Historical Dictionary of American Slang
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nab
( v ) To capture or arrest. They nabbed the robber within a block of the robbery.1680s -
nab
( v ) To steal. Somebody nabbed my coat while I was in the meeting.1790s -
nacho
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. Wow! That party was nacho!1990s -
nada
( n ) Nothing. We searched her car and found nada.1940s -
nail
( v ) To have sex. [Use your imagination].1960s -
narc
( n ) Narcotics officer. Watch out for the narks in the airport.1960s -
nark
( n ) An informer, a tattle-tale. I saw the little nark coming out of police headquarters.1850s -
natch
( adv ) Naturally, of course. Did I take him up on the offer? Natch, it was too good to pass up.1940s -
navigate
( v ) To leave. It's late; lets navigate.1990s -
neat
( adj ) OK, alright, suitable. That was a neat idea that you had.1970s -
neat-o
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. Martin's new hairdo is neat-o.1970s -
neatnik
( n ) A person too concerned with neatness. Priscilla is such a neatnik she sorts her socks by color in their drawer.1960s -
neck
( n ) A difficult person. Jimmy is acting like a neck.1990s -
neck
( v ) To hug and kiss. There isn't enough room in my Beetle to neck.1950s -
negative
( adv ) No, a negative answer. You want to go in? Negative, no one is allowed.1960s -
negative
( n ) Something bad. There are too many negatives about the company merger.1620s -
negatory
( adv ) No, a negative answer. That's negatory on the request for more money, son.1970s -
nelly
( n ) Male homosexual That sweet old nelly wouldn't hurt a fly.1930s -
nerd
( n ) A studious, unsociable person. See if you can get the nerd to leave his computer long enough to go for coffee.1950s -
nerd
( n ) Computer devotee. Forget the nerd; he's connected to that computer by an umbilical cord.1980s -
nerts
( adj ) Crazy, insane. You are completely nerts if you think I will go with you.1920s -
nerve
( n ) Audacity. You have some nerve telling me what to do!1940s -
nest
( n ) A hair-do. Who did your new nest, Chucky?1990s -
nest egg
( np ) A savings account for retirement. When he retired, he had a tidy little nest egg in the bank.1700s -
Nice going!
( int ) Interjection of congratulations. Nice going on that 3-pointer you just shot.1940s -
nick
( v ) To capture or arrest. The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.1640s -
nick
( v ) To steal. The shoplifter nicked the cop's badge as he was dragged out of the store.1620s -
nickel
( n ) A 5-cent piece. Do you have a nickel for the parking meter?1850s -
nickel-and-dime
( v ) To niggle away, eat a way bit by bit. These telephone bills are nickel-and-diming me something awful.1910s -
nifty
( adj ) OK, alright, suitable. What a nifty gadget Prunella's electric fork is!1860s -
nifty
( adj ) Neat, cute. She was wearing this really nifty, low-cut dress with a fringe around the hem.1950s -
night owl
( np ) A person who stays out late. Bertram is a night owl who seldom gets up before noon.1920s -
nip
( n ) A quick drink. He took a nip out of the bottle.1730s -
nipper
( n ) A little boy. He has to stay home and take care of the little nipper today.1850s -
nipper
( n ) A pickpocket. Some nipper nabbed my wallet at the market today.1830s -
nippy
( adj ) Chilly. Better put on a coat; it is a little nippy outside today.1890s -
nitnoid
( adj ) Trivial, picky. You really don't have to bring every little nitnoid problem to me.1990s -
no clue
( np ) No idea. I have no clue as to what Rolly is doing tonight.1970s -
No dice!
( int ) An interjection of rejection. I ask him for $10 but he said: No dice!1940s -
No diggity?
( np ) An interjection of dismissal. Bill Gates is wealthy? No diggity.1990s -
No joke!
( int ) An interjection of dismissal. The vote was along party lines? No joke!.1950s -
No joke!
( int ) An interjection of emphasis. No joke! Ronnie really did let the air out of the tires of the squad car.1950s -
no sweat
( np ) No problem. It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.1950s -
no way
( adv ) Absolutely not No way am I going to lick that frozen steel pole!1980s -
No way!
( int ) Absolutely not! Let you borrow my car? No way!.1960s -
No way, Jose!
( int ) Absolutely not! Let you borrow my car? No way, Jose!.1970s -
no-brainer
( n ) An easy problem. Now, let me see, do I want to go to the show in Erie, PA or the one in Las Vegas? That's a no-brainer.1970s -
no-brainer
( n ) Something easy to figure out and do. Aw, assembling this bike is a no-brainer.1970s -
nobby
( adj ) Fashionable. What a nobby hat you have there!1850s -
nod
( v ) Drift in and out of consciousness. He's been dropping acid; that's why he is nodding.1960s -
noggin
( n ) The head. Francine ran into the door and got a knot on her noggin.1760s -
nogoodnik
( n ) A bad or worthless person. So then the nogoodnik tramped across my clean kitchen floor in his muddy boots.1930s -
nonce
( n ) A weak, indecisive person. You are nothing but a nonce!1980s -
noodle
( n ) The head. Ow! I just bumped my noodle on that pipe up there.1910s -
nook
( n ) A problem. You're facing a tough nook; how are you going to solve it?1990s -
nooky
( n ) Female genitalia. [Use your imagination].1950s -
nope
( adv ) No, a negative answer. Nope, I don't use dope.1880s -
nose
( n ) An ability to detect. Lucy Lastik has a nose for good night spots.1870s -
nose
( v ) An informer, a tattle-tale. The coppers had their noses all around town.1780s -
Not a chance!
( int ) An interjection of rejection. Loan you $20? Not a chance!.1950s -
Nothing doing!
( int ) An interjection of rejection. You want me to lend you $5 for the movies? Nothing doing!.1960s -
Now you're on the trolley!
( phr ) Now you have caught on. Yeah, Yeah! Monday comes BEFORE Tuesday. Now you're on the trolley!1920s -
nowhere
( adv ) Bad, no good. That song is nowhere.1980s -
nudnik
( n ) An irritating person. Get that nudnik out of here; I can't stand her.1920s -
nugget
( n ) The head. I don't know how you got that idea in your nugget.2000s -
nuggets
( n ) Loose change. Hey, man, do you have any nuggets in your pocket?1990s -
nuke
( n ) A nuclear weapon. Does that attack plane have any nukes?1960s -
nuke
( v ) To attack with nuclear weapons. If they don't do what we tell them to do, why don't we nuke them?1960s -
nuke
( v ) To heat up in the microwave. I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.1980s -
number one
( np ) Yourself. I'm taking care of number one and you guys can fend for yourselves.1950s -
numbskull
( n ) A stupid or foolish person. What kind of numbskull would try to steal an electric fork?1690s -
nut
( n ) A crazy person. I think that he is a nut.1900s -
nuts
( adj ) Crazy, insane. You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.1940s -
Nuts!
( int ) An interjection of disappointment. Nuts! I dropped my glasses down the sewer drain.1910s -
nutty
( adj ) Crazy, insane. You must be nutty to think I would join the choir.1890s
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