belly fiddlen. a guitar. Listen to that guy
play that belly fiddle!
belly flop 1. n. a failed dive where there is
a loud noise when the flat of the stomach
hits the water. Wow, I never knew that
a belly f lop hurts! A belly f lop gets zero
points in a dive meet. 2. in. to dive into
the water so that the flat of the stomach
hits the water, usually making a loud
noise. Sam belly f lopped again. I get
so embarrassed when I belly f lop!
bellyfuln. more than enough; more than
one needs. I’ve had a bellyful of your
excuses. You’ve given us all a bellyful.
Now, good night.
belly laffGo to belly laugh.
belly laugh and belly laffn. a loud, deep,
uninhibited laugh. I don’t want to hear
giggles when I tell a joke. I want long belly
laughs. I let out a loud belly laff at the
preacher’s joke. A no-no, for sure.
belly up 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated.
Sylvia was boiled—belly up—glassy-eyed.
After four beers, I was belly up, for sure.
- mod. dead. That’s the end. This com-
pany is belly up. (See also turn belly up.)
After the fire the firm went belly up. 3.
Go to belly up (to something).
belly up (to something)in. to move up
to something, often a bar. The man
swaggered in and bellied up to the counter
and demanded my immediate attention.
As he bellied up, he said, “Do you know
who I am?”
belt 1. n. a blow with the fist or hand.
Quiet or I’ll give you a belt in the chops.
I got a belt in the gut for my trouble. 2.
tv. to strike someone. Quiet or I’ll belt
you one! Don’t belt me! 3. n. a kick or
a thrill. We all got quite a belt from your
jokes. Kelly gets a belt from roller coast-
ers. 4. n. the rush or jolt from an injec-
tion of a drug. (Drugs.) This stuff has
one hell of a belt. The belt nearly
knocked her over. 5. n. an injection of a
drug. (Drugs.) I could use a belt of
smack to hold off the pain. Gimme a
belt in the leg, will you? My arms are fin-
ished. 6. n. a swallow of liquor. He took
a belt and rolled it around in his mouth be-
fore draining it down into his rumbling
belly. Three more quick belts and he was
ready to sit down and talk. 7. tv. to drink
(something). (See also belt the grape.)
He belted his drink and asked for an-
other. Don’t belt it! Savor it! Go slowly.
beltedmod. alcohol or drug intoxicated.
How many belts does it take to get belted?
We were belted out of our minds.
belt the grapetv. to drink wine or liquor
heavily and become intoxicated. He
has a tendency to belt the grape—twenty-
four hours a day. She’s been belting the
grape more than she wants.
Be my guest.sent. Please go in front of
me.; Please make yourself comfortable in
my home. John stood aside at the open
door and said to Walter, “Be my guest.”
Help yourself to whatever you need. Be
my guest.
bench 1. tv. to take someone out of a ball
game. The coach benched Jim, who in-
jured his arm. If you don’t stop fouling,
I’ll bench you! 2. tv. to retire someone;
to withdraw someone from something.
I worked as a bridge painter for twenty-
five years until they benched me. The
manager benched the entire sales staff for
cheating on their expense reports.
bench jockeyn. a player who sits on the
bench and calls out advice. The coach
told all the bench jockeys to shut up. Do
what you are told, or be a bench jockey for
the rest of the season!
bench warmern. a ballplayer who spends
most of the game on the bench waiting
to play; a second-rate player. Yo u’ l l
never be anything but a bench warmer.
I do what I’m told so I can play every
game. I don’t want to be a bench warmer.
bender 1. n. a drinking binge. (See also
twister.) Her benders usually last about
ten days. Paul is off on a bender again.- n. a heavy drinker; a drunkard. This
bender comes up to me and nearly kills me
with his breath, asking for a match. In
the dim light I could make out a few of the
regular benders, but Harold wasn’t there.
bend one’s elbow and bend the elbow;
lift one’s elbowtv. to take a drink of an
belly fiddle