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gossy

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ryan gosling

Gossy is an instance of overall badass-ness. The pinnacle of man. That which is held in the highest regard of awesome.

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minx

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An alluring, cunning, or boldly flirtatious girl or young woman. Has unusual seductive powers such that she could commit acts that would otherwise be considered inappropriate, while still maintaining an air of class or poise.

e.g. That Alyssa is such an evil little minx

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save someone’s bacon

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to save someone from failure or difficulties

e.g. You saved my bacon there. I’d probably have lost my job if you hadn’t been ready with an explanation.

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it’s all gravy

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everything is cool … equivalent to no worries

e.g. friend one: aye blood that niggah is talking shit about you
friend two: it’s all gravy fam, he don’t know me

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fam

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a word use to describe your peoples. ones that you can trust dearly. someone you consider family

e.g. my fam wuz mad deep up in the club the other day

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fuzz

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police

e.g. “I’m fuzz, sugar, and discussing Melville for money is an 802. You can do time.”

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c-note

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hundred dollar bill

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five spot

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Half of a ten bag, a amount of weed costing 5 pounds.

e.g. “Safe man, wanna get a five spot later? i can’t get a tenner”

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dough

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Money.

e.g. Did you get some dough?

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pay through the nose

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Pay an excessive amount for something

e.g. We paid through the nose for that vacation.

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bimbo

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Bimbo is a derogatory slang term for an attractive but unintelligent female. The term was originally used in the United States as early as 1919 for an unintelligent or brutish male.

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louse

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asshole, jerk

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bookie

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A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that takes bets on sporting and other events at agreed upon odds.

e.g. Like those bookie joints that have barbershops outside for show. You’ll see.

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blow off

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to ignore

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

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spill the beans

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To give something away; to tell secret information.

e.g. I spilled the beans and told Jackie I loved her.

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banger

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sausage

e.g. bangers and beans

17
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going postal

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Going postal, in American English slang, means becoming extremely and uncontrollably angry, often to the point of violence, and usually in a workplace environment.

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rip/tear me a new one

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literally: to rip a new asshole
figuratively: the beat the shit out of somebody

e.g. steve jobs really ripped me a new one when i showed him my latest design

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goomar

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Normally a girlfriend of a married mobster.

“Where is Tony today?”
“He is with his goomar.”
“That son of a bitch!”

20
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mutt

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A person of mixed racial descent.

Thomas is white, Hispanic, and Italian, therefore he is a mutt.

21
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blow me

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yet another way to go tell someone to fuck themselves

e.g. Yeah, Blow me.

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loose cannon

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a person lacking prudence or insight, whose actions and/or speech jeopardises the safety of people in their proximity or under their authority.

e.g. Like a drunken bully, the politician shrugged off his advisors and taunted the insurgent forces operating in the country his armies were attempting to pacify. He had become a LOOSE CANNON.

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body shop

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An auto repair shop or garage specializing in fixes or modifications to a car’s chassis (doors, hood, bumpers)… As opposed to a conventional auto mechanic who fixes mostly motors.

To fix that busted bumper, take your car to the body shop downtown.

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ganja

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its not a jamaican word and its not slang, its a SANSKRIT(the original indic language) word for hemp. dumbasses.

e.g. “yah mon, smoke i di ganja all day long”

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cover your nut

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when a sales person makes enough money to cover expenses.
Came from western days when peddlers came into a hotel and needed a room but didn’t have any money. The hotelkeeper would take their hub or “nut” from the wagon as a deposit. If the peddler sold enough, the nut was covered.

e.g. It cost me $200 for dinner but the commisson on the sale was $2,000. I covered my nut and then some.

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beats me

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A phrase meaning ‘i dont know.’ Usually used when some one asks you something you should know, or when your particularly clueless about any situation.

person 1- “Wow, how did you get that bruise?”
person 2- “Beats me!”

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boost

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to steal

I looked out my window the other day and saw this dude trying to boost my ride, so I shot him in the face.

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take a powder

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leave quickly

e.g. you’ve been here to long,take a powder

29
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western

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Western. To have a bad day or a bad experience.
Originated from western supermare, to have a western

Oli. Just drop his phone and broke it.
Max. You are having a western mate!
Oli. Yer big western!

30
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turn table on

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to change a situation so that you now have an advantage over someone who previously had an advantage over you

e.g. She turned the tables on her rival with allegations of corruption.

31
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shit rolls down hill

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when you have to deal with a problem that someone above you (your boss, parents, teachers, etc) caused.

don’t forget….you can throw shit up hill cause it will roll right back down, but heavier.
I gotta do your job cause you fucked up?

Man, shit keeps rolling down hill at this crappy job.

32
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dash off

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To write quickly or informally.

e.g. Let me dash off a quick note.

33
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pick up the tab/check

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to pay the bill.

e. g. Whenever we go out, my father picks up the tab.
e. g. Order whatever you want. The company is picking up the check.

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wail on

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To beat up someone using a flurry of punches and kicks thrown quickly one after another and landing so fast that the victim has no time to avoid or block any of them.

e.g. yo that big nigga’s gonna wail on that lil nigga and fuck him up!

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digital

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Slang for cool, awesome, boss, pro, wicked, rad, gnarly, nasty, crazy, sweet, etc…

e. g. Last night was digital dude…
e. g. That’d be digital if you could hook me up.

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gangy

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grandma (arrested development)

37
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slump

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a period of time you can go without sex.

e.g. I’m in such a slump, haven’t had any in 4 months.

38
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gag ball

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a ball put in one’s mouth during BSDM