This is a man-sized steak! That’s what
I want. For a man-size meal, open a can
of Wallace’s Chili tonight!map 1. n. one’s face. There was fear and
hatred all over his map. With a map like
that, she could really go somewhere. 2. n.
sheet music. (Jazz musicians. See also
chart.) Check my map and see where
you come in. I left the map at home.
Can I look at yours?
Marble CityGo to marble orchard.
marble domen. a stupid person. (Some-
one who has marble where brains should
be.) The guy’s a marble dome. He has
no knowledge of what’s going on around
him. Is this marble dome giving you any
trouble?
marble orchard and Marble Cityn. a
cemetery. I already bought a little plot
in a marble orchard. When I take a
trip to Marble City, I want truckloads of
flowers.
marine officerGo to marine (recruit).
marine (recruit) and marine officern.
an empty beer or liquor bottle. (See also
dead soldier; dead marine.) Every
now and then the gentle muttering of the
customers was accented by the breaking of
a marine as it hit the f loor. The guy in
a uniform tossed the marine officer in the
barrel and giggled.
markn. a dupe;a victim selected for a theft
or a swindle. (Underworld.) I bumped
the mark on the shoulder, and he put his
hand on his wallet just like always. We
picked the marks out of the crowd in front
of the two-dollar window.
markern. a personal promissory note; an
IOU. Bart signed a marker for $3,000
and handed it to Sam. Bruno said that
he held Bart’s marker for three grand.
marksmann. a serious college student who
works hard to get good marks (grades).
Sally is a marksman. She’s always study-
ing. Bill kept saying that Todd was a
geek and a marksman, until Todd f lunked
algebra.
mark timetv. to wait; to do nothing but
wait. I’ll just mark time till things get
better. Do you expect me to just stand
here and mark time?
Mary J.Go to Mary Jane.
Mary Jane 1. and Mary J.; Maryjanen.
marijuana. (Drugs. See also jane.) I
can’t live another day without Mary Jane!- n. a plain-looking girl. She’s just a
Mary Jane and will never be a glamour
girl.
mashin. to neck and pet. (Collegiate.)
Who are those two mashing in the corner?
I can’t spend every evening mashing
with you!
mashedmod. alcohol intoxicated. Both
guys were totally mashed. I called my
brother, who came and rescued me. Sam
was mashed, but he wouldn’t let anyone
else drive.
massivemod. excellent. (California.)
The bash at Tiffany’s was, like, massive!
That was a totally massive party, Tiff.
massivelymod. excellently; totally. Max
showed up for the meeting massively
stoned and singing at the top of his lungs.
Robert presented us with a massively
gross belch that actually made the window
rattle a little.
maven and mavin[“mevn] n. an expert; a
self-proclaimed expert. (From Hebrew
mevin via Yiddish.) A maven in the
stock market you are not. Harriet—a
well-known clothing mavin in Rochester—
keeps giving pointers on fabrics, but I don’t
listen.
mavinGo to maven.
maw[mO] tv. & in. to kiss and pet; to
smooch. (Probably from maul.) Come
on, don’t maw me. You’ve been watching
too many movies—or two few. Let’s go
out somewhere and maw.
maxn. the maximum. (See also to the
max.) Is this the max I can have? I
want the max. I’m hungry.
maxed out 1. mod. exhausted; tired.
I am just maxed out. I haven’t been getting
enough sleep. I had to stop work because
I was too maxed. 2. mod. alcohol in-
toxicated. Sam was maxed out and
maxed out