INTERN – NOUNS, PERSON
– an intern • TERN 1970s US medical sl.
INTERNAL, INTERNALLY – ADJECTIVES
– internal • INTESTINE 1775 US
INTERNAL, etc. – ADVERBS
– internally, inwardly • INLY 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
INTERNET – ADJECTIVES
– enthusiastically involved with the internet or virtual reality internet • CYBERIAN 1993
– reluctant to use the internet • CYBERPHOBIC 1981
INTERNET – NOUNS
– a crime committed using the internet or computers • CYBERCRIME 1991
– a facility, esp. a website, which allows a person to browse through or purchase goods, services, etc. over the internet • CYBERSHOP 1994
– a group of people coordinated by email and social media to meet to perform some predetermined action at a particular place and time and then disperse quickly • FLASH MOB 2003
– a message posted in an Internet discussion group for the express purpose of soliciting insulting messages • FLAMEBAIT 1995 US sl.
– a message posted on an Internet discussion group with the hope of attracting a vitriolic response • TROLL 1997 US sl.
– an establishment, orig. and esp. one serving food and drink, with multiple computer terminals providing access to the internet, usually for a fee • CYBERCAFE 1994
– an illegal duplicate of an internet sign-in page into which people enter passwords and credit card numbers, thinking they are signing up for the real thing • EVIL TWIN Bk2006 US sl.
– an insulting or aggressive Internet discussion group posting • FLAME 1983 US sl.
– an internet company which has become bankrupt or ceased to operate; a failed or unsuccessful dotcom • DOT-BOMB 1999 colloq.
– a protracted exchange of insulting and inflammatory messages on an Internet discussion group • FLAMEFEST 1995 US sl.
– a romantic affair in which all contact takes place via the internet • CYBER AFFAIR 1994
– a text-based electronic bulletin of information, news, etc., published over the internet; later, a live broadcast of an event, etc. on the internet, typically in real time • CYBERCAST 1992
– a virulent exchange of insulting messages in an Internet discussion group • FLAME WAR 1995 US sl.
– fear of or anxiety about the internet • CYBERPHOBIA 1981
– incendiary rhetoric used in an Internet discussion group • FLAMAGE 1983 US sl.
– jargon relating to the internet computers • CYBERSPEAK 1991
– surfing the Internet in search of one’s own name • EGO-SURFING 2000s sl.
– the amount of useful content found on an Internet site • SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO 1997 US sl.
– the culture surrounding computers and the internet • CYBERCULTURE 1963
– the habitual use of a company internet connection for personal or recreational reasons during working hours • CYBERSLACKING 1996
– the Internet, the information superhighway • INFOBAHN Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– the people who earn large amounts of money through internet-related business • DIGERATI 1992
– the practice of registering as an internet domain name a well-known company, brand, or personal name, or a name likely to be confused with one, in the hope of later selling it at a profit to the holder of the name • CYBERSQUATTING 1996
– the world of computer enthusiasts who surf the Internet every night • NERDVANA 1995 Can. sl.
– using ‘bulletin boards’ and other communications links to circulate obscene messages, pictures, etc. • FLAMING 1980s sl.
INTERNET – NOUNS, PERSON
– a frequent user of the video-sharing website YouTube, esp. someone who produces and appears in videos on the site • YOUTUBER 2006
– an elderly or retired person who uses the internet • SILVER SURFER 1997 colloq.
– an enthusiastic user of computer technology, esp. the internet • CYBERIAN 1991
– an habitual or expert user of the internet • CYBERNAUT 1973
– an uninformed internet user who passes himself off as an expert • LAMER 1997 sl.
– a person involved in the internet or computer technology, who is perceived to be a slacker • CYBERSLACKER 1993
– a person who browses through or purchases goods, services, etc. over the internet • CYBERSHOPPER 1994
– a person who commits crime using computers or the internet • CYBERCRIMINAL 1993
– a person who commits crime using computers or the internet • CYBERCROOK 1992
– a person who engages in cyber-bullying • CYBER-BULLY 1995
– a person who fights spam; so called because he or she won’t yield any bandwidth to junk email • BANDWIDTH HUGGER Bk2006 Amer. Internet sl.
