This page gathers the 6,517 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Informal” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 13 of 65: from “cobweb” to “corker”.
- cobweb noun fuzzy inexact memories.
- cock noun Shuttlecock.
- cock on adj Performed well; excellent; exact; correct.
- cockamamie adj Foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable.
- cocked adj Drunk.
- cocker noun Friend, mate.
- cockeyed adj Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
- cockroachy adj Infested with cockroaches.
- cocky verb To operate a small-scale farm.
- cod noun Other not closely related fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod.
- code verb To call a hospital emergency code.
- code face noun The place where programmers develop source code (as opposed to conceptually distant areas such as design and marketing).
- coffee klatch verb To meet to gossip with friends, often over coffee.
- coil noun A wad of cash.
- coin noun Ellipsis of cryptocoin; a cryptocurrency.
- coin purse noun a type of theatrical performance undergarment used to hide male genitalia, by stuffing it into a pouch with a drawstring, to simulate being…
- coke noun Cola-based soft drink; (in particular) Coca-Cola.
- coker noun cokernel
- cold adv In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.
- cold feet noun A feeling of nervousness or anxiety causing one to reconsider a decision about an upcoming event.
- cold prickly noun An unfavorable impression or a feeling of discomfort, usually caused by negative comments or unfriendly stares.
- cold turkey noun A sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
- colitis noun Ellipsis of ulcerative colitis.
- collab noun A collaboration, especially a work produced by several musicians who do not usually work together.
- Collingwoodian noun A member or alumnus of Collingwood College, Durham.
- collywobbles noun A stomach ache or an upset stomach.
- colonels' coup noun A military coup d'état instigated by a group of unit commanders, a faction of the military, and not the military establishment.
- color verb To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).
- comatose adj Drowsy or lethargic.
- comb out noun The identification and removal of someone or something.
- combo noun A combo box.
- come verb To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of; to assume the role of.
- come a cropper verb To die.
- come again intj A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.
- come in verb To enter a plan or group; to join in.
- come in hot verb To enter a scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.
- come off it verb To stop doing something or stop talking about something.
- come on noun Something intended to attract, as in an advertisement.
- come on to verb To make a romantic or sexual advance to.
- come out verb To come out of the closet.
- come out of the closet verb To self-disclose about one's minority or disapproved-of identity, belief, preference, etc.
- come over verb To seem; to come to express a feeling or state.
- come the old soldier verb Often followed by with: to deceive, impose upon, or take advantage of someone, as if exploiting one's superior age or experience.
- come to the party verb to agree to an outcome, to get on board.
- come with verb To join and come along.
- comeback kid noun A person who repeatedly demonstrates the propensity to overcome tragedy, and rebound to triumph and victory.
- comedown noun A calm, mellow, or depressive period experienced after the (initial) high from taking drugs.
- command line verb To write (something) in a command line.
- commish noun A commissioner.
- commission agent noun A person entrusted with a confidential task, often secretly to place a bet.
- commit noun A person, especially a high school athlete, who agrees verbally or signs a letter committing to attend a college or university.
- communism noun A state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian.
- company noun An intelligence service.
- comping noun The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.
- compute verb To make sense. (commonly used in mimicry of a science fictional robot and spoken in a robotic voice; most frequently in negative constructs)
- computer code noun source code
- computeritis noun Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
- compy noun A member of the genus Compsognathus or Procompsognathus.
- con verb To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.
- concrete overcoat noun A coating of concrete on a murdered body in order to dispose of the body underwater; associated with criminal gangs.
- conehead noun A person who has undergone cranial modification in order to produce an elongated skull.
- confabulation noun An assertion, statement, or text generated by a generative AI that is presented by that AI as if it were true but is in fact a made-up…
- confessional debugging noun The debugging technique wherein a programmer explains a problem to someone else, and in the process realizes the source of it.
- confidence motion noun A regular motion that serves as an informal indicator of confidence in the current leader or government.
- config noun Configuration.
- conflicted adj In a state of personal or emotional conflict.
- confuddle verb To confuse thoroughly.
- congo noun Congregationalist
- conk out verb To fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.
- conniption noun A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
- conperson noun A fictional person, especially one supposed to inhabit a conworld and speak a conlang.
- considering adv Given the circumstances; all in all; all things considered.
- contact noun A contact lens.
- contra noun Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass.
- contract noun An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
- control freak noun A person who is excessively controlling and domineering.
- convo noun A conversation.
- cooee noun A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush.
- cook up a storm verb To do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.
- cookie noun One's eaten food (e.g. lunch, etc.), especially one's stomach contents.
- cooking adj In progress, happening.
- cooking with gas phrase Functioning particularly effectively; achieving something substantial.
- cool adj Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
- cool it verb Calm down, relax, take a time out.
- coon noun A raccoon.
- coon it verb To crawl by straddling a log, especially in crossing a creek, or similar, such as a construction beam.
- cootie catcher noun A form of origami with hidden fortunes, activities, etc. written on the folds, and used mainly in children's games, where a person is asked…
- cop verb To capture or arrest someone.
- cop on noun Common sense.
- copicide noun A method of suicide in which a person deliberately behaves in a threatening manner to provoke a police officer into shooting him or her.
- coppy adj Like or resembling a cop (police officer).
- copter noun A helicopter.
- copy-paste adj Identical or very similar, as though copied and pasted.
- copycat noun One who imitates or plagiarizes the work of others.
- copyright verb To flag for copyright violation, to copystrike.
- cord-cutter noun A person who cancels traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite in favor of Internet streaming services.
- cord-cutting noun The cancellation of traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite, in favor of Internet services.
- core noun Ellipsis of core memory (“magnetic data storage”).
- core memory noun A memory, especially one formed in childhood, which recalls a deeply significant event in one's life and can be remembered years later.
- corker noun A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable.