American Slang collection Slang is not so safe to use but you'd better understand it. airhead: stupid person Believe it or not, he is really an airhead! amigo: friend (from spanish) I met many amigos tonight. ammunition: toilet paper. Help! We're completely out of ammunition! antifreeze alcohol I'm going to need a lot of antifreeze tonight! armpit: dirty unappealing place This cheap motel is an absolute armpit! ass [offensive](1): backside I fell on my ass on the ski slopes. ass (2): an unworthy and hated person ."i cannot be friends when you act like an ass awesome: great and impressive. It is truly awesome here baby boomer: a person born from the end of the Second World War until the early 1960s Bill Clinton was born in 1961, so he's considered a baby boo ba‖l(1): a fun time. I really had a ball in the party last night. 1(2): a testicle After getting kicked in the balls, his voice seemed much higher. bang(1): a very powerful thing isney land is really a bang! bang(2): a powerful effect
American Slang Collection Slang is not so safe to use, but you'd better understand it. • airhead: stupid person. • "Believe it or not, he is really an airhead!" • amigo: friend (from Spanish). • "I met many amigos tonight." • ammunition: toilet paper. • "Help! We're completely out of ammunition!" • antifreeze: alcohol. • "I'm going to need a lot of antifreeze tonight!" • armpit: dirty, unappealing place. • "This cheap motel is an absolute armpit!" • ass [offensive] (1): backside. • "I fell on my ass on the ski slopes." • ass (2): an unworthy and hated person. • "I cannot be friends when you act like an ass." • awesome: great and impressive. • "It is truly awesome here!" • baby boomer: a person born from the end of the Second World War until the early 1960s. • "Bill Clinton was born in 1961, so he's considered a baby boomer." • ball (1): a fun time. • "I really had a ball in the party last night." • ball [offensive] (2): a testicle. • "After getting kicked in the balls, his voice seemed much higher." • bang (1): a very powerful thing. • "Disneyland is really a bang!" • bang (2): a powerful effect
Japanese sake really has a bang! barf (1): vomit. My dog barfed all over the carpet. barf (2): vomit Don't step on the barf! barf-out: a displeasing person or affair. That restaurant was a real barf -out bazillion an infinite num ber of somethin Has dennis really taught a bazillion students? B-bal!: basketbal‖l Do you wanna play b-ball with me? beans: money. I've worked for this company for ten years but I still don 't have beans..〃 beat: tired I'm really beat because I was awake all night. beemer: a BMw He wants to buy a beemer when he makes more money biggie: something important. I was hoping to get my homework completed, but it's no biggie biker: a motorcycle rider Mike used to be a biker until he got into a serious motorcycle accident bitch [offensive](1): a very unpleasant woman ."My boss can be such a bitch sometimes. bitch [offensive](2): complain Stop bitching and finish your homework! bitchy [offensive ] moody I like him, even though he can be really bitchy
• "Japanese sake really has a bang!" • barf (1): vomit. • "My dog barfed all over the carpet." • barf (2): vomit. • "Don't step on the barf!" • barf-out: a displeasing person or affair. • "That restaurant was a real barf-out." • bazillion: an infinite number of something. • "Has Dennis really taught a bazillion students?" • B-ball: basketball. • "Do you wanna play b-ball with me?" • beans: money. • "I've worked for this company for ten years, but I still don't have beans." • beat: tired. • "I'm really beat because I was awake all night." • beemer: a BMW. • "He wants to buy a beemer when he makes more money." • biggie: something important. • "I was hoping to get my homework completed, but it's no biggie. " • biker: a motorcycle rider. • "Mike used to be a biker until he got into a serious motorcycle accident." • bitch [offensive] (1): a very unpleasant woman. • "My boss can be such a bitch sometimes." • bitch [offensive] (2): complain. • "Stop bitching and finish your homework!" • bitchy [offensive]: moody. • "I like him, even though he can be really bitchy
bod body Stalone has a great bod! bonkers go bonkers: crazy If you works too hard, you must go bonkers! booboo: a mistake " i made a booboo on the last question of the exam boob tube television Benjamin is always in front of the boob tube booze: alcohol The party was fun, even though there wasn 't any booze. boss: excellent: great. He's always totally boss! bread: money. "Can i borrow some bread? brew(1): coffe Every morning i need a fresh cup of brew. brew(2):beer. Do you want another brew, dude? brewski: beer I love drinking brewskies! B.s.: bullshit: lies. I'n tired of listening to your BS bull bullshit lie "Thats a bunch of bull! bullshit [offensive]: lie dishonesty I don't like people that bullshit me buns [possibly offensive ] the rear end; buttocks 't stare at my buns! bushed: extremely tired I'm completely bushed
