way, to leave with a parting gesture …1959 US sl.
– FALL to come or go …1899 Amer. sl., esp. Black & jazz usage
– FALL UP to go to …1952 US sl.
– FAND † to go, to proceed …a1340
– FANG † to take one’s way; to go, to proceed …c1400
– FOND † to go, to proceed …a1340
– FREAK OFF to go, to leave …1970 US sl.
– GAN to go …1712 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– GANG † to walk, to go …c950 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
– HAUL ASHES to leave, to stir, to go …c1938 Amer. sl.
– HAUL ONE’S ASHES to leave, to stir, to go …1964 Amer. sl.
– HELE to walk, to go …1938 Hawaii
– HELE ON to get moving; to go …1972 Hawaii
– HUMP to hurry on, to go …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– KERE † to go …1515
– LEAVE OUT to depart; to go; to leave …1917 Amer. dial.
– LEG to go, to travel …1601
– LEG IT to go, to travel …1601
– LEND † to go, to depart …a1375
– MAKE ASS to get going …1987 Amer. sl.
– MAKE TRACKS to go, to run; to leave; to depart hurriedly …1833 sl.
– MISLAIN to go …L19 sl.
– MIZZLE to abscond; to run away; to clear out, to disappear; to go, to walk …1781
– MOB to go, to travel …1990s US Black sl.
– MOG to move on, to depart, to decamp; to go; to leave quickly or hastily; usually used with ‘off’ or ‘on’ …1764 Eng. dial.
– MOJO to go, to depart …1994 Amer. sl.
– MOOCH to go, to amble, to depart, to clear out; also, to sneak …1851 Amer. sl.
– MOTIVATE to go, travel, or depart, esp. hurriedly …1966 Amer. sl.
– MUSH to go, to leave …1900s US sl.
– OFF to leave; to go off …L19 sl.
– PATTER to walk, to go; to walk briskly; to walk with quick, short steps …1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
– PEEL IT to go or leave rapidly; to depart hurriedly; to run fast …1858 Amer. dial.
– PIKE to go; to proceed …E16 sl.
– QUETCH † to stir or move from one place to another; to go, to run. to hasten …c1205
– QUITCH † to stir or move from one place to another; to go, to run. to hasten …c1205
– RAFF OFF to leave, to go …1980s sl.
– RAIK † to go, to proceed, to make one’s way; to walk, to stroll, to wander …c1340
– RAIL †* to go about, to wander, to roam …c1400
– RAISE to go, to leave …1960s US sl.
– RAKE † to go, to proceed, esp. with speed; to run; also, to go or wander about, to roam, to stray, to ramble; to stroll about idly; to gad about …a1023 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– RATCH †* to proceed, to go …a1300
– REV to leave, to go …1952 sl.
– SASHIATE to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter; to move briskly about …1913 Amer. dial.
– SCAPA to go, esp. to run off …1910s rhyming sl.
– SCAPA FLOW to go, to make a hasty exit…1910s Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘go’
– SCAPPER to go, to run off …1960s Irish sl.
– SCHALAHOOT to go or depart quickly; to gallivant …1862 Amer. dial.
– SCHLEP to go, to travel …Brit. sl.
– SHLEP to go, to travel …Brit. sl.
– SILE † to go, to move; to glide …a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
– SITHE † to go, to travel …c1000
– SKALLYHOOT to go or depart quickly; to gallivant …1909 Amer. dial.
– SKATE to leave, to go; to move rapidly, to hurry …1900 Amer. dial.
– SKID(S) to leave, to go …1910s sl.
– SKIVE to go, to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble …1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– SLAT to go …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– STIVVER to go, to run, to hasten …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– TAKE OFF to go; to leave; to depart or set out …1959 UK sl.
– TAKE OUT to go, to depart …1900 Eng. dial.
– TAKE UP to go, to depart …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– THROPIT to go …1899 Sc.
– TIGHT † to go, to proceed, to advance …c1205
– TIRE † to put oneself in order to do something; to get ready; also, to get ready to go somewhere; to take one’s way, to go …c1330
– TODDLE to move, to walk, to go or leave …E18 sl.
– TODDLE ALONG to move, to walk, to go or leave …E18 sl.
– TODDLE OFF to move, to walk, to go or leave …E18 sl.
– TREAD ON COTTONS † to go softly …1615
– TROG OFF to go, esp. if it means making an effort …2004 UK sl.
– TRUCK to stroll, to walk, to go …1937 Amer. dial., orig. chiefly Black usage
– TRUCKLE to proceed, to go, esp. in haste, to hurry, to move rapidly …1859 Amer. dial.
– VAGARIE to go; to leave; to travel …2002 UK sl.
– VAGARY to go; to leave; to travel …2002 UK sl.
– VAGGERIE to go, to leave …M19
– VAMOOSE to go; to leave …1834 US sl.
– VIE to go …1873 Eng. dial.
– WADE 1. † of persons and animals: to go, to advance, to move onward …a1000
2. † to go in action or discourse, to proceed …c1374
– WAG to go, to depart, to be off …1594 now colloq.
– WAIN † to go, to rush …c1400
– WALK ONE’S CHALKS to go or move, esp. away, quickly; to depart quickly; to run away …1840 US sl.
– WRENCH to go …2002 US sl.
– YALL † to go …1721 Eng. dial.
– YEDE † to go, to proceed …1563
go – phrases
– TIME TO BAIL time to go …1982 US sl.
 
