hold watertv. [for an idea, plan, etc.] to
survive evaluation or scrutiny. Nothing
you’ve said so far holds water. Her story
doesn’t hold water.
holen. a despised person; an asshole.
(Usually objectionable. Also a term of
address.) Sam is such a hole. He needs
human being lessons. You stupid hole!
Watch what you’re doing!
hole in the walln. a tiny shop, not much
wider than its doorway. I went into this
little hole in the wall where they had the
nicest little gifts. His office is just a hole
in the wall.
hole upin. to hide (somewhere). Lefty
wanted to hole up somewhere till things
cooled down. I just want to hole up un-
til the whole matter is settled.
holiday cheern. liquor, especially liquor
drunk at Christmas and New Year’s. I
think he had a little too much holiday
cheer. Would you care for a little holi-
day cheer?
holier-than-thoumod. superior in piety;
condescending. She has such a holier-
than-thou attitude. Tracy can act so
holier-than-thou sometimes.
Hollywood 1. mod. having phony glitter.
Who is this Hollywood dame who just
came in? This whole thing is just too
Hollywood. 2. n. a gaudily dressed person
in sunglasses. (Also a term of address.)
Hey, Hollywood! What’s cooking? Ask
Hollywood over there to take off his shades
and make himself known.
holmes[homz] n. one’s pal or friend. (A
variant ofhomes.See also Sherlock.
Usually a term of address.) Hey,
holmes, how ya living? What do you
think about that, holmes?
Holy cow!exclam. Wow! Holy cow! A red
one! Give me a chance! Holy cow, don’t
rush me!
holy Joe 1. n. a chaplain; a cleric; a cler-
gyman. I went to see the holy Joe, and
he was a lot of help. Old holy Joe wants
to see all of us at services. 2. n. a very pi-
ous person. Martin looks stuffy, but he’s
no holy Joe. Don’t let that holy Joe hear
about what you’ve done.
Holy mackerel![“holi “mAkr@l] exclam.
Wow! Holy mackerel! What a day!
Holy mackerel! What’s this?
Holy moley![“holi “moli] exclam. Wow!
Holy moley! A whole quarter! Look,
here’s another one! Holy moley!
holy stinkn. anything repellent. Yo u
really created a holy stink with that silly re-
mark. What is this holy stink about bro-
ken windows?
holy terrorn. a devilish person; a badly be-
having child. Jimmy has become a holy
terror lately. Why is the boss such a holy
terror today?
hombre[“ambre] n. a man. (From Span-
ish.) Who’s that hombre who just came
in? Now, he’s a strange sort of hombre.
homeboy and homegirln. a buddy; a pal.
(Originally between blacks. Also a term
of address. Homeboy is for males and
homegirl is for females.) Come on,
homeboy. Help out a friend. She’s my
homegirl, and I’d do anything for her.
home-brewn. homemade liquor or beer.
Is this your own home-brew, Wally?
My uncle makes his own home-brew.
homegirlGo to homeboy.
homegrown 1. mod. local; folksy; amateur.
Everyone enjoyed Sally’s homegrown
humor. The homegrown talent at the
fair was just as entertaining as anything
could have been. 2. n. marijuana grown
domestically or locally. (Drugs.) She’d
rather use homegrown than have to deal
with Bart. This homegrown is from the
pots in her room.
homer[“hom#] 1. n. a home run in base-
ball. Wilbur hit one homer after an-
other. Another homer for our team! 2.
tv. & in. to hit a home run. Wilbur
homered another one and brought in two
runs with him. Sam has never homered
in six years of playing,
homes and homey; homien. a buddy; a
pal. (Originally between blacks. Also a
term of address. See also holmes.) homes