a hot day like this, I want to go home and
pound a beer. Let’s go down to the tav-
ern and pound some beers. We went out
and hammered some beers.poundern. a police officer; a cop on the
beat. The pounder gave me a parking
ticket. Most pounders get sore feet.
pound one’s eartv. to sleep. I’ve got to
spend more time pounding my ear. She
went home to pound her ear an hour or
two before work.
pound one’s meat Go to beat the
dummy.
poundsn. dollars; money. How many
pounds does this thing cost? I don’t have
any pounds on me.
pound some beersGo to pound a beer.
pound someone’s head intv. to beat
someone. Talk nice to him, or he’ll
pound your head in. I was afraid that
the cop was going to pound my head in.
pound something out 1. tv. to play some-
thing loudly on the piano, perhaps with
difficulty. Here, pound this one out. A
little softer, please. TShe was pounding
out a nice little tune. 2. tv. to type some-
thing on a typewriter. I have finished
writing it. Can I borrow your typewriter
so I can pound it out? TAll the reporters
were pounding out stories for the next edi-
tion of the paper.
pound the booksGo to hit the books.
pour cold water on somethingtv. to put
an end to something; to dampen some-
thing. I hate to pour cold water on your
plan, but it won’t work. I wanted to go
to the party, but my brother poured cold
water on that by taking the car.
powdered (up)mod. alcohol intoxicated.
Those guys are powdered up. Most of
the bums in the gutter are really powdered.
powder monkeyn. a specialist in the use
of dynamite. (See also grease monkey.)
I won’t stay around while the powder
monkey is working. How long do pow-
der monkeys usually live?
powder one’s faceGo to powder one’s
nose.
powder one’s nose 1. and powder one’s
facetv. to depart to the bathroom. (Usu-
ally said by women, or jocularly by men.)
Excuse me, I have to powder my nose.
She just went out to powder her face. 2.
tv. to use cocaine. John is in the bed-
room powdering his nose. What a habit!
The cops caught the guys powdering their
noses and collared them all.powder room 1. n. a small bathroom
without bathing facilities in a private
home, usually located for the conve-
nience of guests. Can I use your pow-
der room? Excuse me, where is the pow-
der room? 2. n. the ladies’ restroom in a
public place, especially a restaurant; the
place women go to powder their noses.
(The emphasis is on comforts other than
toilet facilities, such as mirrors, places to
rest, and even a maid to help with emer-
gency repairs of makeup or clothing.)
The ladies went to the powder room.
They’ll be back in a minute. She went to
the powder room to clean the spill off her
dress.powder upin. to drink heavily; to get
drunk. Let’s go out and powder up.
He’s at the tavern powdering up.power hittern. a batter in the game of
baseball who can hit the ball great dis-
tances. Ted is a real power hitter. They’ll
try to walk him. I’m no power hitter, but
I can run like mad.powerhousen. a very big strong person,
usually a male. Ted is a real power-
house. I’d hate to have him mad at me.
Each member of the football team is a
powerhouse.power tooln. a student who studies most
of the time. (An elaboration oftool.)
Willard is a power tool if there ever was
one. Studies most of the night. All the
power tools always get the best grades.pow-wow 1. n. a meeting; a conference.
(From an Amerindian word.) There’s
a big pow-wow about money at the home
office. Let’s have a pow-wow on that is-
sue. 2. in. to hold a meeting or a confer-
ence. Let’s pow-wow on that tomorrow.pow-wow