GOAD – verbs
– HACK to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad …1893 Amer. sl.
– HACK OFF to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad …L19 Amer. sl.
– HARRY to worry, to goad, to torment, to harass; to maltreat, to ill-use, to persecute; to worry mentally; to bother …a1400-50
– POKE to stir up; to incite, to goad, to irritate …c1400
– SIGNIFY to engage in ritualist insults, goading and teasing …1932 US sl.
 
GOAL – nouns
– BARNAUGH-BLOW the goal or winning stroke …Bk1898 Ireland
– DALE a goal …1873 Sc.
– SAUSAGE ROLL a goal …1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
 
GOALKEEPER – person
– CUSTODIAN in hockey, soccer, etc.: a goalkeeper; chiefly journalistic use …1888
 
GOAT – adjectives
– BUTT-HEADED of a goat: inclined to butt or strike with the head …1967 Amer. dial.
goat – nouns 
– AIVER a he-goat, after he has been gelded …1790 Sc.
– BUCK a male goat …1869 Amer. dial.
– BUCKER a goat that habitually strikes people with its horns …1967 Amer. dial.
– BUNKER a goat that habitually butts …1969 Amer. dial.
– BUNTER an animal that butts with its head, esp. a goat …c1950 Amer. dial.
– BUTTHEAD a cow, goat, or deer that has no horns …1908 Amer. dial.
– BUTTINSKY a goat that butts …1950 Amer. dial.
– HAIR GOAT an angora goat …1970 Amer. dial.
– HAIVER a he-goat, after he has been gelded …1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– HAIVREL a he-goat, after he has been gelded …1790 Sc.
– HAVEREL a he-goat, after he has been gelded …1790 Sc.
– HEVER a he-goat, after he has been gelded …1790 Eng. dial.
– HEY-MY-NANNIE a goat …1881 Eng. dial.
– ITHER the udder of a cow, mare, or goat …1881 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– KIDLING a little kid (baby goat) …1586
– KIMBERLEY MUTTON roast goat …20C Aust. sl.
– LAMMY a kid …1860 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– NAN a she-goat …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– NANNY a she-goat …1870 Sc.
– PUCKANE a he-goat …Bk1867 Ireland
– RAM a male goat …1950 Amer. dial.
– RAM-GOAT † a he-goat …1575
– SKIP † 50 goat skins …1688
– TICCHEN † a kid, a young goat …c950
– TITCH † a kid …Bk1867 Ireland
– TROTTLE † a small round pellet of sheep’s or goat’s dung; generally used in the plural …1547 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– VENISON †* goats’ flesh …1827 Sc.
– WHITE GOAT a mountain goat …1857 Amer. dial.
– YEANLING a young lamb or kid …1637 arch.
 
