Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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air. I don’t believe you. Aw, you’re just
full of it! Be quiet!

full of itGo to full of hot air; full of shit.


full of Old NickGo to full of the devil.


full of prunesmod. full of nonsense. (See
also full of beans.) You’re just silly.
Completely full of prunes. Oh, you’re
full of prunes. Get a life!


full of shit and full of itmod. full of lies;
stupid. (Usually objectionable.) Yo u’r e
full of shit, you liar! Don’t pay any at-
tention to her. She’s full of it.


full of the devil and full of Old Nick
mod. always making mischief. Little
Chuckie is sure full of the devil. In this
weather, the kids are always full of Old
Nick.


full sesh[“fUl “sES] mod. totally; completely.
(California.) He was really out of it full
sesh. It was a great game. They went at
it full sesh the whole time.


full steam aheadmod. with determina-
tion. We started moving full steam
ahead on the project. Full steam ahead!
Let’s see how fast this will go!


funmod. pleasant; entertaining. We had
a real fun time. His party was fun. 
What a fun evening!


fun and gamesn. nonsense; a waste of
time. I’ve had enough fun and games.
Let’s get on with the business. You spend
too much time with fun and games!


fungusGo to (face) fungus.


fungus-facen. a bearded man. (See also
(face) fungus. See also fuzz-face.) 
Who’s the fungus-face in the striped blazer?
Hey, fungus-face! Who is that behind all
the fuzz?


funk[f@Nk] 1. n. a bad odor; a stench. 
What is that ghastly funk in here? Open
the windows and clear out this funk. 2. n.
tobacco smoke. The funk was so thick
I couldn’t see across the room. Most of
those important decisions are made by
party hacks in funk-filled back rooms. 3.
n. a depressed state. I’ve been in such
a funk that I can’t get my work done. 
As soon as I get out of my winter funk, I’ll


be more helpful. 4. n. cowardice; terror.
She suffers this terrible funk whenever
she has to give a talk. The dog was in
such a funk that it was crying. 5. n. a kind
of blues rock; jazz based on gospel mu-
sic. Man, groove on that funk, would
ya? Now this is the kind of funk I’ve
been looking for.
funked outmod. alcohol or drug intoxi-
cated. Do you think you can go through
life funked out all the time? Are you
funked out again?
funkingmod. damnable. (Euphemistic for
fucking. Usually objectionable.) Who
put this funking milk crate in the hall? 
Get the funking hell out of here.
funky and phunky 1. mod. strange; far
out. I like your funky hat. Is he
funky? He’s such a funky guy. 2. mod.
basic and simple; earthy. Everything she
does is so funky. I like to be around
funky people. 3. mod. smelly; obnoxious.
Get your funky old socks outa here. 
This place is really funky. Open some win-
dows. 4. mod. unkempt. Your hair is
sort of funky. Comb it. John’s room is
funky and disorganized.
funky-drunk mod. alcohol intoxicated;
stinking drunk. The guy is funky-
drunk, and I think he’s going to be sick. 
Wow, is she ever funky-drunk!
funky-freshmod. very good. (See also
fresh.) This tunage is funky-fresh—to
my ears anyway. Mary is funky-fresh
when she works out, but a real slow run-
ner when she’s been lazy.
funny businessGo to monkey business.
funny farmn. an insane asylum; a psychi-
atric hospital. He’s really weird. They’re
going to send him to the funny farm.
funny-moneyn. any substitute money:
counterfeit money, military script, etc. 
I don’t want any funny-money. Real U.S.
greenbacks or forget the deal. Who’ll
change my funny-money back to bucks?
furn. the police. (See also fuzz.) I think
the fur is onto you, Rocko. The fur ain’t
never gonna get Rocko.
furballGo to hairball.

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