Slang and Idioms Flashcards
Stomach ache from eating gummy candies
Gummy ache
An entitled woman
Karen
Exclamation
Skrt
“skrt skrt! I’m so ready to go to the concert tonite!!”
Mustache-growing November
Movember
“My face doesn’t have much to give but I’m gonna try my best to help out this Movember.”
Smiled a little then stopped
SALTS
“Lisa told me that he had never used a washing machine before, SALTS”
Cool
Schway
“Hey, I’m free to hang out tonight after all!
Schway.”
To hit the ball poorly
Shank
“Wow, he shanked that ball right into the lake.”
To deal with and create the best possible outcome of a bad, unfortunate, or unpleasant situation or set of circumstances.
make the best of a bad bargain
We weren’t expecting to have to share our timeshare with others, but there’s nothing we can do about it now, so we’d better make the best of a bad bargain.p
Enraged; extremely or inconsolably angry.
(as) mad as a wet hen
My dad was mad as a wet hen after I crashed his car.
To be very anxious, upset, or frightened.
have the wind up
They had the wind up after we threatened them with legal action.
A person’s perspective, figuratively or literally.
POV
My POV is that all politicians are working to get re-elected, so you can never trust them.
My pov is blocked. You got a clean shot on him?
Most often used to refer to the wives and girlfriends of famous sports players - especially English soccer players.
WAGs
I wish the tabloids would stop it with all the WAGs coverage.
An attractive wife of an older man
Trophy wife
Charles’ trophy wife is 20 years younger than him.
A social media user who constantly discusses his wife.
Wife guy
Ben’s account is slowly becoming a wife guy account. All he talks about is Claire.
An overbearing fundraiser
Chugger
Chuggers are the worst thing about the state fair, they r so annoying.
Raising money for charity in a rude manner
Chugging
Sorry I’m late, I was stopped by a dude chugging to raise awareness for blind bats.
A person who posts offensive comments
Troll
Don’t listen to him. He’s such a troll.
