goofy

AmericanSlangCollection

Slangisnotsosafetou,butyou'dbetterunderstandit.

airhead:stupidperson.

"Believeitornot,heisreallyanairhead!"

amigo:friend(fromSpanish).

"Imetmanyamigostonight."

ammunition:toiletpaper.

"Help!We'recompletelyoutofammunition!"

antifreeze:alcohol.

"I'mgoingtoneedalotofantifreezetonight!"

armpit:dirty,unappealingplace.

"Thischeapmotelisanabsolutearmpit!"

ass[offensive](1):backside.

"Ifellonmyassontheskislopes."

ass(2):anunworthyandhatedperson.

"Icannotbefriendswhenyouactlikeanass."

awesome:greatandimpressive.

"Itistrulyawesomehere!"

babyboomer:apersonbornfromtheendoftheSecond

WorldWaruntiltheearly1960s.

"BillClintonwasbornin1961,sohe'sconsideredababy

boomer."

ball(1):afuntime.

"Ireallyhadaballinthepartylastnight."

ball[offensive](2):atesticle.

"Aftergettingkickedintheballs,hisvoiceemedmuch

higher."

bang(1):averypowerfulthing.

"Disneylandisreallyabang!"

bang(2):apowerfuleffect.

"Japanesakereallyhasabang!"

barf(1):vomit.

"Mydogbarfedalloverthecarpet."

barf(2):vomit.

"Don'tsteponthebarf!"

barf-out:adispleasingpersonoraffair.

"Thatrestaurantwasarealbarf-out."

bazillion:aninfinitenumberofsomething.

"HasDennisreallytaughtabazillionstudents?"

B-ball:basketball.

"Doyouwannaplayb-ballwithme?"

beans:money.

"I'veworkedforthiscompanyfortenyears,butIstilldon't

havebeans."

beat:tired.

"I'mreallybeatbecauIwasawakeallnight."

beemer:aBMW.

"Hewantstobuyabeemerwhenhemakesmoremoney."

biggie:somethingimportant.

"Iwashopingtogetmyhomeworkcompleted,butit'sno

biggie."

biker:amotorcyclerider.

"Mikeudtobeabikeruntilhegotintoariousmotorcycle

accident."

bitch[offensive](1):averyunpleasantwoman.

"Mybosscanbesuchabitchsometimes."

bitch[offensive](2):complain.

"Stopbitchingandfinishyourhomework!"

bitchy[offensive]:moody.

"Ilikehim,eventhoughhecanbereallybitchy."

bod:body.

"Stalonehasagreatbod!"

bonkers;gobonkers:crazy.

"Ifyouworkstoohard,youmustgobonkers!"

booboo:amistake.

"Imadeaboobooonthelastquestionoftheexam."

boobtube:television.

"Benjaminisalwaysinfrontoftheboobtube."

booze:alcohol.

"Thepartywasfun,eventhoughtherewasn'tanybooze."

boss:excellent;great.

"He'salwaystotallyboss!"

bread:money.

"CanIborrowsomebread?"

brew(1):coffee.

"EverymorningIneedafreshcupofbrew."

brew(2):beer.

"Doyouwantanotherbrew,dude?"

brewski:beer.

"Ilovedrinkingbrewskies!"

B.S.:bullshit;lies.

"I'mtiredoflisteningtoyourB.S."

bull:bullshit;lie.

"That'sabunchofbull!"

bullshit[offensive]:lie;dishonesty.

"Idon'tlikepeoplethatbullshitme"

buns[possiblyoffensive]:therearend;buttocks.

"Don'tstareatmybuns!"

bushed:extremelytired.

"I'mcompletelybushed."

butt:thebuttocks.

"Stopsittingonyourbuttandhelpmewashthedishes!"

catchsomerays:getsomesunshine.

"Let'sgotothebeachandcatchsomerays."

cheesy:cheap;outmoded.

"Whyareyouwearingsuchcheesyclothes?"

chicken:coward.

"Don'tbesuchachicken!"

cool:excellent;superb.

"Heisnocool!"

cooler,the:jail.

