Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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This mojo is no good. Why don’t you try
to kick the mojo? 2. n. a narcotics addict.
(Drugs.) These mojos will rob you blind
if you don’t keep an eye on them. Sam’s
no mojo, and if he was nobody’d men-
tion it.

moldy fign. an old-fashioned person; a
square. Don’t be a moldy fig! Lighten
up! Some moldy fig objected to our
music.


momn. a mother. (Also a term of address.
Capitalized when used as the name of
one’s own mother.) My mom is the
greatest! Mom, can I have a bigger al-
lowance?


mondo[“mando] mod. totally; very much.
(California.) You are, like, mondo gross!
This place is like, so, like, mondo beige.


moneybagsn. <a nickname for a wealthy
person.> When old moneybags does fi-
nally buy the farm, who gets the loot? 
When you get to be a big moneybags, don’t
forget those you left behind.


money from home 1. n. easily gotten
money. (Underworld.) There is noth-
ing to a simple con job like this. It’s money
from home. This job is like taking candy
from a kid. It’s money from home. 2. n.
something as welcome as long-awaited
money from home. This cool drink is
money from home right now. Having
you visit like this is like getting money from
home, Tracy.


money grubbern. a stingy person. Why
is he such a money grubber? Is he going to
take it with him? The boss is such a
money grubber. He still has his first pa-
per clip.


money talksin. money can buy coopera-
tion; having money makes one influen-
tial. I know that money talks, but I don’t
have the scratch to say anything with. 
Like they say, money talks, but don’t try
making it talk to a cop.


mongomod. greatly; hugely. (Probably
akin to humongous.) When I get some
cash, I’m gonna buy me one mongo car
with leather seats.


moniker and monniker[“man@k#] n. a
nickname. What’s your moniker, chum?
With a monniker like that, you must get
in a lot of fights.

monkey 1. n. a playful child. (Also a term
of address.) Come here, you little mon-
key! Hey, monkey, where are you going?


  1. n. a drug addiction. (Drugs. See also
    have a monkey on one’s back.) That
    monkey of mine is getting hungry again.
    Why don’t you try to get rid of that
    monkey?


monkey around (with someone)Go to
mess around (with someone).

monkey around (with something)Go to
mess around (with something).

monkey biten. a kiss that leaves a blotch
or mark. (See also hickey.) Who gave
you that monkey bite? Do you have
some makeup that’ll cover this monkey
bite?

monkey business and funny business
n.silliness; dishonest tricks. That’s
enough monkey business. Now, settle
down. Stop the funny business. This is
serious!

monkey-fart and fiddle-fartin. to waste
time; to do something ineffectually or in-
efficiently. (A blend ofmonkey around
and fart around.) Stop monkey-farting
and get over here and get to work. 
He spent the day fiddle-farting with his
motorcycle.

monkeyshinesn. tricks; small acts of mis-
chief. You and your silly monkeyshines!
These kids are a lot of fun despite their
monkeyshines.

monkey swilln. inferior liquor; strong
liquor. This monkey swill will proba-
bly make me blind. Where did you get
this monkey swill? This would kill a mon-
key anyway.

monkey talkn. distorted speech, as uttered
while drug intoxicated. (Drugs.) Bart
slapped the poor junky to get him to stop
the monkey talk. Their pupils are pin-
point-sized, and they talk monkey talk.
That’s how you can tell they’re on H.

moldy fig

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