maggot(t)ymod. alcohol intoxicated; very
drunk. (A play on rotten.) Rotten, hell.
They were absolutely maggotty! How
can anybody reach the state of being mag-
goty on three beers?
magic bulletGo to silver bullet.
magic mushrooms and sacred mush-
roomsn. mushrooms of the genus Psilo-
cybe, which cause visions or hallucina-
tions when eaten. (Drugs.) Magic
mushrooms are okay because they are nat-
ural, or something like that. This is the
so-called sacred mushroom,named for its
use in Amerindian ritual.
magpien. a person who chatters; a person
who annoys others by chattering. Sally
is such a magpie! Why do those hor-
rendous magpies all go to the same movies
I go to?
(ma)hoska[m@”hask@] 1. n. narcotics; any
contraband. (Underworld.) The tall
pinstriper asked where he could get some
mahoska. The hoska must be for a
friend. He’s a blower if I ever saw one. 2.
n. energy; strength; moxie. The guy’s
got mahoska and guts! She’s quick and
has lots of mahoska.
mailn. money. The bills are due. I need
some mail.
main dragn. the main street. I have a
shop over on the main drag. The main
drag is solid with traffic on Saturday
nights.
main squeeze 1. n. one’s boss; the person
in charge. The main squeeze has a lot
of responsibility. The main squeeze is
out of town for a week. 2. n. one’s steady
girlfriend or boyfriend. (Possibly related
to crush.) My main squeeze is coming
over to talk tonight. She plans to marry
her main squeeze.
main stashn. the home of a drug user de-
scribed in terms of where one’s major
store of drugs is kept. (Drugs. See also
stash.) His apps are in his main stash.
My main stash is on Maple, but I’m
usually not there.
majormod. excellent; serious; severe. (Col-
legiate.) This rally is, like, major!
Wally is one of the most major beach guys!
make 1. tv. to identify someone. (Under-
world.) We tried to make him down at
the station but came up with nothing.
Given another second or two I could have
made the guy—but he covered his face. 2.
n. an identification. (Underworld.) We
ran a make on her. She’s got two priors.
The make didn’t come through until after
she was released. 3. tv. to arrive at a place;
to cover a distance. Can we make
Boston by sunset? We made forty miles
in thirty minutes. 4. tv. to achieve a spe-
cific speed. See if this thing can make
ninety. This buggy will make twice the
speed of the old one.
make a boo-bootv. to make an error. (See
also boo-boo.) Everybody makes a boo-
boo every now and then. Whoops! I
made a boo-boo.
make a bundle and make a piletv. to
make a lot of money. (See also bundle.)
I made a bundle off that last deal. I
want to buy a few stocks and make a pile
in a few years.
make a federal case out of something
tv. to exaggerate the importance of an
error; to overdo something. Do you
have to make a federal case out of every-
thing? I only spilled my milk. Why make
a federal case out of it?
make a killingtv. to make an enormous
profit; to become an enormous success.
The company made a killing from the
sale of its subsidiary. I wanted to make
a killing as a banker, but it didn’t work out.
Make a lap!exclam. Sit down! Hey,
make a lap and get out of the way! Pull
up a chair and make a lap!
make a mountain and pitch a tentn. to
have a morning erection that raises the
covers; to have an erection that makes a
bulge in one’s clothing; to get an erection.
Bobby makes a mountain almost every
morning.
make a pig of oneselftv. to overeat; to
take more of something than anyone else
gets; to be selfish. Please don’t make amaggot(t)y