• bod: body. • "Stalone has a great bod!" • bonkers; go bonkers: crazy. • "If you works too hard, you must go bonkers!" • booboo: a mistake. • "I made a booboo on the last question of the exam." • boob tube: television. • "Benjamin is always in front of the boob tube." • booze: alcohol. • "The party was fun, even though there wasn't any booze." • boss: excellent; great. • "He's always totally boss!" • bread: money. • "Can I borrow some bread?" • brew (1): coffee. • "Every morning I need a fresh cup of brew." • brew (2): beer. • "Do you want another brew, dude?" • brewski: beer. • "I love drinking brewskies!" • B.S.: bullshit; lies. • "I'm tired of listening to your B.S." • bull: bullshit; lie. • "That's a bunch of bull!" • bullshit [offensive]: lie; dishonesty. • "I don't like people that bullshit me" • buns [possibly offensive]: the rear end; buttocks. • "Don't stare at my buns!" • bushed: extremely tired. • "I'm completely bushed
butt the buttocks Stop sitting on your butt and help me wash the dishes! catch some rays: get some sunshine. Let's go to the beach and catch some rays. cheesy: cheap; outmoded Why are you wearing such cheesy clothes? chicken coward Dont be such a chicken! cool: excellent; superb. He is no cool cooler, the: jail If you drink and drive, you'll end up spending time in the cooler couch iota to a person who watches too much television crap offensive](1): something worthless My furniture is a bunch of cheap crap. crap [offensive](2): excrement. Yuck! I stepped on dog crap! "Ive had enough of your crap. nd lies crap [offensive](3): falsehoods deck to hit someone His wife almost decked him when he returned home with ipstick on his shirt. dicey: unpredictable; risky Gambling is a dicey occupation dinero: money(from Spanish) "I wish i had more dinero dirt: extremely bad person My ex-boyfriend was dirt
• butt: the buttocks. • "Stop sitting on your butt and help me wash the dishes!" • catch some rays: get some sunshine. • "Let's go to the beach and catch some rays." • cheesy: cheap; outmoded. • "Why are you wearing such cheesy clothes?" • chicken: coward. • "Don't be such a chicken!" • cool: excellent; superb. • "He is no cool!" • cooler, the: jail. • "If you drink and drive, you'll end up spending time in the cooler." • couch potato: a person who watches too much television. • "Why did I have to marry such a couch potato?" • crap [offensive] (1): something worthless. • "My furniture is a bunch of cheap crap." • crap [offensive] (2): excrement. • "Yuck! I stepped on dog crap!" • crap [offensive] (3): falsehoods and lies. • "I've had enough of your crap." • deck: to hit someone. • "His wife almost decked him when he returned home with lipstick on his shirt." • dicey: unpredictable; risky. • "Gambling is a dicey occupation." • dinero: money (from Spanish). • "I wish I had more dinero!" • dirt: extremely bad person. • "My ex-boyfriend was dirt
dirty: offensive; pornographic Stop looking at the pictures in that dirty magazine! dorky strange: peculiar. If you keep acting so dorky you'll never get a girlfriend! dude a male That's really cool, dude! dynamite: powerful; excellent The speaker gave a dynamite presentation dinosaur: something old fashioned or out of date I'd love to surf the Net, but unfortunately my computer is a dinosaur. el cheapo: something cheap. Since i dont make much money, i always purchase the el cheapo brand. evil: great; excellent Your car is really evil! eyeball: to stare long and hard at someone or something Bartlett eyeballed his daughter's new boyfriend eyepopper: something or someone visibly astounding ' Wow, that girl is truly an eyepopper fab: fabulous His claim is really fab face-off: confrontation " i think it's time we had a face-off fart [offensive ] to expel intestinal gas. It's embarrassing to fart on the first date. fender-bender: small accident This morning i had a fender-bender on the ventura Freeway. flaky: unpredictable
• dirty: offensive; pornographic. • "Stop looking at the pictures in that dirty magazine!" • dorky: strange; peculiar. • "If you keep acting so dorky, you'll never get a girlfriend!" • dude: a male. • "That's really cool, dude!" • dynamite: powerful; excellent. • "The speaker gave a dynamite presentation." • dinosaur: something old fashioned or out of date. • "I'd love to surf the Net, but unfortunately my computer is a dinosaur." • el cheapo: something cheap. • "Since I don't make much money, I always purchase the el cheapo brand." • evil: great; excellent. • "Your car is really evil!" • eyeball: to stare long and hard at someone or something. • "Bartlett eyeballed his daughter's new boyfriend." • eyepopper: something or someone visibly astounding. • "Wow, that girl is truly an eyepopper!" • fab: fabulous. • "His claim is really fab!" • face-off: confrontation. • "I think it's time we had a face-off." • fart [offensive]: to expel intestinal gas. • "It's embarrassing to fart on the first date." • fender-bender: small accident. • "This morning I had a fender-bender on the Ventura Freeway." • flaky: unpredictable
