gouch off[gaUtS...] in. to pass out under
the influence of drugs. (Drugs.) After
taking the stuff, Gary gouched off. Af-
ter the fix, Gert waited patiently to gouch
off.
go undergroundin. to go into hiding; to
begin to operate in secret. The entire
operation went underground, and we
heard no more about it. We’ ll go u n -
derground if we have to. Nothing will stop
the movement.
go upin. to start to feel the effects of a
drug. (Drugs.) Gert started to go up
and suddenly fell asleep. The guy
couldn’t wait to get home and go up.
goupGo to goop.
gourd[gord] n. the head. I raised up and
got a nasty blow on the gourd. My gourd
aches something awful.
go Westin. to die. Ever since Uncle Ben
went West, things have been peaceful
around here. When I go West, I want
f lowers, hired mourners, and an enormous
performance of Mozart’s “Requiem.”
go with itGo to go with the flow.
go with the flow and go with itin. to
cope with adversity; to accept one’s lot.
No, just relax and go with the f low.
Go with it. Don’t fight it.
goy[goI] 1. n. a gentile. (From Hebrew. Not
necessarily derogatory.) But the goys
can do anything they want on Sunday!
Leave that kind of thing to the goys. 2.
mod. gentile; non-Jewish. I don’t care
for that goy stuff. Goy pickles are sort
of blah.
go zonkersin. to go slightly crazy. What
a day! I almost went zonkers. I went a
little zonkers there for a minute.
grabbersn. the hands. Keep your grab-
bers to yourself. Wash your grubby lit-
tle grabbers before coming to the table.
grade-grubber 1. n. an earnest, hard-
working student. (In the way a pig roots
or grubs around for food.) Martin is
a grade-grubber and a real hard worker.
If there are too many grade-grubbers in a
class, it will really throw off the grading
scale. 2. n. a student who flatters the
teacher in hopes of a higher grade.
Toward the end of a semester, my office is
filled with grade-grubbers. A few grade-
grubbers help assure old professors that the
world is not really changing at all.grade-grubbing 1. n. working hard at
one’s studies in hopes of a high grade.
If all you’re here for is grade-grubbing,
you’re going to miss a lot. Get a hobby.
All grade-grubbing in college is no good. 2.
n. flattering a teacher in hopes of a higher
grade. Some teachers don’t mind a lot
of grade-grubbing. So you’ve come in to
do some grade-grubbing. 3. mod. having
to do with students who are only con-
cerned with getting high grades.
Grade-grubbing college kids are driving me
crazy. Two grade-grubbing seniors came
in and begged me to change their grades.graduate[“grAdZu@t] 1. n. a person expe-
rienced in life, especially sexually expe-
rienced. Tracy is a graduate. Nothing
is new to her. You need someone who is
a graduate for this kind of a job. 2.
[“grAdZuet] in. to move from casual drug
use to addiction. (Drugs.) Gert grad-
uated to smack after only a year of skin-
popping. Pete graduated and went into
treatment all in the same month.grand and G; geen. one thousand dollars.
That car probably cost about twenty
grand. Four Gs for that thing?Grand Central Stationn. any busy and
hectic place. (From Grand Central Sta-
tion in New York City—a very busy
place.) This place is Grand Central Sta-
tion on a Friday night. At just about
closing time, this place becomes Grand
Central Station.granddadn. an old-fashioned person; an
out-of-date person. Tom is just a silly
granddad. He is dull and old-fashioned.
Don’t be such a granddad. Live a little.(grand)daddy (of them all)n. the biggest
or oldest of all; the patriarch. This old
fish is the granddaddy of them all. This
one is the daddy. Been here since the place
was built.(grand)daddy (of them all)