Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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businesslike nobody’s business
businessmean business
businessmonkey business
businesstaking care of business
businessThat’s show business (for you).
bust beer bust
bust bust a gut (to do something)
bust bust a move
bust bust ass (out of some place)
bust bust (one’s) ass (to do something)
bust bust one’s butt to do something
bust bust one’s nuts to do something
bust bust on someone or something
bust bust someone one
bust bust (some) suds
bust bust something up
bust bust something wide open
Buster Hold it, Buster!
butcher wood butcher
butt bust one’s butt to do something
butt butt-fucking Egypt
butt butt naked
butt Butt out!
butt clip a butt
butt dusty butt
butt gripe one’s butt
butt kick in the butt
butt pain in the butt
butt work one’s butt off
butterbread and butter
button belly button
button Button your lip!
button cactus (buttons)
button hit the panic button
button on the button
button press the panic button
button push the panic button
buy best buy
buy buy it
buy buy someone’s wolf ticket
buy buy the big one
buy buy the farm
buy buy time
buy buy trouble
buzz buzz along
buzz get a buzz out of someone or something
buzz give someone a buzz
buzz have a buzz on
buzz rolling buzz
buzzardbuzzard meat
buzzing What’s buzzin’ (cousin)?
bye kiss something good-bye
caboodle kit and caboodle
cactuscactus (buttons)
cactuscactus juice
cadet space cadet


cadillac hog cadillac
cagebear cage
cagecage of anger
Cain raise Cain
cake cake hole
cake icing on the cake
cake piece of cake
call booty call
call call (all) the shots
call call earl
call call hogs
call call house
call call hughie
call Call my service.
call call of nature
call call ralph
call call ruth
call call shotgun
call call someone out
call close call
call cold call
call Don’t call us, we’ll call you.
call Good call!
call nature’s call
call pay a call
calm cool, calm, and collected
camcam (red)
Cambodian Cambodian red
cameThis is where I came in.
campcamp it up
camper happy camper
campus big man on campus
campus campus queen
can Can it!
can can of worms
can can’t hit the (broad) side of a barn
can can’t win (th)em all
can get a can on
can If you can’t stand the heat, keep out of
the kitchen.
can no can do
can so bad one can taste it
can What can I do you for?
can You can say that again!
can You can’t dance at two weddings.
can You can’t fight city hall.
can You can’t get there from here.
can You can’t take it with you.
can You can’t win them all.
cancelcancel someone’s Christmas
cancercancer stick
candy candy man
candy candy store
candy ear candy
candy needle candy
candy nose (candy)

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