See Also: roach(dictionary)
roach(encyclopedia)
Roach, Max(well)(encyclopedia)
Roach, Hal(encyclopedia)
roach(4)(dictionary)
roach(3)(dictionary)
roach(2)(dictionary)
roach(1)(dictionary)
roach(medicine)
roach-backed(medicine)

roach(4) (iou)



roach noun4. M19.
[Abbreviation of COCKROACH. In sense 4 perh. a different word.]
A cockroach. Chiefly N. Amer. M19.
A police officer. US slang. M20.
A despicable person; esp. an unattractive or immoral woman. US slang. M20.
The butt of a cigarette, spec. a marijuana cigarette. slang. M20.
roachy adjective (a) infested with cockroaches; transf. badly prepared or looked after; (b) of or pertaining to cockroaches, suggestive of cockroaches: E20.