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American Slang 3, C Flashcards

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Cabbage

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Money

“I don’t make enough cabbage to go on a trip like that!”

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Cabbagehead

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A fool, a stupid person

“What cabbagehead put this thing on upside down?”

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Cake

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Money, bread, dough

“I don’t have cake in my pocket, in the bank, or under my mattress”.

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Cakewalk

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Something very easy

“The game was a cakewalk from beginning to end”.

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Call it quits

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Stop working and, maybe, leave the place where you work. Also, call it a day

“We called it quits after a 10-hour day and went out for a few beers”.

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Calm

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No problem

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Can do

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Completely possible

“This company needs a can-do attitude if it wants to be successful”.

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Can it!

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Shut up!

“I’ve heard enough. Can it!” “That’s enough out of you! Can it!”

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Can

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1-the head; 2-toilet; restroom; 3-jail; 4-to dismiss someone from employment; 5-a car

1-“What do you have in your can, anyway? 2-“Where’s the can” 3- “I had to spend the night in the can, but it wasn’t too bad” 4-“The jerk canned everybody who played a part in the gag” 5-“That’s a good-looking can he’s driving”.

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Candy-ass

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A coward; a timid person

“Sue is such a candy-ass when it comes to dealing with her children”.

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Canned

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Alcohol intoxicated

*“I’ll drive. I’m too canned to walk”. *

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Cap

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1-another word for lying. It can be used like no cap or you can say stop capping

“No cap, I really like Becky, stop capping” 2-hat; “I have a lot of caps”.

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Capper

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Refers someone who tells lies

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Cas

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Okay, fine

“That’s cas, man. Good to hear it”. I agree. “Cas. Totally cool”.

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Cat

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A fellow; a guy; a dude

“Now, this cat wants to borrow some money from me. What should I do?”

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Catch some rays

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Get some shine

“I’m going to lie on the beach and catch some rays”.

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Catch some Z’s

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Get some sleep

“I need to catch some Z’s before I go on my trip”.

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Cat’s meow

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Something really fine

“Hearing all the old big band music again is the cat’s meow”.

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Chap

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1-man; friend; chum; 2-to anger or annoy someone; 3-another name for child or children; 4-a true gentleman; .

2-“That whole business really chapped me” 4-“Tipping your hat to a lady is a sign of a true chap”

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Chapped

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Angry; annoyed

“Don’t get so chapped. Nothing can be done now”.

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Chatty Cathy

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Someone who is very talkative and never seems to be quiet

“Gosh John, you’re such a Chatty Cathy, always talking, talking, talking”.

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Cheapo

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Something cheap

23
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Cheapskate

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Miserly person; a very cheap person

“A 5 percent tip! What a cheapskate!”

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Check it out

A

Look at this; this is interesting; pay attention

“Check it out! I got the new Google phone!”

25
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Cheddar

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Money

“I’m totally out of cheddar”.

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Cheers

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Another way to say thanks.

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Cheesed off

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Angry, disgusted

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Cheesy

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The new way to say “cool”; stupid or of low quality; cheap, inauthentic, crappy (shitty); fake; sentimental, maudlin, melodramatic, corny.

“That book is really cheesy”.

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Cherry

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1-describes a thing as the best thing ever; 2-an inexperienced person; a novice

1-“This cake is Cherry” 2- “He’s just a cherry. He doesn’t know from nothing”.

30
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Cheugy

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Out of style; describe anything that is basic, uncool or untrendy.

31
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Chew face

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To kiss

“A couple of kids were in a doorway chewin’ face”.

32
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Chew the fat and chew the rag

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To chat, to gossip

“We were just chewing the rag. Nothing important”.

33
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Chick

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A beautiful woman, a young woman

34
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Chicken

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To lack courage and bravery. Unskilled, stupid, afraid, loser, coward

“If you’re too chicken to ask her out, I’ll do it for you”.

35
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Chill

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1-to calm down; 2-cool, tight, wicked, sick, sweet, nice, etc.; 3-to hang out; 4-to be easy going; 5-a little bit cold; 6-its ok.

36
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Chillax

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To chill and relax at the same time

“I need to chillax now. I’m stressed”.

37
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Chillin’

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When someone is in relax mode

“I’m not doing anything special, just chillin’ “.

38
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Chin-wagging

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Chatting, talking a lot

“I can’t hear the movie because of all the chin-wagging”.

39
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Chinzy

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Cheap or of poor quality

“John’s car has a chinzy paint job”.

40
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Chippy

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A prostitute or promiscuous woman

41
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Chips

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Money

42
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Chirp

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To insult or mock at someone

43
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Chirrin

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Children

44
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Chitchat

**

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1-talk; idle talk; 2-a short, friendly conversation

” That’s enough chitchat. Please get to work” ”I’d like to have a little chitchat with you when you have time”.

45
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Chock-full

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Totally full

“The new musical is just chock-full of laughs”.

46
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Choice

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Nice, cool

“We had a choice time at Tom’s party”.

47
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Choke

A

Suddenly lose the ability to do something or win; to go from winning to losing.

“The Cubs have a good baseball team, but they alwayschokeat the end of the season”.

48
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Choker

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Cigarette

“Put that damn choker out in my house!”

49
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Chow

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1-food; 2-to eat (something); 3-a stupid person

1-“What time is chow served around here?” 2- “When do we chow?”

50
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Chowderhead

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A stupid person

“Look, chowderhead, do what I told you. Don’t be such a chowderhead”.

51
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Chubbo

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A fat person

52
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Chug

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1-drink fast, usually beer; 2-move somewhere.

“Let’schugthese beers and get going”.

53
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Chum

A

Pal, a good friend

54
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Church!

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I totally agree

“What you’ve said is so true!”

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