This page gathers the 4,340 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Dated” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 26 of 44: from “new media” to “onanism”.
- new media noun Interactive digital media, such as the Internet, as opposed to traditional media such as print and television.
- new penny noun Following decimalisation, the name given to the coin worth one hundredth of a pound; now known simply as the penny. Symbol: p
- newsroom noun A room where newspapers and magazines are available for reading.
- next week, East Lynne phrase Suggests that something will fail and soon be ended.
- niblick noun A metal-headed golf club with a large highly lofted head. Replaced by a sand iron or wedge in a modern set of clubs.
- niblick shot noun A shot traversing a short distance that requires the use of a sand wedge, typically taken from a bunker.
- nibs noun Self.
- nice adj Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.
- nick noun A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.
- nickel adj Synonym of cheap: Low price and/or low value.
- nickel and dime noun A retail store selling inexpensive items, especially (originally, formerly) one in which all items had a price near a nickel (US five…
- nifty adj Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
- nigga noun Pronunciation spelling of nigger.
- nigger verb To clear land by laying light pieces of round timber across the trunks of the trees and setting fire to them at the point of contact, by…
- nigger knocking noun Ding-dong ditch.
- niggerball noun A large black gobstopper (a long-lasting candy).
- niggerhead noun A bollard made from an old cannon.
- niggerism noun Political support for black people.
- niggerize verb To treat (wood) with paraffin or coke-oven coal tar in order to increase its acid resistance.
- night soil man noun A person whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in…
- nightman noun A male night shift worker.
- nightwatcher noun A person who watches or guards something at night; a nightwatchman.
- Nilean adj Nilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile.
- Nilo-Hamite noun A member of a group of East African pastoralist peoples, including the Maasai, Teso, and Kalenjin, who share linguistic, traditional, and…
- ninja noun A programmer or tech worker, particularly one skilled in a particular programming language or environment; used especially in job adverts.
- nip noun A Japanese person.
- nipper noun A machine used by a ticket inspector to stamp passengers' tickets.
- Nipponese adj Japanese.
- nipponium noun A chemical element, supposed to be the then-undiscovered technetium, but later identified as rhenium.
- Niuan noun Dated form of Niuean.
- no fear intj Synonym of no way: absolutely not.
- no matter intj It doesn't matter, it's unimportant, it doesn't make any difference.
- no more adv Equally not; not either.
- nog noun A Vietnamese person.
- noh noun An individual play in this style.
- nomic adj Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.
- non prosequitur phrase A judgement entered against the plaintiff in a lawsuit where he/she fails to appear to prosecute in the allowed time.
- non-corridor adj Of a train or railway coach, not having a corridor running the length of the coach providing access to the passenger compartments; each…
- noncontent noun Someone who gives a negative or opposing vote in the House of Lords.
- nonillion num 10⁵⁴.
- nonpareil noun A small pellet of white or coloured sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.
- nonsane adj Synonym of insane.
- nonseptic noun A person who does not have sepsis.
- noodle noun A person with poor judgment; a fool.
- Norse noun A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2+¹⁄₂-point type.
- Norseman noun A Norwegian.
- North American adj Of or relating to the United States of America.
- nosema noun Pébrine, a disease of silkworms, also caused by Nosema parasites.
- noteless adj Not attracting notice; inconspicuous.
- nothing doing intj Absolutely not; definitely no.
- notice noun Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
- novelize verb To innovate.
- novemdecillion num 10¹¹⁴.
- nuch adv Not much, hardly, barely, to an insignificant degree.
- nucha noun The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.
- nudist colony noun A locality in which a group of nudists live temporarily or permanently separated from the rest of the community
- number noun An issue of a periodical publication.
- number nine noun A laxative pill.
- nunnation noun A stammering speech disorder, in which the /n/ sound is given to other consonants.
- nut noun An extravagantly fashionable young man.
- nutty adj Extravagantly fashionable.
- O-level noun A subject-based qualification superseded in England by GCSE, but still available internationally throughout the Commonwealth of Nations.
- oaf noun An ill-mannered person; a boor.
- oathlet noun A minced oath.
- oblivious adj Forgetful.
- obtundent noun A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; – nearly the same as demulcent.
- obtunder noun That which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts sensibility.
- occidentosis noun An increase in social inequality that occurs when the widespread adoption of Western technology results in job losses and factory owners…
- ochre noun Money, especially gold.
- octillion num A trillion quintillion: 1 followed by 48 zeros, 10⁴⁸.
- octodecillion num 10¹⁰⁸.
- octoroon noun Someone having one-eighth black ancestry.
- œ character A ligature of vowels o and e.
- of an phrase Having the same.
- office noun The parts of a house or estate devoted to manual work and storage, as the kitchen, scullery, laundry, stables, etc., particularly…
- officinal adj Medicinal.
- ogle-in noun A feminist form of protest in which a crowd of women would jeer at men seen as looking lecherously at women in public.
- o᷍i symbol An orthographic ⟨oi⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the CHOICE vowel, as in the word "oil".
- oil and water don't mix proverb Black people and white people should not form relationships; an admonition against interracial relationships.
- oilman noun A retailer who sells vegetable oils, and food preserved in oil
- okeh intj Dated form of OK.
- Old Bill noun A soldier, especially one who resembles the cartoon character of the same name created by Bruce Bairnsfather in 1914.
- old boy noun A familiar term of address for a man of any age.
- old chap noun Affectionate term of address for a man.
- old fellow noun Synonym of old chap (“affectionate term of address for a man”).
- old man noun Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.
- olden verb To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.
- oleo noun Synonym of margarine.
- oleomargarine noun A fatty substance obtained by solidifying purified beef fat, used to make the butter substitute margarine; also, (US) the butter substitute…
- omnibus noun A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).
- on a string prep_phrase In a state of great anxiety.
- on bended knee prep_phrase In a kneeling position.
- on end prep_phrase upright; erect; endways
- on line adj Dated form of online.
- on one's honor prep_phrase expected to do what one has promised, expected to uphold one's promise.
- on the internet prep_phrase Having internet service in one's home.
- on the jump prep_phrase Very busy; fully engaged in energetic activity; on the go.
- on the phone prep_phrase Connected to a telephone system or having a landline telephone in one's home.
- on the telephone prep_phrase Connected to a telephone system.
- onanism noun Masturbation.