| anadama bread | A traditional yeast bread made with corn meal and molasses. | 1915 | Go To Quotation |
| beaner | An impressive or excellent thing; an outstanding example of its kind. Now rare. | 1911 | Go To Quotation |
| bejesus | An alteration of the oath by Jesus. Also as n. in phr. to beat the bejesus out of, to give a good hiding to. | 1908 | Go To Quotation |
| bitsy | = itsy-bitsy adj.; tiny, (charmingly) small. Freq. preceded by ‘little’. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| boloney | Alteration of Bologna n. (sausage). | 1907 | Go To Quotation |
| bong | ‘A deep resonant sound as of a bell’ (Webster 1934). Hence as v., to emit such a sound. | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| bootleg | trans. To traffic illicitly in (liquor). | 1906 | Go To Quotation |
| bumbershoot | An umbrella. | 1896 | Go To Quotation |
| cantina | In Central and South America and south-western United States: a bar-room, saloon. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| cram-jam | Chock- or cram- (full). | 1903 | Go To Quotation |
| didy | = diaper n. 2. | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| dim-wit | A stupid or slow-witted person. | 1922 | Go To Quotation |
| dorm | Colloq. abbrev. of dormitory n. 1. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| fuddydud | Used occas. as a shortened form of fuddy-duddy n. | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| Godfrey | A euphemistic assimilation of God to the name Godfrey, used as an exclamation of strong… | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| goop | A stupid or fatuous person. | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| gow | A drug; spec. opium. | 1922 | Go To Quotation |
| ho-hum | = hum int. (usu. as an expression of boredom). Also as n. v. As adj., dull and routine. | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| hon | colloq. abbrev. of honey n. (sense 5a). | 1906 | Go To Quotation |
| hot diggety | = hot diggety dog int. | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| humdinger | A remarkable or outstanding person or thing, anything of notable excellence. slang (orig. U.S.). | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| hush puppy | U.S. (See quots.) | 1918 | Go To Quotation |
| jimswinger | In full, jimswinger coat. A swallow-tailed coat, esp. a frock coat. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| jolly | Short for jollification n.; so, a thrill of enjoyment or excitement, as in phr. to get one's… | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| lead-out | A leading out (in various senses). | 1906 | Go To Quotation |
| Lizzie | A lesbian. Also, an effeminate young man; also lizzie boy. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| lookit | trans. Only in imp.: look at (something or someone). | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| lunker | An animal, esp. a fish, which is an exceptionally large example of its species; a ‘whopper’. Also attrib. | 1912 | Go To Quotation |
| make-do | The action of making do (make v. 39f); an instance of this; a makeshift, a temporary expedient. Also make-do-and-mend. | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| messed-up | Of a thing or group of things: brought into a disorderly state; untidy, damaged. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| mig | = miggle n. | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| miggle | A marble, esp. one made from baked clay. Also (in pl.): the game of marbles. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| mogote | U.S. regional (south-west.). A thicket of dense brush or undergrowth. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| mom | As a form of address: mother. Also: a mother. | 1894 | Go To Quotation |
| morral | Chiefly in Spanish-speaking or Spanish-influenced areas of the western United States: a horse's nosebag. | 1915 | Go To Quotation |
| narrow-gutted | Mean, small-minded. | 1903 | Go To Quotation |
| nearbout | Nearly, almost; approximately. | 1856 | Go To Quotation |
| ninny | The female breast (also ninny jug); breast milk. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| noodle | trans. and intr. To catch (fish or turtles) by searching with the bare hands, or with the aid… | 1923 | Go To Quotation |
| payout | A (large) amount of money paid out, esp. as compensation or a dividend. | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| peacherine | = peacherino n. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| pee-pee | A small or young chicken. Also (chiefly Jamaican): a young turkey. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| pooter | intr. To depart in a hurry; to bustle or hurry off. | 1907 | Go To Quotation |
| post | = postgraduate n. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| preppy | Of or relating to a student at a prep school (prep school n. 1); typical of or… | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| pussy-gut | U.S. regional (chiefly derogatory). A fat person (esp. a man); (also) a fat stomach, a… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| pussy-gutted | Having a large stomach; fat, obese. | 1906 | Go To Quotation |
| quahog | intr. To dig for or harvest quahogs. | 1913 | Go To Quotation |
