SAME – ADJECTIVES
– ALIKE-MINDED having the same mind or purpose …1581 rare
– ALL OF A KIDNEY much alike, of the same kind …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– ALL OF A MAKE of the same character throughout …1674 obs.
– IDENTIFIC doing the same; concurring in action …1678 obs. rare
– MACKLY similar, of the same make or kind; exactly alike; fitting nicely …1896 Eng. dial.
– OF A WHATNESS of the same size, importance, value, etc. …1864 Amer. dial.
– OF THE SAME LEAVEN of the same sort or character …1650
– OF THE SAME QUILL of the same sort; alike …1927 Amer. dial.
– SAMEN same …1815 Sc.
– SAME SAME the same …1956 US Korean & Vietnam war usage
– SAMEY-SAME the same …1956 US Korean & Vietnam war usage
– VIVUAL identical, self-same …Bk1905 Sc. obs.
– TAUTOOUSIOUS being absolutely the same …1846
SAME – PHRASES
– SAME DIFF exactly the same thing, no difference at all …1940s sl.
– SAME DIFFERENCE exactly the same thing, no difference at all …1940s sl.
– SAME OLD BAT, THE the same old way, as usual …1881 Eng. dial.
– SAME OLD SAME OLD implies that nothing has changed in one’s life; used in response as to one’s current health or feelings …1972 sl., orig. African-American
– SAME OLD SEVEN AND SIX,THE much as usual, the same as always, the same old routine …1863 Amer. dial.
– SAME OLD SEVENTY-SIX, THE much as usual, the same as always, the same old routine …1981 Amer. dial.
– SAME OLD SIX AND SEVEN,THE much as usual, the same as always, the same old routine …1915 Amer. dial.
– SAME OLD SIXES AND SEVENS,THE much as usual, the same as always, the same old routine …1963 Amer. dial.
– SAME OL’ SAME OL’ implies that nothing has changed in one’s life; used in response as to one’s current health or feelings …1970s sl., orig. African-American
– SAME-O SAME-O implies that nothing has changed in one’s life; used in response as to one’s current health or feelings ..1972 sl., orig. African-American
SAME – VERBS
– SERVE WITH THE SAME SAUCE to subject to the same kind of usage …1523
SAMOA – ADJECTIVES
– Samoan SAMI 1998 NZ sl.
SAMOA – NOUNS, PERSON
– a Samoan SA 1992 NZ sl.
– a Samoan SAMI 1982 NZ sl.
– a Samoan-American COCONUT-HEAD 20C US sl.
SAMPLE – NOUNS
– anything offered as a sample and intended to increase appetite or desire TEASER 1934 US sl.
– a sample EXAMPLE 1926 Amer. dial.
– a sample; a taste SAY 1813 Eng. dial.
– a sample; the make or pattern of anything MUSTA; MUSTER 16C Anglo-Chinese & Anglo-Indian
SANCTIFIED, SANCTIFY – ADJECTIVES
– SANCTIFIABLE capable of being sanctified …1894 rare
– SANCTIFICATE sanctified, holy …c1485 obs. rare
– SANCTIFICATIVE serving to sanctify or make holy …1607 obs. rare
SANCTIFIED etc. – VERBS
– SANCTIFICATE to sanctify; to set apart as holy or sacred …a1677 rare
SANCTIMONIOUS – ADJECTIVES
– MUMPING 1594 chiefly Sc. – grimacing or assuming a demure, sanctimonious, or melancholy expression; querulous, complaining
– UNCTUOUS sanctimonious …1742
SANCTIMONIOUS – NOUNS
– SUNDAY FACE a sanctimonious expression; an affectedly solemn face …1756 chiefly Sc.
SANCTIMONIOUS – NOUNS, PERSON
– BIBLE-BACK a sanctimonious, holier-than-thou person; hence, a clergyman, missionary, or proselytizer …1840 sl.
