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American Slang
Most use slang in America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| airhead | stupid person. "believe it or not, he can sometimes act like an airhead!" |
| action | excitement. do you know where the action is in this town? |
| amigo | friend (from spanish). "i met many amigos at he's ." |
| 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!" |
| all wet | completely wrong.all your ideas are all wet. |
| ass | backside."i fell on my ass on the ski slopes." |
| ass | an unworthy and hated person."i cannot be friends when you act like an ass." |
| awesome | great and impressive."he's is truly awesome!" |
| ball | a fun time. "i really had a ball in he's class." |
| ball | a testicle."after getting kicked in the balls, his voice seemed much higher." |
| bang | a very powerful thing. "disneyland is really a bang!" |
| bang | a powerful effect. "japanese sake really has a bang!" |
| barf | vomit. "my dog barfed all over the carpet." |
| barf | 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?" |
| beans | money. "i've worked for this company for ten years, but i still don't have beans." |
| bench | taken out of game. he was benched during the basketball playoffs. |
| bent | angry. it's ok. don't get so bent. |
| big stink | big issue. the citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station. |
| blow | lost. he blow all his money gambling. |
| blow a fuse | lose temper. hey don't blow a fuse. |
| blow one's cool | be angry. hey don't blow your cool |
| bomb | bad. the movie was a bomb. |
| bombed | intoxicated. the driver of the car was bombed. |
| break it up | stop. break it up or i call the police. |
| blimp | fat person. i always seem to have a blimp sit beside me. |
| big guns | powerful people. the president brought two big guns in the meeting. |
| big mouth | talk to much. shut up. you really have a big mouth. |
| bent out of shape | be upset. don't go so bent out of shape. |
| 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. "he used to be a biker until he got into a serious motorcycle accident. |
| bitch | a very unpleasant woman."my boss can be such a bitch sometimes." |
| bitch | complain. "stop bitching and finish your homework!" |
| bitchy | moody. "i like my friend steve, even though he can be really bitchy." |
| bod | body. "stalone has a great bod!" |
| bonkers | 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 is totally boss!" |
| bread | money. "can i borrow some bread?" |
| brew | coffee. "every morning he needs a fresh cup of brew." |
| brew | 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 | lie; dishonesty. "i don't like people that bullshit me" |
| bummed | depressed. i was really bummed when i heard the news. |
| bummer | bad experience. my trip to new york was a bummer. |
| bust | failure. the whole idea was a bust. |
| buns | 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!" |
| call | prediction. the weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come. |
| can | bathroom |
| catch some z's | catch some sleep. i need to catch some z's before i go on my trip. |
| chintzy | cheap. that really was a chintzy present you got him. |
| clip | cheat. watch out or they will clip you at that bar. |
| chow down | eat a lot. i need to find a place to chow down |
| clunker | old car. i can't go on a date in that clunker. |
| cold fish | dull. my date for the dance was a cold fish. |
| collar | arrest. i knew they would collar the robber sooner or later. |
| come up for air | take a break. he has to come up for air or he will die from exhaustion. |
| 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's is totally cool!" |
| con | deceive. don't try to con me. |
| cop | stole. how did you get the road sign? i copped it |
| 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?" |
| cram | study hard. i need more time to cram for the test. |
| cream | beat. our team creamed them badly. |
| croak | die. i feel like i am going to croak. |
| cushy | easy. he has a really cushy job. |
| crap | something worthless. "my furniture is a bunch of cheap crap." |
| crap | excrement. "yuck! i stepped on dog crap!" |
| crap | 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!" |
| deck | knockdown. he was decked in the fight. |
| deep pockets | rich. her boyfriend has deep pockets. |
| do a snow job on | decieve. don't try to do a snow job on me. |
| down | drink quickly. let's go to a bar and down a few beers. |
| drag | boring. doing homework on the weekend is a drag. |
| dope | stupid person. he is such a dope. |
| dude | a male. "that's really cool, dude!" |
| dynamite | powerful; excellent. "he 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!" |
| eat | bothering. the problem is really eating away at me. |
| earful | a lot of gossip. my grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood. |
