SENSIBLE
ADJECTIVES
► COCUM ► COKUM sensible → M19 sl.
► FURNISHED possessed of one’s faculties physical and mental → 1473 obs.
► LIKELY sensible, intelligent → 1809 Amer. dial.
► POLITIC judicious, expedient, sensible; skilfully contrived; said of an action or thing → c1430
► POLITICAL judicious, expedient, sensible; skilfully contrived; said of an action or thing → 1577 obs.
► RATIONABLE rational; sensible → 1620 obs.
► SALTED ‘seasoned’ with good sense; sensible → 1647
► SANSHACH of children: sage, sensible, well-behaved → 1904 Sc.
INTERJECTIONS
► USE YOUR LOAF! be sensible! → 1930s sl.
NOUNS
► FAIR THING a sensible, judicious action or decision; a wise proceeding, a clear duty, justice → 1910s Aust. sl.
► SKILL a wise or sensible act → a1500 obs.
VERBS
► USE ONE’S BEAN ► USE THE OLD BEAN to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out → 1930s sl.
► USE ONE’S BLOCK to act sensibly → 1980s NZ sl.
► USE ONE’S LOAF to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out → 1930s sl.
► USE ONE’S SKULL to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out → 1930s sl.
► USE ONE’S TURNIP to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out → 1930s sl.
► USE ONE’S NODDLE to act sensibly; to think things through → 1958
► USE ONE’S NOODLE to act sensibly; to think thing through → 1932 sl.