"Ifyoudrinkanddrive,you'llendupspendingtimeinthe

cooler."

couchpotato:apersonwhowatchestoomuchtelevision.

"WhydidIhavetomarrysuchacouchpotato?"

crap[offensive](1):somethingworthless.

"Myfurnitureisabunchofcheapcrap."

crap[offensive](2):excrement.

"Yuck!Isteppedondogcrap!"

crap[offensive](3):falhoodsandlies.

"I'vehadenoughofyourcrap."

deck:tohitsomeone.

"Hiswifealmostdeckedhimwhenhereturnedhomewith

lipstickonhisshirt."

dicey:unpredictable;risky.

"Gamblingisadiceyoccupation."

dinero:money(fromSpanish).

"IwishIhadmoredinero!"

dirt:extremelybadperson.

"Myex-boyfriendwasdirt."

dirty:offensive;pornographic.

"Stoplookingatthepicturesinthatdirtymagazine!"

dorky:strange;peculiar.

"Ifyoukeepactingsodorky,you'llnevergetagirlfriend!"

dude:amale.

"That'sreallycool,dude!"

dynamite:powerful;excellent.

"Thespeakergaveadynamiteprentation."

dinosaur:somethingoldfashionedoroutofdate.

"I'dlovetosurftheNet,butunfortunatelymycomputerisa

dinosaur."

elcheapo:somethingcheap.

"SinceIdon'tmakemuchmoney,Ialwayspurchatheel

cheapobrand."

evil:great;excellent.

"Yourcarisreallyevil!"

eyeball:tostarelongandhardatsomeoneorsomething.

"Bartletteyeballedhisdaughter'snewboyfriend."

eyepopper:somethingorsomeonevisiblyastounding.

"Wow,thatgirlistrulyaneyepopper!"

fab:fabulous.

"Hisclaimisreallyfab!"

face-off:confrontation.

"Ithinkit'stimewehadaface-off."

fart[offensive]:toexpelintestinalgas.

"It'mbarrassingtofartonthefirstdate."

fender-bender:smallaccident.

"ThismorningIhadafender-benderontheVentura

Freeway."

flaky:unpredictable.

"Iwaitedfourhoursformyflakyfriendtoshowup."

flashback:suddenmemory.

"InLittleTokyoIhadaflashbacktomydayslivinginJapan."

flick:movie.

"Let'sgoouttonightandwatchaflick."

fox:attractive,alluringperson.

"IsittruethatMarianisafox?"

freebie:somethingthatdoesnotcostmoney.

"MytriptoNewYorkwasafreebie."

Frenchkiss[possiblyoffensive]:kissingwiththetongue.

"Berea'sdogisalwaystryingtoFrenchkissher!"

geek:someonewhoworkstoohard,ismoreintelligentthan

usual,andisslightlyunattractive.

"BillGatesiskindofageek."

getit:tounderstandsomething.

"Sorry,butIjustdon'tgetit."

getnaked[possiblyoffensive]:tocompletelyrelaxandhave

agoodtime.

"Let'sgetnakedtonight!"

glitch:flaw.

"Theremustbeaglitchinthissoftwware."

gobananas:goslightlymad.

"Thisprojectiscausingmetogobananas!"

gomer:adumbperson.

"Stopactinglikeagomer!"

goof(1):asillyandfoolishperson.

"Whatagoofyouare!"

goof(2):makeamistake.

Ireallygoofedonthetesttoday."

goofoff(1):wastetime.

"Stopgoofingoffandhelpmecleanthehou!"

goof-off(2):someonewhowastestimeandisn'trious.

"Agoof-offneverdoeswellinschool"

goofup:makeamistake.

"Ohno!Ireallygoofedup!"

goofy:silly.

"Kidsalwaysmakemefeelgoofy!"

grabbers:hands.

"Haveyouwashedyourgrabbers,Benjamin?"

grand:onethousanddollars.

"He'smakingoverahundredgrandayear!"

grass:marijuana.

"Haveyoueversmokedgrass?"

grub:food.

"Where'sthegrub?!"

grubby:notclean.