– BIBLE-POUNDER a person who expounds or follows the Bible in an aggressive way, esp. a clergyman, a preacher; also, a sanctimonious Christian …1868 colloq.
– CHRISTER an over-pious or sanctimonious person …1921 US sl.
– GOSPEL SHARK a preacher; a parson; a goody-goody or sanctimonious person …1897 Amer. dial.
– GOSPEL SHARP a preacher; a parson; a goody-goody or sanctimonious person …1872 Amer. dial.
– GOSPEL SHOOTER a preacher; a parson; a goody-goody or sanctimonious person …1900 Amer. dial.
– SAINT a person of extraordinary holiness of life; a sanctimonious person; sometimes ironically, a person making an outward profession of piety …1563
– HOLY WILLIE a sanctimonious, hypocritically pious person …L19 sl.
SANCTIMONIOUS – PHRASES
– BUNG UP AND BILGE FREE referring to one whose behaviour, while utterly proper, errs towards the self-satisfied and sanctimonious …19C US sl.
SANCTIMONIOUS – VERBS
– MUMP c1610 – to assume a demure, melancholy, or sanctimonious expression; to be silent and sullen; to sulk, to mope
SANCTION – NOUNS
– ADMITTANCE the act of admitting as valid or satisfactory; acceptance, sanction …1598 obs.
– RATIHABITATION approval, sanction …1502 obs. rare
– RATIHABITION approval, sanction …1561
SANCTION – VERBS
– ACCREDITATE to accredit; to give credit to someone for something; to vouch for, to sanction or countenance …1654 obs.
– IMPROVE to approve, to sanction, to countenance …1702 obs.
– RATIHABIT to express approval or sanction of …1678 Sc. obs.
– SANCITE to sanction …1597 obs. rare
SANCTUARY – NOUNS
– a sanctuary ALSATIA 18C Eng. sl.
– a sanctuary in ancient Greece; a place to which access is restricted, esp. a sacred space or enclosure ABATON 1829
– sanctuary, refuge, asylum BAST 1894
SAND – ADJECTIVES
– of sand or soil: yielding SINKY 1827 rare
– producing sand SANDIFEROUS a1586 obs. rare
SAND – NOUNS
– a hard lump of sand; usually used by children for throwing at each other BOONDIE 20C Aust. sl.
– a sprinkling of sand on the street ST. GILES’S CARPET L19 London sl.
– a tract of sandy ground SANDLING 1784 Eng. dial.
SANDAL – NOUNS (also see SHOE)
– AIR HEBREWS sandals …1960s US college sl.
– AIR JESUS sandals…1992 US sl.
– DESERT WELLIES sandals …1990s UK juvenile usage
– FISHCAKES a type of ‘flip flop’ or sandal with laminated rubber soles …1988 Amer. dial.
– GALILEE STOMPERS sandals, flip-flops …1970s homosexual sl.
– GO-AHEAD a flat-heeled, thonged sandal …1962 Amer. dial.
– GUATEMALY DIRT DOBBERS Bk1970 US sl. – sandals
– HEBREW HOPPERS sandals …1970 US college sl.
– JAPANESE SAFETY SHOES flip-flops, backless rubber sandals with thongs between the big toe and other toes …Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– J.C. WATER WALKERS Bk1970 US sl. – sandals
– JESUS WEEJUNS Bk1970 US students’ sl. – sandals
– PAMPOOTEE; PAMPOOTIE a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland …1881 Irish
– PAMPOOTER a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland …1881 Irish
– ROMAN CANDLE a sandal …20C rhyming sl.
– SANDAL SHOON sandals …1602 arch.
– SLAPS plastic flip-flops (sandals) …1976 US skateboarding usage
– SLIP-SLOP a strap sandal with a wooden sole …1965 Barbados sl.
– TIGER PAWS Bk1970 US sl. – Mexican sandals that have old tire treads for soles
– ZORRIES inexpensive, practical foam rubber thong sandals …1990 US sl.
