VENEREAL DISEASE
ADJECTIVES
1513 — CUNT-BITTEN of a man: infected with venereal disease → rare, orig. Sc.
..L16 — SCALD suffering from venereal disease → sl.
..17C — FRENCHIFIED infected with venereal disease → Brit. sl.
..17C — SCALDED suffering from venereal disease → sl.
1615 — VENERIOUS pert. to venereal disease → obs.
1617 — VENERIAN pert. to venereal disease → obs.
1650 — CLAPPED — CLAPT infected with gonorrhea
1651 — VENERAL pert. to venereal disease → obs.
1658 — VENEREAL pert. to venereal disease
1661 — VENEREOUS pert. to venereal disease → obs.
1683 — VENEREAL infected with venereal disease
..L17 — CLAWED-OFF infected with venereal disease → cant
1700 — VENERIAL employed in curing venereal disease → obs.
.M18 — IN A HIGH SAL undergoing treatment for syphilis → sl.
1758 — POXY having or having had syphilis → sl.
1764 — SYPHILITIC relating to syphilis
1787 — SYPHILITIC affected with syphilis
..19C — HOT infected with a venereal disease → colloq.
1856 — SYPHILIPHOBIC — SYPHILOPHOBIC having a fear of being infected with syphilis
1885 — FLY-BLOWN suspected of venereal disease → sl.
..20C — JACKED UP infected, usually with venereal disease → Aust. sl.
..E20 — UPHOLSTERED infected with venereal disease → US sl.
1969 — DOSED UP infected with a sexually transmitted disease → US sl.
1977 — BURNT affected by a venereal disease → US sl.
ADVERBS
1665 — VENEREOUSLY in the manner of venereal disease → obs.
NOUNS
1296 — THE POCK syphilis
..16C — FLANKARD a venereal sore → sl.
..16C — FRENCH POX syphilis → sl. obs.
..16C — MALADY OF FRANCE syphilis
..E16 — POCKES syphilis; occasionally for smallpox
1503 — POX syphilis → sl.
1529 — GREAT POX syphilis → obs.
1578 — HOT PISS a urinary or venereal disease
1587 — CLAP gonorrhoea → sl.
1592 — FRENCH MARBLES syphilis → obs.
1592 — NEAPOLITAN FAVOUR a form of syphilis → euphemism obs.
1596 — VEROL French pox; syphilis → obs.
1598 — NAPLES CANKER syphilis → sl.
1598 — NAPLES POX syphilis → sl.
..L16 — GOODYEAR venereal disease, esp. gonorrhoea → sl.
..L16 — MARBLES syphilis; syphilitic buboes → sl.
..L16 — WINCHESTER-PIGEON a venereal bubo or swelling → sl.
..17C — COMMON GARDEN GOUT syphilis → sl.
..17C — FRENCH GOODS syphilis → sl.
..17C — FRENCH GOUT syphilis → sl.
..E17 — NEOPOLITAN syphilis → euphemism
1600 — VEROLA syphilis → obs.
1608 — NOLI ME TANGERE venereal disease (Sc.)
1618 — CRINKUMS venereal disease, esp. syphilis → sl., obs.
1620 — NAPLES SCAB syphilis → sl.
1631 — NEAPOLITAN a form of syphilis → obs.
.M17 — ET-CAETERA — ETCETERA venereal disease → sl.
.M17 — HAD ‘EM venereal disease → sl.
.M17 — HADDUMS venereal disease → sl.
.M17 — P syphilis → sl.
.M17 — SCABBADO syphilis → sl.
1656 — NEAPOLITAN DISEASE a form of syphilis → obs.
1661 — CRANKUM venereal disease, esp. syphilis → obs.
1671 — NEAPOLITAN SCAB a form of syphilis → obs.
1690 — FLAP-DRAGON the pox or ‘clap’ → sl.
1698 — NAP a dose of venereal disease → sl. (Bk.)
