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”
skimpy
(of clothes) short and revealing.
“a skimpy dress”
shell out
To pay for something, generally applies to paying large amounts of money
“Man, I had to shell out $300 for a new computer monitor.”
moonie
A religious number of people who believe that their messiah is Sun Myung Moon. They believe in abstinence, and sex after marriage. Purity is the most important thing for them, and they work hard to make everyone happy; this include service projects every summer and winter.
They fundraise everywhere to hold speeches and rallies and to donate…ALOT.
bellwether
the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck. an indicator or predictor of something.
“college campuses are often the bellwether of change”
hazing
Usually part of initiations into a group of some sort. Commonly done by pooring nasty food over people, making them do humiliating things, and other ways.
The cops showed up right when we were done hazing the newbies with sardines, mustard, and marshmallows.
ball and chain
Someone who won’t let you do or go anywhere without him/her.
I really wanted to go snowboarding at Lake Tahoe with my friends this weekend but my ball and chain won’t let me go.
seat of the pants
Based on or using intuition and experience rather than a plan or method, improvised;Performed without using instruments
He had become used to seat-of-the-pants solutions in response to unexpected problems
kooky
strange or eccentric.
“I like kooky foreign films”
over one’s head
beyond someone’s ability to understand.
“the discussion was over my head, I’m afraid”