Used up, broken-hearted, bankrupt, fatigued, vanquished.
Vakeel, a barrister.—Anglo-Indian.
Vamos, VAMOUS, or VAMOOSH, to go, or be off. Spanish, VAMOS, “Let us go!” Probably NAMUS, or NAMOUS, the costermonger’s word, was from this.
Vamp, to spout, to leave in pawn. Also to cobble, as, “a VAMPED play,” and “a VAMPED accompaniment,” both terms reflecting discredit on the work, but not necessarily upon the musician.
Vamps, old, or refooted stockings. From VAMP, to piece.
Vardo, to look; “VARDO the carsey,” look at the house. Vardo formerly was old cant for a waggon. This is by low Cockneys generally pronounced VARDY.
Vardy, verdict, vulgarly used as opinion, thus, “My VARDY on the matter is the same as yourn.”
Varmint. “You young VARMINT, you!” you bad, or naughty boy. Corruption of VERMIN.
Varnisher, an utterer of false sovereigns. Generally “snide-pitcher.”
’Varsity, either UNIVERSITY—more rarely University College, Oxford.