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Coded form of English speech
Back slang is an English coded language in which the written word is spoken phonetically backwards. Back slang is thought to have originated in Victorian
Back_slang
Language game or cant
language. For instance, the Balkan slang name for marijuana (trava – meaning "grass") turns to "vutra"; the Balkan slang name for cocaine (belo – meaning
Pig_Latin
British slang for a loutish, uncultured person
although slightly less negative meaning. The word itself is a product of back slang, a process whereby new words are created by spelling or pronouncing existing
Yob_(slang)
Vocabulary of an informal register
Slang is a vocabulary (words, phrases, and linguistic usage) of an informal register, common in everyday conversation but avoided in formal writing and
Slang
police-related slang terms exist for police officers. These terms are rarely used by the police themselves. Police services also have their own internal slang and
List of police-related slang terms
List_of_police-related_slang_terms
2025 Internet meme and slang term
(pronounced "six seven"; also written as 67 or 6 7) is an Internet meme, slang term, and gesture that became popular in 2025 on TikTok and Instagram Reels
6-7
Linguistic term for jargon of a group
Adurgari, from Afghanistan Agbirigba, from Nigeria Äynu, from China Back slang, from London, United Kingdom Bahasa G, from Indonesia Banjački, from Serbia
Cant_(language)
Japanese slang for testicles
Japanese slang term for testicles, similar in use and concept to the English slang "family jewels". Sometimes it is used in the back slang form, tamakin
Kintama
Word whose spelling is derived by reversing the spelling of another word
Similarly cacographic anadromes are also characteristic of Victorian back slang, where for example yob stands for boy. The English language has a very
Anadrome
Dialect of English spoken in the Canadian city
phonology and lexicon, commonly known as the Toronto accent and Toronto slang, respectively. It is a byproduct of the city's multiculturalism, generally
Toronto_slang
English-language slang used or popularized in the 2020s, usually by Generation Z or by Generation Alpha, differs from that of earlier generations. Ease
Glossary_of_2020s_slang
Street seller of fruit and vegetables in British towns
linguistic forms. In the 1800s, they spoke back slang; in which ordinary words are said backwards. Examples of back slang include yob for boy; ecslop for police;
Costermonger
Pejorative term and meme
Karen is a pejorative slang term typically used to refer to a middle class woman who is perceived as entitled or excessively demanding. The term is often
Karen_(slang)
English vulgar term for the human penis
Dick (/dɪk/) is a common English slang word for the human penis. It is also used by extension for a variety of slang purposes, generally considered vulgar
Dick_(slang)
English slang dictionary
slang. Its author, Hotten, included histories of some slangs (back slang and rhyming slang), a detailed bibliography, and a noted definition: Slang represents
A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words
A_Dictionary_of_Modern_Slang,_Cant,_and_Vulgar_Words
French language game involving reversing syllables in a word
is common in slang and youth language. It rests on a long French tradition of transposing syllables of individual words to create slang words. The word
Verlan
Slang term
Square is slang for a person who is conventional and old-fashioned, similar to a fuddy-duddy. This sense of the word "square" originated with the American
Square_(slang)
Pejorative slang word for a person or thing, mainly a woman
In the English language, bitch (/bɪtʃ/) as a slang term is a pejorative for a person, usually a woman. When applied to a woman or girl, it means someone
Bitch_(slang)
English-language slang used in the UK
have their own slang words, as does London. Cockney slang has many varieties, the best known of which is rhyming slang. British slang has been the subject
British_slang
Chinese Internet slang (Chinese: 中国网络用语; pinyin: zhōngguó wǎngluò yòngyǔ) refers to various kinds of Internet slang used by people on the Chinese Internet
Chinese_Internet_slang
List of international slang
Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency
Slang_terms_for_money
This glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States is an alphabetical collection of colloquial expressions and their idiomatic meaning
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
American slang term
Chad is a slang term for a type of young man. In the 2000s, it was used in Chicago as a derogatory description for young, upper-class, urban males. In
Chad_(slang)
Slang term
the use of prick as an insult. The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang says a prick is "a despicable man, a fool, used as a general term of offence
Prick_(slang)
Slang term