"Ialwaysfeelgrubbyinthemorning."

grungy:uncleanandstinky.

"He'salwaysgrungy!"

gut:aperson'sstomach;belly.

"Lookathim,hemustbegettingabiggut!"

guts(1):courage.

"Ittookalotofgutstoaskhisbossforarai."

guts(2):thenatureofsomething.

"Let'sgettothegutsoftheprogram!"

hairy:difficult;dangerous.

"Thesteepandwindyroadwasreallyhairy."

hangaleft:makealeftturn.

"Hangaleftatthenextcorner."

hangaright:makearightturn.

"Hangarightatthenextcorner."

head:toilet.

"Ireallyneedtouthehead!"

hep:nsible;informed.

"Heisreallytheheppestmaninthistown."

hickey:alovebiteontheskin.

"Wow!Isthatahickeyonyourneck?"

hip:nsible;informed.

"Hereallytrieshardtobehip."

hooker[possiblyoffensive]:prostitute.

"You'llfindalotofhookersintheredlightdistrict."

horny[possiblyoffensive]:xuallystimulated;inthemood

forx.

"Redwineemstomakemyboyfriendhorny."

hot(1):popular.

"BradPittisreallyhotnow."

hot(2):xy.

"Wow!CindyCrawfordisreallyhot!"

humungous:reallybig.

"Americansupermarketsarehumungous."

hungries,tohave:behungry.

"Idon'tknowaboutyou,butI'vegotthehungries."

hyper:overlyexcited.

"Childrenoftengethyperwhentheyaretired."

icky:unpleasant.

"Thefoodisreallyickyintheschoolcafeteria."

I.D.:identification.

"Ifyouwanttoorderabeer,you'llneedyourI.D."

I'mouttahere:I'mleaving;I'mdeparting.

"Sorry,butI'mouttahere,dude."

in:fashionable.

"Ray-Bansunglassarereallyinnow."

ivories:teeth.

"TomCruihasreallybeautifulivories."

jackaround[possiblyoffensive]:wastetime.

"Willyoupleastopjackingaround?"

jam,ina(1):trouble.

"Ifyou'reinajam,Ipromitohelpyou."

jam(2):improvi(musically).

"I'dlovetojamwithBonJovi!"

jamming,tobe:goingwell.

"Thepartyisreallyjamming!"

jerk:stupidorannoyingperson.

"Howcouldyougooutwithsuchajerk?"

jillion:animmennumber.

"Doyoureallyhaveajillionproblems?"

jock:someonegoodatsports.

"I'veneverbeenmuchofajock."

john:toilet.

"Where'sthejohn?"

K(k):athousand.

"Icouldretirewith100K(k)!"

kickback:relaxandenjoy.

"IwishIcouldkickbackatthebeachtoday."

kickoff:die.

"Mydogfinallykickedoff."

killer:somethingexceptionalorgreat.

"Wow,yourboyfriendiskiller!"

knock:condemn.

"Don'tknockitunlessyou'vetriedit."

knockout:beautifulwoman;handsomeman.

"Benjaminisalreadyaknockout!"

kook:peculiarperson.

"Stopactinglikeakook!"

laidback:relaxed;calm.

"Ialwaysfeellaidbackatthebeach."

lame:incompetent.

"Heistotallylameinthebed."

lip:cheekytalk.

"Mystudentsarealwaysgivingmelip!"

lor:abunglingandworthlessperson.

"Whyareyoudatingsuchalor?"

lovehandles:excessfataroundthewaist.

"IsitpossibleforMarpletolohislovehandles?"

luckout:tobeluckyorfortunate.

"YoureallyluckoutbyvisitingTom'shome!"

makewaves:cauproblems.

"Teachersdon'tlikestudentstomakewaves."

max,tothe:maximum.

"I'mhappytothemax."

mega:big.

"Americanrestaurantsrvemegaportionsoffood."

megabucks:alargeamountofmoney.

"IttakesmegabuckstoliveinJapan."

mellow:relaxed.

"I'mfeelingverymellowthivening."

mickey-mou:unimportant;time-wasting.

