Browse dictionary
Showing 1-20 of 108 results in 108 entries
1. ad, n.5 View full entry 1938
...A drug addict....
2. benny, n.2 View full entry 1955
...orig. U.S. Slang abbrev. of benzedrine...
3. bloat, n. View full entry 1860
...Bloatedness....
4. bob-sled | bob-sleigh, n. View full entry 1839
...A sled or sleigh, made of two short sleds or sleighs coupled together; used in drawing logs from the forest to a river or public road, and for various other purposes....
5. ˈbrown-out, n. View full entry 1942
...A partial black-out. Also transf. and fig....
6. burger, n. View full entry 1939
...A familiar shortening of Hamburger Also used as a terminal element, e.g. in beefburger, porkburger, etc., usu. denoting a roll, sandwich, etc., containing the foodstuff specified...
7. burp, n. View full entry 1932
...A belch. Also transf. and fig....
8. burp, v. View full entry 1932
...intr. To belch....
9. carny, n. View full entry 1931
...= carnival2b; also, a person who works at a carnival. Also attrib. or as ...
10. chariˈvari, v. View full entry 1890
...trans. To greet or serenade with a charivari. Cf. shivareeshivaree....
11. cheeseburger, n. View full entry 1938
...A hamburger in which cheese is mixed with or placed on the meat....
12. ˈcliff-hanger, n. View full entry 1937
...A serial film in which each episode ends in a desperate situation; hence, any story, play, etc., in which suspense is a main concern. Also transf., fig. and...
13. ˌcommoniˈzation, n. View full entry 1935
...The process by which common nouns (also occas. verbs, adjectives, etc.) are derived from proper names....
14. cosmetician, n. View full entry 1926
...An expert in cosmetics; a beautician...
15. crud, n. View full entry 1940
...See curd1....
16. dingbat, n. View full entry 1838
...U.S. In various uses (see quots.); esp. a piece of money; pl. money;= thingummy (cf. dingus);a tramp or hobo....
17. dip, n.3 View full entry 1932
...A stupid, unremarkable, or contemptible person....
18. dipshit, n. and adj. View full entry 1963
...A stupid, inept, or contemptible person; an idiot....
19. dong, n.3 View full entry 1930
...= penis...
20. dork, n. View full entry 1964
...The penis....
