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Commonly-Used American Slang( A-G)
11-22-2006, 10:11 AM (This post was last modified: 11-22-2006 10:34 AM by ExCLuSiVe.)
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Cool Commonly-Used American Slang( A-G)
Slang is informal, often entertaining, language
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ace
He's an ace reporter.

action
Do you know where the action is in this town?

airhead
My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead.

all wet
Your ideas about politics are all wet.

all-nighter
I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter.

ammo
The gun was useless after the killer ran out of ammo.

antifreeze
I really need some antifreeze in me on cold days like this.

armpit
This town is really an armpit.

awesome
What an awesome sunset.

bad
Wow, that was really a bad movie.

barf
He barfed all over the seat of the airplane.

bashed
The boat was bashed beyond recognition.

beat
After working all day I am really beat.

beemer
He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in.

bench
He was benched during the basketball playoffs.


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11-22-2006, 10:17 AM (This post was last modified: 11-22-2006 10:18 AM by ExCLuSiVe.)
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bent
It's OK. Don't get so bent.

bent out of shape
Don't get so bent out of shape.

big gun
The president brought two big guns to the meeting.

big mouth
Shut up! You really have a big mouth.

big stink
The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.

blade
He carried a ten inch blade with him.

blimp
I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel.

blow
I'm going to blow out of here now.

blow
He blew all his money gambling.

blow a fuse
Hey, don't blow a fuse.

blow one's cool
Calm down. Don't blow your cool.

blown away
I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars.

bomb
The movie was a bomb.

bombed
The driver of the car was bombed.

bonkers
I think I am going bonkers.

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11-22-2006, 10:20 AM
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boo-boo
If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't have a job.

booze
I promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party.

bread
I need some bread to pay for my car.

break
A lucky break helped him get the job.

break it up
Break it up, or I will call the police.

bring-down
The news of the airplane crash was a bring-down.

buck
Do you have a buck I can borrow?

bummed
I was really bummed after I heard the news.

bummer
My trip to New York was a bummer.

bust
The whole idea was a bust.

buy it
If you don't slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident.

call
The weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come.

can
Do you know where the can is?

carb
My motorcycle's carb is out of adjustment.

catch some rays
I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays.

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11-22-2006, 10:21 AM
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catch some Z's
I need to catch some Z's before I go on my trip.

cheesy
That is really a cheesy looking outfit.

chicken
Don't be a chicken.

chintzy
That really was a chintzy present you got him.

chow down
I need to find a place to chow down.

clip
Watch out or they will clip you at that bar.

clunker
I can't go on a date in that clunker.

cold fish
My date for the dance was a cold fish.

collar
I knew they would collar the robber sooner or later.

come up for air
He has to come up for air or he will die from exhaustion.

con
Don't try to con me.

cool
This is a really cool place to work.

cool down
Things should cool down in a day or two.

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

cop
The cop showed me his badge.

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11-22-2006, 10:23 AM
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couch potato
He is a couch potato.

crack open a bottle
Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday.

cram
I need more time to cram for the test.

cream
Our team creamed them badly.

croak
I feel like I am going to croak.

cruise
The skier was cruising down the hill

cuffs
He put the cuffs on the killer.

cushy
He has a really cushy job.

cut
Could you cut my whiskey with a little water?

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

damage
Lets get the bill and find out the damage.

dead
This disco is really dead tonight.

deck
He was decked in the fight.

deep pockets
Her boyfriend has deep pockets.

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

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11-22-2006, 10:26 AM (This post was last modified: 11-22-2006 10:27 AM by ExCLuSiVe.)
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dirty
I hear that it's a dirty movie.

ditch
I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.

do a snow job on
Don't try to do a snow job on me.

dope
He is such a dope.

dope
There are a lot of dope dealers around here.

dork
He is such a dork.

dough
I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping.

down
Let's go to a bar and down a few beers.

drag
Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.

dynamite
This drink is really dynamite.

earful
My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.

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

eat
The problem is really eating away at me.

excellent
That's excellent man.

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

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11-22-2006, 10:30 AM
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far-out
This music is really far-out.

fix
The addict needs another fix.

flaky
He is too flaky to do the work.

flashback
At the wedding he had a flashback of his old girlfriend.

flick
I haven't seen a flick in a long time.

flip out
He flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed.

flip side
What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape?

fox
His older sister is a fox.

foxy
She is a foxy lady.

freebie
The pillow was a freebie

get into something
I got into gardening in high school.

get it
I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it.

get with it
If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work.

gig
I have a gig on Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00.

glitch
This computer program has a glitch.

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11-22-2006, 10:32 AM (This post was last modified: 11-22-2006 10:45 AM by ExCLuSiVe.)
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glitzy
This is a pretty glitzy hotel to be staying in.

go
Let me have a go at solving the problem.

go bananas
I am going to go bananas if I don't have a vacation soon.

go down
What is going down?

goof
I am really a goof at times.

goof up
I really goofed up when I painted my room green.

goofy
You are always acting goofy these days.

gourd
Use your gourd to figure out what is happening.

grand
His salary is twenty grand.

grass
Lots of students smoke grass in the dormitory.

gravy
This job is pure gravy.

groovy
This music is groovy.

gross
Picking your nose is really a gross habit.

gross-out
The party was a gross-out.


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