"I'msickofthismickey-moujob."

monkeybite:akissthatleavesamarkontheskin.

"Idon'twantanymonkeybitestonight,okay?"

munchout:toeatvoraciously.

"Let'smunchoutonalargepizza!"

nada:nothing(fromSpanish).

"Iknownadaaboutpolitics."

neat:cool;great.

"Isn'tmynewcarneat?"

noid:someonethat'sparanoid.

"Whyareyousonoid?"

nuke(1):nuclearweapon.

"Thisworldhadtoomanynukes."

nuke(2):destroy;delete.

"Sorry,butIaccidentallynukedyoure-mailmessage."

nuke(3):cooksomethinginthemicrowaveoven.

"Canyounukethisfrozenpizzaforme?"

nut(1):oddorcrazyperson.

"Whyareyoualwaysactinglikeanut?"

nut(2):someonepassionateaboutsomething.

"I'manutaboutcomputers."

nuts[offensive]:testicles.

"Kickheinthenuts!"

okay:decent.

"Mybossisanokayperson."

OK:decent.

"Tomisanokayperson."

pad:someone'shome.

"CanIsleepatyourpadtonight?"

party:celebrate.

"Let'spartytonight!"

partyanimal:someonethatlovesparties.

"Tomhasbeenknowntosometimesbeapartyanimal."

paws:hands.

"Getyourpawsoffme!"

peanuts:verylittlemoney.

"Ilovemyjob,butthepayispeanuts."

pee:tourinate.

"Ialwayshavetopeeafterdrinkingbeer."

pickled:drunk.

"Hegotpickledonvodka."

pigout:eattoomuch.

"Tomisfamousforpiggingoutonchocolateicecream."

piss:tourinate.

"Mydogpisdonme!"

pisd(off):angry;upt.

"I'mreallypisd(off)atyou."

plastered:drunk.

"Whydoeshealwaysgetplastered?"

pad:someone'shome.

"CanIsleepatyourpadtonight?"

poop,the(1):knowledge;information.

"What'sthepooponMichaelJackson?"

poop[offensive](2):defecation;shit.

"Becarefulnottostepondogpoop."

poopout:gettiredandquit.

"IgotpoopedoutafterspendingeighthoursatDisneyland."

pot(1):toilet.

"Who'sonthepot?"

pot(2):marijuana.

"It'asytobuypotinthebigcity."

pro:someonewho'sgoodatsomething;professional.

"She'sreallyaproatgolf."

psycho:crazyperson.

"Stayawayfromthatpsycho!"

puke:vomit.

"Alcoholmakessomepeoplepuke."

pumped(up):excited.

"I'mreallypumped(up)abouther!"

puss:theface.

"Mygirlfriendslappedmerightonthepuss."

quarterback:leader.

"TomisthequarterbackofTom'sCafe."

quickanddirty:donefast,butnotwell.

"Themechanicdidaquickanddirtyrepaironmycar."

racket(1):noi.

"Smallkidscanmakealotofracket."

racket(2):somethingthat'sdishonestordeceptive.

"TheTobaccoIndustryisquitearacket."

racket(3):anoccupation.

"I'vebeeninthecompanyracketforfourteenyears."

rank:givesomeoneadifficulttime.

"She'salwaysrankingherteacher."

rat:adespicableperson.

"IthoughtIlovedyou,butnowIknowyou'rereallyarat."

razz:annoysomeone.

"Willyoupleastoprazzingme?"

rear(end):buttocks.

"Tomfellonhisrear(end)."

riot,a:somethingorsomeoneveryfunny.

"JimCarreyisariot!"

ripoff(1):stealing.

"Someonerippedoffmycar."

ripoff(2):fraud.

"Ipaid$10,ipoff!"

rocking:great;excellent.

"Tom'spartyisreallyrocking!"

rubbish:nonn;nottrue.

"Thatrumorisabunchofrubbish."

rugrat:achild.

"Tomhasacoupleofrugratsathome."

runs,the:diarrhea.

"Ohno!I'vegottheruns!"

scarf:toeat.