..L17 — SAUCE a venereal disease
..18C — POXOLOGY a study of syphilis → Brit.
..E18 — GARDEN-GOUT venereal disease contracted in a Covent Garden brothel → Brit. sl.
1704 — NEAPOLITAN CONSOLATION a form of syphilis → euphemism obs.
1715 — GLEET gonorrhea → US
1734 — NAG a case of venereal disease → sl.
.M18 — SAL a form of treatment for syphilis
..L18 — DUMB WATCH a venereal bubo in the groin, causing a bulge in a man’s trousers like a pocket watch → Brit. sl.
..19C — BAD DISORDER a venereal disease → US
..19C — CRINKUM-CRANKUMS syphilis → Eng. dial.
..19C — GUN gonorrhea → obs. sl.
..19C — MISS PLACED CONFIDENCE venereal disease → US sl.
..19C — VENUS’S CURSE a venereal disease, syphilis or gonorrhea
..19C — WINTER COALS syphilis → Brit. sl.
..E19 — DELICATE TAINT venereal disease, esp. gonorrhea → Brit. euphemism
..E19 — SCALDER venereal disease → sl.
..E19 — SIGMA syphilis → Brit. sl.
..E19 — SIGMA PHI syphilis → Brit. sl.
1824 — YAWS syphilis → Sc.
1838 — SYPHILOMANIA the delusional belief or irrational fear that one is infected with syphilis
1849 — SYPHILIDOLOGY the study and treatment of syphilis
.M19 — GLUE gonorrhea → sl.
.M19 — KERTERVER-CARTZO venereal disease, esp. syphilis → sl.
.M19 — LADIES’ FEVER any venereal disease → Brit. jocular euphemism
1854 — SYPHILOLOGY the study and treatment of syphilis
1859 — FLAME a venereal disease → sl.
1860 — FRENCH FEVER syphilis → US Civil War usage
1870 — JACK-IN-THE-BOX syphilis → rhyming sl. on ‘pox’
1887 — THE RAHL — THE RAIL — THE RAL syphilis; a case of syphilis → Amer. sl.
1899 — THE OLD RAL(E) syphilis → US sl.
..L19 — BAD DISEASE syphilis → euphemism
..L19 — DEADLOCK a ‘lock’ hospital, a hospital for venereal disease → sl.
..L19 — FOUL DISEASE syphilis → euphemism
..L19 — FRENCH PIG a syphilitic bubo (swelling) → Brit. euphemism
..20C — CANARY WARD the venereal disease ward in Royal Navy hospital → Brit. sl.
..20C — CRABS syphilis → US
..20C — DANGLE-PARADE group military inspection of the genitals for venereal disease → NZ sl.
..20C — FIRE syphilis → Brit. sl.
..20C — HARD SORE a syphilitic chancre as opposed to a ‘soft sore’ → sl.
..20C — IRISH BUTTON a syphilitic bubo (possibly an error for ‘Irish mutton’) → sl.
..20C — SPECIFIC STOMACH syphilis → US euphemism
..20C — SPECIFIC ULCER syphilis → US
..20C — STRAIN gonorrhea → Brit. euphemism
..E20 — FULL HAND a case of gonorrhea and syphilis together → US sl.
..E20 — HAT AND CAP gonorrhea → US rhyming sl. for ‘clap’
..E20 — IRISH MUTTON syphilis → US sl.
..E20 — LULU a serious or fresh case of gonorrhea → US sl.
..E20 — TOOL-CHECK a military inspection of the male genitals for venereal disease → Brit. military sl.
1900 — WREATH OF ROSES a venereal ulcer → sl.
1903 — GRINCUMS syphilis → sl. (Bk.)
1910 — NAIL a venereal infection → US sl.
1914 — DOSE a case of gonorrhea or syphilis; a bout of venereal infection → sl.
1914 — SIFF — SIPH — SYPH syphilis → sl.
1919 — SHORT-ARM an inspection of the penis for venereal disease or other infection → sl.
