Chapter 1 Flashcards
A nice way to describe cold air in December
frosty December Air
A nice way to put together a clause to describe putting your hands into your pockets
Jacob walked fast, ahead of his little brother, hands stuffed into his pockets, breath flaring in the frosty December air.
How do you call boxes made of papers usually used for packing eggs?
Carton
How do you call a store that sells cold cuts, cheeses, a variety of salads, as well as selection of unusual or foreign prepared foods?
Delicatessen or Deli for short
A derogatory term for Asians, especially for Vietnamese in Australia and especially for Chinese in America
Slope
How is slope a derogatory term for Asians?
Referring to the slope of their eyes
What’s the most common last name of Vietnamese?
Nguyen
How do you pronounce Nguyen?
Nguyen
The name of a chain of supermarkets that operate in northeastern United States that contains C
C-Town
How do you say when someone skips you in a queue at a C-Town supermarket?
He cut in front of me at the C-Town checkout line.
How do you call a flexible hollow tube designed to carry water?
Hose
How do you call a hose that is used to spray water on a yard or grass?
Watering hose
A rude word to describe someone you doesn’t like which starts with “t” and ends with “d”
Turd
A word for an individual who must fart but reluctant to do so, therefore tries to clench the sphincter to bite the fart off into smaller, less noticeable mini-farts
Fart-biter
Another word for chicken out
Wimp out
A word for a broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides
Avenue
A word for leisurely evening walk
evening stroll
A word for a house with two living units attached to each other, either next to each other as townhouses, condominiums or above each other like apartments.
Duplex
a verb, to decorate a room or other place for a special occasion by hanging colored paper, lights, flowers around it, especially in curves.
Festoon
A person who does not like other people celebrating or enjoying themselves, especially a person who does not like Christmas
Grinch
a slang to say leave immediately
Beat it
An American slang to describe short-tempered old man
Geezer
to laugh at someone or something in a silly way and often unkind way
Snigger
a large window positioned so that you can see an attractive view
Picture Window
A house with staggered levels
A split-level ranch or a split-level house
to move your head or the top part of your body quickly down, especially to avoid being hit
Duck
Another word for streetlight
Streetlamp
a model(toy) or tableau representing the scene of Jesus Christ’s birth, displayed in homes or public places at Christmas.
Crèche or Crèche displays
a nice way say approach while hiding behind a parked car’s shadow
Now they approached very slowly, keeping to the shadows of the parked cars along the street
71’ car that looks like a spaceship
plymouth fury
a word for cleaning and polishing a car or leather
Wax
A word for a lane where cars can drive through from a garage or a house onto a road
Driveway
a sofa chair with a pad on the back for a single person
Wing chair
