Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

ments about acid rain.
When I heard my name, I tuned in. tune outin. to begin to ignore everything.
I got bored and tuned out. ...

dime at high speed without turning turtle is what I want. turn one’s toes uptv. to die.
I’m too young to turn my toes up. TThe ...

How tweased can anybody get on two beers? tweeked[tWikt] mod. alcohol intoxicated. (Collegiate.)
They’re not really bombed—ju ...

two-fisted drinkern. a heavy drinker; someone who drinks with both hands.
Harry was a two-fisted drinker, a cave man, and a la ...

ugly as sinmod. very ugly.
This car’s as ugly as sin, but it’s cheap and dependable.
My old hound dog is ugly as sin but faith ...

under the table 1. mod. alcohol intoxi- cated.
Jed was under the table by mid- night.
By 3:00 in the morning, every- one was u ...

up a stormmod. with an enthusiastic spirit. (Note syntax in examples. Usually with sing, dance, talk, blow, play.)
We talked up ...

stakes in preparation for departure.)
They just upped stakes and left without saying good-bye.
It’s that time of the year whe ...

vac 1. n. a vacuum cleaner.
Where’s the vac?
Bring the vac and clean this place up. 2. tv. & in. to clean with a vacuum cl ...

vegged outmod. debilitated by drugs or al- cohol. (Drugs.)
Ernie is vegged out and has quit his job and everything.
Wo n’t be ...

vinesn. clothing. (Black.)
I like those smokin’ vines you’re in.
Good-looking vines on that guy, right? vinyl[“vaInl] n. phon ...

waa-zooedGo to whazood. wackGo to whack. wack offGo to beat off. wackymod. loony; silly and giddy.
Yo u are about the wackiest ...

dandruff.
I don’t know anybody with galloping dandruff—I hope. walking on rocky socksmod. alcohol in- toxicated.
She’s sort of ...

waltz off (with something)in. to take something away easily.
The thieves waltzed off with a giant screen television in broad da ...

Yes, we admire each other very much, warts and all. war zonen. an area where things get rough; a tough neighborhood.
Unfor- tun ...

my lips! 2. exclam. Listen very carefully to what I am saying!; If you can’t under- stand what I am saying, then watch the forma ...

weasel 1. n. a sneaky person.
You slimy weasel! How could you!
If Fred weren’t such a weasel, we could get along better. 2. n. ...

well-oiled. I thought she’d never stop talk- ing.
Get him well-oiled, and you’ll find out about everything. (Well,) pardon me f ...

whale into someone or somethingin. to attack someone or something.
Jimmy’s dad really whaled into him.
The guy whaled into the ...

What is it?interrog. Hello, what is hap- pening?
What is it? Tsup?
What is it? What’s happening? What’ll it be?interrog. What ...