An Alphabetical Guide to Slang and Its Analogues

William Ernest Henley A - Alarmist - someone who tends to exaggerate the severity of a situation or problem. B - Bamboozle - to deceive or confuse someone. C - Codger - an old man who is eccentric or set in his ways. D - Duds - old, worn-out clothes. E - Egghead - a person who is very intelligent but not particularly practical or social. F - Flummox - to thoroughly confuse or perplex someone. G - Galoot - an awkward or uncouth person. H - Hobbledehoy - an awkward or immature adolescent. I - Iniquity - a great injustice or wickedness. J - Jackanapes - an impertinent or conceited person. K - Kibosh - an end or stop to something. L - Lollygagger - someone who shirks work or avoids responsibility. M - Mugwump - an independent-minded person who refuses to join any party or group. N - Nimrod - a foolish or inept person. O - Onomatopoeia - the use of words that imitate the sound they represent. P - Perfidy - an act of deliberate betrayal or deceit. Q - Quackery - the promotion of a false or fraudulent medical cure. R - Ragamuffin - a dirty, unkempt person. S - Skedaddle - to quickly depart or flee. T - Tatterdemalion - a ragged and disheveled person. U - Ubiquitous - existing or being everywhere at the same time. V - Vamoose - to quickly depart or leave. W - Wangle - to achieve something by guile or trickery. X - Xanthippe - a bad-tempered woman. Y - Yokel - an ignorant or unsophisticated person from a rural area. Z - Zany - a person who acts in an amusingly strange or eccentric way.