Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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weasel 1. n. a sneaky person. You slimy
weasel! How could you! If Fred weren’t
such a weasel, we could get along better. 2.
n. an earnest student. (Collegiate.) 
Who’s the weasel who always gets A’s? 
Martin is your classic weasel.


weasel out of somethingin. to get out of
doing something; to wiggle out of a re-
sponsibility. I know how to weasel out
of something like that. You get a headache.
You can’t just weasel out now when we
need you!


wedgy and wedgien. a situation where
one’s underpants are drawn up tightly be-
tween the buttocks; a melvin.Wa lly
skipped up behind Greg and gave him a
wedgy. I think he LIKES walking
around with a wedgy all day!


weed 1. n. tobacco; a cigarette or cigar. 
I’ve about given up weed. This weed is
gonna be the death of me. 2. n. marijuana;
a marijuana cigarette. (Drugs.) This is
good weed, man. This weed is green but
decent.


weed-eaterGo to weedhead.


weedhead and weed-eatern. a smoker
of marijuana. Max is a confirmed
weed-eater. The weedheads are taking
over this neighborhood.


weedsn. clothing. Good-looking weeds
you’re wearing. These weeds came right
out of the wish book. Would you believe?


weekend warriorn. a member of the mil-
itary reserves. I wanted to be a week-
end warrior and get some of the educa-
tional benefits. The weekend warriors
were called into active duty.


weenie and wienie 1. n. a stupid and in-
ept male. Tell that stupid weenie to get
himself over here and get back to work. 2.
n. the penis. (Usually objectionable.) 
He held his hands over his weenie and ran
for the bedroom. 3. n. an earnest student.
That weenie keeps getting A’s and rais-
ing the grade scale.


weepern. a sad movie, novel, television
program, etc. I can’t seem to get enough
of these weepers. Not another weeper!


weirded outmod. disturbed or unnerved
by drugs or events. I was totally
weirded out and couldn’t control myself. 
After the blowup, Fred was really weirded
out.
weirdo[“wIrdo] n. a strange person. She
is sure a weirdo lately. Don’t be such a
weirdo!
weird outin. to become emotionally dis-
turbed or unnerved; to flip (out). (See
also weirded out.) The day was just
gross. I thought I would weird out at noon.
I weirded out at the news of Frankie’s
death.
weisenheimer and wiseacre[“waIzn-
haIm# and “waIzek#] n. a presump-
tuous smart aleck.(Also a term of
address.) Who’s the wiseacre who put
sugar in the salt shaker? Look, weisen-
heimer, watch your tongue!
welcher[“wEltS#] n. someone who does
not pay gambling debts. It was Ziggy’s
job to let the welchers know that Mr. Big
was angry. Bruno set out to teach the
welcher a lesson. He didn’t mean to hurt
him very much.
welk[wElk] phr. you are welcome. To m :
Thanks. Bob: Welk. “Welk,” said Fred,
accepting my thanks.
well-fixed and well-heeled 1. mod. rich.
His father died and left him pretty well-
fixed. Her well-fixed uncle left her a lot
of money. Pete is well-fixed for life. 2.
mod. alcohol intoxicated. By midnight,
he was pretty well-fixed. You might say
he is well-fixed. You might say he’s dead
drunk, too.
well-heeledGo to well-fixed.
well-hung and hung 1. mod. having large
[male] genitals. (Widely known and very
old. Usually objectionable.) If Tom was
as hung as he thinks he is, he wouldn’t even
say anything at all. 2. mod. having large
breasts. (Usually objectionable.) She is
so hung, she’s top heavy.
well-oiled 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. 
He was well-oiled and couldn’t stand up.
Get him well-oiled and break the news
to him. 2. mod. talkative. She was sure

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