American Slang Flashcards
Rub it in
Keep talking about sth that embarrasses or upsets one
Flossing
Showing off
Ba donka donk
Extremely curvatious female behind
Coolin’
Chilling
Jacked
When you go to the gym
Teepeeing
Toilet papering
Thirsty
Craving for attention
Juiced
Be very excited or eager to do sth
I cant
Reaction to sth ridiculous, funny
Wavy
Cool
Mad
Extremely good, about food etc
Slayed
You slayed - rocked
Put yourself out there
Allow yourself to experience situations where you may feel uncomfortable or unsure
To lay it out
Tell it straight
To rain on one’s parade
To spoil smn’s pleasure or plans
“Any statistician will probably rain on your parade when it comes to coincidences.”
To drive home
to emphasize an important point about something (to someone).
“You had to really drive it home and prove it to her”
To give the side eye
To give someone a knowing look. Usually when shocked or surprised by something.
Yopper
a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan — used as a nickname
Do smn in
To murder smb
To dial it down
To tone down one’s attitude etc.
Callow
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”
Get cracking
to start doing something quickly : Get cracking (= hurry ), or we'll miss the train .
Schmaltz
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.
To pipe down
: to stop talking or making noise
if you don’t pipe down, we’re turning this car around and going straight home!
To root for
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?”
To steal one’s thunder
To steal smb’s idea
To hit the wires
To be disseminated in the media
To blank out
be unable to remember;
To pull the rug out from under smb
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”
To can
To put an end to or stop sth
