stick, just like an old-time tramp. Throw
your bindle over yonder, and plunk your
butt on that empty crate. 2. n. a packet of
drugs. (Drugs.) She had a bindle of H.
in her purse. That bindle was more im-
portant than money.binge[bIndZ] 1. n. a drinking or drugging
spree. Larry is the type who likes a good
binge every now and then. A coke binge
can cost a lot of cabbage. 2. n. any spree
of self-indulgence: emotional, glutton-
ous, etc. About Thanksgiving time I
start a month-long eating binge. The
crying binge started when Marty got off
the train. 3. in. to drink heavily. He has
been binging since June. She binges
about once a month and is stone-cold sober
the rest of the time.
binged[“bIndZd] mod. alcohol intoxicated.
She sat there, binged out of her mind.
I’m gonna go out and get myself binged,
but good.
Bingo![“bINgo] exclam. Yes!; That’s right!
(From the game Bingo.) Bingo! I’ve got
the answer! And we put this little job-
ber here, another one here, and Bingo!
We’re done.
bird 1. n. a woman; a girl. I like the bird
you were with last night. What a bird!
I want one. 2. n. a derisive noise made
with the lips; a raspberry. The third
time he fumbled, he was greeted by two
thousand mouths making the bird. Yo u
guys making the bird aren’t perfect either.
- n. an odd person. Some old bird
came up to me and tried to sell me a cook-
book. This bird is too much for me. I’m
leaving. 4. n. a rude gesture made with
the middle finger. (Usually with the. See
comments at finger wave.) The kid
gave me the bird, so I bopped him. A
lot of little kids give people the bird all the
time because they see it on television. 5.
n. an airplane. I like this bird. She’s a
dream to f ly. The bird crashed on take-
off. 6. n. one-hundred dollars. This
thing cost three birds! Bull! Can you
loan me a bird?
birdbrain 1. n. a stupid-acting person.
You silly birdbrain. Stop it! I’m such a
birdbrain. I forgot my driver’s license, of-
ficer. 2. and birdbrainedmod. stupid.
I’ve never heard such a birdbrain idea in
my life. Look, you birdbrained idiot, you
are dead wrong!
birdbrainedGo to birdbrain.
bird-dog 1. tv. to take away another man’s
girlfriend. Why’d you have to go and
bird-dog me, your best buddy? I didn’t
bird-dog you. I’m just more loveable, that’s
all. 2. tv. to supervise someone; to tail
someone. I wish you would stop bird-
dogging me! Barlowe knew somebody
was bird-dogging him, but he was too
smart to show it.
birdseed 1. n. a small amount of money.
(See also chicken feed.) That’s just
birdseed compared to what I spend.
Forty billion is birdseed to a government
with a 600 billion dollar budget. 2. n. non-
sense. (Based on BS.) Cut the birdseed.
I’m not stupid, you know. I’ve heard
enough birdseed here to last for a lifetime.
birdturd 1. n. an obnoxious person. (Rude
and derogatory.) You silly birdturd.
Wake up! Clare can be such a birdturd
when she wants. 2. mod. stupid; obnox-
ious. (Usually objectionable.) Of all the
stupid, underhanded, birdturd tricks—this
takes the cake! Get your ugly birdturd
car out of my driveway! 3. n. bird dung,
especially if dried. (Usually objection-
able.) There’s a birdturd on your shoe.- mod. lousy; worthless. (Usually objec-
tionable.) I don’t want this birdturd job
any longer. I quit!
bird watchern. a girl watcher; someone,
usually a man, who enjoys watching
women go by. Harry is a dedicated bird
watcher. You bird watchers should just
mind your own business.
birdy and birdiemod. crazy; strange.
She acts a little birdy from time to time.
Would you kindly take your birdie
friends and go?
biscuit[“bIsk@t] n. the head. She got a
nasty little bump on the biscuit. He
wears a tin can on his biscuit in case he
tumbles.
bit 1. n. a jail sentence. (Underworld.) I
did a two-year bit in Sing Sing. He got
binge