| easy mark | easy target. the japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash. |
| eyeball | to stare long and hard at someone or something."he eyeballed his daughter's new boyfriend." |
| eyepopper | something or someone visibly astounding. "wow, that girl is truly an eyepopper!" |
| far-out | great. this music is really far-out. |
| fab | fabulous. "he's is really fab!" |
| face-off | confrontation. "i think it's time we had a face-off." |
| fender-bender | small accident. "this morning i had a fender-bender on the ventura freeway." |
| flaky | unreliable. he is too flaky to do the work. |
| flip out | lost control. he flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed. |
| 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 he is a fox?" |
| freebie | something that does not cost money. "my trip to new york was a freebie." |
| french kiss | kissing with the tongue. "he's dog is always trying to french kiss him!" |
| geek | works too hard, intelligent, slightly unattractive. "bill gates is kind of a geek." |
| get it | to understand something. "sorry, but i just don't get it." |
| get naked | to completely relax and have a good time. "let's get naked tonight!" |
| glitch | flaw. "there must be a glitch in this softwware." |
| get into something | getting interested. i got into gardening in high school |
| get with it | hurry up. if you don't get with it, we will never finish this work. |
| go bananas | go slightly mad. "this project is causing me to go bananas!" |
| gomer | a dumb person. "stop acting like a gomer!" |
| goof | a silly and foolish person. "what a goof you are!" |
| goof | make a mistake. i really goofed on the test today." |
| goof off | waste time. "stop goofing off and help me clean the house!" |
| goof-off | 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!" |
| glitzy | fashionable. this is a pretty glitzy hotel to be staying in. |
| gourd | head. use your gourd to figure out what is happening. |
| gravy | easy money. this job is pure gravy. |
| groovy | pleasant. this music is groovy. |
| 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. "grungy people are not allowed in he's house!" |
| gut | a person's stomach; belly. "he is getting a big gut because he loves chocolate ice cream and beer!" |
| guts | courage. "it took a lot of guts to ask his boss for a raise." |
| guts | the nature of something. "let's get to the guts of he sperling!" |
| hairy | difficult; dangerous. "the steep and windy road was really hairy." |
| hang a left | make a left/right. "hang a left/right at the next corner." |
| head | toilet. "i really need to use the head!" |
| hang it up | quit. i have decided to hang up my teaching job. |
| hang loose | relax. just hang loose for another few days. |
| hang tough | stick. we need to hang tough on our decision. |
| have a buzz on | slightly intoxicated. i had a buzz on after the third martini. |
| have good vibes | have a good feeling. i have good vibes about our new secretary. |
| have it all together | fell mentally all there. recently i don't have it all together. |
| heave | vomit. i heaved up on the floor. |
| hip-shooter | always talking without thinking. he is such a hip-shooter. |
| hole up | hide. i had to hole up for three days because the police were looking for me. |
| huffy | angry. i will do it soon so please don't get huffy. |
| hyped | excited. the fans were all hyped up for the football game. |
| hyper | over excited. don't get hyper about what she told you. you know it isn't true. |
| hep | sensible; informed. "she's a really hep student." |
| 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 | prostitute. "you'll find a lot of hookers in the red light district." |
| horny | sexually stimulated; in the mood for sex. "red wine seems to make my boyfriend horny. " |
| hot | popular. "brad pitt is really hot now." |
| hot | 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." |
| in | fashionable. "ray-ban sunglasses are really in now." |
| ivories | teeth. "tom cruise has really beautiful ivories." |
| intense | serious. this is a very intense situation we are discussing. |
| jack around | waste time. "will you please stop jacking around?" |
| jam | trouble. "if you're in a jam, i promise to help you." |
| jamming, to be | going well. "he's is really jamming!" |
| jerk | stupid or annoying person. "how could you go out with such a jerk?" |
| junkie | drug adddict. sam is a junkie |
| just off the boat | naïve. he acts like he is just off the boat. |
| kick | enjoy. i get a kick out of watching him paint. |
| klutz | stupid and clumsy person. he is a real klutz. |
| 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 | critisize. "don't knock it unless you've tried it." |
| knuckle sandwich | punch in the mouth. shut up or i'll give you a knuckle sandwich. |
| 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 really lame when is comes to fixing his car." |
