Scooch the potted palm to the edge of
the deck and push it overboard.scoop 1. n. a news story gathered by a re-
porter before any other reporter hears of
it. I got a great scoop! I was right there
when it happened. That was no scoop at
all. It was on live television. Didn’t you see
the cameras? 2. tv. to beat someone—
such as another reporter—in the race to
get a news story first. They scooped the
other paper on both stories. Larry
scooped me twice last month. 3. n. a gen-
eral roundup and arrest of criminals; a
bust. (Underworld.) Bart got picked up
in that big drug scoop last month. There
are some people who get dragged in every
time there is a scoop. It cannot just be a co-
incidence. 4. n. liquor; a glass of beer.
I could use a good cold scoop about now.
A little scoop helps pass the time when
you’re waiting. 5. n. a folded matchbook
cover used to snort cocaine or heroin.
I need a scoop. It’s no good without one.
I burned up the scoop by accident. Sorry.
- tv. & in. to snort cocaine or heroin, us-
ing a folded matchbook cover. Max is
scooping for the fourth time today. He
scooped two lines together.
scootin. to run or scurry quickly from one
place to another. I scooted from the
bank to the cleaners and then on to the
dentist’s. The shoppers scooted from
store to store spending money like it was
going out of style.
scooters[“skut#z] mod. crazy; confused.
It’s days like this that make me think I’m
scooters. You are driving me totally
scooters with your constant beefing.
thescootsn. a case of diarrhea. Our va-
cation was ruined by a case of the scoots.
I’ve got just the thing for the scoots. Stay
at home.
scope (on) someonetv. & in. to evaluate
a member of the opposite sex visually.
He scoped every girl who came in the door.
He wouldn’t like it if somebody scoped
on him. Or would he?
scope someone outtv. to look someone
over; to check someone out. Nobody
was scoping Dave out, though.TDave was
scoping out all the girls.
scorched 1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxi-
cated. Who wants to go out and get
scorched? How can anybody get so
scorched on four beers? 2. and singed
[sIndZd] mod. having to do with hair
burned while smoking marijuana. (Col-
legiate.) Guess who scorched herself last
night? If you go to sleep, you’ll be singed
for sure.
scorcher 1. n. a very hot day. This is
really a scorcher, isn’t it? Wow! What a
scorcher! 2. n. a caustic remark. Bob
made a real scorcher about Tom’s shoes.
He is a master at the rude scorcher.
scorching 1. mod. really hot; about to win
something big. Let me roll again. I’m
really scorching. Here comes a scorch-
ing runner! He says he’s scorching. Get
out of his way. 2. mod. caustic. That re-
mark was really scorching. What a
scorching glare you got from her!
score 1. in. to succeed. I knew if I kept
trying I could score. It takes hard work
and luck to score. 2. tv. & in. to obtain
something; to obtain drugs or sex. (Very
close to sense 1.) Albert spent an hour
trying to score some pot. Fred is always
trying to score with women. 3. n. the re-
sult of a scoring: drugs, loot, winnings,
etc. Where’s the score? How much did
you get? The crooks dropped the score as
they made their getaway. 4. in. [for a
male] to copulate with a female; [for a fe-
male] to copulate with a male. (Usually
objectionable.) Fred can’t think about
anything but scoring with Martha. He
will spend his vacation trying to score. 5.
n. the client of a male or female prosti-
tute. She conked the score over the head
and robbed him. Three scores was a full
day’s work for Tracy. 6. n. a summary; a
conclusion; the sum total. (See also bot-
tom line.) The score is that you are in
trouble with the Internal Revenue Service.
Okay, waiter, what’s the score?
scrag[skrAg] 1. n. the neck. (Underworld.)
The cop grabbed him by the scrag and
pushed him along to the squad car. It’s
gonna be your scrag in the noose when thisscoop