Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

L7[“El “sEvn] 1. n. a square;a dull person.
That guy is an L7.
Who is that L7 in the wingtip shoes? 2. mod. dull; square.
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are really one laid back guy! 2. mod. al- cohol or drug intoxicated.
He’s a little laid back and can’t come to the phone.
How ...

lappern. a drunkard.
The street was empty except for an old lapper staggering home.
The party was ruined by the an- tics of a ...

moving it in and out of different finan- cial institutions. (Underworld. See also greenwash.)
The woman’s sole function was to ...

ial. (See also laid out. Not slang.)
The undertaker did not lay Aunt Fanny out to my satisfaction.TThe women of the town helped ...

gal-beagle who can get me out of this scrape.
She keeps a whole bunch of le- gal-eagles to handle that sort of thing. legal-eag ...

lickety-split[lIkIdi”splIt] mod. very fast.
They ran across the field lickety-split.
We were there lickety-split in my new c ...

out there. She’ll have to wait a few months before buying expensive clothing. lighten up (on someone or something) in. to reduce ...

like it or lump it!
Too bad! Like it or lump it! Like it’s such a big deal.phr. You are making an incredible fuss over some mi- ...

gloss. He is a liar at heart.
She doesn’t mean it. Her words are just lip gloss. LIQn. a liquor store. (Initialism or acro- nym ...

loaded 1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated.
If you’re loaded, don’t drive.
I’m not loaded. I’m just a little tipsy. 2. mod. sp ...

ulars.
I am sort of a longhair, but I still watch TV. 2. mod. highbrow; [of music] classical.
I don’t care for longhair mu- si ...

Lord love a duck!exclam. Wow!
Lord love a duck! It’s Mary!
Lord love a duck, I’m tired! lo-resGo to low-res. lorg[lorg] n. a s ...

Wilson is lousy with money.
Tiffany is lousy with jewels and furs, but she’s got bad teeth. love bombsn. affirmations of affect ...

lubricationn. liquor.
A little lubrication would help this party a lot.
Wally has had a little too much lubrication. lucci n. ...

Ma Belln. AT&T, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company; any telephone company. (See also Baby Bell.)
I forgot to pay ...

maggot(t)ymod. alcohol intoxicated; very drunk. (A play on rotten.)
Rotten, hell. They were absolutely maggotty!
How can anybo ...

pig out of yourself.
I have a tendency to make a pig of myself at affairs like this. make a pileGo to make a bundle. make a sco ...

I suggest that you make yourself scarce before she returns. make out 1. in. to neck and pet.
I still like to make out, but it’ ...

This is a man-sized steak! That’s what I want.
For a man-size meal, open a can of Wallace’s Chili tonight! map 1. n. one’s fac ...