– a person who habitually uses a company internet connection for personal or recreational reasons during working hours • CYBERSLACKER 1999
– a person who is practised at finding information on the internet on behalf of others, or who compiles or administers a library of reference material online • CYBRARIAN 1991
– a person who joins an internet discussion group to post messages which are antagonistic to other members • CYBERSQUATTER 1995 rare
– a person who opposes government regulation of the internet • CYBERLIBERTARIAN 1994
– a person who posts inflammatory attacks on Internet discussion groups • PAIN IN THE NET 1991 US sl.
– a person who posts inflammatory attacks on the Internet • SNIPER 2001 US sl.
– a person who registers a well-known company, brand, or personal name as an internet domain name, in the hope of later selling it at a profit to the holder of the name • CYBERSQUATTER 1996
– a person who searches for and publishes private or identifying information about a person on the internet, typically with malicious intent • DOXER • DOXXER 2010 colloq.
– a person who spends large amounts of leisure time surfing the Internet • MOUSE POTATO 1994
– a person who uses or browses the internet • CYBERSURFER 1993
– a person who writes excited and angry notes on a computer forum or news group • FLAMER Bk2006 US sl.
– a reluctant user of the internet • CYBERPHOBE 1981
– a temporary, opportunistic Internet user; people who are online only for the length of a free access offer from AOL or MSN • BARNEY Bk2006 Amer. Internet sl.
– a user of the social-networking website Bebo.com, launched in 2006, describing itself as ‘a company that dreams up ideas for fun social apps’ • BEBOER 21C
– Internet users who barge into a conversation with a bogus message • GATE CRASHERS Bk2006 Amer. Internet sl.
INTERNET – VERBS
– in Internet game-playing: to ‘kill’ a player, esp. unfairly • GANK 2003 UK sl.
– to browse through or purchase goods, services, etc. over the internet • CYBERSHOP 1993
– to post insulting personal attacks on others posting messages on an Internet bulletin board or in an Internet discussion group, or to send an insulting personal attack by e-mail • FLAME 1981 US sl.
– to publish a text-based electronic bulletin over the internet; later, to broadcast an event, etc. on the internet, typically in real time • CYBERCAST 1992
– to register as an internet domain name for the purposes of cybersquatting • CYBERSQUAT 1999
– to search for and publish private or identifying information about a person on the internet, typically with malicious intent • DOX 2009 colloq.
– to surf the internet • CRAWL 1994
– to use or browse the internet or another computer network • CYBERSURF 1993
INTERPRET, INTERPRETED, INTERPRETER, INTERPRETATION – ADJECTIVES
– bearing many different interpretations; having a multiplicity of meanings • POLYSEMOUS 1884
– interpreted, understood • INTERPRETATE 1526 obs. rare
INTERPRET etc. – NOUNS
– interpretation, explanation; a making clear or clearing up anything obscure or not understood • DECLARATION c1374 obs.
INTERPRET etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– an interpreter • INTERPRETATER 1938 Amer. dial.
– an interpreter • LANGUISTER 1713 Amer. dial.
– an interpreter • LATIMER c1205 obs.
– an interpreter • LEINGISTER c1920 Amer. dial.
– an interpreter • LINGISTER c1920 Amer. dial.
– an interpreter • LINGUISTER 1645
– an interpreter • LINKISTER 1896 Amer. dial.
– an interpreter • LINKSTER 1868 Amer. dial.
– an interpreter • TERPS 1910s World War I Amer. sl.
– an interpreter; a learned man, professor, or teacher, esp. a Mohammedan teacher of languages • MOONSHEE Bk1865 Anglo-Indian
– an interpreter, an expounder • HYPOPHET a1843
– an interpreter; a person versed in hermeneutics (the interpretation of scriptural texts) • HERMENEUTIST 1836
– an interpreter, esp. of scriptural texts; specifically, one of those employed in the early Church to interpret the service to worshippers who used a different language • HERMENEUT 1857
– a person on the coast of Africa who acts as interpreter to ship masters, and assists them in conducting the trade • BEACH-MAN 1867
– a person who interprets or explains • DECLARER 1527 obs.
INTERPRET etc. – VERBS
– to interpret • INTERPRETATE c1522 rare or obs.
– to interpret • LINKISTER 1896 Amer. dial.
– to interpret • TARPIT 1835 Sc. obs.
