a good thing when he opened his own store.
I won’t quit now. I’m onto a good thing,
and I know it.
onto someone or somethingmod. alerted
to or aware of a deceitful plan or person.
The cops are onto your little game here.
Bart thought he was safe, but the fuzz
was onto him from the beginning.
On your bike! and Go to your room!im-
perative. Get out of here!; Get on your
motorcycle and get out! What a bad
joke! No puns allowed here! On your bike!
That was a ridiculous remark. Go to
your room!
on your sixphr. behind you. (At one’s six
o’clock.) Look out! On your six!
oodles[“udlz] n. lots (of something). My
uncle has just oodles and oodles of money.
I don’t have oodles, but I have enough
to keep me happy. When I have
spaghetti, I just love oodles of noodles.
oof[uf] 1. exclam. the sound one makes
when one is struck in the abdomen.
(Usually Oof!) So, then Bob hit him in
the belly. Oof! “Oof!” cried Tom. He
couldn’t talk any more after that. 2. n. the
potency of the alcohol in liquor; the ef-
fect of potent alcohol. This stuff really
has oof. How old is it? Beer doesn’t have
enough oof for her anymore.
oomph[Umpf] 1. n. energy; drive and vi-
tality. Come on, you guys. Let’s get some
oomph behind it. PUSH! You need more
oomph if you want to work at heavy labor.
- n. sex appeal. (Euphemistic.) She
had a lot of oomph, but didn’t wish to
become a movie star. No amount
of oomph can make up for a total lack of
talent.
open (up) one’s kimonoin. to reveal what
one is planning. (From the computer in-
dustry, referring especially to the in-
volvement of the Japanese in this field.)
Sam isn’t one to open his kimono much
when it comes to new products. Even if
Tom appears to open up his kimono on this
deal, don’t put much stock in what he says.
OPPn. other people’s property. You ain’t
got respect for OPP.
OPs[“o”piz] n. other people’s cigarettes;
begged or borrowed cigarettes. (Initial-
ism.) My favorite kind of cigarettes is
OPs. They’re the cheapest, too. Te d o n l y
smokes OPs.
oreon. an American of African descent
who behaves more white than black.
(Like the Oreo brand cookie, the person
is black on the outside and white on the
inside. Rude and derogatory.) They
called Sam an oreo because he wears a suit
and works downtown. I’m not an oreo,
I’m just doing my best with what God gave
me.
org[org] 1. n. the rush caused by potent
drugs. (Drugs. From orgasm.) Bart
hated the vomiting when he first took it,
but he loved the org. Does this stuff give
you a real org? 2. n. an organization.
She’s a member of the org and can’t be ex-
pected to use independent judgment.
Come on, join the org.
organicmod. great. This is one fine, or-
ganic rally! I’m glad I stopped by. Wo w,
this whole day was organic!
ork-orks[“orkorks] n. the delirium trem-
ens. He has the ork-orks. He’s a real
drunk. Whenever he gets the ork-orks,
he gets himself arrested and put in jail
where he can sober up.
or what?phr. or what else can it be? (Part
of a special formula that asks if some-
thing is a good example or specimen of
something. The expected answer is yes.
The question “Is this an X or what?”
means “If this isn’t a really great X, what
is it then?”) Look at what I am wear-
ing! Is that a great jacket or what? That’s
my son. Is he a superman or what?
O-signn. the rounded, open mouth of a
dead person. (A semi-jocular usage. Hos-
pitals. See also Q-sign.) The guy in
room 226 is giving the O-sign. That’s the
third O-sign we’ve gotten since noon.
ossifer and occifer[“as@f#] n. a police of-
ficer. (Also an ill-advised term of ad-
dress.) Look here, ossifer, I was just hav-
ing a little fun. Ask the occifer there if
he wants to step outside and discuss it.
onto someone or something