Yas (/jɑːs/ YAHSS), sometimes spelled yass, is a playful or facetious slang term equivalent to the excited or celebratory use of the interjection yes
Yas_(slang)
Citizens Band slang
CB slang is the anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during
List_of_CB_slang
Language used in correctional institutions
Prison slang is an argot used primarily by criminals and detainees in correctional institutions. It is a form of anti-language. Many of the terms deal
Prison_slang
Form of slang
Polari (from Italian parlare 'to talk') is a form of slang or cant historically used primarily in the United Kingdom among the gay subculture, as well
Polari
Slang used predominantly among the LGBTQ community
LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak or queer slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ people. It has been used in various languages
LGBTQ_slang
Lesbian slang term
Dyke is a slang term, used as a noun meaning lesbian. It originated as a slur for masculine, butch, or androgynous girls or women. Pejorative use of the
Dyke_(slang)
Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate
List_of_military_slang_terms
Identity for people, usually lesbians, with masculine characteristics
distinctions serve the cause of heteronormativity." Boi (slang) Butch is Not a Dirty Word Daddy (slang) Dyke (slang) Soft butch Stone butch Stud According to Heidi
Butch_(slang)
Woman who seeks romantic or sexual relationships with younger men
is a slang term for a woman who seeks romantic or sexual relationships with significantly younger men. The origin of the word cougar as a slang term is
Cougar_(slang)
Language spoken by Irish Travellers
reversed. Many Shelta words have been disguised using techniques such as back slang, where sounds are transposed. For example, gop 'kiss' from Irish póg,
Shelta
1947 book by Raymond Queneau
Consequences (Par devant par derrière) Proper Names Rhyming Slang (Loucherbem) Back Slang (Javanais) Antiphrasis Dog Latin More or Less Opera English
Exercises_in_Style
Neighborhood type in Japan
employed on a daily basis as a form of temporary employment. Doya is a back slang of yado, which means lodging in Japanese. It refers to areas where many
Doya-gai
Slang terms for men
manosphere communities, particularly incels. Alpha male Chad (slang) Internet slang Neckbeard (slang) Omegaverse Pappas, Stephanie. "Is the Alpha Wolf Idea a
Alpha_and_beta_male
Derogatory term for working-class Italian Americans
Guido (/ˈɡwiːdoʊ/, Italian: [ˈɡwiːdo]) is a North American subculture, slang term, and ethnic slur referring to working-class urban Italian-Americans
Guido_(slang)
2001 single by The Shins
"New Slang" is a song by American rock band The Shins, released in February 2001 as the lead single from the group's debut studio album, Oh, Inverted
New_Slang
Number of slang terms
Fruit, fruity, and fruitcake, as well as its many variations, are slang or even sexual slang terms which have various origins. These terms have often been
Fruit_(slang)
Pejorative term for Russian soldiers
June 2023. Borenstein, Eliot (2023). "Russian Orc: The Evil Empire Strikes Back". Soviet self-hatred: the secret identities of postsocialism in contemporary
Orc_(slang)
Mildly pejorative British English slang term
dictionary. Ayto, John; Simpson, John (2005), The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198610521 "TV's most offensive words". The
Git_(slang)
Internet slang
is an acronym for "laughing out loud", and a popular element of Internet slang, which can be used to indicate amusement. It was first used almost exclusively
LOL
Term with multiple meanings
meanings, as slang, as euphemism, and as vulgarity. Most commonly, it is used as a noun with the meaning "cat", or "coward" or "weakling". In slang, it can
Pussy
Pejoratively, an easily offended person
snowflake in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Snowflake is a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness
Snowflake_(slang)
Pejorative American slang term
some areas of American popular culture, the name Becky is a pejorative slang term for a young white woman. The term has come to be associated with a
Becky_(slang)
Internet slang for chubby but cute animals
Chonky is an adjective internet slang usually for describing animals that are fat, plump or chubby, especially in an adorable and pleasant way. The word
Chonky_(slang)
1951 film
Symphony in Slang is a 1951 cartoon short film directed by Tex Avery, written by Rich Hogan and released with the feature film No Questions Asked by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Symphony_in_Slang
Command with meaning akin to "be quiet"
this shuts it up... The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang cites an 1858 lecture on slang as noting that "when a man... holds his peace, he shuts up
Shut_up
Engaging in sexual acts in a public or semi-public place, or spying on such acts
