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1. aerosol, n. View full entry 1923
...Physical Chem. A system of colloidal particles dispersed in the air or in a gas, such as mist, fog, or smoke....
2. backassward, adj. View full entry 1971
...= ass-backwards...
3. backasswards, adv. View full entry 1951
...= ass-backwards Cf. bass-ackwards...
4. bass-ackward, adj. View full entry 1949
...= ass-backwards...
5. bass-ackwards, adv. and adj. View full entry 1930
...= ass-backwards...
6. chuffing, adj. View full entry 1980
...Used as an intensifier, freq. as a mild expletive or euphemism for fucking....
7. C-word, n. View full entry 1979
...The word ‘cunt’ (see cunt), usu. euphem. with reference to its taboo status. Chiefly with the....
8. dagnab, adj., adv., and int. View full entry 1934
...= darn Cf. doggone...
9. dagnab, v. View full entry 1916
...trans. = darn Freq. with it. Cf. dagnabbit...
10. dagnabbit, int. View full entry 1933
...Expressing annoyance or amazement: ‘darn it!’....
11. deˈhire, v. View full entry 1970
...trans. To discharge (an employee, esp. an executive) from a position; to ‘sack’ or ‘fire’....
12. deseˈlect, v. View full entry 1968
...trans. To choose not to select; to remove from selection. spec. (U.S.), to dismiss (an employee). Cf. dehireeuphem.rare....
13. doo-doo, n. View full entry 1954
...Faeces, excrement. Cf. do5....
14. down-size | downsize, v. View full entry 1975
...trans. To design or build (a car) of smaller overall dimensions, esp. without reducing interior and boot capacity. Also absol....
15. fricking, adj. and adv. View full entry 1937
...Contemptible, damnable. Freq. in weakened use as an intensifier....
16. F-word, n. View full entry 1956
...orig. U.S....
17. F-word, v. View full entry 1973
...trans. and intr. Used as a (written) alternative for ‘fuck’. Cf. earlier eff...
18. jobbie, n. View full entry 1902
...U.S. A person. Cf. job8. Now rare....
19. merde, int. and n. View full entry 1920
...slang (freq. euphem. and humorous). Expressing annoyance, exasperation, surprise, etc. Cf. shit...
20. motherferyer, n. View full entry 1946
...= motherfucker1a....
