slangman 3 Flashcards
blow the doors off (to)
figurative) to pass a car at such a speed that the resulting suction rips the doors off the other car ·
My car can blow the doors off yours; My car can go a lot faster than yours.
broadside (to) v.
to hit the side of another car with the front of one’s own car ·
The driver next to me fell asleep and broadsided me!; The driver next to me fell asleep and hit the side of my car with the front of his car. · SEE: to sideswipe.
brodey (to do a)
to spin a car 180 degrees ·
Since the road was so slippery, when I applied the brakes hard, I did a brodey; Since the road was so slippery, when I applied the brakes hard, the car spun around 180 degrees.
deuce coupe n.
car that seats only two people
burn rubber (to)
to accelerate so quickly as so leave a skid mark ·
Every time he accelerates, he likes to burn rubber; Every time he accelerates, he likes to leave so quickly that he leaves a skid mark.
eat one’s dust (to)
to be left behind by a fast moving car ·
You’re gonna eat my dust!; You’re going to be left behind by my fast car!
conk out (to)
to fail to operate ·
My car conked out in the middle of the desert; My car failed to operate in the middle of the desert.
fuzz-buster n.
a device which is attached inside the car and used to detect a police officer’s radar. This gives the driver ample time to slow down to the speed limit, thus avoiding a traffic citation · (lit); police-exterminator. t NOTE: Another variation of “to haul” is “to haul butt.” In this expression, the noun butt can certainly be replaced with any number of slang synonyms, i.e. buns, ass (vulgar), etc.
head-on adj.
an abbreviation of “head-on collision. “ t ALSO: to hit head-on exp. to hit another car traveling in the opposite direction ·
I just barely avoided hitting him head-on!; I just barely avoided hitting the car traveling in the opposite direction!
high rider n.
vehicle that rides high off the ground. t SEE: low rider.
hop up (to)
to improve the performance of the engine. t SEE: to soup up
jam on the brakes (to)
to apply the brakes in one quick motion
I had to jam on the brakes in order to avoid the accident; I had to apply the brakes in one quick motion in order to avoid the accident.
jaywalk (to) .
to walk across the street from a prohibited point to another thereby obstructing traffic ·
The police are very strict about jaywalking; The police are very strict about walking across the street from a prohibited point to another. · NOTE: jaywalker n. one who jaywalks.
jump-start (to),
to start one’s car battery off someone else’s battery · jump start a car”; I need to get my car jumped.
My battery died but luckily we were able to start the car by jump-starting it: My battery died but luckily we were able to start the car off someone else’s battery. · NOTE: The expression to jump a car” is a common abbreviation of “to jump start a car”; I need to get my car jumped.
light it up (to)
(popular expression among car aficionados) to start the engine.
loaded adj.
said of a car which is sold with many extras such as radio, air conditioning, power windows, etc. ·
The car only costs $9,000fully loaded!; The car only costs $9,000 including all the extras!
nail it (to)
to apply either the brakes or accelerator with force ·
I had to nail the brakes to avoid the accident; I had to apply the brakes with force in order to avoid the accident.
pileup n.
an accident involving a number of cars ·
Let’s avoid that street. I heard there was just a pileup there; Let’s avoid that street. I heard there was just an accident involving a number of cars there.
pop the clutch (to)
to release the clutch quickly causing the car to lurch forward ·
I don’t like sticks because I keep popping the clutch; I don’t like cars with manual transmission because I keep causing the car to lurch forward. · NOTE: The noun “stick” is a popular abbreviation for “a car with a stick shift,” whereas “automatic” is an abbreviation of “automatic transmission” · Is your car stick or automatic?; Is your car a stick shift or automatic transmission?
rattletrap n.
old and dilapidated car
·( which rattles when driven) · What a rattletrap! What a dilapidated car!
put the pedal to the metal (to)
to push the accelerator all the way to the metal floor of the car ·
We have to be there in five minutes! Put the pedal to the metal!; We have to be there in five minutes! Push the accelerator all the way to the floor! · NOTE: This expression is part of the large world of rhyming slang. In the United States, the word “metal” is pronounced “medal,” rhyming with “pedal.”
rear-ender n.
an accident involving one car hitting another from behind ·
I got into a rea r-ender on the way to work; I got into an accident involving one car hitting another from behind on the way to work.
spin doughnuts (to)
to pull the steering wheel to one side forcing the vehicle to spin around in circles.
strip a car (to)
to steal parts of a car ·
My car got stripped! Parts of my car have been stolen! · ALSO: a stripped car . a car that has no extras such as radio, air conditioning. power windows, etc. · The car sells for $14,000 stripped; The car sells for $14,000 with no extras.
tail (to)
to drive closely behind another car
I hate when people tail me!; I hate when people drive closely behind me! · NOTE: This is a popular abbreviation of “to tailgate.”
sideswipe (to)
to scrape the side of another car with the side of one’s own car ·
The driver next to me fell asleep and sideswiped me!; The driver next to me fell asleep and scraped the side of my car with the side of his car!
tank up (to)
- to fill up the gas tank with fuel..2. to drink alcohol
They really tanked up last night; They really drank last night.
soup up an engine (to)
to increase the power and performance of an engine ·
I souped up my engine for the race; I increased the power and performance of my engine for the race. · SEE: to hop up.
wheelie n.
a maneuver in which a vehicle is temporarily running on the back two of its four wheels (or one wheel if a bicycle or motorcycle). · NOTE: A popular expression is to pop a wheelie; to do a wheelie