GO AWAY, GOING AWAY – nouns
– ABITION † a going away or dying …1656
– OFF-GOING departure; going way; removal …1727
– WALKING BILLET an order to go away …1899 Eng. dial.
go away, going away – person 
– GANGER † one who is going away …1815 Sc.
go away, going away – verbs 
– BAG OFF to go away …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– BEAT IT to go away, to clear out  …1665 sl.
– BUGGER OFF to go away, to depart …1922
– BUGGY to go away, to leave …1954 Amer. dial.
– BUG OFF to go away …1952 Amer. sl.
– BUZZ to go off or away quickly …1925 sl.
– BUZZ OFF to go away; to leave; to depart …1914 sl.
– EWSCRAY to go away, used as a command …1930s US sl.
– FUTZ OFF to leave, to go away, to fuck off …1920s US euphemism 
– GO ADIEU † to go away, to depart finally …1513
– GO FAREWELL † to go away, to be dismissed …c1391
– GO WALKABOUT of a person: to go off somewhere else …1969 Aust. sl.
– GREASE (OFF) to go away …M19 sl.
– I-WITE † to go away, to depart; to decease, to die …971
– NAFF OFF to go away …1982 Brit. sl.
– OFFSKI to go away, to leave …2001 UK sl.
– PACK OFF to go away …M19 sl.
– PAG OFF to send away; to go away, esp. suddenly and unceremoniously …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– PISS OFF to leave, to go away …a1935 sl.
– RACK OFF to go away …1975 Aust. sl.
– SCAT to leave, to go away, esp. as a command …M19 sl.
– SCAT UP to leave, to go away, esp. as a command …M19 sl.
– SHOOT to depart, to go away …1897 colloq.
– SKAT to leave, to go away, esp. as a command …M19 sl.
– TAKE IT ON THE HOP to leave, to go away …1960s US Black sl.
– TO-GANG † to go away, to pass away …a900
– TOOL OFF to leave, to go away …L19 sl.
– TOOL OUT to leave, to go away …L19 sl.
– VADE †* to go away, to depart …1569
– VAMOOSE to go away, to leave …M19 sl.
– VAMOOSE THE RANCH to depart, to clear out, to make off; to go away, to leave …1847 Amer. sl.
– VAMOS(E) to make a hasty departure, to run away hurriedly, to go away, to leave, to disappear …1834 Amer. sl.
– VAMOS THE RANCH to depart, to steal away from a place; to go away; to leave …1849 Amer. dial.
– WALK OFF ON YOUR EAR go to the devil, go away …1879 Amer. sl.
go away, going away – interjections & phrases
– BACK OFF! go away! stop bothering me! …1950s sl., orig. US Black
– BAG ONE’S HEAD! shut up! go away! …1863 Amer. sl.
– BAG YOUR FACE! go away! …Bk2006 US sl.
– BASH IT UP YOU! go away! stop bothering me! …1953 Aust. sl.
– BEAT IT go away!; get out! …Bk2006 US sl.
– BITE THE BAG! used to express contempt or disapproval, and rejection; Go away! To hell with you! …1952 Amer.
– BUGGER OFF! go away! …1937 
– BUG OFF! go away! …1963 Amer. sl.
– BUZZ OFF! go away! …1925 sl.
– CHUFF IT! be off! go away! …c1850 colloq.
– CREEP! go away! …1958 UK sl.
– DANGLE! go away! …1930s US sl.
– DROP OFF! go away! …Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– FADE AWAY! go away! …1913 sl.
– FOOTSACK! go away! (Afrikaans voetsek) …1855 S. Afr. sl.
– GO FALL ON YOURSELF! an exclamation of dismissal; go away! get out! …1892 US sl.
– GO FLY A KITE! go away …1942
– GO TO BATH! go away, you’re insane! …1837
– GO TO BLUE BLAZES! go away! …1937 Amer. dial.
– GO TO BUGGERY! go away! go to hell!…c1890
– GO TO GRASS! go to hell! get lost! …1891 Amer. dial.
– GO TO GRASS AND EAT BOG HAY! go to hell! get lost! …1844 Amer. dial.
– GO TO GRASS AND EAT HAY! go to hell! get lost! …1939 Amer. dial.
– GO TO GRASS AND EAT MULLEIN! go to hell! get lost! …1890 Amer. dial.
– KAYCUFF FOE! go away! …20C back-slang for ‘fuck off!’
– NAFF OFF! go away! fuck off! …1950s euphemism
– NICKYWOOP! go away! …Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– OFF WITH YOU! go away! …1809
– PACK OFF! go away! …M19 sl.
– P.O.! go away! Piss Off! … 1910s Aust. & Brit sl.
– P.O.Q.! go away! (Piss Off Quick) …1910s Aust.
– SAW YOUR TIMBER! go away! be off! …M19
– SCAT! go away …M19 sl.
– SHAG OFF! go away! …1960s US sl.
– SHAKE YOUR SHAMBLES † go away; be off with you …L17 sl.
– SKIT! int. go away! …1912 Amer. dial.
– TAKE A HIKE! go away! …20C sl., orig. US
– TAKE A WALK! go away! …L19 sl.
– TAKE OFF! go away! …20C sl.
– TITS OFF go away! …1950s euphemism for ‘piss off’
– VAMOOSE! go away! …M19 sl.
– WANDER! go away! …L19 sl.
 