Dogging is a British English slang term for engaging in sexual acts in a public or semi-public place or watching others doing so. There may be more than
Dogging_(sexual_slang)
Australian and New Zealand slang term
Dag is an Australian and New Zealand slang term, also daggy (adjective). In Australia, it is often used as an affectionate insult for someone who is,
Dag_(slang)
Argot for numerals in gambling
and Slang. London: BT Batsford. ISBN 978-0713422429. Ponder, S.E.G. (1938). Seven Cantonments. London: Stanley paul. Green, Jonathon (1986). The Slang Thesaurus
List of British bingo nicknames
List_of_British_bingo_nicknames
Non-penetrative sex act
Peter (1992). Japanese street slang. Tengu Books. p. 110. ISBN 0-8348-0250-3. One of the more hazardous oppai [Japanese slang word meaning 'breast'] concoctions
Mammary_intercourse
Shirt without sleeves, including tank tops, camisoles, and tube tops
often made of ribbed cotton is also colloquially called an A-shirt. Other slang terms include wifebeater, beater, guinea tee or dago tee (guinea and dago
Sleeveless_shirt
Multi-volume historical dictionary of English slang
Green's Dictionary of Slang (GDoS) is a multivolume dictionary defining and giving the history of English slang from around the Early Modern English period
Green's_Dictionary_of_Slang
Argot of the Río de la Plata region
vesre (from "[al] revés"), reversing the syllables, similar to English back slang, French verlan, Serbo-Croatian Šatrovački or Greek Podaná. Thus, tango
Lunfardo
Slang for a young-appearing gay man
British language of gay slang The Chickens and the Bulls Rodgers, Bruce, “Gay Talk: A (Sometimes Outrageous) Dictionary of Gay Slang” (Formerly entitled The
Chicken_(gay_slang)
Nigerian slang
Scotland And Nigeria". The18. Retrieved 28 May 2025. "Is Dundee United really slang for idiot in Nigeria?". The Guardian. 30 May 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved
Dundee_(slang)
Early 20th century American slang phrase
23 skidoo (sometimes 23 skiddoo) is an American slang phrase generally referring to leaving quickly, being forced to leave quickly by someone else, or
23_skidoo
Colloquialisms in the Georgian language
Georgian slang (Georgian: ქართული ჟარგონი, romanized: kartuli zhargoni) is the colloquial terminology of Georgian, a Kartvelian language that is an official
Georgian_slang
LGBTQ slang and cultural identifier for large, hairy men
In LGBTQ slang, a bear is a person who identifies with the bear subculture. Bears are typically overweight or muscular gay or bisexual men with a large
Bear_(gay_culture)
abba – to carry someone (normally a child) on one's back africtionary – Website for African Slang dictionary. ag man – oh man; ag as the Afrikaans equivalent
List of South African slang words
List_of_South_African_slang_words
Oral sex on the penis by a sexual partner
Fellatio (/fəˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ/ ) (also known as fellation, and in slang as blowjob, BJ, giving head, or sucking off) is an oral sex act consisting of the stimulation
Fellatio
Slang for sycophancy
Simp (/sɪmp/ ) is a slang term describing someone who exhibits excessive sympathy and attention toward another person, typically to someone who does not
Simp
Person who removes animal carcasses
consumption. "Knackered" meaning tired, exhausted or broken in British and Irish slang is commonly used in Australia, Ireland, Newfoundland, New Zealand, and the
Knacker
Sexual subculture within the African-American community
Down-low, sometimes shortened to DL, is an African-American slang term generally used within the African-American community that typically refers to a
Down-low_(sexual_slang)
Antisemitic internet slang term
in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Goyslop is an antisemitic internet slang term for ultra-processed foods, fast food, and other mass-produced products
Goyslop
Slang word
Owned is a slang word that originated in the 1990s among hackers where it referred to "rooting" or gaining administrative control over someone else's
Owned_(slang)
Slang phrase
Big dick energy (BDE) is a slang phrase that originated in 2018, denoting an easy confidence. The phrase big dick energy denotes an easy confidence or
Big_dick_energy
speech – Speech that expresses hatred towards individuals or groups LGBT slang – Slang used predominantly among the LGBTQ communityPages displaying short descriptions
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Irish garage punk band (formed 2019)
series of singles and EPs for the Nice Swan label, before signing to City Slang. Their debut album, Letter to Self, was released in January 2024 to widespread
Sprints_(band)
Hoaxes of words used in the grunge subculture
Grunge speak was a hoax series of slang words purportedly connected to the subculture of grunge in Seattle, reported as fact in The New York Times in
Grunge_speak
Slang for poor-quality digital content
