smoke one's own dope
To believe one's own propaganda or hype
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smoke out
to force someone to reveal their position or intentions
smoke pole
A firearm.
smoke signal
A signal or message that is vague or indirect
smoke the whole pack
To do something thoroughly or completely
smoke-filled room
A secret meeting of powerful people making important decisions
smoking gun
Conclusive evidence of a crime or wrongdoing
smoky
Curious, suspicious, inquisitive.
Smollett's Humphrey Clinker
Fond of disputa- tion, jealous of honour, and brimful of national pride, he marries Miss Tabitha Bramble.
smooth down
to make something less rough or unpleasant
smooth operator
A person who is skilled at manipulating others to get what they want
smooth sailing
A situation or process that is easy and without problems
smouch
Dried leaves of the ash tree, used by the smugglers for adulterating the black or bohea teas.
smudge
To smear, obliterate, daub. Corruption of SMUTCH.
smug
To seize; to confiscate.
smug
A nick name for a blacksmith; also neat and spruce.
smug
Smuggling.—Anglo-Chinese.
smug lay
Persons who pretend to be smugglers of lace and valuable articles; these men borrow money of publicans by depositing these goods in their hands; they shortly decamp, and the publican discovers too late that he has been duped; and on opening the pretended treasure, he finds trifling articles of no value.
smuggings
Snatchings, or purloinings,—shouted out by boys, when snatching the tops, or small play property, of other lads, and then running off at full speed.
smut
Bawdy. Smutty story; an indecent story.
smut
A copper boiler. Also, the "blacks" from a furnace.
smutty
Obscene,—vulgar as applied to conversation. Variation of dirty.
snack
A share. To go snacks; to be partners.
snack
A share or division of plunder. To "go SNACKS," to divide equally. Also, a light repast.—Old Cant and Gipsy term.
snack down on
To eat.
snackerino
A snack.
snackeroo
A snack.
snaffle
Conversation on professional or private subjects which the rest of the company cannot appreciate. In East Anglia, to SNAFFLE is to talk foolishly.
snaffled
Arrested, "pulled up,"—so termed from a kind of horse’s bit called a SNAFFLE.
snaffler
A highwayman. Snaffler of prances; a horse stealer.
snaggle teeth
Those that are uneven, and unpleasant looking.—West.
snaggling
Angling after geese with a hook and line, the bait being a worm or snail. The goose swallows the bait, and is quietly landed and bagged. See Seymour’s Sketches.
snaggs
Large teeth; also snails.
snaggy
Cross, crotchety, malicious.
snail's pace
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
snake eyes
Two ones in a dice roll
snake oil
A product or remedy that is worthless or fraudulent
snake tart
An eel pie.
snakes and ladders
a situation with unpredictable ups and downs
snam
To snatch, or rob from the person. Mostly used to describe that kind of theft which consists in picking up anything lying about, and making off with it rapidly.
snap at
to speak sharply or angrily
snap at someone's heels
To closely follow or pursue someone
snap back
to quickly return to a normal or original state
snap dragon
A Christmas gambol: raisins and almonds being put into a bowl of brandy, and the candles extinguished, the spirit is set on fire, and the company scramble for the raisins.
snap it up
To quickly take or buy something
snap judgment
A quick decision based on limited information
snap of the fingers
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
snap out of
to suddenly stop being in a negative state of mind
snap someone's head off
to speak sharply or angrily to someone
snap to attention
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
snap vote
A vote taken unexpectedly, especially in Parliament.
snap, crackle and pop
To be lively and entertaining
snapps
Spirits. Dutch, SCHNAPPS. The word, as originally pronounced, is used by East-end Jews to describe any kind of spirits, and the Gentiles get as near as they can.
snaps
Share, portion; any articles or circumstances out of which money may be made; "looking out for SNAPS," waiting for windfalls, or odd jobs.—Old. Scotch, CHITS, term also used for "coppers," or halfpence.
snarl up
to entangle
snatch cly
A thief who snatches women's pockets.
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
snatch the pebble
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
snausage
A penis.
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