SANDBANK – NOUNS
– a sandbank PATCH Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a sandbank; a ridge of sand or gravel formed by the sea AYRE 1539 chiefly Sc.
– a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river BACH; BACHE; BATCH 1873 Eng. dial.
SANDBAR – NOUNS
– a bar of sand, etc.; a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus BALK; BAULK 1538 obs.
SAND-CASTLE – NOUNS
– a sandcastle SANDY MILL 1788 Sc.
– a sand-castle on which children stand until it is washed away by the tide DILLY; DILLY-CASTLE Bk1900 Sc.
SAND DOLLAR – NOUNS
– a sand dollar DOLLAR-FISH 1911 Amer. dial.
SAND-HILL – NOUNS
– a sand-hill SAND-TOT 1825 Eng. dial.
– a sand-hill or bank of sand blown up by the wind MEAL-BANK 1893 Eng. dial.
– a sand-hill or sandbank; generally in plural MEAL 1833 Eng. dial.
SANDSTORM – NOUNS
– ARIZONA CLOUDBURST a sandstorm …1966 Amer. dial. jocular usage
– BLACK DUSTER a heavy sandstorm …1962 Amer. dial.
– IDAHO BRAINSTORM a dust-storm, a sandstorm …1934 Amer. sl.
– IDAHO RAIN a dust-storm, a sandstorm …c1971 Amer. sl.
– IDAHO SHOWER a dust-storm, a sandstorm …1934 Amer. sl.
– OKLAHOMA RAIN a sandstorm or dust-storm …1919 US jocular usage
– OREGON MIST a dust-storm, a sand-storm …1993 Amer. dial.
SANDWICH – NOUNS
– ACE a grilled cheese sandwich …Amer. lunch counter usage
– BARB Bk1975 US sl. – a barbecued meat sandwich
– BIG BOY Bk1975 US lunch-counter usage – a hamburger sandwich with two hamburgers on it
– BOAT a large sandwich made with Italian or French bread or a long bun, and a variety of meats, cheese, and vegetables; a submarine sandwich …1968 Amer. dial.
– BOMBER a large sandwich that’s a meal in itself; a submarine sandwich …1969 Amer. dial.
– BULKIE in Boston: a sandwich roll …1997 US sl.
– BUMSTEAD a large sandwich, layered with various ingredients; a ‘dagwood’ …1966 Amer. dial.
– BUTTIE, BUTTY orig. a slice of bread spread with butter; now: a filled sandwich; also, an open sandwich …1827 orig. Eng. dial.
– DAGWOOD a huge, usually multi-layered sandwich …1948 US sl.
– DODGER a sandwich …1925 services’ sl.
– DOUBLE-DECKER a food item consisting of two main layers, as a sandwich made with three slices of bread and two layers of filling …1825 Amer.
– FISHBURG a fish sandwich …1968 Amer. dial.
– GARBAGE BARGE a tuna fish sandwich …1985 US sl.
– GREEDY DOG a sandwich in a large, long bun, that is a meal in itself …1969 Amer. dial.
– GRINDER a large sandwich or filled roll, usually with several fillings; a submarine sandwich …1954 Amer. dial.
– HALF-AND-HALF a ham and (Swiss) cheese sandwich …1967 Amer. dial.
– HONEYMOON BURGER 1980s US lunch counter usage – a sandwich made with only bread and lettuce
– JEELY PIECE a jam sandwich …Sc.
– LONG BOY. a submarine sandwich …1965 Amer. dial.
– LONG JOHN a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich …1966 Amer. dial.
– PO-BOY a submarine sandwich …1960 Amer. dial.
– POOR BOY a submarine sandwich …1931 Amer. dial.
– POOR BOY SANDWICH a submarine sandwich …1938 Amer. dial.
– POOR MAN a submarine sandwich …1965 Amer. dial.
