tutors to help them pass their classes. 2. n.
a very well-built man regardless of ath-
letic ability. My boyfriend is a super-
jock, and does he look good! No nerd has
ever been a superjock.super-strapn. an earnest and hardwork-
ing student. (As compared to a jock;
strap; superjock.) He’s a Melvin, a su-
per-strap, and he doesn’t do anything but
study. I couldn’t be a super-strap even
if I had the brains. I just don’t care that
much.
sure as hellmod. absolutely certain. I’m
sure as hell he’s the one. You sure as hell
better get yourself over here.
surefiremod. certain; effective; fail-safe.
I’ve got a surefire method for fixing cracks
in drywall. Good, yes; surefire, no.
This stuff is a surefire cure.
sure thingn. something that is absolutely
certain. It’s a sure thing! You can’t lose!
Well, it looks like the sure thing didn’t
turn out to be so sure, after all.
surf 1. mod. wonderful; with it. (Califor-
nia.) This party is, like, surf. This is
not what I would call a surf day. 2. in. to
use a remote control to check a large
number of TV stations. (See also chan-
nel hopping.) Don spends almost an
hour surfing before he falls asleep in front
of the TV. Mary surfed until she fell
asleep.
surf the nettv. to browse through the of-
ferings of the Internet. He surfs the net
for three hours each evening.
suss someone out[“s@s...] tv. to try to fig-
ure someone out. I can’t seem to suss
Tom out. What a strange guy. TI don’t
have any luck sussing out people I don’t
know well.
Suzyn. a U.S. one-dollar coin bearing a
likeness of Susan B. Anthony. I’ve got
two Suzys I want to get rid of. Some-
day I’m going to buy a car or something
with a barrel of Suzys.
Suzy Homemakern. a personification of
the quintessential female American
housewife. Well, aren’t you just Miss
Suzy Homemaker! You’re even wearing an
apron!swacked[swAkt] mod. alcohol intoxicated.
Tracy is too swacked to drive home. Can
somebody give her a lift? He walked
straight out of the office and went straight
into the bar with the intention of getting
swacked.SWAKGo to sealed with a kiss.swallow 1. n. a puff of cigarette smoke.
He took just one swallow and started
coughing. Can I have a swallow of your
fag? 2. tv. to believe or accept something.
(See also eat something up.) Did they
actually swallow that? Nobody’s gonna
swallow that nonsense.swallow the dictionarytv. to acquire an
enormous vocabulary. (Usually in the
past tense.) My uncle says I’ve swal-
lowed the dictionary. That’s because I
know so many big words. Did you just
go to college to swallow the dictionary?swamped 1. mod. very, very busy. I can’t
handle it now. I’m swamped. We’re al-
ways swamped at this time of the year. 2.
mod. alcohol intoxicated. Look at him!
He’s swamped—stoned out of his mind.
Those old boys used to go out and get
swamped every Saturday night.swampern. a truck driver’s helper or as-
sistant. This guy and his swamper
showed up to deliver the stuff, but neither
one of them would touch it. He told the
swamper to get some coffee for everybody.swank[swANk] n. class; visible quality.
He doesn’t have swank. He’s a cornball!
This place has swank. I like it.swanky[“swANki] mod. classy; ritzy.
What a swanky joint! This place is too
swanky. I like to eat where I can pronounce
the names of the food.swap notes (on someone or something)
tv. to share information on someone or
something. The two chicks sat around
swapping notes on guys they knew. The
mechanics were swapping notes on rude
customers they had dealt with in the last
month.super-strap