making a short speech to the Australian parliament using Generation Alpha slang. She introduced the speech as addressing "an oft-forgotten section of our
Brain_rot
Slang term for an attractive, unintelligent man
pronoun him and bimbo, is a slang term for a sexually attractive, hunky, naïve and dim-witted man. The first known use dates back to 1988; the word gained
Himbo
Sexual activity involving stimulation of the genitalia by use of the mouth
stimulation). A play on the slang term head resulted in the slang term brain, dome or getting dome. Plate – A once common British rhyming slang for fellate that
Oral_sex
Profane Greek slang
Malakas (Greek: μαλάκας [maˈlakas]) is a commonly used profane Greek slang word, with a variety of different meanings, but literally meaning "man who
Malakas
Gay slang term for men who cruise for sex
Troll and trolling are slang terms used almost exclusively among gay men to characterize gay, bisexual and questioning or bi-curious men who cruise or
Troll_(gay_slang)
German singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1990)
self-titled debut album, released on 19 August 2016 through Greco-Roman/City Slang. The album's release was preceded by a combined video for two tracks from
Roosevelt_(musician)
Traditions and social behaviors associated with the consumption of coffee
consumers of coffee in the world. Swedes have fika (pronounced [ˈfîːka] ; back slang of kaffi [coffee, dialectal]), which is a coffee break with sweet breads
Coffee_culture
Serbo-Croatian argot
language in Bosnia and Serbia Meshterski, secret language in Bulgaria Back slang Pig Latin Verlan in France Vesre in Argentina and Uruguay 1; 2; Karadzić:
Šatrovački
Slang term for "lesbian"
Lala (Chinese: 拉拉; pinyin: lālā) is a non-derogatory Chinese slang term for lesbian, or a same-sex desiring woman. It is used primarily by the LGBT+ community
Lala_(Chinese_slang)
1960s counterculture neologism
"head" and "hippie". In the 2015 edition of Eric Partridge's A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, the term "freak out" in relation to drug use
Freak-out_(slang)
Pejorative slang term
iPad kid is a pejorative slang term typically used to refer to Generation Alpha children who are addicted to computers, mobile phones, video game consoles
IPad_kid
from Germany Manisch, from Giessen, Germany Back slang, from London, United Kingdom Cockney Rhyming Slang, from London, United Kingdom Engsh, from Kenya
List of pidgins, creoles, mixed languages and cants based on Indo-European languages
List_of_pidgins,_creoles,_mixed_languages_and_cants_based_on_Indo-European_languages
Slang term
slang word for a vulva. It has also been used as a slang descriptor in relation to a belly dance and related types of movement. The term is a slang descriptor
Coochee
Slang term
Bimbo is slang for a conventionally attractive, sexualized, and dim-witted woman. The term was originally used in the United States as early as 1919 for
Bimbo
1931 song by Cab Calloway
Smokey, is described as cokie, a slang term for a user of cocaine, while the phrase "kick the gong around" was slang for drug use especially opium, heroin
Minnie_the_Moocher
Obfuscation of language for fun and secrecy
the remaining letters. Merry Christmas → Mizzle Christmizzle English Back slang Formed by speaking words backwards; where necessary, anagrams may be employed
Language_game
Colloquialism popular in 1950s, 60s and 70s
record about to play. Recorded use of the word in its slang context has been found dating back to September 30, 1941, when it was used on the Fibber McGee
Groovy
Slang term for rumor or gossip
Scuttlebutt in slang usage means rumor or gossip, deriving from the nautical term for the cask used to serve water (or, later, a water fountain). The
Scuttlebutt
hookey) slag * (slang) a promiscuous woman; US: slut, skank slag off * to badmouth; speak badly of someone, usually behind their back slaphead (informal)
Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States
Glossary_of_British_terms_not_widely_used_in_the_United_States
Online slang and alternative orthography
words and misspellings add to the speaker's enjoyment. Leet, like hacker slang, employs analogy in construction of new words. For example, if haxored is
Leet
Sociolect of English in the United Kingdom
Translation", one of the first examples of British "white slang" and British "black slang" appearing side-by-side on a record (however, still distinct
Multicultural_London_English
Terminology associated with RuPaul's Drag Race
A number of slang terms have been used on Drag Race. Some terms in the list already existed within drag culture, but were more widely popularized by their
Drag_Race_terminology
2001 anime series based on Nintendo's Kirby franchise
he acts like a stereotypical "slimy used-car salesman" and often uses slang. Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Naito) Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi (Japanese);
Kirby:_Right_Back_at_Ya!
