Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

talk until one is blue in the facein. to talk until one is exhausted.
You can talk till you’re blue in the face, but it won’t d ...

day. Then we can take it easy.
Until this thing is taped, we can’t do anything. tap out 1. in. to lose one’s money gambling or ...

tear-jerker[“tIrdZ#k#] n. a very sad story or film.
The film was a real tear-jerker.
I don’t care to read a steady diet of tea ...

go tee-tee before we leave.
Jimmy, you are supposed to f lush it when you tee-tee. n. urine. (Juvenile. Usually objection- abl ...

able to help you, thank you very much.
You’ve been quite annoying, thank you very much! that 1. mod. <a stylistic replaceme ...

That’s what I say. The way to cut spend- ing is just to do it. That’s what she wrote.Go to That’s all she wrote. That tears it![ ...

well received.
This is plain propaganda disguised as a think-piece. think-tankn. a place where great minds are assembled to try ...

ing.
James likes three point two because he can drink more of it without getting stoned. thriller-diller[“TrIl#”dIl#] n. someth ...

throw one out on one’s eartv. to remove someone from a place forcibly.
Straighten up, or I’ll throw you out on your ear.
The ...

thunder-boomern. a thunderstorm.
There will be thunder-boomers in the boonies tonight.
A few thunder-boom- ers may wake you u ...

want to drive.
The host got tight and had to go to bed. 3. mod. stressful; with little margin for error.
In a tight situ- atio ...

tintsn. sunglasses.
Somebody sat on my tints.
I have to get some prescription tints. tip-offn. a clue; an indication.
The tip ...

There was nothing she could do to hide her toddy blossom. to die formod. important or desirable enough to die for; worth dying ...

hockey, and you’ve got a customer for life. n. French kissing.
The two kids spent the rest of the evening playing tonsil hocke ...

me be top banana tonight. 2. n. the boss; the leader or head of something. (See also big cheese; big enchilada.)
Yo u’ l l h a ...

vomit.
Right then and there, with no warning, he tossed his cookies.
If you feel like tossing your cookies, please leave qui- ...

had gone wrong.
Let’s touch base on Wednesday and check on things. touched 1. mod. flattered; honored. (Stan- dard English.)
I ...

transfer information to or from a record- ing medium.
Something here won’t track. Must be the stylus.
This thing won’t track. ...

didn’t work.
The trial balloon was a great success. triben. a group of friends or relatives.
When are you and your tribe goin ...

trotters 1. n. pig’s feet.
Trotters are okay if you can’t tell what they are.
Pickled trotters are good in the summer. 2. n. t ...