oink[oINk] n. a police officer. (A play on
pig.) There is an oink following us on a
motorcycle. Here come the oinks!
oinkern. a very fat person. (Refers to the
fatness of a pig.) Sally is getting to be
quite an oinker, don’t you think? Who is
that oinker who just came into the cafete-
ria? There won’t be any food left for the rest
of us.
oink outin. to overeat. I oink out every
weekend. This Thursday starts a four-
day weekend, and I plan to oink out every
day.
OJ 1. n. orange juice. (Initialism.) I like
to have a big glass of fresh OJ every morn-
ing. The price of OJ is going to go up
again soon. 2. Go to overjolt.
OK and okay 1. interj. accepted; agreed.
(Initialism. This may be originally from
a jocular oll kerrect.) OK, I’ll do it.
You want me to lend you $100? Okay.
So, he said, like, “okay,” and, like, I go
“okay.” So we both go “Okay.” Okay? 2.
mod. acceptable. Fred is an OK guy.
This cake is okay, but not what I would call
first rate. 3. mod. acceptably. She ran
okay—nothing spectacular. They usu-
ally do it okay. 4. n. (someone’s) accep-
tance. I won’t give the final okay until
I see the plans. We got her OK and went
on with the job. 5. tv. to approve some-
thing. She refused to okay our plans.
Please OK this bill so I can pay it.
okGo to ak.
okayGo to OK.
okey-dokey[“oki”doki] interj. yes; OK.
(Folksy.) Okey-dokey, I’ll be there at
noon. Okey-dokey. You sure can.
old flamen. a former sweetheart or lover.
Mary’s old f lame, Tom, will be at the
party. It is best to forget an old f lame.
old fogeyn. an old-fashioned person; an
old man. My uncle is an old fogey. He
must be the most old-fashioned man in the
world. Don’t be such an old fogey.
old girln. an old lady; a lively old lady.
That old girl is still going. What makes
an old girl like that so feisty?
old hand (at something)n. someone ex-
perienced at doing something. I’m an
old hand at fixing cars. Do you need
help with your painting? I’m an old hand.
old hatn. an old-fashioned thing or per-
son; an outmoded thing or person.
That’s just old hat. This is the modern
world! Her latest work is nothing but old
hat. She’s through.old heave-ho[“old “hiv”ho] n. a dismissal;
a physical removal of someone from a
place. I thought my job was secure, but
today I got the old heave-ho. You had
better act right, or my friend will give you
the old heave-ho.oldie but goodien. something (or even
someone) that is old but still likeable.
I love that piece of music. It’s an oldie but
goodie. Mary is an oldie but goodie. I’m
glad she’s still around.
old lady and old woman 1. n. (one’s)
mother. I’ll ask my old lady if I can go.
What time does your old lady get home?- n. (one’s) wife. I wonder what my old
lady is cooking for dinner tonight. My
old lady doesn’t like for me to go out with-
out her. 3. n. (one’s) girlfriend. My old
lady and I are getting married next week.
I got my old lady a bracelet for her birth-
day.
old man 1. n. (one’s) father. I’ll ask my
old man if I can go. What time does
your old man get home? 2. n. (one’s) hus-
band. My old man is downstairs fixing
the furnace. My old man is sick and
can’t come with me. 3. n. (one’s) boy-
friend. Ask your old man to come to the
party, too. I got my old man to take me
to see that movie I told you about. 4. the
old man n. the boss; a high-ranking of-
ficer. (Always with thein this sense.)
The old man says do it, so you had better
do it. Quiet! Here comes the old man.theold one-two 1. n. a series of two
punches delivered quickly, one after an-
other. Tom gave Bill the old one-two,
and the argument was ended right there.
Watch out for Tom. He’s a master of the
old one-two. 2. n. any destructive assault
on an idea, thing, or person. By theoink