GO BACK – verbs
– BACKEN to go back; to back, or push farther behind …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
GOBBLE – nouns
– HABBLE a convulsive gulp, a gobble …1894 Sc.
verbs 
– HABBER to snarl; to growl; to make an inarticulate sound; to gobble, as of turkeys …1903 Sc.
– HUBBER to snarl, to growl; to make an inarticulate sound; to gobble, as of turkeys …1903 Sc.
 
GO-BETWEEN – person
– BAG WOMAN a female go-between, taking money …1960s US sl.
– BLACKFIT a lovers’ go-between …Bk1911 Sc. 
– BLACKLEG a match-maker; a lovers’ go-between …Bk1911 Sc. 
– BLACK-SOLE a lovers’ go-between …Bk1911 Sc. 
– JANUSMUG a go-between; an intermediary between a thief and a receiver …1859 Amer. thieves’ sl.
– PATCH a go-between who ‘arranges’ security for criminals in a given area …1940s US criminals’ sl.
– RING-CARRIER †* a go-between …a1616
– WILLIE JACK, WILLY JACK † a go-between in a love affair …1790 Sc.
 
GOBLIN – nouns
– BARGHEST a goblin, fabled to appear in the form of a large dog, with various horrible characteristics, and to portend imminent death or misfortune …1732
– BINEY a goblin; a bugaboo …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– EVILS goblins; evil spirits …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– MARE † a kind of goblin supposed to produce nightmare by sitting on the chest of the sleeper; the nightmare itself …a700
– OUPHE an elf, a goblin …1812 Sc.
– QUHAUP a goblin, an evil spirit, supposed to go about under the eaves of houses after the fall of night, having a long beak resembling a pair of tongs for the purpose of carrying off evildoers …Bk1905 Sc.
– THURSE † an apparition; a goblin …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– TINT † a goblin …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
GOD – adjectives
– ONEMOST † applied to God: absolutely the only one …1597
God – nouns 
– ABOVE God …1895 Eng. dial.
– A-CHRISTISM † disbelief in God …1726
– ADONEE God …M16 UK criminals’ sl.
– BIG BOSS, THE God …1926 US sl.
– BIG BOY, THE God …1962 US sl.
– BIG MAN God …2002 UK sl.
– DEAR, THE God …1940s Aust. sl.
– FATHER OF LIGHTS, THE God …1362
– GOOD-MAN God …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– GUM God
– GUY God …1940s US euphemism
– GUY UPSTAIRS, THE God …Amer. sl.
– HEAD KNOCK God or Jesus …1946 Amer. dial. Black usage
– HEAVEN-KING † King of heaven; applied to God or Christ …971
– LANDLORD God …a1635
– MAN, THE God …1960s US sl.
– MAN ABOVE, THE God …1960s US sl.
– MAN UPSTAIRS, THE God …1940s
– OLD FELLOW God …M19 sl.
– OLD GENTLEMAN God …1953 Amer. dial.
– OLD MAKER the Christian God …1900s US Black sl.
– OLD MAN God …1902 Amer. dial.
– OLD MAN, THE God …1902 US sl.
– OLD MASTER God …1849 Amer. dial.
– OLD SCHOLAR God …1975 Amer. dial.
– PARAMOUR † applied by women to Jesus Christ; occasionally also to God; applied by men to the Virgin …a1300
God – person
– IDOLANT † an idolater …1592
– IDOLASTER † a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity …c1386
– IDOLATER a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity …c1380
– IDOLATRESS a female idolater …1613
– MONARCHIST †* a person who believes in one supreme god, esp. amongst other gods …1678
– MONOLATER * a worshipper of one god, esp. one god amongst many …1905
– MONOLATRIST a worshipper of one god, esp. one god amongst many …1900
– MONOTHEIST a person who believes there is one and only one God; an adherent or advocate of monotheism …1680
– MOCK-GOD † one who mocks, derides, or defies God; a blasphemer …1601
– ONE-GODDITE a monotheist (one who believes in one god) …1831 nonce word
 
