worthless+fellow
111hellion — n. US colloq. a mischievous or troublesome person, esp. a child. Etymology: perh. f. dial. hallion a worthless fellow, assim. to HELL …
112javel — ˈjavəl noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English javel, javell archaic : a vagabond or worthless fellow …
113skee|sicks — skee|zicks or skee|sicks «SKEE zihks», noun. U.S. Slang. 1. a worthless fellow; chap. 2. a mischievous child (usually applied playfully). ╂[American English; origin unknown] …
114skee|zicks — or skee|sicks «SKEE zihks», noun. U.S. Slang. 1. a worthless fellow; chap. 2. a mischievous child (usually applied playfully). ╂[American English; origin unknown] …
115slum|gul|lion — «sluhm GUHL yuhn». noun. 1. a stew of meat and vegetables, usually potatoes and onions. 2. Mining. the thick and sticky refuse of the sluice boxes, generally of red, iron bearing clay and water. 3. Slang. a low, worthless fellow. ╂[perhaps <… …
116jabell — variant of javel Obs., worthless fellow …
117Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
118Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
119literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
120British slang — circuBritish slang is English language slang used in the UK. Slang is informal language sometimes peculiar to a particular social class or group and its use in Britain dates back to before the 16th century. The language of slang, in common with… …