| lip | cheeky talk. "my students are always giving me lip!" |
| loser | useless and annoying person. john is a loser. |
| loser | a bungling and worthless person. "why are you dating such a loser?" |
| love handles | excess fat around the waist. "is it possible for he to lose his love handles?" |
| luck out | to be lucky or fortunate. "you really luck out by visiting he's !" |
| make waves | cause problems. "teachers don't like students to make waves." |
| max, to the | maximum. "i'm happy to the max." |
| mean | plays well. he plays a mean violin. |
| meltdown | total collapse. there has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and me. |
| move on someone | pickup and seduce i am going to try to move on sarah next saturday |
| mega | big. "american restaurants serve mega portions of food." |
| mush | nonsense. that is total mush and you know it. |
| nip | quick drink. he took a nip out of the bottle. |
| nick | arrested. the police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store. |
| nark | drug police. watch out for the narks in the airport. |
| megabucks | a large amount of money. "it takes megabucks to live in japan." |
| no sweat | no problem. it's no sweat to have the report in to you by monday. |
| mellow | relaxed. "i'm feeling very mellow this evening." |
| mickey-mouse | unimportant; time-wasting. "i'm sick of this mickey-mouse job." |
| monkey bite | a kiss that leaves a mark on the skin. "i don't want any monkey bites tonight, okay?" |
| munch out | to eat voraciously. "let's munch out on a large pizza!" |
| nada | nothing (from spanish)."i know nada about politics." |
| neat | cool; great. "isn't my new car neat?" |
| noid | someone that's paranoid. "why are you so noid?" |
| nuke | destroy; delete. "sorry, but i accidentally nuked your e-mail message." |
| nuke | cook something in the microwave oven. "can you nuke this frozen pizza for me?" |
| nut | odd or crazy person. "why are you always acting like a nut?" |
| nut | someone passionate about something. "i'm a nut about computers." |
| nuts | testicles. "don't ever kick me in the nuts." |
| okay | decent."my boss is an okay person." |
| pad | someone's home. "can i sleep at your pad tonight?" |
| party | celebrate. "let's party tonight!" |
| party animal | someone that loves parties. "he has been known to sometimes be a party animal." |
| paws | hands. "get your paws off me!" |
| peanuts | very little money. "i love my job, but the pay is peanuts." |
| pee | to urinate. "i always have to pee after drinking beer." |
| pickled | drunk. "he got pickled on vodka." |
| pig out | eat too much ."he is famous for pigging out on chocolate ice cream." |
| pain in the neck | annoying. my wife's best friend is a pain in the neck. |
| pig | eat too much. he is a pig at parties. |
| pooped out | quit.he pooped out after we started to do the hard work. |
| pop | hit. shut up or i will pop you. |
| piss | to urinate. "my dog pissed on me!" |
| prod | reminder. can you give me a gentle prod next week so i won't forget? |
| pissed | angry; upset. "i'm really pissed (off) at you." |
| psyched up | mentally ready. the players are really psyched up for the game on friday. |
| put the moves on | seduce. you should give up trying to put the moves on her. she is married. |
| plastered | drunk. "why does he always get plastered?" |
| poop, the | knowledge; information. "what's the poop on michael jackson?" |
| poop | defecation; shit. "be careful not to step on dog poop." |
| poop out | get tired and quit. "i got pooped out after spending eight hours at disneyland." |
| pot | toilet. "who's on the pot?" |
| pot | marijuana. "it's easy to buy pot in the big city." |
| pro | someone who's good at something; professional. "she's really a pro at golf." |
| psycho | crazy person. "stay away from that psycho!" |
| puke | vomit. "alcohol makes some people puke." |
| pumped (up) | excited. "i'm really pumped (up) about he's !" |
| puss | the face. "my girlfriend slapped me right on the puss." |
| quarterback | leader. "he is the quarterback of he's ." |
| quick and dirty | done fast, but not well. "the mechanic did a quick and dirty repair on my car." |
| racket | noise. "small kids can make a lot of racket." |
| racket | something that's dishonest or deceptive. "the tobacco industry is quite a racket." |
| racket | an occupation. "i've been in the racket for fourteen years." |
| rank | give someone a difficult time. "she's always ranking her teacher." |
| rat | a despicable person. "i thought i loved you, but now i know you're really a rat." |
| razz | annoy someone. "will you please stop razzing me?" |
| rack | bed. i have to hit the rack by ten or i'll be tired in the morning. |
| rack out | sleep. i am going to rack out for two hours. |
| rear | buttocks. "he fell on his rear." |
| riot, a | something or someone very funny. "jim carrey is a riot!" |
