dip one's wick
to have sexual intercourse
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diplomatic flu
A pretended illness to avoid an unpleasant situation
dipsey
Deep sea.
dipstick
The penis.
dipt
Pawned or mortgaged.
Dircsean Swan
Pindar; so called from Dirce, a fountain in the neighbourhood of Thebes, the poet's birthplace (518-442 B.C.). The fountain is named from Dirce, who was put to death by the sons of Antiope for her brutal treatment of their mother, and was changed into the spring by Bacchus.
dire straits
A very difficult or desperate situation
Direct Action
A method of attaining, or attempting to attain, political ends by non- political means (such as striking or with- drawing labour).
direct tax
One collected directly from the owner of property subject to the tax, as the income-tax. Indirect taxes are taxes upon marketable commodities, such as tea and sugar the tax on which is added to the article, and is* thus paid by the purchaser indirectly.
director of first impressions
A receptionist or person who greets clients or customers
dirk
A penis.
dirt
TO EAT, an expression derived from the East, nearly the same as "to eat humble (Umble) pie," to put up with a mortification or insult.
dirt cheap
Very low-priced. Throw plenty of dirt and some will be i sare to stick.
dirt file
a collection of compromising information
dirt-box
The anus
dirty business
anal sex
dirty half-hundred
A nickname given to the 50th Regiment on account of their tattered and soiled appearance during the Peninsular War. A term to be proud of, as it implies much work and little reward.
dirty laundry
Personal secrets or scandals
dirty look
an angry or disapproving stare
dirty money
Money obtained or used for illegal or immoral purposes
dirty pool
Unfair or unscrupulous behavior
dirty word
a swear word or obscene term
dirty work
Unpleasant or unscrupulous tasks
discharging guns as a salute
To show that no fear exists, and therefore no guns will be required.
Disciples of Christ
See CAMPBELLITES. Discipline, A. A scourge used for penitential purposes.
disco biscuit
A tablet of the drug ecstasy.
disco rice
Maggots.
disco stick
The penis.
discretion is the better part of valour
Caution is often more advantageous than bravery
Discussion: a method of confirming others in their errors. (Ambrose Bierce)
Conversation that reinforces others' misconceptions
disgruntled
Offended, disobliged.
disguised
Intoxicated. A very old term is that of "DISGUISED in drink."
Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells
A person who writes to complain about something, often in a self-righteous manner
dish
To stop, to do away with, to suppress; DISHED, done for, floored, beaten, or silenced. To "do brown" and to "DISH," both verbs with very similar meanings, have an evident connexion so far as origin is concerned, and most likely were both first used in the kitchen as synonymous with "done for." The late Lord Derby made the word "DISH" famous by his latest public act, that of "DISHING the Whigs."
dish up
To serve (cooked food); to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at table.
dishclout
A dirty, greasy woman. He has made a napkin of his dishclout; a saying of one who has married his cook maid. To pin a dishclout to a man's tail; a punishment often threatened by the female servants in a kitchen, to a man who pries too minutely into the secrets of that place.
dished up
He is completely dished up; he is totally ruined. To throw a thing in one's dish; to reproach or twit one with any particular matter.
dishpan hands
rough, dry, and chapped hands
dismal ditty
The psalm sung by the felons at the gallows, just before they are turned off.
dismal science
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Disney Professor
The Professor of Archeology at Cambridge.
dispatchers
Loaded or false dice.
dispatches
A mittimus, or justice of the peace's warrant, for the commitment of a rogue.
dispose of somebody
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
distracted division
Husband and wife fighting.
dithers
Nervous or cold shiverings; "it gave me the DITHERS."
ditto
A suit of ditto; coat, waistcoat, and breeches, all of one colour.
dittoes
A SUIT OF, coat, waistcoat, and trousers of the same material.—Tailor’s term.
ditty-bag
The bag or huswife in which sailors keep needles, thread, buttons, &c., for mending their clothes.
dive
To dive; to pick a pocket. To dive for a dinner; to go down into a cellar to dinner. A dive, is a thief who stands ready to receive goods thrown out to him by a little boy put in at a window. Cant.
dive and drive
To drive immediately after diving or snorkeling without allowing time for decompression
dive in
start something enthusiastically without preparation
diver
A pickpocket; also one who lives in a cellar.
diver
A pickpocket. Also applied to fingers, no doubt from a similar reason. To DIVE is to pick pockets.
Divers Proverbs, Nathan Bailey, 1721 p.b72
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
divide
To divide the house with one's wife; to give her the outside, and to keep all the inside to one's self, i.e. to turn her into the street.
divide and conquer
To win or achieve something by creating divisions or disagreements among opponents
diving suit
A condom.
divining rod
A forked branch of hazel, one prong of which is held in either hand. The inclination of the rod, when controlled by a qualified person, called a diviner, is said to indicate by its mpvements the presence of water-springs, precious metal, oil, etc.
divvie
A dividend.
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