n
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
v
(transitive) To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
n
The behaviour of a bashaw.
v
(transitive, archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).
n
One who habitually bloviates; a pompous, opinionated, typically voluble commentator.
v
To engage in playful behaviour.
v
(dialectal) To cajole, wheedle, or coax.
n
A person who has a colourful turn of phrase or who engages in rambling monologues.
adj
(informal, UK, Ireland, Australia) Indulged in.
n
(Caribbean) Good-natured trouble; mischief; hanky-panky or high jinks.
n
(Ireland, Northern England) Fun, especially through enjoyable company, a pleasant conversation.
v
To engage in brief frolics, romps, or frantic, ridiculous dances.
n
(colloquial) One who performs little though professing much.
adj
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) evasive and shifty
n
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
adj
(UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.
n
(obsolete) flattery; cajolery; deceit
n
(by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
n
(archaic) Lame, prevaricating excuses.
n
(archaic) A trifle; something of no importance.
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Alternative form of flapdoodle. [To con; to deceive with nonsense.]
v
To con; to deceive with nonsense.
v
(intransitive) To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions.
n
(often humorous) The act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no value or being worthless.
n
Fuss over something of little importance.
n
(idiomatic) Such an undertaking, assigned as a prank.
v
(obsolete, transitive) to fool, to make a fool of
n
(obsolete) A cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman.
adj
Of little or no importance, frivolous.
n
(archaic) Frivolous or trifling behaviour.
n
(archaic) One who trifles or behaves frivolously.
adj
(obsolete) frivolous; trifling; silly
n
(obsolete) A fripper; one who deals in frippery or old clothes.
n
(obsolete) A frivolous young woman.
n
One who frivols, or acts frivolously.
v
(transitive) To make frivolous, or treat frivolously.
v
(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
n
One who frolics; a reveler.
v
(colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.
n
An instance of more general frisking or frolicking.
adj
(Australia, simile, informal) Extremely game or courageous.
adj
(Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) Fairly good; considerable.
n
The practice of working at a job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis.
n
(US, slang, dated) A shirker or malingerer.
n
(informal, often used with the verb play) Rowdy behavior; general horseplay or foolery.
n
(obsolete) A sharper; a rogue.
n
One who gulls; a deceiver.
n
An instance of duping or fooling somebody.
n
(obsolete) A bully; a ruffian; an assassin.
n
(Scotland, obsolete) harassment; depredation
adj
(informal) Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
n
(informal, derogatory) A person who causes trouble or violence.
n
Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.
n
(colloquial, Midlands) Alternative spelling of gitty (“type of passageway”) [(Midlands) A narrow pedestrian passageway in a residential area, between high brick walls, wooden fences, hedges, etc.]
v
(intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
n
(slang) Kicks; satisfaction; entertainment.
n
A merrymaking; noisy festivity.
v
(intransitive) To engage in jollification; to carouse.
v
(intransitive) To make or exchange good-natured jokes.
v
(intransitive, archaic) To joke or jest.
n
(now rare) A long rigmarole.
n
(obsolete) Playing; sport; jesting.
v
To frolic, engage in carefree adventure.
adj
(Scotland) deceitful; cunning; sly
adj
Alternative spelling of loosey-goosey [(sports, originally baseball, Canada, US) relaxed]
n
(obsolete) A nervous disorder said to have been encountered in Siberia, characterized by a jumping tic and the involuntary imitation of the words and actions of other people.
n
A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.
v
(intransitive) To purport to stay aloof and independent, especially from party politics.
v
(transitive) To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.
v
(transitive) to be more foolish than.
adj
(chess, informal, derogatory) Characteristic of a patzer; indicating a lack of skill; amateurish.
v
(nonce word, obsolete) To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.
v
To worry about minor points.
n
One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
n
(obsolete, Scotland) practical joke
n
(by extension) Something immature or unfinished.
n
a person who makes quips; a joker
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a rabble or mob.
n
(dated) A carouse; a reckless dissipation.
adj
Involving, or characteristic of, criminal rackets.
n
A long and complicated procedure that seems tiresome or pointless.
n
(archaic, derogatory) A swaggering buffoon; a foolish braggart.
n
An enjoyable, fast-paced but essentially inconsequential film, play, or other piece of entertainment.
n
Ruffians collectively; a body of ruffians.
n
(Australia) Alternative form of shonky (“a dishonest person”) [(Australia) A dishonest person.]
n
(slang, offensive, derogatory) Deceit.
n
Someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.
n
(military, slang, humorous) squadron leader
v
Alternative form of swag it out [(slang) To behave in a self-confident and ostentatious manner; show off.]
v
(now rare) To swagger about; to move about or carry oneself in a proud, superior, or pompous manner.
n
(obsolete) swaggering behaviour.
n
A small argument; a petty quarrel.
n
One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks; a trifler.
n
(hip-hop, slang) A trivial matter or matters.
v
(transitive) to toy with
n
One who trifles, or treats something as inconsequential.
n
(obsolete) a worthless trifle
n
(obsolete) Alternative form of wagpastie [(rare, obsolete) A rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.]
n
droll behaviour characteristic of a wag
n
(rare, obsolete) A rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.
n
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of wagpastie [(rare, obsolete) A rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.]
n
(Scotland) Pleasure; joy; delight.
n
(slang, mildly vulgar, figuratively, uncountable) Courage, fortitude, or machismo.
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