1920 — JOHNNY ROCKS syphilis → Irish sl.
1930 — BIG CASINO anything terminal or fatal, esp. a disease, as cancer; also syphilis → US sl.
1930 — SCRUD a painful disease, esp. a venereal disease → US sl., orig. military
1930 — THE DOG syphilis → sl.
1931 — COPPER POX syphilis → Amer. dial.
1935 — THE OLD DOG syphilis → US sl.
1935 — OLD THING syphilis → US criminals’ sl.
1937 — LOAD a bout of venereal infection → sl.
1940 — BAYONET COURSE hospital treatment for venereal diseases → Amer. sl.
1940 — CHINESE ROT a disease of usually unspecified kind, esp. a venereal disease → usually offensive, Amer. sl.
1940 — GLEAT venereal infection in the rectum → Aust. sl.
1940 — NERVO AND KNOX venereal disease, esp. syphilis → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘pox’
1940 — SHORT-ARM DRILL medical inspection for venereal disease → colloq.
1940 — SHORT-ARM INSPECTION medical inspection for venereal disease → colloq.
1942 — BLOOD DISEASE syphilis → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BLUE BOAR venereal disease → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BLUEBALL venereal disease → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — CUPID’S ITCH venereal disease → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — FRENCH DISEASE venereal disease; syphilis → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — FULL HOUSE an infection of all the sexual diseases at once → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — GOOSE a venereal bubo → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — MEASLES syphilis → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — PEARL a syphilis sore → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — V.D. venereal disease → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1944 — WAPSY debilitation, weakness; a venereal disease → Amer. dial.
1948 — THE OLD JOE syphilis; any venereal disease → US sl., esp. Navy usage
1950 — AFRICAN TOOTHACHE venereal disease → US sl.
1950 — PACKAGE a sexually transmitted infection, esp. gonorrhea → US sl.
1954 — (THE) JACK syphilis → Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘jack-in-the-box = pox’
1956 — RALE syphilis → Amer. sl.
1961 — SPANISH FOOTBALL a sexually transmitted infection → UK sl.
1965 — CANOE INSPECTION inspection of servicewomen’s genitals for possible venereal disease infection by medical officers or medics → US military sl.
1968 — LITTLE CASINO gonorrhea (in contrast to syphilis) → US sl.
1972 — CANOE INSPECTION inspection of prostitutes’ genitals for venereal disease → US sl.
1974 — PRO-PACK a small kit or envelope containing a sheath, strong soap, and an astringent, for use as a protection against venereal disease → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1974 — PROPHYLACTIC a thin rubber sheath worn over the penis during sexual intercourse, usually as a contraceptive device, but legally available only for ‘prevention of (venereal) disease’ → sl. (Bk.)
1981 — COLD IN THE DONG gonorrhea → US sl.
1981 — FRENCH-CROWN syphilis → sl. (Bk.)
1981 — NINE-DAY BLUES the incubation period for gonorrhea → US sl.
1988 — VIETNAM ROSE any sexually transmitted infection → Aust. sl.
1990 — APPLAUSE gonorrhea → African-American sl.
1991 — CYPRIDOPHOBIA an abnormal fear of venereal disease (Bk.)
1991 — SYPHILIPHOBIA — SYPHILOPHOBIA an abnormal fear of becoming infected with syphilis → (Bk.)
1991 — VENEREOPHOBIA an abnormal fear of venereal disease (Bk.)
1992 — DAIRY BOX a sexually transmitted infection; venereal disease → UK rhyming sl.
1992 — EAST INDIA DOCKS any sexually transmitted infection → UK rhyming sl. for ‘pox’
1993 — SICK DICK a sexually transmitted disease → African-American sl.
1998 — GOLDILOCKS a sexually transmitted infection → UK rhyming slang for ‘pox’
2000 — FUNK any sexually transmitted disease → US students’ sl.