– to interpret a situation or infer a fact by studying signs or indications; to interpret the signs of the times • PLUCK THE GRASS TO KNOW WHERE THE WIND SITS a1670 obs.
– to interpret, to elucidate, to explain; to make clear or plain anything that is obscure or imperfectly understood • DECLARE c1325 obs.
– to interpret, to explain; to unfold the sense of • OPEN c1200 obs.
INTERROGATE, INTERROGATION, INTERROGATIVE, INTERROGATOR, INTERROGATORY – ADJECTIVES
– interrogative • QUESITIVE 1891
– interrogatory, questioning, inquiring • PYSMATIC 1652 obs. rare
INTERROGATE etc. – INTERJECTIONS
– an exclamation of interrogation • DEED! 1806 Sc.
INTERROGATE etc. – NOUNS
– a course of interrogation put to candidates, etc. • CATECHISM 1596
– an interrogation • BAKE 1990s sl.
– an interrogation, a strict cross-examination • TARRAGATION 1864 Sc.
– interrogation, confronting with hostile or hard questions • OPPOSING c1440 obs.
– interrogation, examination; the putting of posing questions • OPPOSAL 1426 obs.
– police interrogation or examination • GAFF 1929 UK sl.
INTERROGATE etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– an interrogator, a questioner; one who asks or inquires • QUERIST 1633
– a person who undergoes hostile interrogation or heckling • HECKLEE 1895
INTERROGATE etc. – VERBS
– to interrogate a suspect • BONE 1966 UK criminal and police usage
– to interrogate or question systematically or at length; esp. to question or examine with a view to reproof or condemnation • CATECHIZE 1604
– to interrogate someone • PUMP 1656 UK sl.
– to interrogate, to arrest • GUZZLE 1936 UK & Amer. criminals’ sl.
– to interrogate, to cross-question; to ask inquisitive question; to make prying inquiries • QUIZ 1848 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to interrogate, to question closely • RAG 2000s sl.
– to interrogate, to question strictly and persistently; to tease, to torment with questions; to pester • TARRAGAT 1825 Sc.
– to interrogate, to question, to confront with objections or hard questions • OPPOSE c1386 obs.
– to interrogate; to examine; to confront with objections or hard questions • APPOSE c1315 obs.
– to resist interrogation or cross-examination tenaciously and successfully • ACE 1929 US criminals’ sl.
– to subject to severe interrogation; to enforce harsh treatment • PUT THROUGH THE WRINGER 1940s sl., orig. US
– to subject to severe interrogation; to enforce harsh treatment • RUN THROUGH THE WRINGER 1940s sl., orig. US
– to withstand interrogation • FADE 1960s US criminals’ sl.
INTERRUPT, INTERRUPTING, INTERRUPTION – ADJECTIVES
– speaking so as to interrupt conversation • VARDY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
INTERRUPT etc.- NOUNS
– a loud interruption or disturbance; a commotion • FOFARRAW • FOOFOORAW Bk1974 Amer. dial.
– an interrupting or hindering • OBROGATION 1658 obs.
– an interruption; a break, a stop • CAESURA 1846
– an interruption; a sudden break, as in a narrative etc. • ABRUPTION 1606 arch.
INTERRUPT etc.- NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who interrupts or interferes; a meddler • BUTTINSKI • BUTTINSKY 1902 Amer. dial.
– a person who rudely interrupts conversation • SNOUTBAND Bk1886 obs.
INTERRUPT etc.- VERBS
– to disturb by interruption • INTERTURB 1554 obs.
– to interrupt • COME ACROSS 1951 Amer. dial.
– to interrupt • CUT ACROSS 1970 Amer. dial.
– to interrupt • LIP IN 1899 US sl.
– to interrupt and intrude in a conversation or discussion; to give unasked-for advice or an opinion • CHIME IN 20C Amer. sl.
– to interrupt a speaker or contradict him before he has finished • CROSS-TALK 1963 Amer. dial.
– to interrupt in order to correct • TAKE UP 1899 Sc.
– to interrupt or break in fussily with an idle story • COME IN WITH FIVE EGGS 1541 obs.
– to interrupt or cause to interrupted • PRETERMIT 1539
– to interrupt or check one in his tale; to gainsay • OBROGATE 1656 obs.