| rip off | stealing. "someone ripped off my car." |
| rip off | fraud. "i paid $10,000 for my computer. what a rip off!" |
| rocking | great; excellent. "he's class is really rocking!" |
| rubbish | nonsense; not true. "that rumor is a bunch of rubbish." |
| rug rat | a child. "he has a couple of rug rats at home." |
| rug | wig. is that a rug on his head? |
| runs, the | diarrhea. "oh no! i've got the runs!" |
| scarf | to eat fast. "i can easily scarf an entire banana split." |
| screw up | to make a mistake. "i screwed up on the driving test, so i didn't pass." |
| screw-up | a person who makes a mistake. "why are you such a screw-up?" |
| scum | a despicable individual. "don't hang around with that kind of scum." |
| shades | sunglasses. "those are really cool shades!" |
| shoot some hoops | play basketball. "let's shoot some hoops!" |
| silks | clothing. "those are really awesome silks!" |
| smarts | intelligence. "it takes a lot of smarts to become a doctor." |
| shot down | disagree with. everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea. |
| smurfbrain | a dumb or stupid person. "stop acting like a smurfbrain!" |
| smoke eater | firemen. my father is a smoke eater. |
| spook | frightened.the cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves. |
| snookered | cheated. "i got snookered into buying swamp land in florida." |
| sofa spud | a person who watches too much television. "i'm usually a sofa spud on sunday." |
| solid | really good; cool. "he's is totally solid!" |
| solid | consecutive. "it's been raining for seven solid days." |
| specs | eyeglasses. "i didn't know that you wore specs." |
| sack | go go bed. when did you hit the sack last night? |
| split | to leave. "let's split from here now." |
| spunk | spirit. "she might be small, but she's got a lot of spunk." |
| stoned | drunk from drugs or alcohol. "i'm really stoned (out), dude!" |
| spud | potatoes. do you want rice or spuds for dinner? |
| square | old fashioned. my father looks square in his jacket. |
| sucker | deceive. don't be a sucker. |
| street smart | knowledgeable about city life. "since he is from los angeles, he's very street smart." |
| suck | to be bad and unacceptable. "that song really sucks!" |
| technicolor yawn, to do a | vomit. "my dog just did a technicolor yawn all over the carpet!" |
| thou | thousand. "i need to borrow a hundred thou." |
| tool around | drive around. i don't want to tool around all night. it is time to go home. |
| threads | clothing. "my wife spent $900 on new threads." |
| ticker ) | the heart. "my grandfather has a bad ticker." |
| ticker | a watch. "wow! that's a really cool ticker!" |
| tints | sunglasses. "you have to wear tints in california." |
| totally | really; completely. "that's totally awesome, dude!" |
| to the max | maximum. "i studied to the max." |
| turkey | failure; flop. "thank goodness that he's is not a turkey!" |
| turkey | dumb person. "turkeys are not allowed to work for this company." |
| turn-off | something that repulses a person. "bad breath is a real turn-off." |
| umpteen | many; countless. "i've asked you umpteen times to show me the money!" |
| up | happy and cheerful. he has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend. |
| up for grabs | avaialble. this is a sale. everything is up for grabs. |
| unlax | relax. "he needs to definitely unlax with his family." |
| upchuck | vomit. "she got sick and upchucked three times." |
| uptight | nervous; anxious. "why are you so uptight?" |
| vanilla | plain. "she drives a vanilla car." |
| veg out | relax and do nothing. i want to veg out in front of the television this evening. |
| vanilla | caucasian. "the midwest is too vanilla for me." |
| wad | roll of money. "it's dangerous to carry a big wad in your pocket." |
| wasted | killed. "a lot of people get wasted in the streets of new york." |
| wheels | car; motorcycle. "if you want to live in los angeles, you've got to get some wheels" |
| whitebread | plain; boring. he's is definitely not whitebread!" |
| whiz | someone who shows a special talent for something. "einstein was a whiz in physics." |
| wired | alert. i am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee. |
| wussy | weak person. don't be such a wussy all the time. say what you are thinking. |
| whiz | to urinate. "i really have to take a whiz." |
| wimpy | weak. "don't be so wimpy!" |
| winks, get some | sleep. "i really need to get some winks" |
| yank | bother; harass. "stop yanking me, okay?" |
| yank | a yankee; an american. "he is a yank." |
| zero | an unimportant person. "if you don't work hard, you'll end up a zero." |
| zapped | exhausted.i am too zapped to help you right now. |
| zip | nothing. "i don't know zip about you." |
| zip | energy; vigor. "i need something that will give me more zip. " |
| zit | pimple; acne. "teens often have a lot of zits." |
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