GODDAUGHTER – person
– NAME-DAUGHTER a girl, generally a goddaughter, who bears one’s name …1876 Sc.
 
GODFATHER – person
– PARRAIN a godfather …1923 Amer. dial. (French)
godfather – verbs 
– BANG FOR to stand godfather or godmother to a child …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
GODMOTHER – person
– MAMGUJLLA a godmother …1908 Sc.
– MAMMGULLA a godmother …1908 Sc.
– NAINAINE, NANAN, NENAIN, NENAINE a godmother; also used as a term of address …1917 Amer. dial.
– NANNY a godmother …1967 Amer. dial.
godmother – verbs
– BANG FOR to stand godfather or godmother to a child …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
GO-GETTER – person
– HARD CHARGER an aggressive, persistent person; one who has a lot of push and an abrasive personality, even when it is not needed; an energetic, enterprising, and ambitious person; a go-getter …1951 orig. US military sl.
 
GO IN – verbs
– INGO to go in …Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
GOING – adjectives
– ON THE GAD on the move, going about …1863
– UPON THE GAD on the move, going about …c1815
going – adverbs 
– AGAIT on the way, astir, going about, as opposed to lying down or confined to house or bed …1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– AGATE on the road, afoot, going about …1825 Sc.
– A-GOG on the move, going …1746 Eng. dial.
going – nouns 
– FARE † a going, journeying; course, passage, way; voyage …c1000
– GANG 1. † the power of going, ability to walk about …a1175
2. † manner of going, gait or carriage …a1300
– GANGS † steps, goings, journeyings …c825
– GATE † a going, journey, course …a1300
– ITION †* the act of going …1668
– SITHE † a going, journey, path, way …971
 
GOINGS-ON – nouns
– PALAVER business, concern, goings-on …20C
– PALAVERMENT business, concern, goings-on …20C
 
GOITRE – nouns
– DERBYSHIRE-NECK a swelling of the thyroid gland; goitre …B1900 Eng. dial.
 