– RAILROAD a sandwich in a much, larger, longer bun that is a meal in itself …1968 Amer. dial.
– RAILROADER a sandwich in a much, larger, longer bun that is a meal in itself …1968 Amer. dial.
– SAINT PAUL SANDWICH a sandwich with multiple fillings, one of which is egg …1943 Amer. dial.
– SAMBIE a sandwich …1976 Aust. & NZ sl.
– SAMBO a sandwich …1984 Aust. sl.
– SAMMIE a sandwich …1976 Aust. & NZ sl.
– SAMMO a sandwich …1930s Aust. & US sl.
– SANDBEEF a sandwich …L19 sl.
– SANGA; SANGER a sandwich …1943 Aust. & Irish sl.
– SANGO a sandwich …1943 Aust. sl.
– SANGUISH a sandwich …1896 Sc.
– SARMIE; SARMY a sandwich …1960s S. Afr. sl.
– SARNEY; SARNIE; SARNY a sandwich …1961 colloq. & Eng. dial.
– SLAB a sandwich …Bk1947 Amer. sl.
– SLURPSWICH a gooey sandwich …Bk1947 Amer. sl.
– TAVERN a sandwich of ground or shredded beef served on a bun …1951 Amer. dial.
– TOASTIE a toasted sandwich …colloq.
– TORPEDO a submarine sandwich …1965 Amer. dial.
– TORPEDO SANDWICH a submarine sandwich …1950 Amer. dial.
– WAD food, esp. a bun, cake, or sandwich; in all cases its filling qualities are more important than taste etc. …1919 Brit. sl., orig. services’ usage
– WEDGE a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich …1958 Amer. dial.
– WEDGIE a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich …1968 Amer. dial.
– ZEP a submarine sandwich or similar meat-and-cheese-filled roll …1951 Amer. dial.
– ZEPPELIN a submarine sandwich or similar meat-and-cheese-filled roll …1967 Amer. dial.
– ZONK a sandwich …1940s S. Afr. sl.
SANDWICH – PHRASES
– ALL THE WAY of sandwiches, etc. : served with all the possible extras, such as mustard, mayonnaise, lettuces, onions, etc. …Bk1994 sl.
SANDWICH-BOARD MAN – NOUNS, PERSON
– a man carrying two advertisement boards suspended from the shoulders, one in front and the other behind SANDWICH-MAN 1864
– a person who wears a sandwich-board CADDIE 1981 Amer. dial.
– a sandwich-board man ANGEL Brit. sl.
– a sandwich-man ADVERTISEMENT CONVEYANCER L19 euphemism
– a sandwich man, carrying a pair of advertising boards around the streets SANDWICH M19 sl.
SANDY – ADJECTIVES
– of a sandy colour SANDED 1590 obs.
– somewhat sandy SANDISH 1664 obs. rare
SANE, SANITY – ADJECTIVES
– ALL AT HOME quite sane …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– ALLISTER sane, in full possession of one’s mental faculties …Bk1898 Sc. obs.
– ALL THERE in control of the mind, sane …1854 sl.
– ALL THERE AND A HA’PORTH OVER sane, in one’s right mind …M19 sl.
– COMPOS in control of the mind, sane …1809
– COMPOS MENTIS in control of the mind, sane …1616
– CONCOS-MANCOS sane, of sound mind, ‘compos mentis’ …1823 Sc.
– FECKT Bk1900 Eng. dial. – competent, capable, sane
– GLUED stable, sane …1980s sl., orig. US college usage
– NATURAL in full possession of one’s wits or senses, normal …1714 Sc. obs.
– RIGHT a1638 – mentally healthy; sane; competent to think and act
– RIGHT-MINDED 1876 obs. rare – of sound mind, sane
– THOROUGH wise, sane …Bk1905 Sc. & N. Ireland
– VALID of the mind: sane, strong …1854 rare
– WITH IT in control of the mind, sane …1961 sl.
