| barrette | A bar for supporting a woman's back hair; also, a hair-ornament. | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| brassière | A woman's undergarment worn to support the breasts. | 1911 | Go To Quotation |
| diaphone | A low-pitched fog signal operated by compressed air and characterized by the ‘grunt’ which ends each note. Also attrib. | 1906 | Go To Quotation |
| frag | To throw a fragmentation grenade at one's superior officer, esp. one who is considered over-zealous in his desire for combat. | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| Kiwanis | In full, Kiwanis Club. A society of business and professional men formed in Detroit in… | 1921 | Go To Quotation |
| longshoring | The type of work done at a port; the occupation of a longshoreman. | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| lumpectomy | Removal of a lump from a woman's breast in a case of suspected or diagnosed cancer… | 1972 | Go To Quotation |
| marcelling | The action or process of applying a marcel wave or waves; the result of this. | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| megaphone | trans. To communicate with by megaphone. rare. | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| ninon | A lightweight fabric, made in a plain weave from silk, rayon, or nylon, and used esp. in dressmaking. | 1911 | Go To Quotation |
| overblouse | A blouse designed to be worn without being tucked into a waistband. | 1921 | Go To Quotation |
| pai gow | A Chinese gambling game played with dominoes. | 1906 | Go To Quotation |
| rendezvousing | That attends a rendezvous. | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| scuffer | = scuff n. 4 (see also quot. 1939). | 1911 | Go To Quotation |
| Singlish | An informal variety of English spoken in Sri Lanka, incorporating elements of Sinhala. | 1972 | Go To Quotation |
| slugged | Having a slug or slugs. | 1906 | Go To Quotation |
| syncopator | One who performs syncopated jazz music, usu. in a dance band. Freq. pl., in the name of a band. | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| taupe | A brownish shade of grey resembling the colour of moleskin. Also Comb., as taupe-coloured adj. | 1911 | Go To Quotation |
| teenage | Designating someone in their teens. | 1921 | Go To Quotation |
| toke | A gratuity or tip. | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| triped | A three-legged animal. | 1916 | Go To Quotation |
| uptrend | An upward tendency; spec. in Econ., a rise in value over a period of time. | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| vested | Of a suit: three-piece, having a waistcoat. | 1976 | Go To Quotation |
| zapping | The action of zap v.; spec. the practice of skipping advertisements when watching television programmes. | 1972 | Go To Quotation |
| zonky | Odd, weird, ‘freaky’. Hence as n., a person in this state. | 1972 | Go To Quotation |
