Commonly-used American Slang from manythings.org via Lilac

ace

He's an ace reporter.

action

Do you know where the action is in this town?

airhead

My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead.

all wet

Your ideas about politics are all wet.

all-nighter

I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter.

ammo

The gun was useless after the killer ran out of ammo.

antifreeze

I really need some antifreeze in me on cold days like this.

armpit

This town is really an armpit.

awesome

What an awesome sunset.

bad

Wow, that was really a bad movie.

barf

He barfed all over the seat of the airplane.

bashed

The boat was bashed beyond recognition.

beat

After working all day I am really beat.

beemer

He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in.

bench

He was benched during the basketball playoffs.

bent

It's OK. Don't get so bent.

bent out of shape

Don't get so bent out of shape.

big gun

The president brought two big guns to the meeting.

big mouth

Shut up! You really have a big mouth.

big stink

The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.

blade

He carried a ten inch blade with him.

blimp

I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel.

blow

I'm going to blow out of here now.

blow

He blew all his money gambling.

blow a fuse

Hey, don't blow a fuse.

blow one's cool

Calm down. Don't blow your cool.

blown away

I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars.

bomb

The movie was a bomb.

bombed

The driver of the car was bombed.

bonkers

I think I am going bonkers.

boo-boo

If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't have a job.

booze

I promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party.

bread

I need some bread to pay for my car.

break

A lucky break helped him get the job.

break it up

Break it up, or I will call the police.

bring-down

The news of the airplane crash was a bring-down.

buck

Do you have a buck I can borrow?

bummed

I was really bummed after I heard the news.

bummer

My trip to New York was a bummer.

bust

The whole idea was a bust.

buy it

If you don't slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident.

call

The weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come.

can

Do you know where the can is?

carb

My motorcycle's carb is out of adjustment.

catch some rays

I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays.

catch some Z's

I need to catch some Z's before I go on my trip.

cheesy

That is really a cheesy looking outfit.

chicken

Don't be a chicken.

chintzy

That really was a chintzy present you got him.

chow down

I need to find a place to chow down.

clip

Watch out or they will clip you at that bar.

clunker

I can't go on a date in that clunker.

cold fish

My date for the dance was a cold fish.

collar

I knew they would collar the robber sooner or later.

come up for air

He has to come up for air or he will die from exhaustion.

con

Don't try to con me.

cool

This is a really cool place to work.

cool down

Things should cool down in a day or two.

cop

How did you get the road sign? I copped it.

cop

The cop showed me his badge.

couch potato

He is a couch potato.

crack open a bottle

Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday.

cram

I need more time to cram for the test.

cream

Our team creamed them badly.

croak

I feel like I am going to croak.

cruise

The skier was cruising down the hill

cuffs

He put the cuffs on the killer.

cushy

He has a really cushy job.

cut

Could you cut my whiskey with a little water?

cut out

It is late. I have to cut out.

damage

Lets get the bill and find out the damage.

dead

This disco is really dead tonight.

deck

He was decked in the fight.

deep pockets

Her boyfriend has deep pockets.

dicey

Since the weather is a little dicey, I won't go today.

dirty

I hear that it's a dirty movie.

ditch

I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.

do a snow job on

Don't try to do a snow job on me.

dope

He is such a dope.

dope

There are a lot of dope dealers around here.

dork

He is such a dork.

dough

I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping.

down

Let's go to a bar and down a few beers.

drag

Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.

dynamite

This drink is really dynamite.

earful

My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.

easy mark

The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash.

eat

The problem is really eating away at me.

excellent

That's excellent man.

face-off

The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.

far-out

This music is really far-out.

fix

The addict needs another fix.

flaky

He is too flaky to do the work.

flashback

At the wedding he had a flashback of his old girlfriend.

flick

I haven't seen a flick in a long time.

flip out

He flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed.

flip side

What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape?

fox

His older sister is a fox.

foxy

She is a foxy lady.

freebie

The pillow was a freebie

get into something

I got into gardening in high school.

get it

I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it.

get with it

If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work.

gig

I have a gig on Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00.

glitch

This computer program has a glitch.

glitzy

This is a pretty glitzy hotel to be staying in.

Let me have a go at solving the problem.

go bananas

I am going to go bananas if I don't have a vacation soon.

go down

What is going down?

goof

I am really a goof at times.

goof up

I really goofed up when I painted my room green.

goofy

You are always acting goofy these days.

gourd

Use your gourd to figure out what is happening.

grand

His salary is twenty grand.

grass

Lots of students smoke grass in the dormitory.

gravy

This job is pure gravy.

groovy

This music is groovy.

gross

Picking your nose is really a gross habit.

gross-out

The party was a gross-out.

grub

Where is the best place to get some grub around here?

grubby

Those clothes are too grubby to wear to the party.

grungy

That is a really grungy jacket.

gut

He got shot in the gut.

gut

The gut issue is about what we are going to do now.

guts

It takes a lot of guts to give the boss your true opinion.

hairy

That was a hairy plane trip. I am glad the storm is over.

hammer

Put the hammer to the floor or we will be late for the wedding.

hang it up

I have decided to hang up my teaching job.

hang loose

Just hang loose for another few days.

hang tough

We need to hang tough on our decision.

hardware

The police were surprised by all the hardware the gang members had.

have a buzz on

I had a buzz on after the third martini.

