stone (cold) sobermod. absolutely sober.
I am stone cold sober, or I will be by
morning anyway. I found the secret to
being stone sober. Don’t drink.
stone deadmod. dead; unquestionably
dead; long dead. The cat was stone dead
and stiff as a board by the time we got to
him. Old Tom is stone dead and in the
ground.
stoned (out)mod. alcohol or drug intox-
icated. Fred is really stoned out. I
have never seen anybody so stoned who
could still talk.
stoned out of one’s gourdGo to stoned
out of one’s head.
stoned out of one’s head and stoned
out of one’s gourdmod. under the ef-
fects of marijuana. Tiffany was stoned
out of her head and started giggling.
stoned out of one’s squashmod. alco-
hol or drug intoxicated. Tra c y w i l l
drink a little now and then, but she never
gets stoned out of her squash. Well, she
was stoned out of her squash last night!
stoned sillymod. alcohol or drug intoxi-
cated. I hate to get stoned silly in pub-
lic. At home—ah, that’s a different matter.
He got stoned silly at the rally, and for
all I know is still there on the f loor in the
corner.
stone foxn. an attractive woman; a very
sexy woman. She is a stone fox if I ever
saw one. Who is that stone fox I saw you
with last night?
stone grooven. something really cool; a
fine party or concert. This affair is not
what I would call a stone groove. Stone
beige, maybe. Ted’s do was a stone
groove.
stones 1. n. the testicles. (Also a standard
English euphemism. See also rocks.)
He got hit in the stones. You scared me
so much, I almost lost my stones. 2. mod.
courage; bravado. Hey, man, you got no
stones! Come on, Wally, show some
stones!
stone soberGo to stone (cold) sober.
stonewall 1. tv. to obstruct something or
someone. And again, the mayor tried to
stonewall the investigation. If you con-
tinue to stonewall, we’ll call in the FBI.
2.n. an obstructionist act. His answer
to the committee was another stonewall
that caught them all by surprise. The
stonewall they were faced with was almost
too much.stonkered[“stONk#d] 1. mod. killed.
The car crashed into him and he was
stonkered for sure. He was stonkered be-
fore the plane hit the ground. 2. mod. al-
cohol intoxicated. My buddy here is
stonkered and needs a ride, and can I have
one, too? Wally was stonkered beyond
any help.stooge [studZ] 1. n. someone’s pawn;
someone controlled or maneuvered by
someone else. I’m not going to be your
stooge! The guy’s a stooge for the mob’s
Mr. Big. Ignore him. 2. in. to work as
someone’s underling; to serve as some-
one’s pawn. I’m not gonna stooge for
you, no sirree! You will do what I tell
you, and if it’s stooging you will do it, and
you will smile and say thank you.stoolieGo to stool (pigeon).stool (on someone)in. to inform (on
someone). Tracy would stool on any-
body, even her own mother. Somebody
stooled and ruined the whole layout.stool (pigeon) and stoolie[“stul “pIdZ@n
and “stuli] n. an informer. (Originally
underworld.) Some stool spilled the
works to the boys in blue. There’s noth-
ing I hate worse than a stoolie.stoopGo to stupe.stop on a dimein. to stop immediately.
This thing will stop on a dime. Imag-
ine a bus that could stop on a dime.Stop the music!exclam. Stop!; Stop what-
ever is happening! (From an old radio
game show called Stop the Music!) Stop
the music! I have an announcement.
“Stop the music!” hollered the conductor,
making a little joke.stone (cold) sober