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Common Slang ace He's an ace reporter. very good
action Do you know where the action is in this town? excitement
airhead My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead. stupid person|
all wet Your ideas about politics are all wet. completely wrong
all-nighter I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter,
ammo The gun was useless after the killer ran out of ammo. ammunition
antifreeze I really need some antifreeze in me on cold days like this. liquor
armpit This town is really an armpit,
awesome What an awesome sunset. great bad Wow, that was really a bad movie. intense
barf He barfed all over the seat of the airplane. vomited
bashed The boat was bashed beyond recognition. crushed
beat After working all day I am really beat. exhausted
beemer He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in. B.M.W. car
bench He was benched during the basketball playoffs. taken out of the game
high The teenagers look high to me. intoxicated on drugs or alcohol| t||
hip-shooter He is such a hip-shooter. always talking without thinking
history I don't have any idea where my old boyfriend is. He's history. something in the past
hit Your proposal was a hit with the boss. successful
hole up I had to hole up for three days because the police were looking for me. hide
honcho The honcho says that we are going to have to give up two days of our vacation. boss
hooker Her clothes make her look like a hooker. prostitute
hot The police stopped them because they thought the car was hot. stolen
huffy I will do it soon so please don't get huffy. angry hungry If you are not hungry, you won't get ahead in the business. eager to make money
hustle If you don't hustle, we will be late again. hurry up
hyped The fans were all hyped up for the football game. excited
hyper Don't get hyper about what she told you. You know it isn't true. over excited
I.D. Can you show me some LD. please? identification!
in The tie you are wearing is really in. fashionable
in deep They are really in deep with each other. deeply involved|
in the bag Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about. settled
intense This is a very intense situation we are discussing. serious
jam I am glad you got yourself out of that jam. trouble
jerk someone around Recently it seems like everyone is jerking me around. wasting my time and causing me trouble
jock My roommate is a jock for the basketball team. an athlete
john The John really smells. bathroom
joint Where is the closest joint to here. cheap bar
joint He is good at rolling joints, . knock Don't knock it if you can't do it any better,
knocked up My dog gets knocked up once a year. pregnant
knockout Who was that knockout I saw you with last Friday? stunning person
knuckle sandwich Shut up or I'll give you a knuckle sandwich. punch in the mouth
kook Watch out for all the kooks in this neighborhood. strange people t
laid-back You need to be more laid-back. calm and relaxed
lame That is really a lame excuse. an inadequate
line I have heard that line a million times. story
loser John is a loser. annoying and useless meaning. mellow You need to mellow out and enjoy life. calm down and relax| t||meltdown There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and me. total collapse
mickey mouse The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse. nonsense and a waste of time
move on someone I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday. pick up and seduce
mush That is total mush and you know it. nonesense
nark Watch out for the narks in the airport. drug police
neat That was a neat idea that you had. good
negative There are too many negatives about the company merger. bad things
nick The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store, arrested pad Have you found a place to live
pain in the neck My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck. annoying
paper-pusher My office is filled with paper-pushers. bureaucratic office workers
party animal You're too old to be a party animal. love parties
party-hearty We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary. celebrate
paw Get your paws off of my body. hands
peanuts I am not going to work for peanuts. practically no money
pickled He gets pickled after only one beer.
piece of cake Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake. easy to do
pop for something It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts, buy
pro He is really a pro at his work. professional
prod Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget? reminder
psyched up The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday. mentally ready
psycho She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital. mentally ill
puke I feel like I am going to puke. vomit
push off I am going to push off now. leave
put the moves on You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married. seduce
put-on It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed, deception quarterback Who is going to quarterback the meeting? lead
quick buck I need to make a quick buck. some easy money
rack I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning. bed
rack out I am going to rack out for two hours. sleep
racket There sure was a lot of racket outside last night. noise
rag I can't believe we still get this same old rag. newspaper
rap We need to sit down and rap about a few things, talk about
rathole When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole? run down place
raw The raw office workers were not getting much done. new
ream someone out The boss really reamed him out for his bad report. got angry with him
red hot Your idea is really red hot. important
repo Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week. repossess
rinky-dink The circus was really rinky-dink. inferior
riot The comedy program was a real riot. funny
road hog That driver is a road hog. run out of gas The politician ran out of gas during the campaign. lost interest or momentum
sack When did you hit the sack last night? go to bed
scam Don't lose your money in some kind of scam. swindle
scarf Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate. ate quickly
schmuck What a stupid schmuck. jerk
screw around If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again. waste time
screw up If you screw up one more time, I will fire you. make a mistake
sharp He is very sharp with numbers intelligent
shot I'll give the puzzle another shot. spud Do you want rice or spuds for dinner? potatoes t
square My father looks square in his jacket. old-fashioned
steamed up Don't get so steamed up over the issue. angry
stink This whole operation stinks. is repulsively
straight I want you to give me a straight answer. honest
stressed I am really stressed by all the recent world events. upset
sucker Don't be a sucker. be deceived
take a hike I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike. leave
taken He was taken for all his money at the casino, taking care of business I have been taking care of business. doing what I have to do
threads Those look like expensive threads he is wearing. clothes
tool around I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home. drive around
totaled My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck. completely wrecked up He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend. happy and cheerful
up for grabs This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs. available.