have good vibes

I have good vibes about our new secretary.

have it all together

Recently I don't have it all together.

heave

I heaved up on the floor.

high

The teenagers look high to me.

hip-shooter

He is such a hip-shooter.

history

I don't have any idea where my old boyfriend is. He's history.

hit

Your proposal was a hit with the boss.

hole up

I had to hole up for three days because the police were looking for me.

honcho

The honcho says that we are going to have to give up two days of our vacation.

hooker

Her clothes make her look like a hooker.

hot

The police stopped them because they thought the car was hot.

huffy

I will do it soon so please don't get huffy.

hungry

If you are not hungry, you won't get ahead in the business.

hustle

If you don't hustle, we will be late again.

hyped

The fans were all hyped up for the football game.

hyper

Don't get hyper about what she told you. You know it isn't true.

I.D.

Can you show me some I.D. please?

The tie you are wearing is really in.

in deep

They are really in deep with each other.

in the bag

Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about.

intense

This is a very intense situation we are discussing.

jam

I am glad you got yourself out of that jam.

jerk someone around

Recently it seems like everyone is jerking me around.

jock

My roommate is a jock for the basketball team.

john

The john really smells.

joint

Where is the closest joint to here.

joint

He is good at rolling joints.

junkie

Sam is a junkie.

just off the boat

He acts like he is just off the boat.

keep one's cool

He kept his cool when his house burned down.

kegger

I hear there is a kegger at John's house tonight.

kick

I get a kick out of watching him paint.

klutz

He is a real klutz.

knock

Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.

knocked up

My dog gets knocked up once a year.

knockout

Who was that knockout I saw you with last Friday?

knuckle sandwich

Shut up or I'll give you a knuckle sandwich.

kook

Watch out for all the kooks in this neighborhood.

laid-back

You need to be more laid-back.

lame

That is really a lame excuse.

line

I have heard that line a million times.

loser

John is a loser.

love handles

I exercise every day, but I can't get rid of these love handles.

make waves

Try not to make waves around the office.

maxed out

I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.

mean

He plays a mean violin.

mega

I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.

megabucks

He made megabucks when he sold his company.

mellow

You need to mellow out and enjoy life.

meltdown

There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and me.

mickey mouse

The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.

move on someone

I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.

mush

That is total mush and you know it.

nark

Watch out for the narks in the airport.

neat

That was a neat idea that you had.

negative

There are too many negatives about the company merger.

nick

The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.

nip

He took a nip out of the bottle.

no sweat

It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.

nuke

I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.

nuke

Does that attack plane have any nukes?

nut

I think that he is a nut.

nuts

You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.

pad

Have you found a pad yet?

pain in the neck

My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.

paper-pusher

My office is filled with paper-pushers.

party animal

You're too old to be a party animal.

party-hearty

We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.

paw

Get your paws off of my body.

peanuts

I am not going to work for peanuts.

pickled

He gets pickled after only one beer.

piece of cake

Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.

pig

He is a pig at parties.

pig out

Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.

pit stop

Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.

plastered

He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.

pooped out

He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.

pop

Shut up or I will pop you.

pop for something

It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.

pro

He is really a pro at his work.

prod

Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?

psyched up

The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.

psycho

She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.

puke

I feel like I am going to puke.

push off

I am going to push off now.

put the moves on

You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.

put-on

It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.

quarterback

Who is going to quarterback the meeting?

quick buck

I need to make a quick buck.

rack

I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.

rack out

I am going to rack out for two hours.

racket

There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.

rag

I can't believe we still get this same old rag.

rap

We need to sit down and rap about a few things.

rathole

When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole?

raw

The raw office workers were not getting much done.

ream someone out

The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.

red hot

Your idea is really red hot.

repo

Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.

rinky-dink

The circus was really rinky-dink.

riot

The comedy program was a real riot.

road hog

That driver is a road hog.

rocks

Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?

rough time

We have had a rough time this winter.

rug

Is that a rug on his head?

rug rat

My sister has three rug rats.

rule

My wife rules the house.

run off at the mouth

He is always running off at the mouth.

run out of gas

The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.

sack

When did you hit the sack last night?

scam

Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.

scarf

Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.

schmuck

What a stupid schmuck.

screw around

If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.

screw up

If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.

sharp

He is very sharp with numbers

shot

I'll give the puzzle another shot.

shot down

Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.

slammer

The police threw them both in the slammer.

smashed

Try not to get smashed at the beer party.

smoke eater

My father is a smoke eater.

split

It is time to split and go see the movie.

spook

The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.

spud

Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?

square

My father looks square in his jacket.

steamed up

Don't get so steamed up over the issue.

stink

This whole operation stinks.

straight

I want you to give me a straight answer.

stressed

I am really stressed by all the recent world events.

sucker

Don't be a sucker.

take a hike

I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.

taken

He was taken for all his money at the casino.

taking care of business

I have been taking care of business.

threads

Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.

tool around

I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.

totaled

My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.

He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.

up for grabs

This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.

veg out

I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.

vibes

He really gives off good vibes.

wad

You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.

waste

After you waste him, throw the body in the river.

wheels

If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.

whiz

He is a whiz at the computer.

wired

I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.

wussy

Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.

yukky

This food tastes yukky

zapped

I am too zapped to help you right now.

zip

He knew zip about running the company.

Commonly-used American Slang from manythings.org via Lilac

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