SLANG Flashcards
TO BRICK IT
TO BE VERY SCARED
He didnt do very well in the interview - we felt a bit sorry for him as he was clearly bricking it
TOP ONESELF
UK: to commit suicide
Do you hear that his father topped himself over the weekend?
US: to outdo or outperform one’s previous effort or achievement
Wow, you have really topped yourself with these cupcake, Stephen!
SLAP
Amazing
Their new song really slaps! I dont know how they keep producing hit after hit.
That new film is amazing! All of the films by that director slap!
DITCH
get rid of or give up
Eg: Plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry.
Did you ditch class today? (to skip an event)
HIT ME UP
contact me
I gave that cute boy my number and told him to hit me up sometime.
KNACKERED
very tired/exhausted
Eg: I am knackered
SWAMPED
very busy / overwhelmed with things to do
Eg: I am swamped
NICK
steal
Eg: We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen.
GUTTED
Sad
Eg: I just failed my driving test for the 4th time! I m gutted.
KNACKERED
tired
eg: I went to a party last night and nw i m knackered
SKINT
Has no money
eg: I cant come out tonight! I m skint!
loaded
very rich
I just won a lottery! I m loaded.
chuffed
very pleased
I m dead chuffed to have won
SALTY
Annoyed by, upset by, or resentful of sth that has been done or said to one
Eg: of course I m salty-you make of me in front of my friend.
why is she so salty? I told her I was going to be home late.
STOKED
elated, very pleased
eg: really stoked to have got the job.
SCRUB UP WELL
make a lot of effort to look very smart or well presented
Eg: He wears jeans most of the time, but he scrubbed up well for the party
my efforts were not enough
my efforts fell short
soon you will be recovered from your illness
soon you will be back on your feet
there are lots of people like that
People like that are a dime of dozen
Tom just accepts thing as they are
Tom just goes with the flow
to get into the swing of it/things
to start to understand, enjoy, and be active in sth
eg: I hadnt work in an office for several years, so it took me a while to get back into the swing of it.
on the mend
to be getting better after an illness or injury
eg: she’s been ill with the flu but she’s on the mend now
scrummy
delicious
Jive
meaningless talk; to tease, fool, kid
eg: Dont jive me with your sweet talk
reek
to have a strong unpleasant smell
- Her breath reeked of garlic.
- the locker room reeked of gym clothes.
noun:
- the warm air was scented with the heady reek of diesel oil from the bus.
chuffed
very pleased
eg: I m chuffed to have won (British slang)
get off the phone
finished talking and have hung up the phone
eg: I just got off the phone with dad. He is fine and say hello.
kip
to sleep
eg: he’s upstairs kipping. Can he call you back?
take a pew! (UK)
sit down
busted
broken
eg: the coke machine is busted.
veg out (US)
relax and do nothing
eg: I’m exhausted - I think I’ll just go home and veg out in front of tv tonight.
steamed up
angry
- Mark gets steamed up over trivial things.
push off
leave, to set out, depart
eg: the infantry patrol pushed off before dawn.
in stitches
if a joke or funny story has tou in stitches, it makes you laugh a lot.
eg: He was telling jokes at the dining table that had us all in stitches.
send someone packing
tell someone very forcefully to leave a place, or to leave their job.
eg:
The footballer was sent packing after a very public row with the coach.
Lowe sent him packing after finding out about his lies.
fuddy duddy
one that is old fashioned, unimaginative, or conservative
eg: That dress makes you look like such a fuddy-duddy
topsy-turvy
confused or disorderly
eg: Everything’s topsy-turvy in my life at the moment
wishy-washy
unable to make a decision decisively and is stuck between two choices
eg: if there is anything I cant stand, its an indecisive, wishy washy customer.
dilly dally
to delay without cause or reason and not to rush.
eg: dont dilly-dally- iust get your bags and let’s go !
half-baked idea
when an idea has not been properly thought through, you can say informally that it’s a half-baked idea.
croaked
die
eg: the old man finally croaked at the age of 92.
gutted
extremely disappointed and unhappy
eg: He was gutted when she finished the relationship.
slew
a lot
eg: a slew of unpaided bills
割韭菜
1) rug pull
- when institutional investors do a rug-pull, retail investors oftentimes get stucked/trapped.
2) I got played for a sucker
- I bought Gamestop when it’s at its highest, and then I got played for a sucker when the rug-pull happened.
3) I was exploited/milked/taken advantages of by the institutional investors.
4) Be aware of being the last person on the bandwagon. Don’t wait till the short squeeze is over to sell. You would get played for a sucker.
5) Quit while you are ahead.
6) Ripped off - this salesman ripped us off.
doddle
if sth its a doddle, it means its easy to do.
eg:
according to the instructions, building this book shelf should be a doddle.
getting to the museum is a doddle; you only need to take one train straight there.
the test was a doddle, and I got full marks.
no sweat
It’s not a problem.
Picking you up was no sweat. Don’t even mention it.
laid back
relaxed or calm.
eg: this weekend was very laid back.
bougie
someone who belongs to the middle class (= a social group between the very rich and the poor), especially someone who supports traditional customs and values, or gives a lot of importance to money, education, and social class, or likes and wants expensive and unusual things:
There’s nothing bougies love more than dinner parties.
Having a spa day is so bougie!
People in the neighbourhood have strong opinions about inauthentic bougie snobs.
It’s one of those places where you pay a lot of money but don’t get much. Too bougie for me!
skint
To have little or no money; to be broke. Primarily heard in UK.
Any chance I can pick up an extra shift? I’m pretty skint this week.
Sorry, man, I’m skint myself, so I have no money to give you.
jailbait
someone who is sexually attractive but too young to have sex with legally:
She was sixteen, no longer jailbait.
forgive my candor
the quality of being honest and telling the truth, especially about a difficult or embarrassing subject:
“We really don’t know what to do about it,” she said with surprising candor.
the quality of being honest, sincere, and kind in dealing with other people:
“We want to help but really don’t know how,” she said with surprising candor.
bang on/spot on
exactly right: She was bang on when she called him an idiot: that’s just what he is!
Your sales estimate was spot on. Well done!
Mr. Lynch’s analysis of the company is spot on, if you ask me. I suggest we follow whatever advice he offers.
Yes, those directions you gave me were spot on, thank you!
Mark does a spot-on impression of our teacher—you have to hear it!
gobsmacked
so surprised that you cannot speak:
He was completely gobsmacked when he won the award.
comeback
a quick reply to a critical remark
some of my best comebacks just go right over people’s heads.
turd
- a piece of solid waste.
dog turds on the pavement. - a rude word for someone who you think is unpleasant.
I’m not doing business with that little turd.
likewise
in the same way:
Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom.
informal “I don’t have time to spend hours preparing one dish!” “Likewise (= it’s the same for me)
in the same way or manner; similarly:
We put up a fence, and other neighbors did likewise.
dog pile
flurry of critical or negative comments about someone or something by a large number of people:
Take a perfectly reputable person, find a weakness, convince others to join the dogpile against them, and pretty soon you destroy them.
dingleberry
stupid person
use your loaf
used to tell someone in a slightly angry way to think more carefully about what they are doing.
you should use your loaf and double-check the directions before driving.
