AMERICAN SLANG COLLECTION He's an ace reporter MEANING very good action Do you know where the action is in this town? excitement airhead My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead MEANING stupid person a‖lwet Your ideas about politics are all wet MEANING completely wrong all-nighter I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter. MEANING af ter studying all night ammo The gun was useless after the killer ran out of ammo MEANING ammunition antif reeze I really need some antif reeze in me on cold days like this MEANING iquor This town is really an armpit. EANING What an awesome sur
AMERICAN SLANG COLLECTION • ace • He's an ace reporter. • MEANING • very good • action • Do you know where the action is in this town? • MEANING • excitement • airhead • My sister's boyf riend is a real airhead. • MEANING • stupid person • all wet • Your ideas about politics are all wet. • MEANING • completely wrong • all-nighter • I almost fell asleep during the test af ter an all-nighter. • MEANING • af ter studying all night. • ammo • The gun was useless af ter the killer ran out of ammo. • MEANING • ammunition • antif reeze • I really need some antif reeze in me on cold days like this. • MEANING • liquor • armpit • This town is really an armpit. • MEANING • undesirable place • awesome • What an awesome sunset
MEANING great Wow that was really a bad movie MEANING intense barf le barfed all over the seat of the airplane MEANING vomitted bashe The boat was bashed beyond recognition MEANING crushed beat After working all day i am really beat. MEANING exhausted beemer He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in MEANING B.M. W. car He was benched during the basketball playoffs MEANING taken out of the game bent It's OK. Don't get so bent. MEANING bent out of shape Don't get so bent out of shape MEANING become upset big gu
• MEANING • great • bad • Wow, that was really a bad movie. • MEANING • intense • barf • He barfed all over the seat of the airplane. • MEANING • vomitted • bashed • The boat was bashed beyond recognition. • MEANING • crushed • beat • Af ter working all day I am really beat. • MEANING • exhausted • beemer • He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in. • MEANING • B.M.W. car • bench • He was benched during the basketball playof f s. • MEANING • taken out of the game • bent • It's OK. Don't get so bent. • MEANING • angry • bent out of shape • Don't get so bent out of shape. • MEANING • become upset • big gun
The president brought two big guns to the meeting MEANING powerful people big mouth Shut up! You really have a big mouth MEANING talk too much big stink The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station MEANING big issue blade He carried a ten inch blade with him MEANING knife blimp I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel. MEANING very fat person blow I'm going to blow out of here now MEANING leave blow He blew all his money gambling MEANING lost blow a fuse Hey don't blow a fuse MEANING ose your temper blow one 's cool Calm down. Don't blow your cool. MEANING become angry
• The president brought two big guns to the meeting. • MEANING • powerful people • big mouth • Shut up! You really have a big mouth. • MEANING • talk too much • big stink • The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station. • MEANING • big issue • blade • He carried a ten inch blade with him. • MEANING • knife • blimp • I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel. • MEANING • very fat person • blow • I'm going to blow out of here now. • MEANING • leave • blow • He blew all his money gambling. • MEANING • lost • blow a fuse • Hey, don't blow a fuse. • MEANING • lose your temper. • blow one's cool • Calm down. Don't blow your cool. • MEANING • become angry
blown away was blown away by his donation of a million dollars MEANING greatly impressed bomb The movie was a bomb MEANING bom bed The driver of the car was bom bed MEANING bonkers I think I am going bonkers MEANING crazy boo-boo If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't have a job MEANING mistake booze I promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party MEANING alcohol bread need some bread to pay for my car. MEANING A lucky break helped him get the job MEANING opportunity break it Break it up or I will call the police MEANING
• blown away • I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars. • MEANING • greatly impressed • bomb • The movie was a bomb. • MEANING • bad • bombed • The driver of the car was bombed. • MEANING • intoxicated • bonkers • I think I am going bonkers. • MEANING • crazy • boo-boo • If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't have a job. • MEANING • mistake • booze • I promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party. • MEANING • alcohol • bread • I need some bread to pay for my car. • MEANING • money • break • A lucky break helped him get the job. • MEANING • opportunity • break it up • Break it up, or I will call the police. • MEANING • stop
bring-down The news of the airplane crash was a bring-down MEANING depressing Do you have a buck I can borrow? MEANING dollar bummed i was really bummed after I heard the news. MEANING depressed bummer My trip to New York was a bummer. MEANING bad experience The whole idea was a bust MEANING failure buy it If you don' t slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident MEANING call The weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come MEANING prediction can Do you know where the can is? MEANING My motorcycle's carb is out of adjustment. MEANING carburetor
• bring-down • The news of the airplane crash was a bring-down. • MEANING • depressing • buck • Do you have a buck I can borrow? • MEANING • dollar • bummed • I was really bummed af ter I heard the news. • MEANING • depressed • bummer • My trip to New York was a bummer. • MEANING • bad experience • bust • The whole idea was a bust. • MEANING • failure • buy it • If you don't slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident. • MEANING • die • call • The weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come. • MEANING • prediction • can • Do you know where the can is? • MEANING • bathroom • carb • My motorcycle's carb is out of adjustment. • MEANING • carburetor
