December Flashcards
plug away
persist in working hard
“Students must plug away at this problem”
smarty pants
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.
gunrunner
arms dealer
neither here nor there
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.
clear-eyed
having a shrewd understanding and no illusions.
“clear-eyed about human nature”
gwap
A Slang Term Used In Harlem Meaning Money
Yo Fam Lets Go Make This Gwap
weh
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
stones
slang for balls.
e.g. Anyone with the stones to wear that outfit must be confident.
swanky
stylishly luxurious and expensive.
“directors with swanky company cars”
mosey
-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”
honcho
a leader or manager; the person in charge.
“the company’s head honcho in the US”
blow off
to ignore
She has better thing to do that nite so she will blow off the boring plans.
pastel
a soft and delicate shade of a color.
“the subtlest of pastels and creams”
taquitos
small rolled tacos
get a bead on
draw /get a bead on, to take careful aim at:
The marksman drew a bead on his target.
godspeed
Success or good fortune.
They wished him Godspeed.
by a hair/whisker
just barely; by a very small distance.
- I just missed getting on the plane by a hair’s breadth.
- I made it onto the last flight by a hair!
toast point
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!
boot up
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.
jack in
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
sundry
various items not important enough to be mentioned individually.
“a drugstore selling magazines, newspapers, and sundries”
flaunt
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”
skid row
- 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.
tricked out
heavily accesorized (car)
