See Also: dagger(medicine)
dagger(1)(dictionary)
dagger(2)(dictionary)
dagger(dictionary)
cloak-and-dagger(dictionary)

bam(2) (iou) and dagger (oh)


bam(2) (iou)



bam verb & noun. [bam] slang & dial. E18.
[Rel. to BAMBOOZLE: either an abbreviation of it or the source of its 1st syll. Sense B.2 and the compounds may be unrelated to this.]
A. verb trans. & intrans. Infl. -mm-. = BAMBOOZLE verb 1. E18.
b. noun.
A hoax, a trick. E18.
A foolish or silly person. Scot. M20.
I. Pattison Ya ungrateful bam! I just saved your poxy life!
Comb.: bampot, bamstick Scot. = sense B.2 above.

dagger (oh)




[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from dag 'to push a knife into' (14-18 centuries)]
a short pointed knife used as a weapon
look daggers at sb
informal to look at someone angrily
be at daggers drawn
if two people are at daggers drawn, they are extremely angry with each Other
-see also cloak-and-dagger