This page gathers the 2,797 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Colloquial” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 22 of 28: from “shoppy” to “snap up”.
- shoppy adj Abounding with shops.
- short adj Undiluted; neat.
- short stack noun A person with a stocky or stout, possibly busty ('stacked') build.
- short-timer noun An employee who has given notice of their intent to leave.
- shorter noun A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.
- shot intj An expression of gratitude, similar to thank you.
- shot stopper noun A goalkeeper. More specifically refers to the ability to make saves, as opposed to other areas of goalkeeping like distribution and coming…
- should hope verb To believe (something) is an obligation [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
- shove over verb To move aside to make additional room for another person; to scooch or scoot over.
- shovel hat noun During the period of the popularity of shovel hats as clerical hats: any ecclesiastic, particularly one in traditional garb.
- show out verb To display or present oneself; represent.
- showmance noun A romance between cast members or production crew of a play or television show (often reality shows) which only lasts the duration of the…
- shucks intj Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
- shushy intj An instruction to be quiet; hush.
- shut verb Synonym of shut up (“to stop talking or arguing”).
- shut up intj I don't believe it!, no way!
- shut up shop verb To close up shop; to end a business activity.
- sian adj Bored, weary or fed up; tired (of something).
- Sibe noun A Siberian crane.
- sick noun Vomit.
- sick as a parrot adj Extremely sick; very ill.
- side noun A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
- sidebang noun A hairstyle that consists of long hair brushed forward over one eye, similar to a fringe haircut, but worn on one side only.
- sideboy noun A small dresser; a drinks cabinet.
- sideways adv Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.
- sidewinder noun A pitcher who throws sidearm.
- sidey adj Exhibiting side, or unjustified self-importance; arrogant.
- sieve noun A person, or their mind, that cannot remember things or is unable to keep secrets.
- sight noun a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
- silk noun A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel.
- silly adv Sillily: in a silly manner.
- silly-billy adj silly (in a cute way)
- silver bullet noun A classic dry martini cocktail.
- silver fox noun An attractive person who has graying hair.
- silver frost noun A deposit of glaze on trees, shrubs, and other exposed objects during a fall of freezing precipitation; the product of an ice storm.
- silver sheet noun A cinema screen onto which movies are projected.
- silver vixen noun An attractive woman who has graying hair.
- simple adj Feeble-minded; foolish.
- sin bin noun A referral unit or special class for frequent truants.
- since when adv From what time.
- sinful adj decadent (luxuriously self-indulgent)
- sing along noun A gathering or event where participants are encouraged to add their voices in song.
- sink one's teeth into verb To become enthusiastically involved in.
- sir noun A respectful term of address or reference to a man of higher rank or position before the man's given name or nickname.
- sirocco noun A draft of hot air from an artificial source of heat.
- siss noun A hissing noise.
- sissy noun An effeminate boy or man.
- sit on a tack phrase An expression of contempt or dismissiveness directed at someone, particularly in the case of disagreement.
- sit upon noun Buttocks, bottom.
- sit-down money noun Welfare or social security, including unemployment benefits, especially such welfare paid to Aboriginal people.
- six foot noun the area between the closest rails of two parallel standard gauge railway lines, regardless of the actual distance.
- six-pack of rolls noun A fat belly, as opposed to one with a six-pack. See definitions 1 and 2 of six-pack. Seldom used in the plural.
- sixer noun A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.
- sixish noun Any time close to six o'clock.
- sixtysomething num An indeterminate value between 60 (inclusive) and 70 (exclusive).
- size verb To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.
- sizzler noun A very hot day.
- Skarmy noun The card Skeleton Army, which spawns a swarm of fifteen low-health, low-damage dealing skeleton troops.
- skelter verb To run off helter-skelter; to hurry; to scurry.
- skid mark noun A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl.
- skimp adj Scanty.
- skin verb To high five.
- skin merchant noun A prostitute.
- skin trade noun The sex industry
- skinful noun Enough alcoholic drink to cause inebriation.
- skinning adj exceptionally cold
- skinny noun The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
- skirt noun Women collectively, in a sexual context.
- skunky adj Mean, contemptible.
- sky puppy noun A bat, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of large bat, such as a fruit bat (flying fox).
- slab-sided adj tall, or long and lank
- slam noun An insult.
- slam dunk noun A task expected to present no difficulty, a piece of cake.
- slammerkin noun A slut; an untidy or slatternly woman.
- slang-whanger noun One who uses abusive slang; a ranting partisan.
- slapdash verb To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast.
- slave-driver noun An employer or supervisor who demands excessive amounts of work from an employee.
- slavey noun A male servant.
- sleek adv With ease and dexterity.
- sleep divorce noun The practice of sleeping in separate beds or bedrooms instead of sharing one bed at night, with the intention of prioritizing sleep.
- slice noun An amount of anything.
- slimeball noun A person who is slimy (that is, sneaky or underhanded) or otherwise undesirable.
- sling off verb To criticise or mock
- slippery as an eel adj So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.
- slobber verb To kiss.
- slogger noun One who hits hard; a slugger.
- slope verb To try to move surreptitiously.
- sloppy drunk adj Very drunk.
- slosh verb To punch (someone).
- slow up verb To slow; to slow down; to decelerate.
- slushy noun A kitchen helper.
- smackless adj Without kisses.
- small man syndrome noun A supposed condition affecting short men that makes them excessively competitive as a way of compensating for their lack of stature.
- smartish adv rapidly; without dawdling
- smash noun A traffic collision.
- smoke noun A cigarette.
- smoko noun A cigarette break from work or military duty; a brief cessation of work to have a smoke, or (more generally) to take a small rest, snack…
- snag noun A sausage.
- snap noun A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.
- snap up verb To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.