SANE etc. – NOUNS
– DEEP END the border between sanity and insanity …1950s Amer. sl.
SANE etc. – VERBS
– BE ON THE BEAM to be on the right track; to be right; to be sane …1941
– SANIFY to become sane or reasonable …1836
– WIG OUT 1950s sl. – to become mentally unbalanced; to lose one’s sanity
SAN FRANCISCO – see CALIFORNIA
SANITARIUM – NOUNS
– a sanitarium, esp. at a boarding school SAN 20C sl.
SANITARY, SANITATION – ADJECTIVES
– HYGEIAN pert. to health; healthy; relating to hygiene or medical science; sanitary …1766
– HYGIANTIC relating to health; sanitary, hygienic …1815 rare
– HYGIASTIC relating to health; sanitary, hygienic …1670
SANITARY etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– SANITARIAN one who studies sanitation; one who is in favour of sanitary reform …1859
– SANITARIST one who studies sanitation; one who is in favour of sanitary reform …1859
– SANITARY ENGINEER an engineer skilled in the relation and application of the principles of public sanitation to engineering works and public improvements; one who is competent to design, construct, and operate public works as aids to public sanitation …1873
– SANITATIONIST one who is skilled in or who advocates sanitation …1888
– SANITIST one who studies sanitation; one who is in favour of sanitary reform …1882 rare
SANITARY etc. – VERBS
– SANITATE to make sanitary …1882
SANITY – see SANE
SANTA CLAUS – NOUNS, PERSON
– Santa Claus CHRIST-KINKLE; KRISKRINGEL; KRISKING’L; KRIS KRINGLE 1830
SAP – NOUNS
– sap, juice SUC 1551 obs.
SAPPHIRE – ADJECTIVES
– having the qualities of sapphire, esp. the colour SAPPHIRINE 1413
– of the nature of a sapphire SAPPHIRIC 1605 rare
SARCASM, SARCASTIC, SARCASTICALLY – ADJECTIVES
– ASSY mean; malicious; stubborn; impolite; sarcastic; debased …1980s sl.
– BEHIND THE EARS Bk1970 US students’ sl. – sarcastic
– KNAGGY cross, snappish, querulous; irritable; sarcastic …1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– NAGGLY touchy, fretful, sarcastic, quarrelsome; ill-natured …Bk1903 Sc.
– NAGGY cross, snappish, querulous; shrewish; irritable; ill-natured, bad-tempered, testy; sarcastic …1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– NETHERY ill-natured, sarcastic …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– NETTERIE ill-natured, sarcastic …Bk1905 Sc.
– OFF-TAKING scoffing, mocking, sarcastic, joking, waggish …1877 Sc.
– SARCASMATICAL sarcastic …1716 obs. rare
– SARCASMICAL sarcastic …1602 obs. rare
– SARCASMOUS sarcastic; insulting …1663 obs.
– SARCASTICAL sarcastic …1641
– SARCKY; SARCY; SARKY sarcastic; ill-tempered …1934 sl., chiefly UK teen usage
– SNARKY irritable; touchy; sarcastic, snide …1906 Amer. sl.
– TAIRDIE peevish, ill-humoured, sulky, sarcastic …1825 Sc.
– TANTY-JAGGY offensive, sarcastic …1827 Sc.
– TARDIE peevish, ill-humoured, sulky, sarcastic …1825 Sc.
SARCASM etc. – ADVERBS
– ACIDLY sourly, cuttingly, sarcastically …1674
– SARCASMATICALLY sarcastically …1716 obs. rare
– SARCASMICALLY sarcastically …1658 obs.
– TONGUE IN CHEEK sarcastically …Bk1995 US sl.
SARCASM etc. – NOUNS
– ACID cheek; impudence, heavy sarcasm …1910s sl.
– ACID DROPS barbed or sarcastic comments …Brit. sl.