Slang for a stereotypically feminine lesbian
"Lipstick lesbian" is slang for a lesbian who exhibits a great amount of feminine gender attributes, such as wearing make-up, dresses or skirts, and having
Lipstick_lesbian
English word
Lighter, Jonathon, (1994). The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, 708. LINGUIST List 4.705. 14 September 1993. Read, Allen W (1964). "The
OK
Great Britain and Ireland 43 (July – December 1913), 422–479 1917 "Malay back-slang" Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums (JFMSM) 7: 115–116 1917
I._H._N._Evans
Slang term for a man
Look up bloke in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bloke is a slang term for a common man in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South
Bloke
English phrase used especially in Australia
catch on as an attitude." According to Tom Dalzell, author of two books on slang usage in the United States, linguistics experts are not certain how the
No_worries
BACK SLANG
BACK SLANG
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German or Middle Low German banc, or Yiddish bank ‘bench’, ‘table’, ‘counter’, in any of various senses, e.g. a metonymic occupational name for anyone whose work required a bench or counter, for example a butcher, baker, court official, or money changer.Danish and Swedish : topographic name from bank ‘(sand)bank’ or a habitational name from a farm named with this word.Danish and Swedish : from bank ‘noise’, hence a nickname for a loud or noisy person. Compare Bang.Danish : habitational name from the German place name Bänkau.English : probably a variant of Banks.Americanized spelling of Polish Bąk, literally ‘horsefly’; perhaps a nickname for an irritating person.Hungarian (Bánk) : from a pet form of the old secular personal name Bán.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Backhus.Latvian (Baks) : derivative of the German surname.English : patronymic from Back 2.
Male
English
Short form of English Zackary, ZACK means "whom Jehovah remembered."Â
Male
English
Probably originally an Anglicized form of French Jacques, JACK means "supplanter," it is now considered a pet form of English John, meaning "God is gracious."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, from northern Middle English bekke ‘stream’ (Old Norse bekkr).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France, for example Bec Hellouin in Eure, named with Old Norman French bec ‘stream’, from the same Old Norse root as in 1.English : probably a nickname for someone with a prominent nose, from Middle English beke ‘beak (of a bird)’ (Old French bec).English : metonymic occupational name for a maker, seller, or user of mattocks or pickaxes, from Old English becca. In some cases the name may represent a survival of an Old English byname derived from this word.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a baker, a cognate of Baker, from (older) South German beck, West Yiddish bek. Some Jewish bearers of the name claim that it is an acronym of Hebrew ben-kedoshim ‘son of martyrs’, i.e. a name taken by one whose parents had been martyred for being Jews.North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Low German Beke ‘stream’. Compare the High German form Bach 1.Scandinavian : habitational name for someone from a farmstead named Bekk, Bæk, or Bäck, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a stream.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Bank.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bark ‘bark’ (Old Norse bǫrkr), hence a metonymic occupation name for a tanner. See also Barker.North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from berke ‘birch’, or alternatively for someone who lived on a mountain (see Barg).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of Barak.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celebrity, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Jamaican, Latin, Polish, Swedish, Swiss, Tamil
God is Gracious; Son of Jack; He who Supplants; Diminutive of Jack; Supplanter
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle High German bach ‘stream’. This surname is established throughout central Europe and in Scandinavia, not just in Germany.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bach ‘stream’, ‘creek’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle English bache.Welsh : distinguishing epithet from Welsh bach ‘little’, ‘small’.Norwegian : Americanized spelling of the topographic name Bakk(e) ‘hillside’ (see Bakke).Polish, Czech, and Slovak : from the personal name Bach, a pet form of Bartomolaeus (Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartoloměj, Slovak Bartolomej (see Bartholomew) or possibly in some cases of Baltazar or Sebastian).