I waited four hours for my flaky friend to show up. flashback: sudden memory In Little Tokyo i had a flashback to my days living in Japan. flick movie Let's go out tonight and watch a flick fox: attractive, alluring person "Is it true that marian is a fox? freebie: something that does not cost money My trip to New York was a freebie. "Berea's dog is always trying to French kiss her Congus French kiss [possibly offensive]: kissing with the geek: someone who works too hard is more intelligent than usual, and is slightly unattractive Bill Gates is kind of a geek. get it: to understand something Sorry but i just don't get it get naked possibly offensive]: to completely relax and have d tim Let's get naked tonight! glitch: fl There must be a glitch in this software go bananas: go slightly mad This project is causing me to go bananas! gomer: a dumb person Stop acting like a gomer! goof (1): a silly and foolish person What a goof you are goof (2): make a mistake i really goofed on the test today. of off (1): waste time
• "I waited four hours for my flaky friend to show up." • flashback: sudden memory. • "In Little Tokyo I had a flashback to my days living in Japan." • flick: movie. • "Let's go out tonight and watch a flick." • fox: attractive, alluring person. • "Is it true that Marian is a fox?" • freebie: something that does not cost money. • "My trip to New York was a freebie." • French kiss [possibly offensive]: kissing with the tongue. • "Berea's dog is always trying to French kiss her!" • geek: someone who works too hard, is more intelligent than usual, and is slightly unattractive. • "Bill Gates is kind of a geek." • get it: to understand something. • "Sorry, but I just don't get it." • get naked [possibly offensive]: to completely relax and have a good time. • "Let's get naked tonight!" • glitch: flaw. • "There must be a glitch in this softwware." • go bananas: go slightly mad. • "This project is causing me to go bananas!" • gomer: a dumb person. • "Stop acting like a gomer!" • goof (1): a silly and foolish person. • "What a goof you are!" • goof (2): make a mistake. • I really goofed on the test today." • goof off (1): waste time
Stop goofing off and help me clean the house! goof-off (2): someone who wastes time and isn't serious a goof-off never does well in school goof up: make a mistake. Oh no! i really goofed up goofy: silly Kids always make me feel goofy grabbers: hand Have you washed your grabbers, Benjamin? grand: one thousand dollars He's making over a hundred grand a year . Have you ever smoked grass? grub: food. Where's the grub?! grubby: not clean I always feel grubby in the morning grungy: unclean and stinky He's always grungy gut: a person's stomach; belly. Look at him, he must be getting a big gut! ·guts(1): courage It took a lot of guts to ask his boss for a raise. guts(2): the nature of something Let's get to the guts of the program hairy: difficult; dangerous The steep and windy road was really hairy hang a left: make a left turn Hang a left at the next corner
• "Stop goofing off and help me clean the house!" • goof-off (2): someone who wastes time and isn't serious. • "A goof-off never does well in school" • goof up: make a mistake. • "Oh no! I really goofed up!" • goofy: silly. • "Kids always make me feel goofy!" • grabbers: hands. • "Have you washed your grabbers, Benjamin?" • grand: one thousand dollars. • "He's making over a hundred grand a year!" • grass: marijuana. • "Have you ever smoked grass?" • grub: food. • "Where's the grub?!" • grubby: not clean. • "I always feel grubby in the morning." • grungy: unclean and stinky. • "He's always grungy!" • gut: a person's stomach; belly. • "Look at him, he must be getting a big gut!" • guts (1): courage. • "It took a lot of guts to ask his boss for a raise." • guts (2): the nature of something. • "Let's get to the guts of the program!" • hairy: difficult; dangerous. • "The steep and windy road was really hairy." • hang a left: make a left turn. • "Hang a left at the next corner
hang a right make a right turn Hang a right at the next corner. I really need to use the head hep: sensible; informed He is really the heppest man in this town hickey: a love bite on the skin Wow! Is that a hickey on your neck? hip: sensible informed He really tries hard to be hip hooker [possibly offensive]: prostitute You' ll find a lot of hookers in the red light district. horny [possibly offensive]: sexually stimulated; in the mood for sex Red wine seems to make my boyfriend horny. hot(1): popular .Brad Pitt is really hot now. hot(2): sexy Wow! Cindy Crawford is really hot humungous: really big American supermarkets are humungous. hungries, to have: be hungry. I dont know about you, but I've got the hungries hy per: overly excited Children often get hy per when they are tired icky: unpleasant. The food is really icky in the school cafeteria I.D.: identification If you want to order a beer, you'll need your I D. I'm outta here: I'm leaving; I'm departing
