Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

get on someone’s casein. to start ha- rassing someone about a personal prob- lem; to annoy someone. (Compare this with get off s ...

before person B can aim back at person A. (The gun is then dropped by person B.)
Rocko got the drop on Bart in a f lash.
Max w ...

down that ghetto blaster in here!
Yo u can’t bring that box on this bus! (ghetto) boxGo to (ghetto) blaster. ghost turdn. a wad ...

You’ll find Bob in some gin dive on the west side of town. gin palaceGo to gin mill. girkedmod. intoxicated with heroin.
He sho ...

or a bit of enjoyment.
It always gives me a buzz to watch Sally do her act.
Your little joke gave me a buzz. give someone a ( ...

also get the nod.)
The committee gave Frank the nod for the job.
They gave her the nod. give someone the raspberrytv. to make ...

drive.
Glommed again! That’s the story of my life. gloomy Gusn. a sad or dismal person; a pessimist.
Don’t be such a gloomy Gu ...

I’ve just got gobs of it if you need some.
I need gobs of money to get through school. go bananasin. to go mildly crazy. (See ...

go flooeyGo to go blooey. Go fly a kite!Go to Go chase yourself! go for brokein. to choose to risk every- thing; to try to succe ...

gold diggern. a woman who pays attention to a man solely because of his wealth.
Sam called Sally a gold digger, and she was de ...

Don’t be a goob. Come to the party with me.
Gary is such a goob. Why can’t he do anything right? gooberGo to guber. goober-grab ...

gooey and GUIn. a graphical user inter- face. (A type of computer control system that uses an orderly layout on the screen with ...

goofy[“gufi] 1. mod. silly.
Stop acting so goofy! What will the neighbors say?
Yo u are really a goofy chick. 2. mod. alcohol ...

celerator of a car.
Give it a good goose and see what happens.
One more goose, but don’t hold it down so long. goose egg 1. n. ...

gorks are taking over the world! 2. and GORKin. an alleged hospital chart no- tation of the diagnosis God only really knows.(Hos ...

gouch off[gaUtS...] in. to pass out under the influence of drugs. (Drugs.)
After taking the stuff, Gary gouched off.
Af- ter t ...

grandstandin. to make oneself conspicu- ous.
Stop grandstanding, Sally. Every- one can see you.
Don’t you just hate the way th ...

Graystone CollegeGo to Graybar Hotel. GR&Dinterj. Grinning, running, and duck- ing. (Describes what one might be doing after ...

green lightn. the signal to go ahead with something; the okay. (See also go-ahead; high sign.)
She gave the green light to the ...

from the grog, of course.
He was too groggified to drive. groghoundn. a drunkard.
I’m afraid that Ernie is getting to be a gro ...