Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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right now. I’ll talk to you when I’m not
wrapped up.

wrap something uptv. to finish some-
thing; to bring something to a conclu-
sion. Let’s wrap this up and go home.
TWell, that about wraps up our little ses-
sion together.


wreckedmod. alcohol or drug intoxicated.
Four beers and I was wrecked. Larry
was far too wrecked to drive.


wrinkle 1. n. a new idea; a new aspect of
something. Fred came up with a new
wrinkle for the ad campaign. Here’s a
clever wrinkle for you. Nobody has ever
tried this one. 2. n. a minor problem. 
A wrinkle has developed in the Wilson
proposal.


wrinkle-rodn. the crankshaft of an engine.
A wrinkle-rod’ll set you back about
$199, plus installation charges, of course.


wrongo[“rONo] 1. mod. wrong. You are
totally wrongo. Wrongo, wrongo! You
lose! 2. n. an undesirable thing or person;
a member of the underworld. The guy’s
a total wrongo. He’s got to be guilty. This
whole business is a complete wrongo.
Something’s fishy.
wrong side of the tracksn. the poor side
of town. Fred’s ashamed that he’s from
the wrong side of the tracks, so to speak.
I’m glad I’m from the wrong side of the
tracks. I know what life is really like.
wuss(y)[wUs and “wUsi] n. a wimp;a weak
person. Don’t be such a wuss. Stand up
for your rights. Wussies like you will
never get ahead.
Wusup? and Wassup?interrog. What’s up?
Wusup! What’s going on around here?
Hey, man! Wassup?
WYSIWYGGo to What you see is what
you get.

wrap something up

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