• hang a right: make a right turn. • "Hang a right at the next corner." • head: toilet. • "I really need to use the head!" • hep: sensible; informed. • "He is really the heppest man in this town." • hickey: a love bite on the skin. • "Wow! Is that a hickey on your neck?" • hip: sensible; informed. • "He really tries hard to be hip." • hooker [possibly offensive]: prostitute. • "You'll find a lot of hookers in the red light district." • horny [possibly offensive]: sexually stimulated; in the mood for sex. • "Red wine seems to make my boyfriend horny. " • hot (1): popular. • "Brad Pitt is really hot now." • hot (2): sexy. • "Wow! Cindy Crawford is really hot!" • humungous: really big. • "American supermarkets are humungous." • hungries, to have: be hungry. • "I don't know about you, but I've got the hungries." • hyper: overly excited. • "Children often get hyper when they are tired." • icky: unpleasant. • "The food is really icky in the school cafeteria." • I.D.: identification. • "If you want to order a beer, you'll need your I.D." • I'm outta here: I'm leaving; I'm departing
Sorry but I'm outta here dude. fashiona ble 'Ray-Ban sunglasses are really in now. Tom Cruise has really beautiful ivories. "Will you please stop jacking a round time jack around possibly offensive ]: waste am, in a(1): trouble If you're in a jam, I promise to help you. jam(2): improvise(musically) I'd love to jam with Bon Jovi jamming to be: going well The party is really Ing jerk: stupid or annoying person. low could you go out with such a jerk? jillion: an immense number. Do you really have a jillion problems Mr've never beeg much sf a iock john: toilet. ·" Where' s the john?" ·K(k): a thousand I could retire with 100 K(k)! kick back relax and enjo I wish I could kick back at the beach today kick off die y dog finally kicked off
• "Sorry, but I'm outta here, dude." • in: fashionable. • "Ray-Ban sunglasses are really in now." • ivories: teeth. • "Tom Cruise has really beautiful ivories." • jack around [possibly offensive]: waste time. • "Will you please stop jacking around?" • jam, in a (1): trouble. • "If you're in a jam, I promise to help you." • jam (2): improvise (musically). • "I'd love to jam with Bon Jovi!" • jamming, to be : going well. • "The party is really jamming!" • jerk: stupid or annoying person. • "How could you go out with such a jerk?" • jillion: an immense number. • "Do you really have a jillion problems?" • jock: someone good at sports. • "I've never been much of a jock." • john: toilet. • "Where's the john?" • K (k): a thousand. • "I could retire with 100 K (k)!" • kick back: relax and enjoy. • "I wish I could kick back at the beach today." • kick off: die. • "My dog finally kicked off." • killer: something exceptional or great. • "Wow, your boyfriend is killer!
knock: condemn .Dont knock it unless you've tried it "Benjamin is already a knockout!ome man knockout beautiful woman hand kook: peculiar person Stop acting like laid back relaxed: calm I always feel laid back at the beach. lame: incompetent. He is totally lame in the bed lip: cheeky talk My students are always giving me lip loser: a bungling and worthless person 'Why are you dating such a loser?" love handles: excess fat around the wa ist Is it possible for Marple to lose his love handles? luck out: to be lucky or fortunate You really luck out by visiting Tom's home make waves: cause problems. "Teachers don 't like students to make waves max, to the: maximum I 'm happy to to the max mega: bIg American restaurants serve mega portions of food megabucks: a large amount of money It takes mega bucks to live in Japan mellow: relaxed I'm feeling very mellow this evening mickey-mouse: unimportant; time-wasting I'm sick of this mickey -mouse job
• knock: condemn. • "Don't knock it unless you've tried it." • knockout: beautiful woman; handsome man. • "Benjamin is already a knockout!" • kook: peculiar person. • "Stop acting like a kook!" • laid back: relaxed; calm. • "I always feel laid back at the beach." • lame: incompetent. • "He is totally lame in the bed." • lip: cheeky talk. • "My students are always giving me lip!" • loser: a bungling and worthless person. • "Why are you dating such a loser?" • love handles: excess fat around the waist. • "Is it possible for Marple to lose his love handles?" • luck out: to be lucky or fortunate. • "You really luck out by visiting Tom's home!" • make waves: cause problems. • "Teachers don't like students to make waves." • max, to the : maximum. • "I'm happy to the max." • mega: big. • "American restaurants serve mega portions of food." • megabucks: a large amount of money. • "It takes megabucks to live in Japan." • mellow: relaxed. • "I'm feeling very mellow this evening." • mickey-mouse: unimportant; time-wasting. • "I'm sick of this mickey-mouse job