crux pectoralis
The cross which bishops of the Church of Rome suspend over their breast.
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cry all the way to the bank
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
cry cupboard
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
cry down
to criticize or express strong disapproval of something
cry for help
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
cry in one's beer
to feel sorry for oneself
cry off
To cancel something previously arranged with someone.
cry one's eyes out
To cry extremely intensely
cry oneself to sleep
To cry until one falls asleep
cry quits
When two boys quarrel, and one has had enough, he says, "Cry quits," mean- ing, "Let us leave off, and call it a drawn game." Sb in an unequal distribution, he who has the largest share restores a portion and "cries quits," meaning that he has made the distribution equal. Here quit means "acquittal" or discharge.
cry someone a river
to feel intense sorrow or sadness for someone
cry the blues
to complain or express sadness about something
cry wolf
To raise a false alarm or make a false claim
crying shame
A situation that is very disappointing or unfair
crystal clear
Completely understandable or transparent
crystal dick
a person, usually male, who is extremely fragile or sensitive
Crystal Palace
This was one of the glories of the Victorian era.
crème de la crème
The best or most skilled people in a particular field
cub
An unlicked cub; an unformed, ill-educated young man, a young nobleman or gentleman on his travels: an allusion to the story of the bear, said to bring its cub into form by licking. Also, a new gamester.
cub
A mannerless uncouth lout.—See UNLICKED.
cubitopolis
An appellation, originally given by Londoners to the Warwick and Eccleston Square districts. From the name of the builders.
cuck
A cuckold or cuckquean.
cuckold
The husband of an incontinent wife: cuckolds, however, are Christians, as we learn by the following story: An old woman hearing a man call his dog Cuckold, reproved him sharply, saying, 'Sirrah, are not you ashamed to call a dog by a Christian's name?' To cuckold the parson; to bed with one's wife before she has been churched.
Cuckold's Point
A spot on 'the riverside near Deptford. So called from a tradition that King John there made love successfully to a labourer's wife.
cucumbers
Taylors, who are jocularly said to subsist, during the summer, chiefly on cucumbers.
cue
Properly the last word spoken by one actor, it being the CUE for the other to reply. "Very often an actor knows nothing of a piece beyond his own lines and the CUES."
cue up
Prepare something to start or happen
cuff
An old cuff; an old man. To cuff Jonas; said of one who is knock-kneed, or who beats his sides to keep himself warm in frosty weather; called also Beating the booby.
cull
A man, honest or otherwise. A bob cull; a good-natured, quiet fellow. CANT.
cull
A man or boy.—Old Cant. RUM CULL, the manager of a theatre.
cullability
A disposition liable to be cheated, an unsuspecting nature, open to imposition.
cullet
Broken glass. French, CUEILLETTE, a gathering or collection.
culling
Or CULING, stealing from the carriages at racecourses.
cully
A fog or fool: also, a dupe to women: from the Italian word coglione, a blockhead.
cully gorger
A companion, a brother actor.—Theatrical. See GORGER.
culp
A kick or blow: from the words mea culpa, being that part of the popish liturgy at which the people beat their breasts; or, as the vulgar term is, thump their craws.
Culross Girdles
The thin plate of iron in Scotland, on which oat cakes, scones, etc. are cooked, is called a "girdle," for which Culross was long celebrated.
culture hero
A person who inspires and represents the values of a culture
cum grano salis
with a grain of salt, skeptically
Cumberland Presbyterians
A sect found in Kentucky and Tennessee which was opposed to college-trained ministers. Cum grano sails (kum gra' no sa'lis) (Lat.). With a gram of salt; there is some truth in the statement, but we must use great caution in accepting it.
cummer
A gossip or acquaintance.
cumshaw
A present or bribe.—Anglo-Chinese.
cumwhore
A cumslut.
Cuneiform Letters
Letters like wedges (Lat. cuneus, a wedge). They form the writing of ancient Persia, Babylonia, Assyria, etc., and, dating from about 3800 B.C. to the early years of the Christian era, are the most ancient specimens of writing known to us. Cuneiform inscriptions first attracted interest in Europe in the early 17th century, but no deciphering was successful until 1802 (by Grotefend, of Hanover).
cunning man
A cheat, who pretends by his skill in astrology to assist persons in recovering stolen goods: and also to tell them their fortunes, and when, how often, and to whom they shall be married; likewise answers all lawful questions, both by sea and land. This profession is frequently occupied by ladies.
cunning shaver
A sharp fellow, one that trims close, i.e. cheats ingeniously.
cunningham
A punning appellation for a simple fellow.
cunny-thumbed
To double one's fist with the thumb inwards, like a woman.
cunt dropping
A child.
cuntada
Canada.
cunted
Having a vulva of a specified kind.
cuntfaced
Very drunk.
cuntfucker
A stupid or otherwise undesirable person.
cuntling
A woman.
cuntry
A country.
cup and saucer
a perfectly matched pair
cup of joe
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
cup of tea
Something one enjoys or finds appealing
cup of the creature
A cup of good liquor.
cup-tosser
A person who professes to tell fortunes by examining the grounds in tea or coffee cups. A cup or goblet, however, is the old mystic symbol of a juggler. French, JOUEUR DE GOBELET.
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