SATISFIED, SATISFIER, SATISFY, SATISFYING
ADJECTIVES
► ALL SMILES very happy; completely satisfied → 1843
► AWAY emotionally satisfied, usually when intoxicated with drugs or drink → 1960s sl.
► BAD marvellous, wonderful; deeply satisfying; stunningly attractive or stylish; sexy → 1897 US sl., esp. African-American
► BENEPLACIT pleased, satisfied → 1678 obs.
► FILLING AT THE PRICE satisfying → c1840 colloq.
► FILLUPPEY ► FILLUPY satisfying → c1840 sl.
► GRUNTLED pleased, satisfied, contented → 1938
► HAPPY AS A PIG IN A PUDDLE extremely happy; content, obviously satisfied and carefree → 1880 colloq.
► HAPPY AS A PIG IN MUCK extremely happy; content, obviously satisfied and carefree → 1828 colloq.
► HAPPY AS A PIG IN SHIT extremely happy; content, obviously satisfied and carefree → 1953 colloq.
► JACKED happy, satisfied, excited → 1980s US students’ sl.
► PAID pleased, satisfied, content → c1230 obs.
► QUAFFED satisfied; full → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► QUAFFING luscious, satisfying; producing flatulence → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SATIABLE that can be satiated or satisfied → 1570
► SATISFIABLE capable of being satisfied, able to be satisfied → 1638
► SATURATE satisfied, satiated → a1550 obs.
► SATURATED completely satisfied, filled to repletion → 1668 obs.
► SUFFICEABLE capable of being satisfied → 1864
► SUFFICED satisfied, content → 1590 obs.
► TOUGH satisfying; good → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► UNTAIN satisfied, content → 1882 Eng. dial.
► WICKED really good, fantastic, excellent, first-rate, wonderful; great; deeply satisfying → 1920 sl., orig. US
NOUNS
► WIG a thrilling or satisfying experience; something that excites → 1962 US sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BERRIES, THE a remarkable, attractive, or satisfying person → 1925 Amer. sl. arch.
► SUFFICER a satisfier → 1900
PHRASES
► I’M EASY I don’t mind, I’m satisfied whatever the outcome → 1940s sl., orig. Aust.
► IT SLIDES it is excellent, pleasing, or extremely satisfying → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► WHATEVER BAKES ONE’S BISCUIT whatever makes one happy or satisfied → 2000s US sl.
VERBS
► ACQUIESCE to bring to rest; to appease, to satisfy, or harmonize → 1658-9 obs.
► AGGRATE to please, to gratify, to inspire with satisfaction → 1591 obs.
► BE WELL PAID to be pleased or satisfied → 1825 Sc.
► CALL IT A DAY to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation → M19 sl.
► CALL IT A GO to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation → M19 sl.
► CALL IT A NIGHT to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation → M19 sl.
► COME TO TAW ► COME UP TO TAW to meet expectations or requirements; to come up to scratch → 1838 Amer. dial.
► DIEN to suit, to satisfy, to answer → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► GREE of a person: to please, to satisfy; to agree → 1468 obs.
► HIT THE SPOT to satisfy a want or need → colloq.
► PACIFY to satisfy, to suffice → 1896 Ireland
► PLACENTIATE to please, to satisfy → 1694 obs.
► POP A NUT to feel happy or satisfied; to be delighted → 1950 sl.
► QUEME to satisfy, to appease, to mitigate → c1250
► REST ON ONE’S LAURELS to be so satisfied with what one has already done or achieved that one makes no further effort → 1874
► SAIR to suffice, to satisfy; → 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SAITISFEE to satisfy → 1747 Sc.
► SARROW to satisfy; to suffice → 1842 Eng. dial.
► SATIFY to satisfy → c1475 chiefly Sc.
► SATISFICE to satisfy, to suffice → 1561 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
► SATURATE to satisfy, to satiate → 1538 obs.
► SAULE to satisfy, to fill with food → c1430 obs.
► SUFFICE 1. to satisfy oneself → 1484 obs.
2. to satisfy, to meet the ‘calls’ of a desire, need, sense, emotion, etc. → 1533 obs.
► SYTH to satisfy, to give satisfaction to → 1513 Sc. obs.