July Flashcards
pander (to)
gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.).
I don’t feel like I have the need to pander to girls.
hoi polloi
a Greek expression meaning “the many” or, in the strictest sense, “the majority”, is used in English to refer to the working class, commoners, the masses or common people.
the great unwashed
The common people.
The great unwashed enjoy reality TV and shopping at Wal-Mart.
juggalo
For the most part, an uneducated, pathetic excuse for a human being who listens to the group ICP who are bold enough to actually consider themselves musicians.
That juggalo is stupid enough to think that ICP is music.
spic
a contemptuous term for a Spanish-speaking person from Central or South America or the Caribbean.
take someone for a ride
Fig. to deceive someone.
- You really took those people for a ride.
- They really believed you. I was taken fora ride on this matter.
small fry
a disrespectfull term used to describe any smaller tag along trying to act older or grown up because they want to fit in and gain undeserved respect. its opposite is big fry. as you ain’t no big fry yet
hey kid your still just a small fry why dont you run on home
cowboy
informal, a person who is reckless or careless, especially when driving an automobile.
lode
a rich source of something.
“a rich lode of scandal and alleged crime”
unqualified
without reservation or limitation; total.
“the experiment was not an unqualified success”
flimsy
comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged.
“voyagers who crossed the sea in flimsy boats”
jump (slang)
A surprise or planned fight, when either (a)one individual is attacked/beaten by a group of 2 or more individuals or (b) when a notiably larger group attacks/fights a smaller group of individuals. These fights can occur with or without any kind of valid reason to jump someone.
“Man lets jump this kid coming this way on his bike”
toker
Someone who smokes pot, marijuana, Mary Janes.. yea you know the drill ~ the good stuff!
I’m a smoker.
I’m a joker.
I’m a midnight toker!
morning wood
A morning erection that is naturally caused as the brains enters the REM-deep sleep phase. At this stage, the body’s skeletal muscle structure relaxes and causes hypervasodilation in the capillaries of the body, resulting in said erection.
ancillary
providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, institution, industry, or system.
“the development of ancillary services to support its products”