veg out I want to veg out in front of the television this evening. relax and do nothinglr
vibes He really gives off good vibes. feelings
wad You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city. bundle of money
waste After you waste him, throw the body in the river. kill
wheels If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
whiz He is a whiz at the computer. talented person
wired I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee,
wussy Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking. weak person
yukky This food tastes yukky bad
zapped I am too zapped to help you right now. exhausted
zip He knew zip about running the company. nothing bent It's OK. Don't get so bent
bent out of shape Don't get so bent out of shape. become upset
big gun The president brought two big guns to the meeting. powerful people
big mouth Shut up! You really have a big mouth.
big stink The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station. big issue
blade He carried a ten inch blade with him. knife
blimp I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel. very fat person
blow I'm going to blow out of here now. leave
blow He blew all his money gambling. lost blow a fuse Hey, don't blow a fuse. lose your temper,
blow one's cool Calm down. Don't blow your cool. become angry
blown away I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars. greatly impressed
bomb The movie was a bomb. bad
bombed The driver of the car was bombed. intoxicated
bonkers I think I am going bonkers. crazy
Click the button to see the meaning. boo-boo If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't have a job. mistake booze I promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party. alcohol
bread I need some bread to pay for my car. money
break A lucky break helped him get the job. opportunity
break it up Break it up, or I will call the police. stop
bring-down The news of the airplane crash was a bring-down. depressing
buck Do you have a buck I can borrow? dollar
bummed I was really bummed after I heard the news. depressed
bummer My trip to New York was a bummer. bust The whole idea was a bust. failure
buy it If you don't slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident. die
call The weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come. prediction
can Do you know where the can is? bathroom
carb My motorcycle's carb is out of adjustment. carburetor
catch some rays I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays. get some sunshine.
catch some Z's I need to catch some Z's before I go on my trip.get some sleep
cheesy That is really a cheesy looking outfit. cheap
chicken Don't be a chicken. coward
chintzy That really was a chintzy present you got him. cheap
chow down I need to find a place to chow down.eat a lot
clip Watch out or they will clip you at that bar. cheat
clunker I can't go on a date in that clunker.old car
cold fish My date for the dance was a cold fish. dull
collar I knew they would collar the robber sooner or later,arrest come up for air He has to come up for air or he will die from exhaustion. take a break
con Don't try to con me. deceive
cool This is a really cool place to work. good
cool down Things should cool down in a day or two.
cop How did you get the road sign? I copped it. stole
cop The cop showed me his badge. policeman
couch potato He is a couch potato. lazy person
crack open a bottle Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday,
cram I need more time to cram for the test. study hard
cream Our team creamed them badly. beat
croak I feel like I am going to croak. die
cruise The skier was cruising down the hill going very fast
cuffs He put the cuffs on the killer. handcuffs
cushy He has a really cushy job. easy
cut Could you cut my whiskey with a little water?
cut out It is late. I have to cut out. leave
damage Lets get the bill and find out the damage. cost
dead This disco is really dead tonight. quiet
deck He was decked in the fight. knocked down
deep pockets Her boyfriend has deep pockets. is a good source of money
dicey Since the weather is a little dicey, I won't go today.
dirty I hear that it's a dirty movie. an obscene
ditch I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother. leave
do a snow job on Don't try to do a snow job on me. deceive
dope He is such a dope. stupid person
dope There are a lot of dope dealers around here. drug
dork He is such a dork. strange person
dough I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping. money
down Let's go to a bar and down a few beers. drink quickly
drag Doing home work on the weekend is a drag, far-out This music is really far-out.
fix The addict needs another fix. dose of drugs
flaky He is too flaky to do the work. unreliable
flashback At the wedding he had a flashback of his old girlfriend. remembered
flick I haven't seen a flick in a long time. movie
flip out He flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed. lost control
flip side What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape? other side
fox His older sister is a fox. very attractive
foxy She is a foxy lady, sexy freebie The pillow was a freebie free
get into something I got into gardening in high school. became seriously interested in
get it I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it. understand
get with it If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work. hurry up
gig I have a gig on Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00. job
glitch This computer program has a glitch. defect
glitzy This is a pretty glitzy hotel to be staying in.
go Let me have a go at solving the problem. try
go bananas I am going to go bananas if I don't have a vacation soon. go crazy
go down What is going down? happening
goof I am really a goof at times. fool
goofup I really goofed up when I painted my room green. made a serious mistake
goofy You are always acting goofy these days. silly
gourd Use your gourd to figure out what is happening. head
grand His salary is twenty grand, grass Lots of students smoke grass in the dormitory. marijuana
gravy This job is pure gravy. easy money
groovy This music is groovy. pleasant
gross Picking your nose is really a gross habit. disgusting
gross-out The party was a gross-out. digusting time
grub Where is the best place to get some grub around here food
grubby Those clothes are too grubby to wear to the party, unclean and untidy
grungy That is a really grungy jacket. dirty
gut He got shot in the gut. stomach
gut The gut issue is about what we are going to do now. basic
guts It takes a lot of guts to give the boss your true opinion. courage
hairy That was a hairy plane trip. I am glad the storm is over. dangerous
hammer Put the hammer to the floor or we will be late for the wedding. accelerator
hang it up I have decided to hang up my teaching job. quit
hang loose Just hang loose for another few days, relax hang tough We need to hang tough on our decision. stick with
hardware The police were surprised by all the hardware the gang members had.
have a buzz on I had a buzz on after the third martini. was slightly intoxicated
have good vibes I have good vibes about our new secretary, feel good about
have it all together Recently I don't have it all together,
heave I heaved up on vomited
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