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 21 of 65: from “finger-pointing” to “fly and flop”.
- finger-pointing noun The making of accusations; the assigning of blame.
- finger-pointy adj Of, relating to, or characteristic of pointing a finger or fingers; prone or tending to point a finger or fingers.
- finicky adj Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
- finished adj Done for; doomed; used up.
- finisher noun A finishing move.
- finsta noun A secondary Instagram account under which one posts privately or anonymously.
- fire diamond noun A coloured diamond symbol identifying the specific risks posed by a hazardous material according to the NFPA 704 classification.
- fire up verb To launch; to run.
- fireball noun A feisty, strong-willed person.
- firetrap noun A building that is dangerously flammable and/or has limited emergency exits in which people would be trapped in the event of a fire.
- firewater noun High-proof alcoholic beverage, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
- firstie noun A first-class cadet.
- fiscalamity noun An economic or budgetary crisis, especially one attributed to poor fiscal management by a government.
- fish up verb To find, obtain or procure.
- fish-and-chippy noun A shop that sells fish and chips.
- fishapod noun Any of several extinct creatures of the subclass Tetrapodomorpha having features both of fish and tetrapods, especially Tiktaalik.
- fishing noun The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.
- fishing expedition noun A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that…
- fist noun An attempt at something.
- fisticuffs noun An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people.
- fit adj Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- fitter noun An epileptic.
- five o'clock noun A position behind and slightly to the right (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 5 mark on a clock face)
- five o'clock shadow noun A dark appearance on a man's chin and face caused by the slight growth of beard that has occurred since he shaved in the morning.
- five-by-five adj Loud and clear.
- five-second rule noun The belief that food dropped on the ground is still hygienic to eat provided it is picked up within five seconds of touching the ground.
- five-six noun A moneylending scheme stereotypically associated with Indian nationals, especially Punjabis, in the Philippines.
- five-star verb To slap someone hard with the hand on bare skin, leaving a red, fully hand-shaped mark.
- fix verb To prepare (food or drink).
- fix up verb To provide (someone) with something; to furnish.
- fixed adj Surgically rendered sterile (e.g. spayed, neutered, or castrated).
- fixer-upper noun A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment.
- fixie noun A fixed-gear bicycle.
- fizzer noun A fast ball.
- fizzle verb To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
- flag officer noun In addition to naval officers of Navy and the Coast Guard, a general officer in the Army, Marines, or Air Force with the rank of brigadier…
- flag on the play noun Used to indicate a problem or issue.
- flak noun Adverse criticism.
- flake noun A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.
- flake out verb To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.
- flaky adj Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
- flan noun A fan of the U.S. TV series Firefly.
- flannelmouth noun One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
- flappable adj Capable of becoming flustered or upset.
- flash verb To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- flash for cash adj Pertaining to a scam where a motorist flashes their headlights to indicate to another driver to proceed against normal give-way rules, then…
- flasher noun A software developer who uses the Flash multimedia technology.
- flat noun A flat tyre/flat tire.
- flat-footed adj Direct, downright, straightforward; also, holding firmly to and maintaining a decision; standing one's ground.
- flatfoot noun A sailor.
- flatfooted adj Direct, downright, straightforward; also, holding firmly to and maintaining a decision; standing one's ground.
- flathead noun Ellipsis of flathead catfish
- flatline verb To remain at the same level, without development; or, to fall.
- flatshare verb To share a flat (apartment building) with someone else.
- flattie noun A flattie spider, generally in the family Selenopidae, so called because of its flattened, sprawling shape.
- flattop noun An aircraft carrier.
- flavor noun A kind or type.
- fleece verb To con or trick (someone) out of money.
- flesh tunnel noun A piercing in the earlobe which has been deliberately stretched to achieve a larger gauge.
- fleshmeet noun An in-person meeting, particularly between people whose regular communication is exclusively or primarily online.
- flex off noun A competitive or friendly showdown where competitors voluntarily contract, isolate, and display their muscles to showcase their definition…
- flex-cuff verb To secure or restrain (someone) using such a device.
- flic noun A French policeman.
- flick noun A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- flicky adj Easily flicked; thus, light and fast.
- flip adj Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
- flip off verb To make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.
- flip one's wig verb To become very angry.
- flipper noun Television remote control, clicker.
- flippy adj Having a tendency to flip.
- flippy-flop noun A flip-flop.
- flippy-floppy adj Floppy.
- flipside noun A necessary consequence or corollary of something that acts as a negation or counterbalance; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro…
- flirtationship noun A casual relationship based only on flirtation.
- float around verb To be nearby or available.
- floaty noun A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.
- floc verb To use a flocculant in (a swimming pool).
- flog noun A contemptible, often arrogant person; a wanker.
- flooder noun Something that tends to flood.
- floof verb To make something fluffy; to fluff (up).
- floofy adj Feathery; puffy, light, airy or windswept.
- floor verb To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the base of a wall, where it cannot easily be seen.
- floor it verb To depress the accelerator to the maximum extent.
- floored adj Finished; done for.
- floorer noun A knock-down blow.
- flop verb To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- floppy noun A comic book.
- flossy adj Extravagantly showy; flashy
- flowery noun A flowery person.
- flu noun Stomach flu.
- flub noun An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
- flubby adj Characterized by flubs or mistakes; bungled; botched.
- fluff noun A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
- fluffball noun A soft, fluffy, or round creature.
- fluffle noun A group of rabbits.
- fluffy noun Someone or something that has a fluffy texture.
- fluffy bunny noun A casual, naive practitioner of Wicca or another neo-pagan religion, especially one deemed to have a superficial understanding.
- fluke out verb To lose or fail due to a fluke; to deserve to win or succeed but instead lose due to a fluke, especially a last-minute or unpredictable…
- flunk verb To shirk (a task or duty).
- fly and flop noun A kind of holiday where a person travels somewhere to relax, without any detailed itinerary of activities.