American Slang Flashcards

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Rub it in

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Keep talking about sth that embarrasses or upsets one

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Flossing

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Showing off

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Ba donka donk

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Extremely curvatious female behind

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3
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Coolin’

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Chilling

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4
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Jacked

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When you go to the gym

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5
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Teepeeing

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Toilet papering

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6
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Thirsty

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Craving for attention

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7
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Juiced

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Be very excited or eager to do sth

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I cant

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Reaction to sth ridiculous, funny

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9
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Wavy

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Cool

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10
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Mad

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Extremely good, about food etc

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11
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Slayed

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You slayed - rocked

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12
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Put yourself out there

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Allow yourself to experience situations where you may feel uncomfortable or unsure

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13
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To lay it out

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Tell it straight

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14
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To rain on one’s parade

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To spoil smn’s pleasure or plans

“Any statistician will probably rain on your parade when it comes to coincidences.”

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15
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To drive home

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to emphasize an important point about something (to someone).
“You had to really drive it home and prove it to her”

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To give the side eye

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To give someone a knowing look. Usually when shocked or surprised by something.

17
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Yopper

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a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan — used as a nickname

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Do smn in

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To murder smb

19
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To dial it down

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To tone down one’s attitude etc.

20
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Callow

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used to describe a young person who does not have much experience and does not know how to behave the way adults behave
“Callow youth”

21
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Get cracking

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to start doing something quickly :
Get cracking (= hurry ), or we'll miss the train .
22
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Schmaltz

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artistic works , such as music or writing, that are intended to cause strong sad or romantic feelings but have no real artistic value :
Her second album was pure schmaltz.

23
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To pipe down

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: to stop talking or making noise

if you don’t pipe down, we’re turning this car around and going straight home!

24
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To root for

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take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; “We all rooted for the home team”; “I’m pulling for the underdog”; “Are you siding with the defender of the title?”

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To steal one’s thunder

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To steal smb’s idea

26
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To hit the wires

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To be disseminated in the media

27
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To blank out

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be unable to remember;

28
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To pull the rug out from under smb

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to suddenly take away help or support from someone, or to suddenly do something which causes many problems for them
“Quantum physics seemed to have pulled the rug out of Einstein”

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To can

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To put an end to or stop sth