GOLD – adjectives
– AURIPOTENT †* having gold at command, rich in gold …a1560
– AURULENT having the colour of gold …1731
– RED golden, made of gold …17C sl.
gold – nouns 
– ACKY aqua fortis, nitric acid when used to test for gold …1930s UK criminals’ sl.
– AFRICAN DUST gold …1950s US sl.
– BULLET a small nugget of gold …1889
– CAKE a gold nugget …20C Aust. sl.
– CALIFORNIANS gold pieces …Bk1891 sl.
– CHISPA a gold nugget …1853 Amer. dial.
– DUST-GOLD † gold dust …1665
– FAKEMS pinchbeck (a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, mixed in proportions so that it closely resembles gold in appearance) …20C sl.
– GOLD-OBRIZON † pure or refined gold; fine gold …1430-40
– LOB a lump, a large piece; a nugget of gold …1825 Eng. dial.
– MINER’S LOCO an insatiable lust for gold; gold fever …1916 Amer. dial.
– OBRIZE GOLD † pure or refined gold; fine gold …1629
– OCHRE money; gold …c1860 sl.
– OLD MR. GORY a piece of gold, i.e. a gold con …1698 criminals’ sl.
– QUEER WEDGE adulterated gold or silver …19C sl.
– RED gold, thus money, i.e. sovereigns …M19 UK criminals’ sl.
– REDGE gold: manufactured or specie; in latter case specifically, a guinea …c1696 sl.
– RED-ROGUE a gold piece …1617 sl.
– RED-UN gold …c1886 sl.
– RIDGE gold: manufactured or specie; in latter case specifically, a guinea …c1696 sl.
– SUN † in alchemy: gold …1610
– TONGUE † a wedge, an ingot of gold or silver …1535
– YELLOW DIRT a contemptuous term for gold …1753
– YELLOW FEVER greed for gold …Bk1892 Aust. sl.
gold – person
– HASSAYAMPA, HASSAYAMPER orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar …1901 Amer. dial.
– HATTER a miner, esp. a gold miner, who works independently rather than with a partner …1853 Aust. & NZ hist. 
gold – verbs 
– CHASE THE PENNY WEIGHT to prospect for gold …1930s Aust, sl.
– CHASE THE WEIGHT to prospect for gold …1930s Aust, sl.
– RAISE THE COLOUR to discover gold …M19 Aust. sl.
 
GOLDEN – adjectives
– DEAURATE † gilded, golden …c1430
 
GOLDFINCH – nouns
– CARDUEL † a goldfinch …1572
– DANDELION BIRD a goldfinch …1956 Amer. dial.
– HEMP BIRD a goldfinch …1858 Amer. dial.
– INFLUENZA SPARROW the goldfinch …1966 Amer. dial.
– JACK-NICKER the goldfinch, Fringilla carduelis …Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– KEEHEE a goldfinch …1955 Amer. dial.
– LADY WITH THE TEN FLOUNCES the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans …Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– LADY WITH THE TWELVE FLOUNCES the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans …Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– LETTUCE BIRD. a goldfinch …a1782 Amer. dial.
– SALAD BIRD a goldfinch …1808 Amer. dial.
– SEED EATER a goldfinch …1917 Amer. dial.
– TARWEED CANARY a goldfinch …1896 Amer. dial.
– THISTLE BIRD a goldfinch …1808 Amer. dial.
– THISTLE-FINCH the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans …1803 Eng. dial.
– TWEET a goldfinch …1917 Amer. dial.
– TWITTER BIRD a goldfinch …1956 Amer. dial.
– WILD CANARY a goldfinch …1876 Amer. dial.
 
GOLDFISH – adjectives
– MISSOURI MINNOW a goldfish …1983 Amer. dial.
 
GOLDSMITH – nouns
– ORFEVRERIE goldsmith’s work …1423
goldsmith – person 
– BANQUIER † an old name for goldsmiths in London …Bk1888
– ORFEVER †* a goldsmith …1415
– REDGE-CULLY a goldsmith …1665 sl.
– RIDGE-CULLY a goldsmith …1665 sl.
 
