Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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oak(s)[oks] mod. OK; satisfactory; worthy.
(Prisons.) That guy’s oaks. This stuff
is oak.


oasis[o”es@s] n. a place to buy liquor. 
Let’s go into this oasis here and pick up a
few bottles. There is an oasis on almost
every corner in this district.


oater[“od#] n. a Western movie. (From the
oats that the horses eat. See also horse
opera.) I don’t want to see an oater.
Isn’t anything else showing? Let’s go out
and see a good old-fashioned oater.


ob[ab] mod. obvious. Of course I under-
stand it. It’s completely ob. It’s pretty ob
that you are just trying to start something.


obliteratedmod. drunk. Fred was oblit-
erated and couldn’t walk to his car, let
alone drive it. Three beers and Sally be-
came obliterated.


obno(c)[“ab”nak and “abno] mod. obnox-
ious; disgusting. I wish you weren’t so
obnoc all the time! Beavis is totally
obno, and he loves being that way.


occiferGo to ossifer.


OD 1. n. an overdose of a drug. (Initialism.
Drugs.) Bart took an OD and was sent
to the hospital. If you take an OD and
no one is around, you may end up dead. 2.
in. to purposely or accidentally give one-
self a fatal dose of drugs. (Drugs.) Bart
ODed on heroin. I knew he would OD
someday. 3. in. to die from an overdose
of drugs. (Drugs.) Two kids at my
school ODed last weekend. I think Max
may OD in a week or two. 4. n. a person
who has taken an overdose of drugs.
(Hospitals.) This OD has just stopped
breathing. How many ODs did you get
in here last weekend?


oddball 1. n. an eccentric person. To m
is sure an oddball. He ordered a pineap-
ple and strawberry milkshake. We o d d -
balls love concoctions like that. 2. mod.
strange; peculiar. What an oddball
combination of things! It’s too oddball
for me. Your oddball ideas have cost us
too much money.
odd bird and strange birdn. a strange or
eccentric person. Mr. Wilson certainly
is an odd bird. What a strange bird you
are.

odd-bod[“adbad] 1. n. a strange person. 
Who is that odd-bod over in the corner?
Ralph can be sort of an odd-bod now
and then. 2. n. a person with a strange
body. I am such an odd-bod that it’s
hard to find clothes that fit. I’ve never
seen anyone so tall. What an odd-bod! 3.
n. a peculiar body. I have such an odd-
bod that it’s hard to find clothes. With
an odd-bod like that, he’ll never make
good in the movies.
odds-onmod. having to do with the thing
or person favored to win. My horse is
an odds-on favorite to win. My plan is
odds-on to be selected.
Of all the nerve!exclam. I am shocked by
your domineering and high-handed be-
havior. You want me to do your laun-
dry? Of all the nerve! Of all the nerve!
Asking me to do a thing like that.

off 1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. 
She is truly off. Tom is so off he can’t
stand up. 2. tv. to dispose of someone or
something; to kill someone. The crooks
offed the witness before the trial. For-
get the whole idea! Just off it once and for
all. 3. in. to die. (See also outed.) The
guy just falls down and offs, right there on

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