Need some help understanding English slang? Maybe this will help
- Airhead - A foolish or dumb person
She is such an airhead she keeps forgetting to get her books.
- All-Nighter - Studying all night usually before an exam or test
They were wandering dazed in school after pulling an all-nighter.
- Ball - A good time
The kids had a ball at the party.
- Bazillion - Used to indicate an uncountable number or a very big number
She gets a bazillion friend requests everyday on Facebook.
- Beemer - A BMW car
He kept driving around the block to show off his new beemer.
- Big Guns - People who have influence, are powerful
She knew it was time to call in the big guns when he refused to cooperate.
- - Complain or moan or gossip about something
Whenever the girls get together they find something to about.
- Bonkers - Being mad or insane
He has gone bonkers since he got to know about the test.
- Break - Opportunity or chance
The band got a break when they performed on a T.V. show.
- Bummed - Sad or disappointed
Everyone was super bummed when the concert was cancelled.
- Cheesy - Outdated or overused, sometimes cheap as well
She was tired of hearing cheesy pick-up lines.
- Chicken - A name called to a coward
“He’s too much of a chicken to try that jump!” Tim said snidely.
- Con - Swindle
He was convinced the bank was trying to con him of his money.
- Couch Potato - Someone who does nothing but watch T.V. all day
Ever since he lost his job, he’s turned into a complete couch potato.
- Crap - Something that is worthless or a lie
His promises to change were all crap.
- Crash - To sleep over at someone’s house
She was crashing at a friend’s house after the party.
- Crash - Break into a place or attempt to get in somewhere
The plan to crash the party was foiled by the heavy security.
- Croak - To die
The old man croaked sometime in the night.
- Cruising - In a car, going at a high speed
They were cruising around town when they spotted the ghost.
- Cushy - Comfortably easy
She had a cushy job as the floor manager.
- Deck - Hit some on the face
He decked Tom a good one when he insulted him.
- Deep Pockets - Someone who has a lot of money; a good source of money
His father has really deep pockets and spoils him terribly.
- Dinosaur - Something or someone who is very old
Her computer is a total dinosaur.
- Dough - Money or cash
“I lent her some dough last week!” He cried.
- Ditch - Abandon something or leave
She has a reputation for ditching plans at the last minute.
- Dynamite - Awesome or great
That was a dynamite dinner at the new restaurant.
- Earful - Scolding or reprimanding
They both got an earful from their mother.
- Eyeball - Look and admire
All the girls were eyeballing the exchange student.
- Eye Popper - Astonishing or fantastic
The display for the store was an eye-popping success.
- Fender-Bender - A minor accident or collision between two vehicles
He had to give his car into repairs because of the fender bender.
- Flicks - Movies or films
She went to the flicks with her best friends.
- Freebie - Something that you got for free
The company was giving freebies to promote the product.
- Gig - Job or work
She makes a bundle at her current gig.
- Glitch - Some kind of defect or problem
There was a technical glitch with the sound system.
- Go Bananas - Go crazy
The kids went bananas when school was cancelled because of the storm.
- Goof Off - Wasting time, not doing anything in particular
He decided to stop goofing off and study in his final year.
- Grand - A thousand
He made 20 grand at his old job.
- Gross Out - A very bad time
The event was a gross out, nobody turned up!
- Grub - Food
They went to the diner to get some grub after the game.
- Guts - Courage or boldness
He finally worked up the guts to ask her to the prom.
- Hang out - Frequently spend time together in a place
The group usually hung out at the abandoned farm.
- Heave - Vomit
“Uh-oh I need to heave!” She said before disappearing into the toilet.
- Hot - Attractive, popular or y
The office was buzzing because of the hot new intern.
- Hustle - Leave hurriedly
We need to hustle or we’ll miss the train.
- Idiot Box - The television
He spends too much time indoors in front of the idiot box.
- Icky - Unpleasant or annoying
She wrinkled her nose at the icky mess in the kitchen.
- In - Currently fashionable
Stripes are in for summer this year.
- Jam - Being in trouble or playing music together
They got into a jam with the police while having a jam session.
- Jock - Someone who plays a sport
He was a lifelong basketball jock.
