Reverse Dictionary: LIVING

ADJECTIVES
► BATTLING struggling to eke out a living; going through hard times → 1895 Aust. sl.
► BEAN-FED living on the best of everything → 1889
► LECHEROUS fond of good living; gluttonous → c1483 obs.
► LIFE-WEARY weary of life or of living → 1592
► LIVING OFF THE TIT living in luxury, overly protected → 1960s sl.
► MOBBED UP ► MOBBED UP WITH living, travelling, or working alongside → E19 sl.
► ON LIFE alive, living → 1768 Sc.
► ON THE PIG’S BACK living in luxury; living well; in good fortune; in a fortunate position → L19 Ireland, Aust. & NZ sl.
► ON THE Q.T. living quietly, soberly → L19 sl.
► QUICK 1. living, endowed with life, in contrast to what is naturally inanimate → c888 obs . exc. Eng. dial.
2. of persons and animals: in a live state, living, alive → c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► RANDOM of persons: living irregularly → c1825
► VIVAND living, lively, vivacious → 1926 arch.
► VIVE living; brisk, vigorous; fresh → 1610 Sc. obs.
► VIVUAL living, alive → 1825 Sc.

NOUNS
► CABOOSE penury; poor living circumstances → 1950s US sl.
► HIGH LIVING esp. of a thief, living in a garret or cockloft, i.e. a very small room immediately above the garret → .L18 sl.
► HUSTLE a job, a means of earning a living → 1940s African-American sl.
► QUICK, THE the living → c888
► QUICKEN a living creature → 1523 obs.
► QUICK-GOODS all kinds of living things → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► QUICKS living things → c1000 obs.
► RANDY riotous living → 1825 Eng. dial. obs.
► RIFE LIVING high living → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)

NOUNS – PERSON
► BASKETWEAVER a person who advocates simple living, natural foods, avoidance of high-technology, etc. → 1996 Aust. sl., derogatory (Bk.)
► BATTLER a person who struggles to make a living → 1896 Aust. sl.
► BELLY-CRITIC a connoisseur of good living → a1711
► CADDIE one who earned a living by running errands, lighting the way in the dark with lanterns, etc. → 1883 Sc. obs.
► CROCK a person with medical problems which are the result of abusive living → 1978 US sl.
► HAGMAN one who gains his living by felling and selling wood; a woodcutter → 1827 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► QUICKS living persons → c897

PHRASES
► CAKES AND ALE merrymaking; all the good things of life; material pleasures; pleasant food; good living → c1570 sl.
► LADING AND CALING living from hand to mouth; saving in little things so as to make both ends meet → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LADING AND TEEMING living from hand to mouth; saving in little things so as to make both ends meet → 1883 Eng. dial.
► ON BROADWAY IN A FAST TROLLEY living for big stakes → 1960s Amer. sl.
► PULLING THE DEVIL BY THE TAIL living on one’s wits; surviving, getting by → 1914 Irish sl.
► THREE HOTS AND A COT enough to eat; an acceptable standard of living → 1899 US sl.
► THREE SQUARES AND A COT enough to eat; an acceptable standard of living → 1899 US sl.
► WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A CRUST? how do you make a living? → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)

VERBS
► CUT ONE’S OWN GRASS to earn one’s own living → 1863 sl., orig. US obs.
► GET SALT to earn one’s living; to make a sufficient livelihood → 1904 Sc. (Bk.)
► GET SALT TO ONE’S PORRIDGE to earn one’s living; to make a sufficient livelihood → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GET SALT TO ONE’S KAIL to earn one’s living; to make a sufficient livelihood → 1787 Sc.
► KEEP ONE’S SKILLET GREASY to make a living; to live well → 1942 Amer. dial.
► KEEP ONE’S SMOKEHOUSE GREASY to make a living; to live well → 1984 Amer. dial.
► MAKE A QUID to earn a living → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► MAKE UP ONE’S MOUTH to obtain one’s living → 1880 colloq.
► PROVIDE ONE’S CHUMP to earn one’s living → M19 UK criminals’ sl.
► SCRAT AFORE ONE PECKS to earn one’s bread before one eats it → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TURN AN HONEST PENNY to earn one’s living honestly; to make money by fair means