Surname or Lastname
English (Kentish)
English (Kentish) : from a medieval personal name, Pack, possibly a survival of the Old English personal name Pacca, although this is found only as a place name element and appears to have died out fairly early on in the Old English period. The Middle English personal name is more likely to be a derivative of the Latin Christian name Paschalis (see Pascal).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a wholesale trader, from German Pack ‘package’ (see Packer).Anglicized form of Dutch Pak.
Male
English
Originally a short form of surnames, mostly Scottish, beginning with Mac-, MACK means "son of," it is now sometimes given as a forename.Â
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.English : from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.English : nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.North German : from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).
Male
English
From the American English pet name for a "high-spirited young man," from the vocabulary word buck, BUCK means "male deer or goat."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat (Old English bucc(a)) or a male deer (Old English bucc). Old English Bucc(a) is found as a personal name, as is Old Norse Bukkr. Names such as Walter le Buk (Somerset 1243) are clearly nicknames.English : topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent beech tree, such as Peter atte Buk (Suffolk 1327), from Middle English buk ‘beech’ (from Old English bÅc).German : from a personal name, a short form of Burckhard (see Burkhart).North German and Danish : nickname for a fat man, from Middle Low German bÅ«k ‘belly’. Compare Bauch.German : variant of Bock.German : variant of Puck in the sense ‘defiant’, ‘spiteful’, or ‘stubborn’.German : topographic name from a field name, Buck ‘hill’.Emanuel Buck came from England to Plymouth Colony in the 1640s and in 1647 settled in Wethersfield, CT.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American Hebrew Polish English
Henry VI, Part 2' Jack Cade, a rebel.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Dæcca.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a roofer, from dack, a variant of deck ‘roof’. Compare De decker.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, from Old English sacc, Middle High German sack, German Sack ‘sack’. Bahlow also suggests someone who carried sacks.German : topographic from Middle High German sack ‘sack’, ‘end of a valley or area of cultivation’.Dutch : from a reduced form of the personal name Zacharias.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from an acronym of the Hebrew phrase Zera Keshodim ‘Seed of the Holy’ (referring to martyred ancestors), or from a short form of the personal name Isaac.
BACK SLANG
BACK SLANG
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Irish
Dark
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Good Fragrance; Brightness
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Victorious People
Girl/Female
Indian
Arrow of Love
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, French
Lovable; Gentle; Kind
Boy/Male
Indian
Beauty
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vishvanath | விஷà¯à®µà®¨à®¾à®¤
Lord of the universe
Boy/Male
Hindu
Salute
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Indian, Sanskrit
Powerful; Strong; Mighty; Healthy; Energetic
Girl/Female
Hindu
Refreshing
BACK SLANG
BACK SLANG
BACK SLANG
BACK SLANG
BACK SLANG
a.
Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
v. i.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
adv.
To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism.
n.
A garment for the back; hence, clothing.
adv.
In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent.
n.
The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail.
adv.
In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
v. i.
To place or seat upon the back.
v. i.
To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
v. i.
To get upon the back of; to mount.
a.
Moving or operating backward; as, back action.
n.
The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney.
n.
To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on the backs of men or beasts).
v. t.
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
adv.
To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something left behind; to go back to one's native place; to put a book back after reading it.
a.
Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.
v. i.
To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
n.
A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
adv.
In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another.
v. i.
To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.