| scag | A cigarette; a cigarette stub. | 1915 | Go To Quotation |
| Senegambian | A native or inhabitant of Senegambia, a name given to the region surrounding the Senegal… | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| shack | intr. To live in a shack. | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| share-crop | trans. To grow (a crop) on this system; also transf. | 1930 | Go To Quotation |
| shore | Repr. colloq. or (in U.S.) dial. pronunc. of sure adj. adv. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| side-swipe | A glancing blow from or on the side (esp. of a motor vehicle). Chiefly U.S. | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| sis-boom-bah | A shout expressive of support or encouragement to a college team. Hence as n.… | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| smack-dab | Exactly, precisely; with a smack. Cf. slap-dab adv. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| smidge | A tiny amount. Orig. and chiefly U.S. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| snoot | intr. = nose v. 8b; = snout v. 2 (In quot. 1890 fig.) U.S. dial. rare. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| socking | As an intensive, esp. qualifying big or great: very. | 1896 | Go To Quotation |
| socko | An interjection imitative of the sound of a violent blow. | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| sody | Variant of soda n. (esp. in sense 4b). | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| sont | Sometimes used to represent sent in the written form of black speech. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| sooey | An exclamation used to call or drive pigs. Also (rare) as v. intr. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| spritz | trans. To sprinkle, squirt, or spray. | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| stickum | A sticky or adhesive substance; gum, paste; pomade. Also transf. and fig. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| stude | A student. | 1912 | Go To Quotation |
| summa cum laude | With highest distinction: designating a degree, diploma, etc., of the highest… | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| swivet | A state of agitation; a fluster or panic. Also, a hurry. Freq. in phr. in a swivet. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| swoosh | An exclamation representing a rushing sound or movement, esp. through the air. Also as adv., with a ‘swoosh’. | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| syph | Abbrev. of syphilis n. Also with def. article. | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| teeter-totter | A see-saw; formerly also, the game of see-saw. Also attrib. or as adj. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| tetchous | = tetchy adj. 1. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| tochus | The backside, buttocks; the anus. | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| tom-cat | intr. To pursue women promiscuously for sexual gratification. Freq. const. around. | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| tromp | Variant (orig. and chiefly U.S.) of tramp v. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| uh-huh | A spoken affirmative or non-committal response to a question or remark; ‘yes’, ‘oh yes?’ | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| uh-uh | A spoken negative response to a question or remark; ‘no’. | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| Valentino | A man having the sort of romantic good looks associated with Rudolph Valentino. | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| wampus | An objectionable, bad-tempered, or loutish person. | 1912 | Go To Quotation |
| whelp | Erron. for welt n. | 1912 | Go To Quotation |
| which-a-way | Which way, in what direction. Cf. that-a-way adv. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| whut | U.S. dial and Black English var. of what pron. adj. adv. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| whyn't | Why don't? why didn't? | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| wienie | = wiener n. a. Cf. winny n. | 1906 | Go To Quotation |
| willies | the willies: a fit of nervous apprehension. Chiefly in phrs. to give (someone) the willies, to get the willies. | 1896 | Go To Quotation |
| woulda | repr. U.S. dial. pronounc. of ‘would have’. | 1913 | Go To Quotation |
| wutless | = worthless adj.; irresponsible; promiscuous. | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| wuzzy | Confused, fuddled, vague. Cf. woozy adj., muzzy adj. | 1896 | Go To Quotation |
| yeah | Repr. a casual pronunc. of yes adv. Cf. oh yeah int. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| yessum | U.S. dial. contraction of yes, ma'am,, a polite form of assent addressed to a woman. | 1913 | Go To Quotation |
| yo | Repr. dial. (esp. U.S.) pronunc. of ewe n. Cf. yow(e ewe n. forms. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| yoo-hoo | A call made to attract attention, esp. to one's arrival or presence; also as n. | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
| ziggety | int. Usu. preceded by hot and followed by dog or another monosyllable: = hot diggety int. | 1924 | Go To Quotation |
