Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

cold fishn. a dull and unresponsive per- son.
I hate to shake hands with a cold fish like that. He didn’t even smile.
I hate g ...

think things over. 2. n. a letdown; a dis- appointment. (Usually comedown.)
The loss of the race was a real comedown for Willa ...

come out on topin. to end up to the bet- ter; to win.
Tim always has to come out on top—a classic poor loser.
She made all the ...

Where’d you get that nasty bump on your konk? conk-buster and konk-buster [“kONkb@st#] 1. n. inferior liquor.
An- other shot of ...

ical euphemism.)
The patient cooled during surgery.
We were afraid that he would cool. Cool bananas!Go to Cool beans! Cool bea ...

cop a tubetv. to catch a perfect tubular wave. (Surfers.)
He was a real pro at copping a tube, and always just the right one.
...

he carried with him.
He is saving corpses to build a real smoke. corral dustn. nonsense, lies, and exagger- ation. (A euphemism ...

to the prof, hoping for a good grade at least.
She failed to read the syllabus, which advised students not to cozy up to the pr ...

crackpot 1. n. a fake; a person with strange or crazy plans.
Some crackpot called to tell us that the sky is falling in.
I’m n ...

crapped (out)mod. dead; finished. (Not prenominal. From dice, not from the other senses ofcrap.)
After a serious encounter with ...

crater-face and pizza-face; pizza-puss; zit-facen. a person with acne or many acne scars. (Intended as jocular. Rude and derogat ...

crib 1. n. a location where thieves gather to plot; a dwelling for thieves, prostitutes, etc. (Underworld.)
The police busted a ...

crotch-rotn. a skin irritation or disease characterized by itching in the genital area, usually said of males. (See also grunge. ...

crunchersn. the feet.
My crunchers are sore from all this walking.
New shoes can be hard on your crunchers. crunchien. a soldi ...

cufftv. to put a charge on one’s bill.
Would you cuff this for me, please?
Sorry, I can’t cuff anymore for you. cuff quoten. ...

dominal muscles.
He works out and he’s really cut! 7. mod. circumcised. (Not usu- ally prenominal.)
I’m not cut and nei- ther ...

cut the dusttv. to take a drink of liquor.
I think I’ll stop in here and cut the dust.
I want to cut the dust. Can I have a sn ...

da bombGo to the bomb. dadn. one’s father; any father; any old man. (Also a term of address. Capitalized when referring to one’s ...

She was unhappy with her new car even on day one. day personn. a person who prefers to be active during the daytime. (Compare t ...

deadhead 1. n. a stupid person.
Who’s the deadhead in the plaid pants?
Wo w, are you a deadhead! 2. tv. & in. [for some- o ...