– to interrupt or intrude; to meddle • BUTT IN 1899 Amer. sl.
– to interrupt or overhear; esp. used as ‘don’t pick up fag-ends’ • PICK UP FAG-ENDS 1910s sl.
– to interrupt or stop a person, event, or thing • MAR c1000 obs.
– to interrupt someone, to hinder; to jinx someone • MOZ c1920 Aust. sl.
– to interrupt suddenly • ABRUPT 1643 obs. rare
– to interrupt, to break through • FORBREAK c1250 obs.
– to interrupt, to check, to ‘pull up’ • TAKE 1637 Eng. dial.
– to interrupt, to cut short • CUT UP SHORT 1607 obs.
– to interrupt, to hinder • MOZZLE 1920s Aust. sl.
– to interrupt, to put a sudden end to • BURST 1842 poetic usage
– to interrupt, to speak during his part • SPEAK IN A MAN’S CAST 1580 obs.
– to interrupt, to stop • CATCH UP 1840
– to refrain from interrupting or intruding • BUTT OUT 1906 Amer. sl.
– to suddenly interrupt or stop what one is doing • LET ALL HOLTS GO 1894 Amer. dial.
– to suddenly interrupt or stop what one is doing • LET LOOSE ALL HOLTS 1943 Amer. dial.
INTERSECT, INTERSECTING, INTERSECTION – ADJECTIVES
– intersecting • DECUSSANT 1685 obs. rare
– intersecting, crossed over each other, cross-shaped • DECUSSATIVE 1658 obs. rare
INTERSECT etc. – NOUNS
– an intersection • CUTTING 1598 obs.
– an intersection of four roads other than a crossroads • TURKEYFOOT 1984 Amer. dial.
– an intersection of roads • FOUR-CROSS-ROAD 1826 Eng. dial.
– intersection; the crossing of lines, rays, etc. so as to form a figure like the letter X • DECUSSATION 1656
INTERSECT etc. – VERBS
– to intersect, to cross, to lie across, so as to form a figure like the letter X • DECUSS 1782 rare
– to intersect, to cross, to lie across, so as to form a figure like the letter X • DECUSSATE 1658
INTERTWINE, INTERTWINED – ADJECTIVES
– intertwined, twisted together • IMPLICATE 1536 rare
INTERTWINE etc. – VERBS
– to intertwine; to wreathe, to twist, or knit together; to entwine, to entangle • IMPLICATE 1610
INTERVAL – ADVERBS
– at intervals • BETWEEN-HANDS 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– at intervals • BETWEEN-WHILES 1677
– at intervals • IN SNATCHES Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– occurring at long intervals; infrequent • FAR-BETWEEN 1743
INTERVAL – NOUNS
– a short interval; the space of time required to knit the stitches off one knitting-needle • NEEDLE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– interval, intervening time • BETWEEN-SPACE a1641 obs.
– intervals • AMELL-TIMES B1900 Eng. dial.
– intervals • AMELL-WHILES B1900 Eng. dial.
INTERVAL – PHRASES
– a small interval • NOT THE LENGTH OF A STREET 1893 sl.
INTERVENE – VERBS
– to intervene in another’s business; to intrude, to interfere • NEB 1893 chiefly N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
– to intervene suddenly in a conversation • CHOP IN Bk1999
INTERVIEW – NOUNS
– an interviewing with an ulterior purpose, as by a criminal or a police officer • BUZZ 1929 Amer. sl.
INTERVIEW – VERBS
– to interview • CHAT UP 1970s sl.
– to interview; to question a person • BUZZ 1871 Amer. sl.
INTERWEAVE – VERBS
– to interweave, to entwine • IMPLEACH 1597 poetic usage, rare
INTESTINES – NOUNS (also see ENTRAILS)
– an animals innards • GUZINTERS 1910s Aust. sl.
– one’s intestines, innards, i.e. the ‘stuffing’ • CHICKEN HOCKEY 1970s US sl.
– the heart, liver, etc. of an animal, as sheep, calf, etc. • HARSLET • HASLET a1300
– the heart, liver, lungs, or lights of a pig • HASTELINGS Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– the heart, liver, lungs, or lights of an animal, esp. a pig • HASTE Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– the human intestines • CHITLINS 1785 sl.
– the human intestines • CHITTERLINGS 1785 sl.
