my lips! 2. exclam. Listen very carefully
to what I am saying!; If you can’t under-
stand what I am saying, then watch the
formation of words by my lips. Read
my lips! Do not ask any more stupid ques-
tions!Watch your mouth! and Watch your
tongue!exclam. Pay attention to what
you are saying!; Do not say anything
rude! Hey, don’t talk that way! Watch
your mouth! Watch your tongue, gar-
bage mouth!
Watch your tongue!Go to Watch your
mouth!
watering holen. a tavern. Now this place
is one of my favorite watering holes. I
think you live down at that watering hole.
water one’s cheekstv.to cry; to shed tears
sobbing. What are you watering your
cheeks about? Poor Billy was watering
his cheeks all night because his dog ran
away.
wax 1. tv. to beat or defeat someone; to as-
sault someone. Those guys look like
they’re gonna wax us but good. The
muggers waxed the vest and swiped his
briefcase. 2. n. a phonograph recording;
a substance onto which a recording is
put. (Never singular or plural.) This is
one of the finest pieces of music ever put
on wax. Now here’s some wax I’ll bet
you’ve never heard before.
waxedmod. alcohol intoxicated. (See also
polished (up).) Tom is too waxed to
talk. Sam got waxed and had to be
taken home.
way 1. mod. extremely; totally. Oh, this
is way gross! I feel way tired today. 2.
interj. There is too a way!, as an answer
to No way!A: I won’t do it. No way!
B: Way! Yes, you will. She says no way,
and I say way. Nobody ever wins!
way downmod. very depressed. Poor
Clare is way down. I think she has some-
thing wrong with her. Pete sure looks
way down.
theway it playsin. the way it is; the way
things are. The world is a rough place,
and that’s the way it plays. It’s tough,
but it’s the way it plays.way off (base)mod. on the wrong track;
completely wrong. (See also off base.)
I think you’re way off base. Try again.
Sorry. You are way off. You should just
give up.way out and way-out 1. mod. extreme;
arcane. Some of your ideas are really
way out. What a way-out hairdo. 2.
mod. heavily alcohol or drug intoxicated.
That guy is way out—can’t even walk.
She was so way-out, she was almost un-
conscious.way radmod. quite excellent. (California.
See also rad.) Oh, Tiff! That’s way rad!
You are? Way rad!Way to go!Go to (That’s the) way to go!wazooGo to bazoo.WBMTTPinterj. Which brings me to the
point. (Initialism. Used in electronic mail
and computer forum or news group mes-
sages. Not pronounced aloud.) Of
course, you may not like that approach.
WBMTTP You need someone to help you
choose the proper method. I agree with
what Tom said. WBMTTP. I think we
spend too much time worrying about these
matters.weak sistern. a timid person, usually a
male. It looks like Dave is the weak sis-
ter on the team. Another weak sister and
we’ll have to quit. We’ve got to pull
together.weartv. to tolerate something. (Usually
negative.) That’s no good. I won’t wear
it. I don’t mind, but my wife won’t
wear it.wearing (nothing but) a smiletv.naked.
This doll came on stage and within ten
minutes she was wearing nothing but a
smile.wear the pants (in the house)tv. to be
the boss in the house; to run a household.
All right, if you have to wear the pants,
have it your way. Well, somebody has
to wear the pants.wear the pants (in the house)