Slangs in common use

A 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. after studying all night 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. undersirable place awesome

What an awesome sunset. meaning B 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. BMW car

bench

He was benched during the basketball playoffs. taken out of the game bent

It's OK. Don't get so bent. angry

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. talk too much 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

He blew all his money gambling. lost

blow a fuse

Hey, don't blow a fuse. loose 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 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. bad experience 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 C 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. calm down cop

How did you get the road sign? I copped it. stole

The cop showed me his badge. pliceman couch potato

He is a couch potato. lazy person

crack open a bottle

Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday. open 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? dilute cut out

It is late. I have to cut out. leave D

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 mone dicey

Since the weather is a little dicey, I won't go today. chancy 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

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 homework on the weekend is a drag. boring dynamite

This drink is really dynamite. powerful; great E earful

My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood. a lot of gossip easy mark

The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash.

likely victims eat

The problem is really eating away at me. bothering excellent

That's excellent man. fine F

face-off

The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off. confrontation far-out

This music is really far-out. great 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. rememebered 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 a free thing G

get into something

I got into gardening in high school.

became seriously inteseted 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. fashionable 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 goof up

I really goofed up when I painted my room green. make 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. thousand dollars

grass

Lots of students smoke grass in the dormitory. marijiuana 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. disgusting 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. unclear and untidy grungy

That is a really grungy jacket. dirty gut

He got shot in the gut. stomach guts

It takes a lot of guts to give the boss your true opinion. courage H 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. weapons

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. feel mentally all there heave

I heaved up on the floor. vomited high

The teenagers look high to me. intoxicated on drugs or alcohol 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

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 Q

quarterback

Who is going to quarterback the meeting? lead

quick buck

I need to make a quick buck. some easy money R 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 palce 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. takes up too much of the road rocks

Would you like your whiskey on the rocks? with ice rough time

We have had a rough time this winter. hard time rug

Is that a rug on his head? wig rug rat

My sister has three rug rats. children rule

My wife rules the house. dominates

run off at the mouth

He is always running off at the mouth. talking too much run out of gas

The politician ran out of gas during the campaign. lost interst or momentum S 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. try

shot down

Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea. disagreed with slammer

The police threw them both in the slammer. jail

smashed

Try not to get smashed at the beer party. intoxicated smoke eater

My father is a smoke eater. fireman split

It is time to split and go see the movie. leave spook

The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves. frightened spud

Do you want rice or spuds for dinner? potatoes 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 repulsive 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 T

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. cheated out of

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. complemently wrecked U 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 V

veg out

I want to veg out in front of the television this evening. relax and do nothing vibes

He really gives off good vibes. feeling w 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. car whiz

He is a whiz at the computer. talented person wired

I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee. altert wussy

Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking. weak person Y yukky

This food tastes yukky bad Z

zapped

I am too zapped to help you right now. exhuasted zip

He knew zip about running the company. nothing

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