– the human intestines • MONIPLIES 1787 Sc.
– the human intestines • WRINKLES 1970s African-American sl.
– the intestines • ARSE-ROPES a1382 obs.
– the intestines • COMIC CUTS 1945 Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘guts’
– the intestines • COMICS 1945 Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘guts’ (‘comic cuts’)
– the intestines • GORMY-RUDDLES B1900 sl.
– the intestines • INNARDS 1825 sl.
– the intestines • INSIDE 1741 sl.
– the intestines • INSIDES 1840 sl.
– the intestines • INTIMMERS 1824 Sc.
– the intestines • KISHKA • KISHKE • KISHKEH • KISHKER 1959 sl.
– the intestines • SHITBAGS 1937 sl.
– the intestines • TRIPES 1529
– the intestines • WALLIES 1825 Sc.
– the intestines, entrails • BAGS 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– the intestines, entrails • INGANGS 1824 Sc.
– the intestines, entrails • SINGLES 1567 obs.
– the intestines, etc. of animals, esp. of pigs • INWARDS 1658 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– the intestines of a hog • TOM THUMBS 1887 Amer. dial.
– the intestines of a man or beast • THARM 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– the intestines of an animal, esp. as used for food, tripe served in potato soup • PAUNCHINGS 1866 Sc.
– the intestines of an animal slain for food • DRIDDLES 19C Sc.
– the intestines of animals • OFFALMENT Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– the intestines of hogs or fowl prepared as food • CHICKLETS 1970 Amer. dial.
– the intestines of hogs or fowl prepared as food • CHITLETS 1939 Amer. dial.
– the intestines, one’s insides • GUTS a1000
– the intestines or bowels • MANIFOLD(S) c1280 Eng. dial.
– the intestines, the bowels • BELLY c1340
– the intestines; the edible viscera of any animal • INMEAT 1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– the intestines, the guts • PUDDINGS c1450 colloq.
– the intestines, the internal organs • LIGHTS 1848 Amer. dial.
– the intestines; the organs inside the body • INTESTINALS 1968 Amer. dial.
– the intestines, usually of hogs, prepared as food • KENTUCKY OYSTERS 1898 Amer. dial.
– the liver, heart, and lights of a pigs • HASE Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– the small intestines of animals used for food • CHITLINGS c1400
– the small intestines of animals used for food • CHITTERLINGS c1400
– the viscera or pluck of an animal • HARIGALDS 1737 Sc.
INTESTINES – VERBS
– to cut or wound so that the intestines are exposed • BOWEL-RACK 1953 Amer. dial.
INTIMACY, INTIMATE, INTIMATELY – ADJECTIVES
– extremely intimate, very close • LIKE FUNK ON A SKUNK 1960s African-American sl.
– extremely intimate, very close • LIKE STANK ON SHIT 1960s African-American sl.
– extremely intimate, very close • LIKE STINK ON GLUE 1960s African-American sl.
– extremely intimate, very close • LIKE STINK ON SHIT 1960s African-American sl.
– in an intimate relationship or close association • HAND IN GLOVE 1737 colloq.
– intimate • HEART-TO-HEART L19 sl.
– intimate • INTIMATED Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– intimate and familiar • QUIM AND COSH 1723 Sc.
– intimate, affectionate • TUTOYANT 1899 rare
– intimate, affectionate, friendly • BACK-TO-BACK 1980s African-American sl.
– intimate, as ‘thick’ as dogs • DOG-THICK a1810 obs.
– intimate, close • NARROW 1556 obs. rare
– intimate, close • THICK AS GLUE 1774
– intimate, close, friendly • NOB-A-NOB M19 sl.
– intimate, closely related or connected • NECESSARY 1382 obs. rare
– intimate, closest; said of a friend • ACE 1944 US sl., esp. African-American
– intimate, familiar • BUDGE 1890 Amer. dial.
– intimate, familiar, acquainted, friendly • FAMILARY c1450
– intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense • THRANG • THRONG 1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– intimate, familiar, inseparable • THICK AS THIEVES 1833 UK sl.
– intimate, friendly • PACKT Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– intimate, friendly, in great favour with • FAR BEN 1725 Sc.
– intimate, friendly; on good terms • MATEY 1915 Brit. colloq.
