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 wrong moves and still came out on
top.
comer[“k@m#] n. someone with a bright
future. Fred is a real comer. You’ll be
hearing a lot about him. A comer like
that can command a high salary.
come up for airin. to pause for a break.
The kissers—being only human—had
to come up for air eventually. They were
taking in money so fast at the box office
that there wasn’t a minute to come up for
air.
comeuppance[k@m”@p@nts] n. a well-de-
served rebuke. He finally got the come-
uppance that he’s needed for so long. I
gave her a comeuppance she’ll never forget.
comfort station 1. n. a restroom; toilet fa-
cilities available to the public. Do you
have a comfort station in this store? We
need to stop and find a comfort station in
the next town. 2. n. an establishment that
sells liquor. Let’s get some belch at a
comfort station along here somewhere.
There’s cops all around that comfort sta-
tion. Somebody must have robbed it.
comfy[“k@m(p)fi] mod. comfortable.
This is a very comfy chair. I find my-
self in a not too comfy position with regard
to your further employment here.
coming out of one’s earsmod. in great
abundance. Mr. Wilson has money
coming out of his ears. Borrow some pa-
per from Chuck. He’s got it coming out of
his ears.
comma-countern. a pedantic person.
Comma-counters can be such a pain.
When you need a proofreader, you need a
comma-counter.
commie[“kami] n. a communist. What
are the commies up to now? The com-
mies are selling gold today, and the price
went down a lot.
commode-hugging drunkmod. heavily
alcohol intoxicated; drunk and vomiting.
John got commode-hugging drunk in
the space of two hours. I could tell by the
sounds coming from the bathroom that
Ernie had come home commode-hugging
drunk again.comp 1. tv. to accompany someone [mu-
sically]. I have to sing a solo at a wed-
ding and need someone to comp me. 2. tv.
to give something to someone free. (Ei-
ther as compensationfor difficulties en-
dured or as a complimentarygift.) The
movie patron was angry and demanded
his money back. The manager comped him
with a few free passes and he was happy.company bulln. a detective or guard who
works for a private firm. Pete is a com-
pany bull for Acme Systems. He works
nights. The company bull asked what we
were doing there.company mann. a man who always sides
with his employers. Ken’s a company
man—he’ll always take management’s
side. You can depend on a company
man to do as he is told.con 1. n. a convict. One of the cons keeps
a snake in his cell for a pet. Is that guy
in the gray pajamas one of the escaped
cons? 2. n. a confidence scheme. They
pulled a real con on the old lady. This
is an okay con you got going. 3. tv. to swin-
dle or deceive someone. Don’t try to
con me. I know the score. Sam conned
him out of his money.con artistGo to con man.conehead 1. n. a fool; an oaf. Some cone-
head put sugar in the salt shaker. Yo u
can be pretty much of a conehead your-
self sometimes, you know. 2. n. an intel-
lectual; a pointy-head. The coneheads
have decided that we are all making too
much money. They build fences around
universities to keep the coneheads in.conesn.the breasts; female breasts.
Cones really turn him on. She ain’t
much in the cones department.con jobn. an act of deception. What a
con job he tried to pull on us! This is not
an annual report! It’s a con job!conk and konkn. the head. Put your
brim on your conk, and let’s cruise. come out on top