How can anybody be so aced on three
beers? I’ve never seen anybody that aced
in my life.ace in the holen. something important
held in reserve. The twenty-dollar bill
I keep in my shoe is my ace in the hole.
Mary’s beautiful singing voice was her ace
in the hole in case everything else failed.
ace in(to something)in. to happen onto
something good; to manage to get into
something. I hope I can ace into the af-
ternoon physics class. I don’t know how
I aced in. I guess I was just lucky.
ace outin. to be fortunate or lucky. I
really aced out on that test in English.
ace someone outtv. to maneuver some-
one out; to win out over someone. (See
also aced; ace.) I plan to ace you out in
the first lap. TMartha aced out Rebecca
to win the first place trophy.
acidn. lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
(Drugs.) Acid and pot! That’s all you
think about. Freddy got hold of some
bad acid and freaked out.
acid testn. a very thorough test. (From a
test for determining true gold using
acid.) We put your invention through
the acid test, and—I am extremely sorry
to tell you—it failed miserably. I’ll take
this home to my kids and let them give it
the acid test. If it survives them, it’s a win-
ner.
action 1. n. excitement; activity in general;
whatever is happening. This place is
dull. I want some action. How do I find
out where the action is in this town? 2. n.
winnings or the booty. (See also piece (of
the action).) I did my share of the
work, and I want my share of the action.
Just what did you do to earn any of the
action? 3. n. sex; copulation. Paul is
over at Martha’s house looking for some ac-
tion. All those guys are just trying for a
little action. 4. n. illegal activity; com-
merce in drugs; acts of crime. (Under-
world.) You want a fast buck, you get
in on that action over on Fourth Street.
Things have been a little slow here, but
there’s some action on the East Coast.
activatedmod. tipsy; alcohol intoxicated.
All four of them went out and got a lit-
tle activated. Will this stuff get me se-
riously activated?
Adam Henryn. an AH = asshole,a ‘jerk.’
(Treated as a name.) Why don’t you get
some smarts, Adam Henry?
addictn. someone showing a strong pref-
erence for something or someone. (A
combining form not related to drug ad-
diction.) Sam is a real opera addict. He
just loves the stuff. My uncle is a mys-
tery addict.
adios muchachos[adi”os mu”tSatSos] tv.
the end; good-bye everyone. (Spanish.)
If you step out in front of a car like that
again, it’s adios muchachos. I’ve got a
gun aimed at your navel. If you move so
much as one muscle, you can just say adios
muchachos.
adobe dollar[@”dobi “dal#] n. a Mexican
peso. How many of these adobe dollars
does it take to buy a can of pop here?
One greenback will get you about 2,
adobe dollars these days.
AFAIKphr. as far as I know. (Acronym.
Computers and the Internet.) Every-
thing is ok with the server, AFAIK.
African golf ball and African grapea wa-
termelon. (Streets. Alludes to an early
stereotype of African-Americans being
very fond of watermelon.) Gimme a big
slice of that African golf ball. When he
said we were having African grapes for
dessert, I thought he meant sherbet.
African grapeGo to African golf ball.
Afro and fron.a hairdo, sometimes worn
by American blacks, where the hair ap-
pears to be a large puffy ball. Man, I
thought Afros went out in the sixties!
Where’s you get that fat fro?
ag and aggromod. aggravated = irritated:
annoyed. Hey, man. Don’t get yourself
so aggro!
aggie[“Agi] 1. mod. agricultural. She
spent a year at some aggie college, but
didn’t like it. Her aggie interests faded
fast. 2. n. a student of an agricultural
(college) training program. (Specifically,aggie