– intimate, friendly, sociable • MATELY 1822 rare
– intimate, friendly, ‘thick’ • BIG Bk1898 Sc.
– intimate, friendly, ‘thick’ • INTERMENT Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– intimate, heart and soul with • INTIRE 1747 Sc. obs.
– intimate, living close together • THROUGH-OTHER 1815 Sc.
– intimate, living close together • THROUTHER 1815 Sc.
– intimate, very close • THICK AS A DOZEN IN A BED 1868 Amer. dial.
– intimate, very close; crowded, in crowded conditions • THICK AS FIVE IN A BED 1855 Amer. dial.
– intimate, very close; crowded, in crowded conditions • THICK AS FOUR IN A BED 1942 Amer. dial.
– intimate, very close; inseparable • AS CLOSE AS STINK ON SHIT Bk2000 US sl.
– intimate, very close; inseparable • CLOSE AS STINK ON SHIT Bk2006 US sl.
– intimate, very close; said of a relation between people: very close • A QUARTER TO NINE 1980 Amer. dial.
– intimate, very friendly • THICK AS THREE IN A BED 1820 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– intimate, very friendly • UPTIGHT 1969 Amer. dial.
– intimate, very friendly together • GREAT AS INKLE-WEAVERS 1890 Sc.
– intimate, very near • FAST 1885 Eng. dial.
– intimate, very near • FAST AND THICK 1885 Eng. dial.
– intimate with, closely related to • NEAR c1470 obs.
– intimate with, friendly or well-disposed to • QUEME c1325 obs.
– on a most intimate footing; over familiar or unduly intimate • HAIL-FELLOW 1580
– on a most intimate footing; over familiar or unduly intimate • HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET 1581
– on a most intimate footing; over familiar or unduly intimate • HAIL-MATE 1577 obs.
– on intimate and friendly terms, linked by mutual feeling or understanding; in league, confederate • PACK 1701 Sc.
– very intimate • ALL-IN-ALL Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– very intimate • THICK AS DICK AND LIDDY Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– very intimate • THICK AS THEY CAN DICKER Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS BEES 1902 Eng. dial.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS BLACKBERRIES 1894 Ireland
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS CROWDY Bk1905 Sc.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS DARBY AND JOAN 1882 Eng. dial.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS DICK AND LEDDY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS HARRY AND MARY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS HERRINGS IN A BARREL Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS INKLE-WEAVERS 1866 Eng. dial.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS THACK 1889 Eng. dial.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS THICK 1887 Eng. dial.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS TWO DOGS’ HEADS 1896 Eng. dial.
– very intimate and friendly; on exceedingly good terms • THICK AS TWO IN A BED Bk1905 Sc.
– very intimate or close • VEHEMENT 1596 obs.
– very intimate or friendly together • LOVING AS INKLE-WEAVERS 1822 Sc.
– very intimate or friendly together • THICK AS INKLE-MAKERS 1857 Eng. dial.
– very intimate, ‘thick’ • TERRIBLE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
INTIMACY etc. – ADVERBS
– intimately, familiarly, close together • HAND FOR NEIVE 1813 Sc.
– intimately, familiarly, close together • HAND TO NEIVE 1787 Sc.
– intimately, in a friendly manner, familiarly • PACKLIE 1844 Sc.
– intimately, on a one-to-one • ONE-AWAY 1990s W. Indies sl.
INTIMACY etc. – NOUNS
– an intimate talk • HEART-TO-HEART 1910s sl., orig. US
– intimacy, familiarity, friendliness • THICKNESS 1895 Eng. dial.
– intimacy, friendship • THRONG 1768 Sc. obs.
– intimacy, friendship, harmony, familiarity • PACKNESS 1825 Sc.
– the state of intimate friends • HAIL-FELLOW 1684 obs.
INTIMACY etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a female intimate or companion • CUMMER a1513 Sc.
– an intimate • INWARD 1603 sl.
– an intimate, a dear friend • INGLE 1601 sl.
– an intimate, a friend • YAGA YAGA 2000 W. Indies Rasta
– an intimate or familiar associate • HAIL-FELLOW 1650 obs.
– intimates, particular friends • PARTICS Bk1905 Eng. dial.
INTIMACY etc. – VERBS
– to become intimate with • BOARD Bk1911 Sc.
