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lawk = Lord! Also lawks, lawk-a-mercy (-mussy) = Lord
have mercy! E.g. Lawkamercy, lad, what's that? [Alteration of lack
noun or of lord noun].
monkey-man noun US A weak and servile husband.
monkey-shines noun pl, US Mischievous, foolish, or
underhanded tricks or acts. E.g. Why all the monkeyshines to get rid
of Lucy? He'd been divorced before and he could be divorced again.
moo noun Brit. A woman; esp. in phr. silly moo. E.g. It was
rustling you heard all right—I'm a rustler! And I've rustled you,
silly moo! Hey! Gerroff! [From the earlier sense, cow, in allusion to
cow.]
moocher noun A beggar, a cadger. E.g. You moocher, you—
don't you respect a lady's natural curiosity? Be nice to me. After all, I'm
paying for this party.
moon-eyed adjective US Drunk. E.g. Sid gits moon-eyed
every Saturday night.
moonlight verb 1. orig. US To have other paid employment,
esp. at night, in addition ill to one's regular job. E.g. YOU think I
moonlight? Believe me, one job's enough.
nong noun A fool; a stupid person. Also nong-nong. E.g.
Rod Cavalier has ... turned himself into a ridiculous nong.
no-no noun orig US Something that must not be done, used,
etc.; something forbidden, impossible, or not acceptable; a failure.
E.g. Plants that require a great deal of moisture are no-noes unless
you have your own well.
noodle noun 1. A simpleton, a foolish person. E.g. Take no
notice.... She's off her noodle.
noov /nu:v/ noun Also noove. Brit. A member of the
nouveaux riches. E.g. The pupils: 45 per cent sons of Old
Etonians Also largish element of noovs to keep up academic
standards and/or provide useful business contacts.
nope adverb orig. US Extended form of 'no'. E.g. 'Anybody
asking for me?' 'Nope'.