catch some rays I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays MEANING get some sunshine catch some z's I need to catch some Z's before i go on my trip MEANING get some sleep cheesy That is really a cheesy looking outf it. MEANING chicken Don't be a chicken MEANING coward hintz That really was a chintzy present you got hir MEANING chow down I need to find a place to chow down MEANING eat a lot Watch out or they will clip you at that bar. MEANING clunker I can't go on a date in that clunker. MEANING old car cold fish My date for the dance was a cold fish MEANING
• catch some rays • I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays. • MEANING • get some sunshine. • catch some Z's • I need to catch some Z's before I go on my trip. • MEANING • get some sleep • cheesy • That is really a cheesy looking outfit. • MEANING • cheap • chicken • Don't be a chicken. • MEANING • coward • chintzy • That really was a chintzy present you got him. • MEANING • cheap • chow down • I need to find a place to chow down. • MEANING • eat a lot • clip • Watch out or they will clip you at that bar. • MEANING • cheat • clunker • I can't go on a date in that clunker. • MEANING • old car • cold fish • My date for the dance was a cold fish. • MEANING
dull I knew they would collar the robber sooner or later. MEANING come up He has to come up for air or he will die from exhaustion MEANING take a break Don't try to con me MEANING deceive cOol This is a really cool place to work MEANING cool down Things should cool down in a day or two. MEANING calm down How did you get the road sign? I copped it. MEANING robbed Cop The cop showed me his badge MEANING polIceman couch potato He is a couch potato MEANING crack open a bottle Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday
• dull • collar • I knew they would collar the robber sooner or later. • MEANING • arrest • come up for air • He has to come up for air or he will die f rom exhaustion. • MEANING • take a break • con • Don't try to con me. • MEANING • deceive • cool • This is a really cool place to work. • MEANING • good • cool down • Things should cool down in a day or two. • MEANING • calm down • cop • How did you get the road sign? I copped it. • MEANING • robbed • cop • The cop showed me his badge. • MEANING • policeman • couch potato • He is a couch potato. • MEANING • lazy person • crack open a bottle • Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday
MEANING cram I need more time to cram for the test MEANING study hard ream Our team creamed them badly MEANING I feel like i am going to croak. MEANING cruise The skier was cruising down the hill MEANING going very fast cuffs He put the cuffs on the killer MEANING cushy He has a really cushy job MEANING easy cut Could you cut my whiskey with a little water? MEANING dilute cut out It is late i have to cut out MEANING damage
• MEANING • open • cram • I need more time to cram for the test. • MEANING • study hard • cream • Our team creamed them badly. • MEANING • beat • croak • I feel like I am going to croak. • MEANING • die • cruise • The skier was cruising down the hill • MEANING • going very fast • cuf f s • He put the cuf f s on the killer. • MEANING • handcuf f s • cushy • He has a really cushy job. • MEANING • easy • cut • Could you cut my whiskey with a little water? • MEANING • dilute • cut out • It is late. I have to cut out. • MEANING • leave • damage
Lets get the bill and find out the damage MEANING cost dead This disco is really dead tonight MEANING quiet deck He was decked in the fight EANING knocked down deep pockets Her boy riend has deep pockets MEANING is a good source of money dicey Since the weather is a little dicey I won't go today MEANING chancy I hear that it's a dirty movie MEANING an obscene d itch I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother. MEANING leave do a snow on on't try to do a snow job on me MEANING deceive He is such a dope MEANING stupid person
• Lets get the bill and find out the damage. • MEANING • cost • dead • This disco is really dead tonight. • MEANING • quiet • deck • He was decked in the fight. • MEANING • knocked down • deep pockets • Her boyf riend has deep pockets. • MEANING • is a good source of money • dicey • Since the weather is a little dicey, I won't go today. • MEANING • chancy • dirty • I hear that it's a dirty movie. • MEANING • an obscene • ditch • I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother. • MEANING • leave • do a snow job on • Don't try to do a snow job on me. • MEANING • deceive • dope • He is such a dope. • MEANING • stupid person
dop There are a lot of dope dealers around here MEANING drug dork He is such a dork MEANING strange person dough need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping MEANING own Let's go to a bar and down a few beers MEANING drink quickly d oing homework on the weekend is a drag MEANING boring dynamite This drink is really dynamite MEANING powerful; great earful My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood MEANING a lot of gossip asy mark The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash MEANING likely victims eat The problem is really eating away at me MEANING bothering
• dope • There are a lot of dope dealers around here. • MEANING • drug • dork • He is such a dork. • MEANING • strange person • dough • I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping. • MEANING • money • down • Let's go to a bar and down a few beers. • MEANING • drink quickly • drag • Doing homework on the weekend is a drag. • MEANING • boring • dynamite • This drink is really dynamite. • MEANING • powerful; great • earful • My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood. • MEANING • a lot of gossip • easy mark • The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash. • MEANING • likely victims • eat • The problem is really eating away at me. • MEANING • bothering