– to become intimate with; to ingratiate oneself with • COSY UP TO 1930s sl., orig. US
– to be on intimate terms, to fraternize • HOB AND NOB M19 sl.
– to be on intimate terms; to visit; to go about gossiping • NEIGHBOUR 1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to be very intimate • RIDE THE RIGGEN Bk1903 Eng. dial. sl.
– to have an intimate relationship with someone • CHECK 1998 Black British youth usage
– to talk intimately and confidentially together • HOB-NOBBLE B1900 Eng. dial.
INTIMATION – NOUNS
– an intimation, a hint, likelihood; a slight symptom • MEANING 1839 Eng. dial.
INTIMIDATE, INTIMIDATED, INTIMIDATING, INTIMIDATION – ADJECTIVES
– intimidating • BURLY 1993 US sl.
– intimidating or belligerent; tough; bad; nasty • BADASS M20 sl., orig. & chiefly US
INTIMIDATE etc. – INTERJECTIONS
– exclamation used to intimidate or used for celebration • SAY MY NAME!1990s US teen sl.
INTIMIDATE etc. – NOUNS
– an act of intimidation used to coerce • WOLF TICKET 1974 US sl.
– intimidation • FEAR1426 obs.
INTIMIDATE etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a male who uses violence or threats to intimidate people, esp. on behalf of another • MUSCLE BOY 1940 US sl.
– a member of a criminal gang who intimidates the victims of its activities • FRIGHTENER 1962 sl.
– an easily intimidated, meek person • MILIQUANT TOAST 1965 Amer. dial.
– an easily intimidated, meek person • MILKY-TOAST 1965 Amer. dial.
– an easily intimidated, meek person • MILQUETOAST • MR. MILQUETOAST 1938 Amer. dial.
– an easily intimidated, unassertive person • HERB Bk1993 street sl.
– an intimidating or mean man; a tough guy • BABY 1939 Amer. sl.
– an intimidating or physically aggressive, or violent person • ASS-KICKER 1962 US sl.
– an intimidating, unpleasant, aggressive, or uncompromising person; a dangerous, browbeating individual • BAD-ASS 1956 sl., orig. & chiefly US
– a person who carries out controversial or unpopular tasks in a company, such as the intimidation dismissal of others • HATCHET MAN 1948
– a person who intimidates, harasses, or abuses others, yet, esp. following resistance or disagreement, claims to be a victim of ill-treatment • CRYBULLY 1999 sl., derogatory
– a person who uses electronic communication to intimidate, hurt, or persecute people • CYBERBULLY 1994
– a strongly built man employed to intimidate others with violence, or threats of violence • HEAVY 1936 sl.
INTIMIDATE etc. – VERBS
– to capitulate to verbal intimidation • BUY A WOLF TICKET • BUY A WOOF TICKET 1980s African-American sl.
– to intimidate • GET AT 1871
– to intimidate • MAU-MAU 1970 US sl.
– to intimidate • SANDBAG 1920s US sl.
– to intimidate by bluster or threats; to domineer over, to bully • HECTOR M17
– to intimidate or frighten • PSYCH OUT 1973 colloq.
– to intimidate or frighten someone, esp. by bluff • BUFFALO 1891 US sl.
– to intimidate someone • VIBE OUT 1983 UK sl.
– to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence • BULLDOSE • BULLDOZE L19 sl.
– to intimidate, to cow, to make faint-hearted • ACCOWARD 1530 obs.
– to intimidate, to engage in behaviour, esp. speech, intended to impress, to boast, esp. menacingly • WOOF 1931 Amer. dial.
– to intimidate, to frighten • PUSH UP ON 1990s African-American sl.
– to intimidate, to frighten • WOLF 1970 Amer. dial.
– to intimidate, to keep under, to abash • DARE 1805 Sc.
– to intimidate, to menace, to threaten • PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON SOMEONE 1958 Brit. police & criminals’ sl.
– to intimidate, to pressurize • HIGH-PRESSURE 1920s sl.
– to intimidate, to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame • DANTON • DAUNTON 1535 Sc.
– to intimidate, to swagger, to bully • RAUNCH c1939 Amer. dial.
– to intimidate, to threaten • SELL A WOLF TICKET • SELL A WOOF TICKET 1960s African-American sl.
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Updated: September 30, 2022