straight. How can you be so pushed on
so little booze? 2. mod. addicted to a drug.
(Drugs. See also push.) He’s pretty
pushed, and he needs some stuff now!
He used H. for years before he really got
pushed.pushern. a drug dealer who works hard to
establish new addicts and customers.
(Drugs. See also push.) That pusher
over on Eighth Street was just mobbed by
a group of angry parents. They said that
pushers should be locked up forever.
pushing up daisiesmod. dead and buried.
(Folksy. Usually in the future tense.)
I’ll be pushing up daisies before this prob-
lem is solved. If you talk to me like that
again, you’ll be pushing up daisies.
push moneyn. extra money paid to a
salesperson to sell certain merchandise
aggressively. (See also spiff.) The man-
ufacturer supplied a little push money that
even the store manager didn’t know about.
I got about $300 last month in push
money for selling some low-grade sweaters.
push off and shove offin. to leave. (As
if one were pushing away from a dock.)
Well, it looks like it’s time to push off.
It’s time to go. Let’s shove off.
push the panic buttonGo to hit the panic
button.
pushymod. very aggressive in dealing with
other people. Stop being so pushy! Who
do you think you are? Who is that pushy
dame? If she weren’t so pushy, she would
get more cooperation.
puss[pUs] n. the face. I ought to poke you
right in the puss! Look at the puss on
that guy! What an ugly face!
pussy 1. n. the female genitals; the vulva.
(Usually objectionable.) He said he
wanted to get into her pussy. 2. n. women
considered as a receptacle for the penis.
(Rude and derogatory.) Man, I gotta
get me some pussy.
pussycat 1. n. a woman or young woman;
one’s girlfriend. (Also a term of address.)
Hi, pussycat. Don’t I know you from
somewhere? Who was that yummy
pussycat I saw you with last Friday? 2. n.
a timid male; a mild-mannered and pas-
sive male. That guy is a wimp, a real
pussycat. He seems mean, but under-
neath he’s a pussycat.pussy fartGo to cunt fart.pussyfoot (around)in. to behave in a very
cautious manner; to (metaphorically)
tread softly; to hedge or equivocate.
Come on and say what you mean! Stop
pussyfooting. You can depend on the
mayor to pussyfoot around while the cri-
sis is on.put a con on someonetv. to attempt to
deceive someone; to attempt to swindle
someone. (Underworld.) Don’t try to
put a con on me, Buster! I’ve been around
too long. I wouldn’t try to put a con on
you. I’m not that dumb.Put a cork in it!Go to Stuff a sock in it!put a damper on somethingtv. to reduce
the intensity of something, such as a
problem. The death of the chief put a
damper on the ceremony. I hate to put
a damper on your party, but you are too
loud!put a smile on someone’s facetv. to
please someone; to make someone happy.
We are going to give Andy a pretty good
raise, and I know that’ll put a smile on his
face. I was able to pay a few dollars
down, and that put a smile on the clerk’s
face.Put a sock in it!Go to Stuff a sock in it!put balls on somethingtv. to make some-
thing more masculine or powerful; to
give something authority and strength.
(Usually objectionable.) Come on, sing
louder. Put some balls on it. This story
is too namby-pamby. Put some balls on it.put-downn. an insult; an intentionally
cruel and deflating insult. Another put-
down like that and I’m going home.
Don’t cry. It was just a little friendly put-
down.put oneself straighttv. to take a needed
dose of drugs. (Drugs. See also straight.)
I gotta get some stuff and put myselfput oneself straight