Chapter 33 Flashcards
The three of us just finished the Saturday lunch special at Mr. Poon’s Chinese REstaurant and are walking over to the thrift shop to ____________ band outfits
scout for
make 3 sentences with scout for
1.
make a search for someone or something in various places.
“I was sent to scout around for a place to park the camper”
synonyms: search, look, hunt, cast about/around/round, ferret (about/around), root about/around
“I scouted around for some logs”
Matt cracks open a fortune cookie and pulls out the little ________ of paper
slip
Matt makes a ______ gesture
wanking
Matt _____ Sean in the shoulder. That’s totally gay, dude.
socks
sock
INFORMAL a hard blow. "a sock on the jaw" hit forcefully. "Jess socked his father across the face"
Matt rolls up the fortune and ____ it at me. Sick. But also, not surprising
flicks
Matt grabs me _____________ and drills a killer ______ into my scalp
in a headlock; noogie
headlock
head·lock /ˈhedˌläk/ noun a method of restraining someone by holding an arm firmly around their head, especially as a hold in wrestling. "he had him in a headlock"
What are you doing tonight? he says, laughing and __________ his knuckles into my skull
boring
bore
bore1
/bôr/
verb
1.
make (a hole) in something, especially with a revolving tool.
“the drill can bore through rock”
synonyms: drill, pierce, perforate, puncture, punch, cut; More
2.
make one’s way through (a crowd).
noun
1.
the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube.
2.
short for borehole.
synonyms: borehole, hole, well, shaft, pit, passage, tunnel
“a large amount of water had been pumped from the well bore”
Tip
Similar-sounding words
to force (an opening), as through a crowd, by persistent forward thrusting (usually followed by through or into ); to force or make (a passage).
My hand finds the _______ of Matt’s boxers and I give a hefty ________
waistband; yank
wedgie
wedg·ie /ˈwejē/ nounINFORMAL 1. a shoe with a wedged heel. 2. NORTH AMERICAN an uncomfortable tightening of the underpants between the buttocks, typically produced when someone pulls the underpants up from the back as a prank.
Truce, Sean calls a he grabs the door handle, like we’re _______________ and he’s __________
playing tag; touching base
But it’s the perfect place to find some awesome retro gear for our _____________
band attire
I pick up a ___________ sports jacket on a hanger
plaid
Yeah. All you’d need is a __________ bag and you’d be set
colostomy
Matt _____ his arms into the sleeves and bobs his head
threads
I glare at him. You look like a ___________
doink
I like the idea of ________, but we’re not all going to wear lab coats
stage name
I am not going ______ dressed as a doctor
on stage
it will totally work. But only if we present something ___________
cohesive
I pulled a ______________ coat from the rack.
faux-fur
Come on. WE can be _______
pimp daddies.
Matt comes back grinning, his hair ___________ , the collar of the lab coat _________, and a __________ around his neck
disheveled; upturned; stethoscope
Because otherwise we’ll look like a bunch of __________
numbwads
he stands there as I ________ the coat over his shoulders
drape
look at you I say. YOu’re __________ dude
pimped out
pimped out
Verb. (third-person singular simple present pimps out, present participle pimping out, simple past and past participle pimped out) (slang) To prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, use, to hire out or provide to others like a whore. My mom pimped me out, for my fundraising skills, to the United Way for a fundraiser.
his face brightens as he makes a _________ for the hat section
beeline
Sean leaps up to a high shelf and ____ a big black _____________ with silver trim
snags; sombrero
Then he does a little ____ and stomps his foot loudly on the floor
two-step
There’s got to be a ______ around here somewhere.
poncho
I rub my face. Everything’s become completely ___________
unglued
Tianna will be kicking herself for ______ this primero pescado _________
cutting loose
he’s been getting so into it lately, full of the idea that he’s going to ____ all the hottest babes; I figure i will let dad ____________
bag; drop the bomb
mariachi
ma·ri·a·chi /ˌmärēˈäCHē/ noun denoting a type of traditional Mexican folk music, typically performed by a small group of strolling musicians dressed in native costume. a musician in a mariachi group.
give a little ___________________ at his reflection
lip snarl
incredulous
in·cred·u·lous /inˈkrejələs/ adjective (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. "an incredulous gasp"
seeing the ______ expressions on my friend’s faces, it hits me that this is exactly what we need
jaunty
jaunty
jaun·ty
/ˈjôn(t)ē/
adjective
having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
“there was no mistaking that jaunty walk”
synonyms: cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, jolly, joyful, gleeful, glad; More
make 3 sentences with jaunty
jaun·ty
/ˈjôn(t)ē/
adjective
having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
“there was no mistaking that jaunty walk”
synonyms: cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, jolly, joyful, gleeful, glad; More
