American Slang Flashcards
D, E, F
Daffy
1-crazy, madly deranged; foolish; stupid or mentally imbalanced; often interchanged with word krunk (derived from the two words crazy drunk); 2-to explain something enjoyable or someone cool.
“That dude has lost it, is completely daffy man!; “That party was so daffy!”
Daisy
1-someone or something of first quality; 2-a beautiful girl that you can trust with any secret and a person with whom you can talk about your problems whenever you need.
“That new car is daisy” “She is such a daisy”.
Damaged
1-Drunk, wasted; 2-is used to express something really cool.
1-“Last night was mad fun, I was so damaged” 2-“Dude, that’s damaged!”
Dang
Softer version of “damn”. Similar to “darn”: surprise; unexpected.
“Dang…that car is fast”.
Dank
1-very good, excellent; 2-very bad
1-“This wine is so dank!” 2-“Class was so dank today, thought I would die of terminal boredom”.
Dap
1-someone who looks incredibly smart; sexy and stylish; 2-to hand, shake a friend in a way that connects your friendship.
1-“Daddy Mo looked so dap today!” 2- “I dap up with my hummies”,
Darb
1-an excellent person or thing; 2-cigarette; 3-to be easy.·
1-“Carl is a real darb; I’m glad to know him” 2- “could you give me a darb?” 3-“That test was pretty darb”.
Daring
Being corageous and defying the normal limits os humanity.
“I can’t believe you just did that! You’re so daring!”
Dawg
Close friend and / or hommie.
“Beth is my dawg”.
Dead beat
A parent or someone who calls themself a parent but does nothing for their children / child; yet calls themself the child’s parent.
“June id a dead beat parent and always will be”.
Dead duck
A person who never responds, who appears to be sunk (drunk), gloomy (sad)
Dead on
Something is extremely accurate, right on target, hitting the mark; correct, absolute.
“That’s a good observation, Tiffany. You’re dead on”.
Dead to the world
When someone is sleelping soundly.
“After all that exercise, he’s dead to the world”.
Deadbeat
1-someone who is lazy and does not want to achieve anything in life; 2- someone who tries to avoid payng money that they owe.
Deathly
Excellent.
“Did you see Kelly’s new convertible? That’s a deathly idea”.
Deck
To hit someone hard with a punch that they fall on the ground.
“Last night I totally decked him when he called me a slut”
Deep pockets
Having a lot of money.
“Jamal got deep pockets!”
Dicey
1-risky looking and dubious. Most likely dangerous; 2- a situation that isn’t right.
1-“That road has some dicey bends on it” 2-“That bridge looks dicey, sure we won’t fall through it”.
Dime
A very good looking female as in a perfect ten.
“Damn, did you see that girl? She’s such a dime!”.
Dimwit
Means not bright; a low level of light; wit means intelligence. Putting them together: dimwit; a person with a low level of intelligence; someone with crazy ideas that could be considered dangerous.
Ding-dong
A stupid or idiot person; someone you don’t like.