snub nose
A short nose turned up at the end.
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snudge
A thief who hides himself under a bed, in Order to rob the house.
snuff
To take snuff; to be offended.
snuff
"up to SNUFF," knowing and sharp; "to take SNUFF," to be offended. Shakspeare uses SNUFF in the sense of anger, or passion.
snuff it
To die. Term very common among the lower orders of London. A fanciful variation of "putting one’s light out," and used simply in reference to the action of the person dying. Thus any one threatening to murder another says, "I’ll put your light out," or any one committing suicide is said to "put his own light out;" but to "SNUFF IT" is always to die from disease or accident. To "lay down one’s knife and fork," to "peg out," or "give up," are variations of this form of euphemism.
snuff out
To extinguish (literally, especially by physically covering or rubbing); to extinguish (figuratively): to stop (a process), to kill (a process).
snuffles
A cold in the head, attended with a running at the nose.
snuffy
Drunk.
snug
All's snug; all's quiet.
snuggie
A wedgie.
snuggle
To lie closely and cosily.
snuggle bunny
A term of endearment for someone cute and affectionate
snyder
A tailor. German, SCHNEIDER.
so
Homosexual.
so as to do something
in order to achieve a particular purpose
so be it
Accepting something as inevitable or unavoidable
so called from its great breadth
It required two weavers, side by side, to fling the shuttle across it. Originally two yards wide, now about fifty-four inches; but the word is now used to signify a fine, plain-wove, black cloth.
So called in honour of Athene
As now used the name usually denotes a literary or scientific institution.
so far
until now or a specified point
so far so good
Everything is going well up to this point
so long as
provided that a condition is met
So man is called by Paracelsus
The ancients considered the world (see MACROCOSM) as a living being; the sun and moon being its two eyes, the earth its body, the ether its intellect, and the sky its wings.
so much for
Used to indicate that something has failed or been disproven
So pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag. And smile, smile, smile. (George Asaf)
Hide your worries and stay cheerful
so there
Used to conclude a story or explanation
so true, bestie
An expression of strong agreement with a friend
so-so
Not particularly reputable. "A very SO-SO sort of a person," a person whom it is no advantage to know. "It was very SO-SO" (said of a piece of work or an entertainment), it was neither good nor bad.
soak
A drunkard.
soak up
absorb or learn something quickly and eagerly
soaked to the skin
completely soaked with water or rain
soaker
An habitual drunkard.
soaking wet
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
soap
Flattery. See SOFT SOAP.
soap and water
something that cleans or purifies
Soapy Sam
Samuel Wilberforce (1805- 1873), Bishop of Oxford, and afterwards of Winchester; so called because of his persua- sive and unctuous way of speaking. It is somewhat remarkable that the floral decora- tions above the stall of the bishop and of the principal of Cuddesdon, were S. O. A. P., the initials of Sam Oxon and Alfred Port.
sob story
A sad or pitiful story, often used to elicit sympathy
Sob Stuff
A phrase describing newspaper, film, or other stories of a highly sentimental kind.
sober-water
A jocular allusion to the uses of soda-water.
social death
A state of being ostracized or excluded from social interactions
social ladder
A hierarchy of social status
social lubricant
Something that helps people interact more comfortably in social situations
society verse
See VERS DE SOCI£T£. Socinianism (so sin' yan izrn). A form of Unitarianism which, on the one hand, does not altogether deny the supernatural character of Christ, but, on the other, goes farther than Arianism, which, while upholding His divinity, denies that He is coequal with the Father. So called from the Italian theologian, Faustus Socinus (1539-1604), who, with his brother, Laelius (1525-62), propagated this doctrine.
sock
To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to.
sock
The Eton College term for a treat, synonymous with "chuck" used at Westminster and other schools. Believed to be derived from the monkish word SOKE. An old writer speaks of a pious man "who did not SOKE for three days," meaning that he fasted. The word is still used by the boys of Heriot’s Hospital School at Edinburgh, and signifies a sweetmeat; being derived from the same source as sugar, suck, SUCRE, &c.
sock into him
I.e., give him a good drubbing; "give him SOCK," i.e., thrash him well.
socket-money
Money extorted by threats of exposure. To be applied to for SOCKET-MONEY is perhaps one of the most terrible inflictions that can befall a respectable man. SOCKETERS, as the applicants are called, should be punished with the utmost possible severity.
socratic irony
Leading on your opponent in an argument by simulating ignorance, so that he "ties himself in knots" and eventually falls an easy prey — a form of procedure used Avith great effect by Socrates.
sod all
Nothing.
sod off
go away, leave me alone
soda jerk
a person who serves soda and other refreshments
sodom
A nickname for Wadham, due to the similarity of the sounds.—Oxford University.
Sodom and Gomorrah
To borrow.
soft
Foolish, inexperienced. A term for bank-notes.
soft kill
to stop or defeat something subtly or indirectly
soft Mick
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
soft sawder
flattering or insincere talk
soft sawder
Flattery, adulation. Soft solder {pronounced sawder) is a composition of tin and lead, used for soldering zinc, lead, and tin ; hard solder for brass, etc.
soft shoe
to speak or act in a subtle and diplomatic manner
soft shoulders
A warning sign on roads m the U.S.A., drawing driver's attention to the fact that the clay edges of the road outside the macadam are unsafe.
soft spot
A feeling of affection or weakness for someone or something
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