American Slang Collection
American Slang Collection
American Slang Collection
• ace • bench
• He's an ace reporter. • He was benched during the basketball playoffs.
• MEANING: very good • MEANING: taken out of the game
• action • bent
• Do you know where the action is in this town? • It's OK. Don't get so bent.
• MEANING: excitement • MEANING: angry
• beemer • bomb
• He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in. • The movie was a bomb.
• MEANING: B.M.W. car • MEANING: bad
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• bombed
• The driver of the car was bombed. • can
• MEANING: intoxicated • Do you know where the can is?
• MEANING: bathroom
• bonkers
• I think I am going bonkers. • carb
• MEANING: crazy • My motorcycle's carb is out of adjustment.
• MEANING: carburetor
• boo-boo
• If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't • catch some rays
have a job. • I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays.
• MEANING: mistake • MEANING: get some sunshine.
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• My grandmother gave me an earful about the
neighborhood. • freebie
• MEANING: a lot of gossip • The pillow was a freebie
• MEANING: free
• easy mark
• The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually • get into something
carry cash. • I got into gardening in high school.
• MEANING: likely victims • MEANING: became seriously interested in
• eat • get it
• The problem is really eating away at me. • I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it.
• MEANING: bothering • MEANING: understand
• I.D. • kegger
• Can you show me some I.D. please? • I hear there is a kegger at John's house tonight.
• MEANING: identification • MEANING: beer party
• in • kick
• The tie you are wearing is really in. • I get a kick out of watching him paint.
• MEANING: fashionable • MEANING: enjoy
• in deep • klutz
• They are really in deep with each other. • He is a real klutz.
• MEANING: deeply involved • MEANING: stupid and clumsy person
• party-hearty • psyched up
• We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise • The players are really psyched up for the game on
in salary. Friday.
• MEANING: celebrate • MEANING: mentally ready
• paw • psycho
• Get your paws off of my body. • She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
• MEANING: hands • MEANING: mentally ill
• peanuts • puke
• I am not going to work for peanuts. • I feel like I am going to puke.
• MEANING: practically no money • MEANING: vomit
• zapped
• I am too zapped to help you right now.
• MEANING: exhausted
• zip
• He knew zip about running the company.
• MEANING: Nothing
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