Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

(Amelia) #1

stink make a stink (about someone or
something)
stink raise a stink (about someone or
something)
stink stinking (drunk)
stink stinking rich
stink stinking with something
stink stink on ice
stir stir crazy
stock deal stock
stock story stock
stoke stoked (on someone or something)
stoke stoked out
stomach cast-iron stomach
stomach turn someone’s stomach
stompstomp (on) someone
stone carved in stone
stone stone blind
stone stone broke
stone stone cold fox
stone stone (cold) sober
stone stone dead
stone stoned (out)
stone stoned out of one’s gourd
stone stoned out of one’s head
stone stoned out of one’s squash
stone stoned silly
stone stone fox
stone stone groove
stone stone sober
stoolstool (on someone)
stoolstool (pigeon)
stop nature stop
stop pit stop
stop pull out all the stops
stop stop on a dime
stop Stop the music!
storagein cold storage
store candy store
store dime store
store leeky store
storkvisit from the stork
stormkick up a storm
stormup a storm
storybedtime story
storyfish story
storylong story short
storysame old story
storysob story
storystory stock
storytop story
storyupper story
stowStow it!
straddle straddle the fence
straight get straight
straight go straight


straight put oneself straight
straight straight arrow
straight straight dope
straight straighten up and fly right
straight straight from the horse’s mouth
straight straight from the shoulder
straight straight low
straight straight man
straight straight shooter
straight straight talk
straight straight up
strange strange bird
strapstrap someone with someone or
something
strapyank one’s strap
straw last straw
straw straw boss
streakhave a yellow streak down one’s back
streaklosing streak
streaktalk a blue streak
streakyellow streak (down someone’s back)
streeteasy street
streetjump (street)
streetman on the street
streeton easy street
streeton the street
streetput something on the street
streetstreet people
streetstreet pusher
streetstreet smart
streetstreet smarts
streetstreet sweeper
streetstreet time
streettake it to the street
streettwo-way street
stressno stress
stretch in the (home) stretch
stretch stretch one’s legs
strict (strictly) from hunger
strike strike it rich
strike strike out
strike strike pay dirt
strokedifferent strokes for different folks
strongcome on strong
strongstrong-arm man
strongstrong-arm tactics
strung strung out
strung strung-out shape
strung strung (up)
strutstrut one’s stuff
stuck bleed like a stuck pig
stuck stuck on someone or something
stuck stuck with someone or something
study study animal
stuff and stuff like that (there)
stuff folding stuff

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