- John - Toilet
“Where’s the john?” He asked
- Joint - A bar or a pub
It was the most happening joint in the city.
- Junkie - Someone who is a drug addict
Liam became a junkie in college.
- K - A thousand of a currency
The guide demanded 5K before he’d take them back to the hotel.
- Kegger - A party where beer is the predominant drink
Her parents grounded her when they found out about the kegger.
- Kick Back - Relax
He needed a holiday to just kick back and unwind.
- Knuckle Sandwich - A punch aimed at the mouth
Dina served him a knuckle sandwich for insulting her friend.
- Lame - Something not up to the mark
That was such a lame ghost story.
- Line - An untrue story or excuse
I have heard that line one too many times.
- Lip - Talking disrespectfully
The student was suspended for giving lip to the principal.
- Meltdown - The complete breaking down of something
The politics of the country are in a state of complete meltdown.
- Mickey Mouse - Something that does not make sense
The entire episode was a sort of mickey mouse for the authorities.
- Neat - Good or excellent
“That was a really neat film.” She said
- Nuts - Crazy, mad
You must be nuts to try that climb.
- Oddball - Unusual or weird person
It was a good neighbourhood with the exception of a few oddball neighbours.
- Pad - A place where a person lives
Aidan has an awesome bachelor pad in the city.
- Peanuts - Very little money
She got that vintage jacket for peanuts from the garage sale.
- Pissed Off - Very annoyed
She was pissed off at him for being late.
- Pit Stop - Stopping to use the bathroom while travelling by road
They took a small pit stop before continuing along the road.
- Plastic - Any kind of card used for electronic transactions
She only had plastics, all her cash was spent.
- Poop - Excrement
They had to watch out for dog poop while jogging.
- Quarterback -Lead or initiative
He decided to quarterback the meeting and got straight to the point.
- Quick Buck - Easy gotten money
He is forever looking for ways to make a quick buck.
- Raw - New and inexperienced
The interns were raw so they needed constant supervision.
- Razz - Annoy or tease
He often razzed his younger brother.
- Repo - Repossess something due to non-payment of a loan
The bank will repo his house unless he pays soon.
- Rocking - Great, awesome
She had a rocking time at soccer camp.
- Rug Rat - A small child or toddler
They left the rug-rats at home with the baby-sitter.
- Scarf Down - Eat quickly or hurriedly
He just had enough time to scarf down a toast before the bus came.
- Shades - Sunglasses
She was forever buying new shades from the mall.
- Shot - Try something
“Here let me have a shot at that.” He offered.
- Smashed - Highly inebriated
They all got smashed at her birthday party.
- Straight - Honest or upfront
Give it to me straight, doctor! What’s wrong with me?
- - When something is awful or unacceptable
The cafeteria price hike just .
- Threads - Clothes
He really needed to get some new threads before moving away.
- Totalled - For cars completely wrecked or crashed
He has totalled 4 cars in as many years.
- Umpteen - Incalculable
“I’ve told you umpteen times to clean this room.” His mother scolded.
- Up - Feeling cheerful or in good spirits
I’ve been feeling up ever since the summer started.
- Veg Out - Do absolutely nothing at all, relax
She really needed to veg out with a good book this weekend
- Vibes - General atmosphere or feelings
He was getting some weird vibes from the room.
- Wad - An amount of money held together by a rubber band or staple
He pulled out a wad of bills and placed them on the table.
- Wheels - A way to refer to a car
He got some really nice wheels for his 18th birthday.
- Whiz - Being very talented at something
She was a whiz at computer programming.
- Wimp - A cowardly person
He was a wimp who was scared of his own shadow.
- Yakety-Yak - Chatter about general things
She was always yakety-yakking on the phone with someone or the other.
- Yes-Man - Person who always agrees with those in authority
He was tired of all the yes-men who surrounded him.
- Yuck - Disgusting or bad
“Yuck! I hate that medicine.” He cried angrily.
- Zapped - Exhausted or tired
He was totally zapped from running around all day.
- Zero - An unimportant person
In her eyes, he was a zero.
- Zit - Pimple
She screamed when she saw the zit on her nose.
- Zonked Out - Fall asleep quickly and deeply
He zonked out as soon as he hit the bed.
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