the wino some money to help him stop the
shakes.win-win[of a situation] winning for both
sides; [of a situation] winning for buy-
ers and seller. What have you got to
lose? It’s a win-win situation. This is
win-win. We both make money.
win-win-win[of a situation] winning for
three parties, such as manufacturer,
seller, and customer. Everybody makes
money! It’s win-win-win!
wipen. a murder; a killing. (Underworld.
See also wipe out.) Who’s responsible
for that wipe downtown last night? The
victim of the latest mob wipe was hauled
out of the river this morning.
wiped (out) 1. and wiped overmod. al-
cohol or drug intoxicated. Harry was
too wiped out to drive. Oh, man! I’m
really wiped. 2. mod. [of a person or crea-
ture] exhausted. I’m so wiped out that
I just want to go home and go to bed.
Wow, am I wiped out! 3. mod. broke.
I’m totally wiped out. Not enough bread
for grub. Medical bills left us totally
wiped out.
wiped overGo to wiped (out).
Wipe it off!exclam. Wipe that smile off
your face! It’s not funny. Wipe it off!
Wipe it off! Nothing funny here, soldier.
wipe out 1. in. to crash. I wiped out on
the curve. The car wiped out on the
curve. 2. in. to fall off or away from
something, such as a bicycle, skates, a
surfboard, a skateboard, etc. I wiped
out and skinned my knee. If I wipe out
again, my mother says I’m through. 3.
[“waIpaUt] n. a wreck. (Usually wipe-
out.) There was a four-car wipe-out on
the expressway when I came in this morn-
ing. It was a pretty serious wipe-out, but
no one was killed. 4. n. an accident on a
bicycle, skates, surfboard, skateboard,
etc. (Usually wipe-out.) I had a nasty
wipe-out, but I only bruised my elbow.
That last wipe-out wrecked my bike. 5. n.
a loser;someone who is likely to wipe
out. (Usually wipe-out.) The guy’s a
wipe-out, for sure. Please don’t call my
friend a wipe-out.
wipe someone out 1. tv. to eliminate
someone; to kill someone. (Underworld.)
Max almost wiped Ziggy out. TWho
wiped out Lefty? 2. tv. to exhaust or tire
someone. The game wiped me out.
Jogging always wipes me out. 3. tv. to ruin
someone financially. The loss of my job
wiped us out.TThe storm ruined the corn
crop and wiped out everyone in the county.
wipe something outtv. to use up all of
something. (See also wiped (out).) I
wiped the cookies out—not all at once, of
course. TWho wiped out the strawberry
preserves?
wipe the floor up with someoneGo to
mop the floor up with someone.
wire 1. n. a spy smuggled into a place.
Ziggy thought Lefty was a wire. How do
we know Lefty isn’t a wire? 2. tv. to in-
stall electronic eavesdropping equipment.
Somebody wired the mayor’s office.
They say the mayor wired his own office to
make himself look like a victim. 3. Go to
(live) wire.
wired 1. mod. nervous; extremely alert.
The guy is pretty wired because of the elec-
tion. I get wired before a test. 2. and
wired upmod. alcohol or drug intoxi-
cated. Ken was so wired up he couldn’t
remember his name. Tiff is, like, totally
wired up.
wired into someone or somethingmod.
concerned with someone or something;
really involved with someone or some-
thing. Mary is really wired into classi-
cal music. Sam and Martha are totally
wired into one another.
wired upGo to wired.
wiseacreGo to weisenheimer.
wise guyn. a foolish person; a smart aleck.
(See also smart guy. Also a term of ad-
dress.) Look, wise guy, mind your own
business! Some wise guy messed up my
work.
wise to someone or somethingmod.
having found out about someone or
something. (Underworld.) The cops are
wise to the plan. I’m wise to Lefty. He’s
a wire.win-win