spicy tooth
A strong preference for spicy food
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spidireen
The name of an imaginary ship, sometimes mentioned by sailors. If a sailor be asked what ship he belongs to, and does not wish to tell, he will most probably reply—"The SPIDIREEN frigate, with nine decks, and ne’er a bottom." See MERRY DUN OF DOVER.
spierized
To have your hair cut and shampooed, from the shop of Spiers in High Street.—Oxford University.
spiff
A well-dressed man, a "swell."
spiff up
to make something or someone look more attractive or impressive
spiffed
Slightly intoxicated.—Scotch Slang.
spifflicate
To confound, silence, annihilate, or stifle. A corruption of the last word, or of "suffocate."
spiffs
The per-centages allowed by drapers to their young men when they effect a sale of old-fashioned or undesirable stock.
spiffy
Spruce, well-dressed, tout à la mode.
spill
To throw from a horse or chaise. See PURL.
spill ink
To write or speak at length about something
spill juice
to gossip or reveal secrets
spill one's guts
To share one's secrets or feelings openly and honestly
spill one's seed
To ejaculate outside of the vagina during intercourse
spilt
A small reward or gift.
spilt milk
wasted effort or regret over something that cannot be changed
spin
To reject from an examination.—Army.
spin a yarn
to tell an entertaining and often untrue story
spin doctor
A person who presents information in a way that is favorable to their employer
spin one's wheels
To expel much effort for little or no gain.
spin out
to become or make something longer or more complicated
spin-’em rounds
A street game consisting of a piece of brass, wood, or iron, balanced on a pin, and turned quickly round on a board, when the point, arrow-shaped, stops at a number, and decides the bet one way or the other. The contrivance very much resembles a sea compass, and was formerly the gambling accompaniment of London piemen.
spindleshanks
A nickname for any one who has thin legs.
spiniken
St. Giles’s Workhouse. "Lump," Marylebone Workhouse. "Pan," St. Pancras. "Pan" and "Lump" are now terms applied to all workhouses by tramps and costers.
spinning-house
The place in Cambridge where street-walkers are locked up, if found out after a certain time at night.
Spirit of Solitude
The word is Greek (alastor, the avenging god, a title applied to Zeus); the Romans had their Jupiter Vindex; and we read in the Bible, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord" (Rom. xii, 19).
spirt
Or SPURT, "to put on a SPIRT," to make an increased exertion for a brief space, to attain one’s end; a nervous effort. Abbreviation or shortening of SPIRIT, or allusion to a SPIRT of water, which dies away as suddenly as it rises.
spit
He is as like his father as if he was spit out of his mouth; said of a child much resembling his father.
spit and polish
to make something look very clean and shiny
spit and shine
to polish or clean something until it looks very good
spit feathers
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
spit fire
to speak or perform with great energy and passion
spit in the ocean
To make a very small contribution to a large problem
spit in the wind
To act in a way that is pointless or has no effect
spit into the wind
To act against one's own interests or do something futile
spit nails
to be extremely angry
spit on
to show contempt or disrespect
spit out
to speak or utter words quickly and urgently
spit the dummy
to suddenly become angry or upset
spitalfields’ breakfast
At the East-end of London this is understood as consisting of a tight necktie and a short pipe. Amongst workmen it is usual to tighten the apron string when no dinner is at hand. Hunters and trappers always take in their belts when supplies are short. "An Irishman’s dinner" is a low East-end term, and means a smoke and a visit to the urinal. Sometimes the phrase is, "I’ll go out and count the railings," i.e., the park or area railings, mental instead of maxillary exercise.
spitfire
A passionate person.
spitting distance
very close to something
spitting image
someone's exact likeness or replica
Spittle Sermons
Sermons preached formerly on Easter Monday and Tuesday at St. Mary Spital, Spitalfields, in a pulpit erected expressly for the purpose. Subsequently they were given at St. Bride's, and later at Christchurch, New- gate Street. Ben Jonson alludes to them in his Underwoods, Ix.
spivias
amphetamine
splash
Complexion powder used by ladies to whiten their necks and faces. The finest rice flour, termed in France poudre de riz, is generally employed. See SLAP.
splash down
to land in water after being in space
splashed
Very drunk.
splendiferous
Sumptuous, first-rate. SPLENDACIOUS sometimes used with similar meanings.
splice
To marry; "and the two shall become one flesh."—Sea. Also, a wife.
splice the main brace
To take a drink.—Sea.
splice the mainbrace
to celebrate or reward with a drink, especially rum
spliced
Married: an allusion to joining two ropes ends by splicing. SEA TERM.
split
To leave.
split
To inform against one’s companions, to tell tales. "To SPLIT with a person," to cease acquaintanceship; to quarrel. Also to divide a bottle of aërated water; as, "two brandies and a soda SPLIT;" in which case "to SPLIT with" a person has a very different meaning from that just given.
split crow
The sign of the spread eagle, which being represented with two heads on one neck, gives it somewhat the appearance of being split.
split hairs
To argue or focus on trivial or unimportant details
split iron
The nick-name for a smith.
split on a rock
To fail or come to an end due to a major obstacle
split one's sides
To laugh extremely hard
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