December

Question 1

plug away

Answer 1

persist in working hard

“Students must plug away at this problem”

Question 2

smarty pants

Answer 2

someone who displays intelligence in an annoying way

Amy: Oh no. Here comes Mark, Mr. Smarty pants.
Becky: I’ll bet he’s going to tell us about how to fix my car.
Amy: I’m sure you’re right. He’s always shooting his mouth off about all the things he can do.

Question 3

gunrunner

Answer 3

arms dealer

Question 4

neither here nor there

Answer 4

Not important; having no significance or influence on the question at hand; not related; not relevant; not germane; not pertinent.

The fact that pledges willingly submit themselves to hazing is neither here nor there and any organization that engages in hazing will lose its charter.

Question 5

clear-eyed

Answer 5

having a shrewd understanding and no illusions.

“clear-eyed about human nature”

Question 6

gwap

Answer 6

A Slang Term Used In Harlem Meaning Money

Yo Fam Lets Go Make This Gwap

Question 7

weh

Answer 7

Blunt rebuttal to (almost) any arguement or statement. Proper use of the word can instantly kill off even the most enthusiastic and considered theory or insult.

Oli: The differences between so-called races are so small as to be negligible.
Leigh: Wehhh

Question 8

stones

Answer 8

slang for balls.

e.g. Anyone with the stones to wear that outfit must be confident.

Question 9

swanky

Answer 9

stylishly luxurious and expensive.

“directors with swanky company cars”

Question 10

mosey

Answer 10

-When wishing to get from one place to another, but not particularly too fast, one will “mosey”

• “Mosey on over there”
• “let’s Mosey”
• “well sorry but I’ve gotta mosey”

Question 11

honcho

Answer 11

a leader or manager; the person in charge.

“the company’s head honcho in the US”

Question 12

blow off

Answer 12

to ignore

She has better thing to do that nite so she will blow off the boring plans.

Question 13

pastel

Answer 13

a soft and delicate shade of a color.

“the subtlest of pastels and creams”

Question 14

taquitos

Answer 14

small rolled tacos

Question 15

get a bead on

Answer 15

draw /get a bead on, to take careful aim at:

The marksman drew a bead on his target.

Question 16

godspeed

Answer 16

Success or good fortune.

They wished him Godspeed.

Question 17

by a hair/whisker

Answer 17

just barely; by a very small distance.

1. I just missed getting on the plane by a hair’s breadth.
2. I made it onto the last flight by a hair!

Question 18

toast point

Answer 18

When you cut a slice of bread in half diagonally, you have just created toast points.

Whoa, hoooooooo that’s not bread….those are toast points!

Question 19

boot up

Answer 19

v. To inject drugs intravenously. See also shoot up, bang

Like booting up a computer, when one boots up drugs, they start up, turn on, wake up to the world.

Question 20

jack in

Answer 20

Plugged in to the internet, especially involving mic/earphone capability over virtual reality and video games.

“The only reality is virtual. If you’re not jacked in, you’re not alive.” -Fritz from Buffy, the Vampire Slayer

Question 21

sundry

Answer 21

various items not important enough to be mentioned individually.

“a drugstore selling magazines, newspapers, and sundries”

Question 22

flaunt

Answer 22

Display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance. Dress or behave in a sexually provocative way.

“newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity”

Question 23

skid row

Answer 23

1. a place of where people go after hitting rock bottom 2. a place where the destitute and underlings of society gather. 3. jail

Joey was found in skid row after losing his job, wife, and home thanks to the greedy corporation that laid him off.

Question 24

tricked out

Answer 24

heavily accesorized (car)

Question 25

add insult to injury

Answer 25

火上加油、雪上加霜、落井下石

They told me I was too old for the job, and then to add insult to injury, they refused to pay my expanses.

Question 26

shaggy

Answer 26

long, unkempt hair

Question 27

skid

Answer 27

打滑

“the taxicab skidded to a halt”

Question 28

jitter

Answer 28

Bouncy, shaky, or just impatient.

I get jittery when I have to piss too bad.

Question 29

randy

Answer 29

sexually aroused or excited (horny)

Question 30

beefing up

Answer 30

to add strength to something.

Let’s beef up this offer with another thousand dollars.

Question 31

word

Answer 31

well said.

e.g. A: This place is awesome. B: word.

Question 32

from the jump

Answer 32

from the beginning (jump ball in basketball).

A: what did it feel like for you from the jump?
B: It felt really confusing but I got over it.

Question 33

drop six

Answer 33

revolver, or to shoot.

e.g. Talk to me like that again I will drop six on you.

Question 34

HMU

Answer 34

hold my unicorn. (or hit me up)

e.g. Hey what’s up, can you hmu? I need to tie my shoe.

Question 35

hit mu up

Answer 35

• a way of getting connections
• to demand for something
• to call

“You got a bag you can hit me up with?”
“Hit me up with that shit.”
“Hit me up later tonite.”

Question 36

whatever floats your boat

Answer 36

whatever works best for you.

This DDR song is really floating my boat.

Question 37

fwb

Answer 37

friends with benefits.

Question 38

purdy

Answer 38

Word in the southern slang dictionary, meaning “pretty”.

“That’s one damn purdy girl, Jack.”