GOLF – adjectives
– HALVED in golf: applied to a match which results in a drawn game; also applied to a hole when each party takes the same number of strokes to play it …Bk1905 Sc.
– SCLAFFY of a stroke in golf: scrapy …1887 Sc.
golf – nouns 
– ACE in golf: a hole in one …E20
– BAFF a stroke in golf in which the ground is struck with the sole of the club-head …Bk1898 Sc.
– BAFFIE a golf club …1914 Sc.
– BAFFING-SPOON a wooden-headed golf club …1858 Sc.
– BAFFY in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air …1888 golfing usage
– BAFFY SPOON in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air …1890 golfing usage
– BRASSIE a wooden golf club shod with brass …1888
– BRASSY a wooden golf club shod with brass …1888
– BULGER a wooden golf club with a convex face …1889
– CADDIE SHACK any small building where golf caddies congregate and wait for work …1953 US sl.
– DAWN PATROL golfers or surfers who head out early to beat others to the course or waves …20C Amer. sl.
– DOUBLE BOGEY a score of two strokes over par on a hole
– DOUBLE EAGLE a score of three strokes under par on a hole
– DUNCH a shot in which the ball is propelled along or close to the ground, typically only a short distance …1887
– FOOZLE in golf: a mis-hit shot …1869 Sc.
– GOBBLE in golf: a rapid straight putt into a hole …M19 now hist.
– GREAT GAME golf
– GUTTIE in golfing: a gutta-percha ball …1890 golfers’ sl.
– GUTTY in golfing: a gutta-percha ball …1890 golfers’ sl.
– MASHIE an iron golf club …1881
– MASHY an iron golf club …1881
– MAST in golf: a pin …c1920 Brit. sl.
– NINETEENTH HOLE, THE the bar-room in a golf club-house …1901 sl., orig. US
– RABBITRY a state of being a poor player. esp. in golf or tennis …1920s sl.
– SCLAFF in golf: a muffled shot, caused by the club grazing the ground before striking the ball …1887 Sc.
– SHANK in golf: an act of striking the ball with the heel of the club …M20
– SNOWMAN in golfing; an 8 on the hole …1980 Amer. golfers’ usage
– TANGLE a golf club with a long slender shaft …1891 Sc.
– WORM-BURNER a fast-moving ground ball in baseball, golf, etc. …20C Amer. sl.
– YIPS, THE nervous trembling which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt …1963 sl.
golf – person
– BAG RAT in golf: a caddy …1937 US sl.
– BIG HITTER in golf: a player who hits the ball greater distances than considered typical …Bk1997 golfing usage
– BIRD DOG a caddie who acts as a ‘forecaddie’, staying out ahead of the players so he can see precisely where all the balls in the group come to rest …Bk1997 golfing usage
– BIRDWATCHER a golf caddy whose mind is elsewhere …Bk1997 
– CADDIE, CADDY, CADIE, CAWDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant …1730 Sc.
– DUFFER in golf: an unskilful player …1942 US sl.
– GOLFAHOLIC – a person who appears to be addicted to golf …1971
– HACKER in sports, esp. golf: a persistent but unskilful amateur player; a person who hacks …1934
– HANDICAPPER in golf: a player having a specified handicap; used with a preceding numeral or adjective, as ‘low handicapper’ …1899
– HITTER a golfer who makes every move in his swing action based on hitting the ball …Bk1997 golfing usage 
– LOOPER a caddie …1980s sl.
– MONEY LEADERS professional tour golfers near the top of the money winnings for a year …Bk1997 golfing usage 
– RABBIT 1. an inferior or novice golfer …1904 sl.
2. a professional golfer who has no exemption and is forced to play qualifying rounds to make it into the field for a professional event …Bk1997 golfing usage
– SANDBAGGER a golfer who purposely posts false or inflated scores in order to achieve a handicap higher than that which his ability warrants …Bk1997 golfing usage
– TEACHING PROFESSIONAL a golf professional who derives his income primarily from giving lessons to golfers …Bk1997 golfing usage 
– WOOD BUTCHER a poor golf player …c1935 Amer. golfers’ sl. 
golf – verbs
– ACE in golf: to complete a hole in one stroke …M20
– BAFF to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke …1881 Sc.
– CAN in golf: to sink a putt …1970 Can. sl.
– CHALK-EYE to act as golf caddy …1924 Amer. dial.
– DUNCH in golf: to propel the ball low to the ground, typically for only a short distance …1887
– KNUCKLE in golf: to bend the knee inward …1909
– LOOP to be a golf caddie …1980s sl.
– SCLAFF in golf: to graze the ground with the club in the act of striking the ball, and so shorten the shot; to hit the ball in this way …1887 Sc.
– SHANK in golf: to strike the ball with the heel of the club …E20
– SKLAFF in golf: to graze the ground with the club in the act of striking the ball, and so shorten the shot; to hit the ball in this way …1887 Sc.
– TOE in golf; to strike the ball with the point or tip of the club …1893 Sc.