Anglish | sp. | English |
Make a beeline | phr | To go by the most direct way; to proceed by the most direct method. |
Make a go | phr. | To succeed, make a go of it -to have or achieve a positive outcome. |
Make a hit | phr | To be well received; to gain favour |
Make good | phr | To succeed in a particular undertaking or in general. |
Make no bones about | phr | To be frank and candid |
Manywheres | adv | Many places |
Maw | n | The mouth |
Mealy-mouthed | adj | Insincere in speech; hypocritical; speaking honeyed words that are not truly meant |
Me and you both | phr | I agree with you both |
Meet up with | phr | To meet a person by chance |
Melt | n | Loot that may be melted own, such as jewelry; precious metal in bulk |
Merrymake | vb | To make merry |
Middlebrow | n | An average person, neither highbrow or lowbrow. |
Mill | n | A free-for-all fight; to gather about; to ramble. 2. "To be put through the mill" meaning the third degree. 3. Jail. |
Mint leaves | n | Paper money. |
Miswave | n | To return a wave to someone you think is waving to you, but is actually waving to the person behind you, usually resulting in embarrassment and introversion. |
Moonhead | n | Silly person, lunatic. |
Morning wood | n | Morning wood is one of several similar slang or colloquial terms referring to the phenomenon of nocturnal penile tumescence (erection) during and immediately following sleep. |
Moss | n | Anything considered old fashioned. |
Mossback | n | An old-fashione person, a conservative. |
Moth-eaten | adj | Antiquated; old fashioned |
Mouldy | adj | Old fashioned; worthless |
Mourner bench | n | A railing at a revival meeting where seekers after salvation kneel; |
Mouthwork without headwork | phr | The repitition of trite and hackneyed expressions |
Mouthy | adj | alkative, boastful |
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