– AD LIB a pointed, provocative or sarcastic comment …1920s sl., orig. US
– BACK-HANDER a sarcastic retort or snub …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– BY-WIPE an indirect reproof or sarcasm …1641
– CUT an act whereby the feelings are deeply wounded, as a sarcasm, an act of unkindness, etc.; a severe disaster or misfortune; a blow, a shock …1568
– DIG a cutting or sarcastic remark
– JERK a lash of sarcasm; a cutting gibe …1590 obs.
– MYCTERISM 1593 rare – a subtle or scornful jibe; a piece of sarcasm or irony; subtle mocking
– NAP a gibe, a sarcastic remark or reproof; a jeering way of speaking …1885 Sc.
– QUIPPIE; QUIPPY a quip; a sharp or sarcastic remark directed against a person …1519 obs. rare
– SALT sarcasm, liveliness, pungency …1806 Sc.
– SARC; SARK sarcasm …c1920 schools’ sl.
– SHY an attempt to damage by sarcasm or verbal attack …M19 sl.
– SNIPE a sarcastic answer to an impertinent question; a sarcasm …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– SQUIB 1776 US – a sarcastic speech
SARCASM etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– HAM BONE Bk1970 US students’ sl. – a sarcastic person; an impudent person; a ‘wise guy’
– SARCAST a sarcastic writer or speaker …1654
– SARCESTICIST a sarcastic speaker …1899 Sc.
– SASSHOLE a sarcastic and witty person …2002 US sl.
– SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk; a witty or sarcastic person …1930s African-American sl.
SARCASM etc. – VERBS
– BREAK IT OFF IN to rebuke sternly; to wound someone with a sarcastic or cutting retort …1906 Amer. dial.
– CHUCK OFF to speak sarcastically; to sneer …1901 Aust. & NZ sl.
– COME THE ACID to behave in an unpleasant, aggressive, or overbearing manner; to speak in a sarcastic or caustic way …1917 UK sl.
– COME THE ACID DROP to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner …1910s sl.
– COME THE OLD ACID to behave in an unpleasant, aggressive, or overbearing manner; to speak in a sarcastic or caustic way …1917 UK sl.
– COME THE OLD ACID DROP to be heavily sarcastic or especially impudent …1962 UK sl.
– CRACK to utter a wisecrack; to speak in a jesting or sarcastic manner …1811 Amer. sl.
– RIDE ONE BUG-HUNTING to subject one to merciless sarcasm or ridicule …1923 Amer. dial.
– SARCASMATIZE to speak sarcastically of …1716 obs. rare
– SCALE ON to treat someone sarcastically …1930s sl.
– SCRATCH ONE’S MIND Bk1970 US high school sl. – to be sarcastic or flippant; to ‘get wise’
– SLING OFF to speak sarcastically; to sneer …1900 Aust. & NZ sl.
SARDINE – NOUNS
– a sardine SHARK 1916 nautical sl.
– a sardine; a herring OCEAN RAMBLER 1961 UK sl.
– sardines sold in a can at a prison commissary PUSSY IN A CAN 1960s US prison sl.
SARDONIC – VERBS
– to speak in a sardonic manner; to offer insults; to wisecrack CRACK WISE 1921 Amer. sl., orig. criminals’ usage
SARSPARILLA – NOUNS
– sarsparilla, the dried root of Smilax officinalis, which at one time was used as a tonic SARPIDILLY 1920s Aust. sl.
– sarsparilla, the dried root of Smilax officinalis, which at one time was used as a tonic SARSE 1920s Aust. sl.
SASH – NOUNS
– a sash, a hat-band, a bandage; a ribbon, strap, band BEND c1000 obs.
SASSY – ADJECTIVES
– sassy; lively; bold FUNKY-ASS 1970 US sl.
SASSY – NOUNS, PERSON
– a sassy person; one who talks back MISS DISH Bk1972 homosexual sl.
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