Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

(Amelia) #1
has nothing to do with a certain General
Hooker.) She’s a model by day and a
hooker by night. This neighborhood has
a few hookers who hang around on the
street corners.

hook, line, and sinkermod. totally. She
fell for it hook, line, and sinker. They be-
lieved every word hook, line, and sinker.


hooksn. the hands. (See also meathooks.)
Get your hooks off my newspaper! 
Don’t stand there with your hooks in your
pocket. Get busy!


hook shopn. a brothel. (See also hooker.)
Guess who I saw coming out of a hook
shop? There is a secret hook shop over
on Maple Street.


hook something downtv. to swallow
something down. He hooked a drink
down and turned to face his brother. T
Hook down one of these cookies and see
what you think about them.


hoopla[“hupla or “hupl@] n. an outcry; a
fuss or a to-do. What’s all this hoopla
about? There is too much hoopla in these
elections.


hoopsn. the game of basketball. Yo u
wanna go play some hoops? Welcome to
another evening of college hoops, brought
to you by the Nova Motor Company.


hoosegow[“husgaU] n. a jail. Learning
to read can shorten one’s time in the
hoosegow. The judge threw the punk in
the hoosegow for a few days.


hoot 1. in. to laugh loudly. The audience
screamed and hooted with their apprecia-
tion. They howled and hooted. I know
they just loved it. 2. n. a joke; something
laughable. The whole business was a
terrific hoot. The skit was a hoot, and
everyone enjoyed it. 3. in. to boo at some-
one’s performance.  The audience
hooted until the performer f led the stage
in disgrace. They hooted for a few min-
utes after she left the stage.


hootchGo to hooch.


hootcherGo to hoocher.


hoo(t)chfestn. a drinking bout; a drink-
ing party. We stopped by Sally’s to join


in the hoochfest for a while. Let’s throw
a big hootchfest next month.

hootedmod. alcohol intoxicated. Jed got
himself good and hooted. Ted is too
hooted to drive.

hooter 1. n. a nose; a big nose. I sort of
wish my hooter wasn’t so doggoned big. 
He blew his hooter and went back to his
reading. 2. n. a drink of liquor. He
tossed back a big hooter of booze and stood
there a minute. 3. n. cocaine. (Drugs.) 
Albert is known for his high-quality
hooter. 4. Go to hooters.

hootersn. a woman’s breasts. (Jocular.
Usually objectionable.) Look at the
hooters on that dame!

hoovertv. to perform oral sex on the pe-
nis. (Usually objectionable. From the
name of the vacuum cleaner manufac-
turer, in reference to suction. See also a
hoovering.)  Man, would I like to
hoover you! She hoovered him twice and
then left.

ahooveringn.an abortion. (From the suc-
tion used, referring to the vacuum
cleaner.) She said she thought a hoover-
ing would make things right.

hop 1. n. beer. Pretty good hops, Tom. 
How about some hop with your ham-
burger? 2. n. a dancing party for young
people. The kids are out at some school-
sponsored hop. The hop was a lot of fun.


  1. tv. to get aboard a plane or train. I’ll
    hop a plane and be there in a couple of
    hours. Hop a train or anything, but get
    here as soon as you can.


hopfestn. a beer-drinking party. We
went to a big hopfest over at Wally’s, but
it broke up early. That was some hopfest!
No potato chips!

hophead 1. n. an alcoholic or a drunkard.
I’m afraid that Wally is becoming a hop-
head. Ernie is a well-established and in-
curable hophead. 2. n. a drug user; some-
one under the effects of drugs. (Drugs.)
The hopheads are taking over this part
of town. What happens to these hop-
heads when they grow up?

hook, line, and sinker

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