2003 — HAIRCUT a sore on a man’s penis as the result of a sexually transmitted infection → Trinidad and Tobago
2003 — SIR AND MISS syphilis → UK rhyming sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1592 — BARBER a prostitute diseased with syphilis → sl.
1592 — YEOMAN OF THE VINEGAR BOTTLE a sufferer from venereal disease → sl.
1607 — NEAPOLITAN a person who has syphilis → sl.
1611 — WINCHESTER GOOSE a person infected with a venereal bubo → sl.
.M17 — QUEER MORT a woman suffering from venereal disease; a dirty drab; a jilting wench → UK criminals’ sl.
1698 — NIMGIMMER a surgeon or physician, esp. a specialist in venereal diseases → sl.
1763 — VENERIALIST a specialist in venereal diseases → obs.
..19C — CLAPSTER a male who is infected with gonorrhea → Brit. sl.
..19C — CLAPTRAP a sexually loose woman presumed to be infected with gonorrhea → sl.
..E19 — FIRE-PLUG a male infected with venereal disease, esp. gonorrhea → Brit. sl.
1810 — SYPHILITIC a person affected with syphilis
1851 — SYPHILOLOGIST an expert in the study or treatment of syphilis
1857 — SYPHILIDOLOGIST an expert in the study or treatment of syphilis
1886 — GONORRHOEAN a person affected with gonorrhoea
1894 — SYPHILIPHOBIC — SYPHILOPHOBIC a person having a fear of being infected with syphilis
..20C — POXBOX a woman presumed to be infected with syphilis; the vagina of a woman presumed to be infected with syphilis → sl.
..E20 — FRESH COW a man with a fresh case of gonorrhea → US criminal’ sl.
1940 — BIG BOY WITH A FEVER a man with a venereal disease → Amer. sl.
1940 — BROAD WITH A HEAT WAVE a woman with a venereal disease → Amer. sl.
1940 — BURNED BROAD a woman with a venereal disease → Amer. sl.
1940 — BURNED HOOKER a woman with a venereal disease → Amer. sl.
1940 — BURNED HUSTLER a woman with a venereal disease → Amer. sl.
1940 — BURNED QUAIL a woman with a venereal disease → Amer. sl.
1940 — GERM a person with gonorrhea → Amer. sl.
PHRASES
1896 — IN FOR THE PLATE venereally infected → sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1529 — BURN to infect with sores, esp. with venereal disease → obs.
..L16 — SCALD to infect with venereal disease → sl.
..17C — POCKES to infect someone with syphilis → Brit.
..17C — POX to infect someone with syphilis → Brit.
.M17 — CLAP to infect with gonorrhea
1698 — NAP — NAP IT to infect with a venereal disease → Brit.
..L18 — BE LAID UP IN JOB’S DOCK to be treated in hospital for a venereal disease → sl.
1873 — SYPHILIZE to infect with syphilis
1874 — PICK UP A NAIL to contract venereal disease → W. Indies sl.
..20C — TAKE FRENCH LESSONS to contract venereal disease → sl.
..E20 — HAVE A RUSTY-RIFLE to have a venereal disease → Brit. military usage
1910 — TAKE THE BAYONET COURSE to be subjected to a cure of bismuth subcarbonate and neoarsphenamine for venereal disease; injections of the drug continued weekly over a period of years → sl.
1918 — DOSE to infect another with a sexually transmitted disease → US sl.
1918 — GET A TICKET to get a venereal disease → Aust. sl.
1930 — COP A PACKET to suffer a dose of venereal disease → sl.
1930 — GET A PACKET to suffer a dose of venereal disease → sl.
1930 — HAVE A PACKET to suffer a dose of venereal disease → sl.
1940 — COP A DOSE to catch venereal disease → sl.
1941 — BE ONE OF THE KNIGHTS to have syphilis → homosexual sl.
1942 — HAVE A FULL HOUSE to have all the venereal diseases at once → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1950 — DOSE UP to pass a sexually transmitted infection to someone else → US sl.
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