(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
ballywrack
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
barleysick
beckemeyer
blackbelly
blackberry
blackberry
noun
(UK, dialectal) The blackcurrant.
A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
verb
To gather or forage for blackberries.
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blockishly
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
bobbysocks
bricklayer
bricklayer
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
cambyuskan
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
candystick
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
chelyuskin
cherrylike
cherrylike
adj
Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor
chokeberry
chokeberry
noun
Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
The fruit of such a shrub.
chuckingly
clankingly
clankingly
adv
With a clanking sound.
clergylike
clergylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.
cockabondy
cockabondy
noun
(fishing, dated) An angler's artificial fly.
cockernony
cockernony
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) The bunch of hair folded up in a snood worn by a woman.
cockeyedly
cockeyedly
adv
In a cockeyed manner.
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyese
cockneyess
cockneyess
noun
A female cockney.
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockneyize
cockneyize
verb
To make vulgar and tasteless.
To pronounce with a cockney accent.
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coldturkey
corkscrewy
corkscrewy
adj
Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape
corymblike
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
culverkeys
culverkeys
noun
plural of culverkey
curlylocks
cymballike
cymballike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cymbal.
dekadarchy
dekadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
dickeybird
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
donkeyback
donkeyback
noun
(with on, upon, etc.) The back of a donkey.
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
fecklessly
fecklessly
adv
In a feckless manner
flyspecked
flyspecked
adj
Covered with flyspecks.
fruitcakey
gimmickery
gimmickery
noun
Alternative form of gimmickry
glykopexic
goldylocks
goldylocks
noun
(less common) Alternative spelling of goldilocks
gunnysacks
gunnysacks
noun
plural of gunnysack
hackneying
hackneying
verb
present participle of hackney
hackneyism
hackneyman
hackneyman
noun
(dated) A man who hires out horses and carriages.
hollyhocks
hollyhocks
noun
plural of hollyhock
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
hydrocrack
hydrocrack
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert hydrocarbons by hydrocracking
hystericky
hystericky
adj
(informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
jackassery
jackassery
noun
The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
jackyarder
jockeylike
jockeylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jockey (rider of racehorses).
jockeyship
jockeyship
noun
The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey.
johnnycake
johnnycake
noun
(US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
karyogamic
karyogamic
adj
Relating to karyogamy.
karyolitic
karyologic
karyologic
adj
Relating to karyology
karyolytic
karyolytic
adj
relating to, or causing karyolysis
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
keltically
kerygmatic
kerygmatic
adj
Presumptuous.
Relating to the kerygmata.
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
keypunches
keypunches
noun
plural of keypunch
keyserlick
kilocycles
kilocycles
noun
plural of kilocycle
kionectomy
kluczynski
krypticism
kyriologic
kyriologic
adj
kyriological
lackadaisy
lackadaisy
adj
(archaic) lackadaisical
intj
(archaic) lackaday
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
leukocytes
leukocytes
noun
plural of leukocyte
leukocytic
leukocytic
adj
Relating to, or containing leukocytes
lucklessly
lucklessly
adv
In a luckless way.
mackaybean
miscookery
monkeyface
monkeyface
noun
(childish, derogatory) A term of abuse for an ugly person.
The mussel Theliderma metanevra.
nickeltype
paddywhack
paddywhack
noun
(dated) A blow; a slap.
(dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
(slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).
verb
(dated, transitive) To slap.
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
peacockery
peacockery
noun
gaudy showiness; ostentation
pernickety
pernickety
adj
(chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Requiring attention to minor details.
pernickity
phthisicky
phthisicky
adj
Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.
physicking
physicking
noun
(archaic) medication
verb
present participle of physic
pickaninny
pickaninny
adj
(now rare) Little, small.
noun
(colloquial, now offensive, ethnic slur) A black child.
picnickery
piggybacks
piggybacks
noun
plural of piggyback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piggyback
prickingly
prickingly
adv
With a pricking action or sensation.
psychokyme
quackishly
quackishly
adv
In a quackish manner.
quicksandy
quicksandy
adj
quicksandlike
ramshackly
ramshackly
adj
(literally, figurative) Carelessly or loosely constructed.
Characteristic of something ramshackle; in disrepair; appearing ready to collapse; rickety.
recklessly
recklessly
adv
In a rash or reckless manner, without regard for cost or consequence
With contempt for the rights, feelings, or well-being of others.
rockabilly
rockabilly
noun
(countable) A member of the subculture associated with rockabilly music.
(uncountable, music) A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music.
schuylkill
schuylkill
Proper noun
a river in Pennsylvania, USA, which flows into the Delaware River at Philadelphia.
scythelike
scythelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scythe.
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
shackatory
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
shockingly
shockingly
adv
In a shocking manner.
To a shocking degree.
shylocking
shylocking
verb
present participle of shylock
shylockism
skatoscopy
skiddycock
skipjackly
skyjackers
skyjackers
noun
plural of skyjacker
skyjacking
skyjacking
noun
The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force. The hijacking of an airplane, especially in flight.
verb
present participle of skyjack
skyrockets
skyrockets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skyrocket
skyrockety
skyrockety
adj
Suddenly surging or spiking upward.
skyscraper
skyscraper
noun
(architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors.
(figuratively) Anything very tall or high.
(nautical, archaic) A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
slackingly
slapsticky
slapsticky
adj
(informal) Characterised by slapstick.
smackingly
smackingly
adv
With a smacking sound or motion.
stickybeak
stickybeak
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An act of looking at or watching something, especially something which does not directly concern the one looking.
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand) To pry or snoop.
stockishly
stockishly
adv
motionless; stock still
stockyards
stockyards
noun
plural of stockyard
strickenly
strickenly
adv
In a stricken manner.
superlucky
superlucky
adj
Extremely lucky.
swaybacked
swaybacked
adj
(figuratively) Old.
Having a sagged back.
Having sagged or hollow surface.
synkinetic
synkinetic
adj
Of or relating to synkinesia.
tackifying
tackifying
verb
present participle of tackify
ticklingly
ticklingly
adv
In a tickling way.
ticklishly
ticklishly
adv
In a ticklish way.
tracklayer
tracklayer
noun
(railways) A workman whose work involves putting the track in place.
trickingly
trickishly
trickishly
adv
In a trickish manner.
turkeyback
unlackeyed
unlackeyed
adj
Without a lackey or servant.
unsickerly
unwickedly
yamstchick
yardsticks
yardsticks
noun
plural of yardstick
yellowback
yellowback
noun
A cheap sensational novel.
yellowcake
yellowcake
noun
A concentrated form of uranium ore containing a mixture of oxides.