Slang Flashcards

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budge

A

change or make (someone) change an opinion.

e.g. “I tried to persuade him, but he wouldn’t budge”

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stand off

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a stalemate or deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict.
“the 16-day-old standoff was no closer to being resolved”

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clout

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influence or power, esp in business or politics

e.g. although they lacked social clout, they maintained political power

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Boon

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Good thing

e.g. These changes were a boon to Tchula’s poorer residents

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drunk tank

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Police custody cell, in particular, where the drunk and disorderly are held until sober.

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whack job

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a crazy or extremely eccentric person.

e.g. “he has established himself as a paranoid wack job”

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shacking up

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Couples who live together (often while having sex) and are not married.
e.g. You him and that girl are shacking up!

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attaboy

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Word given when you do a damn good job!

e.g. Man, you busted your ass today!… attaboy

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plastered

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very drunk.

e.g. “I went out and got totally plastered”

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ditzy

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silly or scatterbrained.

“don’t tell me my ditzy secretary didn’t send you an invitation!”

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doofy

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silly, strange, ditzy, clumsy, odd, loopy

e.g. Kate can be so doofy!

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pamper

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indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness; spoil.

e.g. “famous people just love being pampered”

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13
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crabs

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kind of STD, lice in pubic hair

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14
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wino

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drunk hobo

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holding

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possess drugs.

eg. are you holding?

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blowhard

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a person who blusters and boasts in an unpleasant way.

“a bunch of pompous blowhards trying to get on the news”

17
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Shill

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A person engaged in covert advertising. The shill attempts to spread buzz by personally endorsing the product in public forums with the pretense of sincerity, when in fact he is being paid for his services.
e.g. Who are you shilling for?

18
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twerk

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The rhythmic gyrating of the lower fleshy extremities in a lascivious manner with the intent to elicit sexual arousal or laughter in ones intended audience
e.g. Hey Girl, lets Twerk on the dance floor.

19
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plug

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To give positive publicity and/or promotion of an item/object/company/event to a listening audience.
e.g. Do you want me to throw in a plug for your event at this dinner I’m going to?

20
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brig

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Slang term for military prison.

e.g. Private Dick was trown in the brig for three years for shitting on the White House lawn.

21
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tramp

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A tramp is a long-term homeless person who travels from place to place as a vagrant, traditionally walking all year round. The term “tramp” became a common way to refer to such people in 19th-century Britain and America.

The term is also used for a sexually promiscuous woman, a usage that emerged in the 1920s.

22
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homebody

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Noun., A person who enjoys the warmth and simple pleasures of being at home.

e.g. I’m a homebody, I don’t want to go out; just come over and I’ll make you dinner.

23
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shootout

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a decisive gun battle

24
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tuggy

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handjob

25
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the sticks

A

in the middle of no where
syn: boonies

e.g. The place we were headed was out in the sticks, so we didn’t expect there to be much else around it.

26
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boonie

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A party, with alcohol and sometimes drugs, held by underage teenagers way out in a remote desert area, where it’s unlikely to attract the attention of the Sheriff’s Department

e.g. Man, I got wasted at that boonie last night.

27
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boondocker

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A boondocker is someone who goes back and explores the backwoods uncivilized areas. this is usually referred to as someone on a snowmobile.

e.g. After boondocking all day we finally reached the summit.

28
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rain man

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“Rain man” can be used to describe someone who makes random or odd statements with no provocation. For instance, if you were watching a show about how stamps are made and someone said, “I like turtles,” he might be considered a “rain man.”

29
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kingpin

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The leader of a crime syndicate or organisation.

The ruler of any ‘game’. ie. drug game, rap game, crime game.

30
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sleazy

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(of a person or situation) sordid, corrupt, or immoral.

e.g. sleazy lawyer

31
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hell-bent

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determined to achieve something at all costs.

e.g. “why are you hell-bent on leaving?”

32
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stew

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n. a state of great anxiety or agitation.
e. g. “I suppose he’s all in a stew”

v. worry about something, especially on one’s own.
e. g. “James will be expecting us, so we will let him stew a bit”

33
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blunt

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noun, informal

a hollowed-out cigar filled with marijuana.

34
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float

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A term used in reference to letting someone borrow money from you. See also front and spot.

e. g. I’ll float you the money on that fifth ‘till your payday man.
e. g. Yo dawg, float me some money so I can take shanaynay out on a date and get some tang!