English Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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whoa break v. phr. to train a dog to stop in response to a verbal command. (posted Jun. 6, 2006) [full entry…]

whoadie n. a casual, familiar form of address for a friend. (posted Jun. 28, 2004) [full entry…]

whoop n. (also whoop-de-do) a bump or undulation in a trail used for riding or racing motorcyles, bicycles, or motorbikes. (posted Jun. 20, 2007) [full entry…]

wig-wag n. a rapidly alternating or strobing warning light. Also attributive. (posted Mar. 20, 2006) [full entry…]

windshield cowboy n. a cattle rancher who works while driving a pickup truck instead of riding a horse; generally, a mildly deprecating term for an aspiring rancher who is considered a pretender. (posted Aug. 24, 2007) [full entry…]

wingery n. a restaurant that specializes in serving spicy hot chicken wings. (posted Mar. 23, 2007) [full entry…]

winker n. the anus; the posterior or buttocks. (posted Jul. 15, 2005) [full entry…]

wireline adj. of communication or technology, connected by cable or wire; the opposite of wireless. (posted Aug. 14, 2007) [full entry…]

witches’ knickers n.pl. plastic bags that have caught in trees or bushes. (posted May. 17, 2004) [full entry…]

witchy-poo n. a person perceived as espousing false or popular notions of witches or Wiccan beliefs; a fluffy-bunny; (attributively) showing characteristics of such notions or espousing a vague non-denominational spiritualism; woo-woo. (posted Jun. 26, 2007) [full entry…]

witness mark n. generally, an intentional, accidental, or naturally occurring spot, line, groove, or other contrasting area that serves as an indicator of certain facts; in geography and surveying, a blaze, cut, hole, paint splash, or message written on a post, tree, rock or other guide to indicate a boundary, feature, or significant point on land, especially on a witness post; in construction and manufacturing, a line, groove, score, notch, cut, or written indicator made on the surface of material to impart information, such as where to cut or join; in forensic investigation, a surface groove, smear, stain, abrasion or other feature that can serve as evidence. (posted Aug. 9, 2007) [full entry…]

wizzo n. among military aircraft personnel, a weapons systems operator. (posted Dec. 17, 2004) [full entry…]

wobbler n. (in California) a crime that can be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony. (posted Sep. 7, 2006) [full entry…]

woo-woo adj. concerned with emotions, mysticism, or spiritualism; other than rational or scientific; mysterious; new agey. Also n., a person who has mystical or new age beliefs. (posted Apr. 12, 2005) [full entry…]

woobie n. a security blanket; a blankie; a favorite toy or object. (posted Nov. 23, 2004) [full entry…]

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