Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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L7[“El “sEvn] 1. n. a square;a dull person.
That guy is an L7. Who is that L7 in
the wingtip shoes? 2. mod. dull; square. 
This guy was real, like, you know, L7. 
Who is the most L7 person you know?


L8Rmod. later. (L + eight + R. Used in elec-
tronic mail and computer forum or news
group messages. Not pronounced aloud.)
Bye, CU L8R. L8R, gator.


label maten. someone who records on the
same label (as the speaker). (Record in-
dustry.) Frank Duke is my label mate,
and we like to get together and gossip about
the record industry. I feel like a real suc-
cess because my label mates are so good.


labonza[l@”banz@] 1. n. the buttocks. 
Good grief, what a gross labonza! She
fell f lat on her labonza. 2. n. the pit of
the stomach. That kind of beautiful
singing really gets you right in the labonza.
She experienced the kind of gut-wrench-
ing anger that starts in your labonza and
cuts through right to the tip of your nog-
gin. 3. n. the belly. I feel the effects of
last night’s celebration in my wallet and
in my labonza. Look at the labonza on
that creep! He’s gonna deliver triplets.


lace 1. tv. to add alcohol to coffee or tea; to
add alcohol to any food or drink. Who
laced the punch? I think I’ll lace my cof-
fee with a little whisky. 2. tv. to add a bit
of one drug to another; to add drugs to
any food or drink. (Drugs.) Somebody
laced the ice cubes with acid. This fag
is laced with opium. 3. n. money. (Un-
derworld.) You got any lace in those
pockets? My lace won’t reach that far. I
can’t afford it.


lacymod. feminine; effeminate. He’s sort
of lacy, but when he settles down to work,


the sparks f ly. This place is too lacy. 
The hotel lobby is a little lacy, but it’s clean.
ladies’ roomn. the women’s restroom. 
Is there a ladies’ room somewhere close?
Sally has gone to the ladies’ room.
lady bearn. a female officer of the law.
(See also Smokey (the Bear); mama
bear.) This lady bear asks me if I’m go-
ing to a fire. These two lady bears
walked in and took a booth by the door.
ladyfinger n. a marijuana cigarette.
(Drugs.) Sam knows how to roll a lady-
finger. Hell, any old joint is a ladyfinger.
Don’t be so particular.
lady-killern. a man who is very success-
ful with women. Bruno is anything but
a lady killer. We saw an old-time lady-
killer with a close-cut black mustache and
everything.
Lady Snown. cocaine. (Drugs.) I spent
the afternoon with Lady Snow. Lady
Snow is about the only friend I have left.
lah-di-dah[“la”di”da] 1. mod. casual; re-
laxed and uncaring. He is so lah-di-dah
with financial matters. She’s not all that
calm about her possessions, but she is very
lah-di-dah with men. 2. interj. a jeer; a
mocking response. So you have a new
car! Well, lah-di-dah. Lah-di-dah! Ex-
cuse me!
laid 1. and layedmod. drug intoxicated.
(See also laid out.) Man, did I get my-
self laid. Are you too layed to drive
home? 2. mod. copulated with. (Usually
objectionable.) Well, you look laid, all
right. If you come home laid, don’t say
I didn’t warn you.
laid back 1. mod. calm and relaxed. Sam
is not what I would call laid back. Yo u

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