"Icaneasilyscarfanentirebananasplit."

screwup:tomakeamistake.

"Iscreweduponthedrivingtest,soIdidn'tpass."

screw-up:apersonwhomakesamistake.

"Whyareyousuchascrew-up?"

scum:adespicableindividual.

"Don'thangaroundwiththatkindofscum."

shades:sunglass.

"Thoarereallycoolshades!"

shootsomehoops:playbasketball.

"Let'sshootsomehoops!"

silks:clothing.

"Thoarereallyawesomesilks!"

smarts:intelligence.

"Ittakesalotofsmartstobecomeadoctor."

smurfbrain:adumborstupidperson.

"Stopactinglikeasmurfbrain!"

snookered:cheated.

"IgotsnookeredintobuyingswamplandinFlorida."

sofaspud:apersonwhowatchestoomuchtelevision.

"I'musuallyasofaspudonSunday."

solid(1):reallygood;cool.

"Tom'spartyistotallysolid!"

solid(2):concutive.

"It'sbeenrainingforvensoliddays."

specs:eyeglass.

"Ididn'tknowthatyouworespecs."

split:toleave.

"Let'ssplitfromherenow."

spunk:spirit.

"Shemightbesmall,butshe'sgotalotofspunk."

stoned(out):drunkfromdrugsoralcohol.

"I'mreallystoned(out),dude!"

streetsmart:knowledgeableaboutcitylife.

"SinceTomisfromLosAngeles,he'sverystreetsmart."

suck:tobebadandunacceptable.

"Thatsongreallysucks!"

technicoloryawn,todoa:vomit.

"Mydogjustdidatechnicoloryawnalloverthecarpet!"

thou:thousand.

"Ineedtoborrowahundredthou."

threads:clothing.

"Mywifespent$900onnewthreads."

ticker(1):theheart.

"Mygrandfatherhasabadticker."

ticker(2):awatch.

"Wow!That'sareallycoolticker!"

tints:sunglass.

"YouhavetoweartintsinCalifornia."

totally:really;completely.

"That'stotallyawesome,dude!"

tothemax:maximum.

"Istudiedtothemax."

turkey(1):failure;flop.

"Thankgoodnessthathisspeechisnotaturkey!"

turkey(2):dumbperson.

"Turkeysarenotallowedtoworkforthiscompany."

turn-off:somethingthatrepulsaperson.

"Badbreathisarealturn-off."

umpteen:many;countless.

"I'veaskedyouumpteentimestoshowmethemoney!"

unlax:relax.

"Tomneedstodefinitelyunlaxwithhisfamily."

upchuck:vomit.

"Shegotsickandupchuckedthreetimes."

uptight:nervous;anxious.

"Whyareyousouptight?"

vanilla(1):plain.

"Shedrivesavanillacar."

vanilla(2):Caucasian.

"TheMidwestistoovanillaforme."

wad:rollofmoney.

"It'sdangeroustocarryabigwadinyourpocket."

wasted:killed.

"AlotofpeoplegetwastedinthestreetsofNewYork."

wheels:car;motorcycle.

"IfyouwanttoliveinLosAngeles,you'vegottogetsome

wheels"

whitebread:plain;boring.

"Themovieisdefinitelynotwhitebread!"

whiz(1):someonewhoshowsaspecialtalentforsomething.

"EinsteinwasawhizinPhysics."

whiz[offensive](2):tourinate.

"Ireallyhavetotakeawhiz."

wimpy:weak.

"Don'tbesowimpy!"

winks,getsome:sleep.

"Ireallyneedtogetsomewinks"

wrongo:wrong.

"Thatistotallywrongo!"

yank(1):bother;harass.

"Stopyankingme,okay?"

Yank(2):aYankee;anAmerican.

"TomisaYank."

zero:anunimportantperson.

"Ifyoudon'tworkhard,you'llendupazero."

zip(1):nothing.

"Idon'tknowzipaboutyou."

zip(2):energy;vigor.

"Ineedsomethingthatwillgivememorezip."

zit:pimple;acne.

"Teensoftenhavealotofzits."