bounce 1. in. [for a check] to be returned
from the bank because of insufficient
funds. (See also rubber (check).) The
check bounced, and I had to pay a penalty
fee. If your check bounces, you’ll have
to bring us cash. 2. in. to leave; to depart.
It’s late. Let’s bounce. 3. tv. [for a bank]
to refuse to honor a check. They
bounced another of my checks today.
The bank won’t bounce any more checks
because I closed the account. 4. tv. to
throw someone out. Willie bounced me,
and I ran to my car and beat it. The
owner came out and bounced us. 5. n. pep;
energy. All these kids have a lot of
bounce. I never have any bounce when
I wake up early.
bounce for somethingGo to spring for
something.
bouncern. a strong man hired to eject un-
ruly people from a bar or similar place.
(People supposedly bounce when thrown
out.) I saw the bouncer looking at me,
and I got out of there fast. He was the
biggest bouncer I’ve ever seen.
bounce something off (of) someonetv.
to try out an idea on someone; to get
someone’s opinion of an idea. Let me
bounce this off of you. I bounced the
idea off Gary, but he wasn’t at all im-
pressed.
bouquet of assholesn. an annoying or
disgusting person or thing. (Rude and de-
rogatory.) Don’t pay any attention to
him. He’s just another one of the bouquet
of assholes you find around here.
bout itGo to (a)bout it.
bowln. a pipe or other device for smoking
cannabis. (Drugs.) Where is my bowl?
I got some real Q. gold. There’s some-
body’s bowl out in the hall. Go get it be-
fore the neighbors call the fuzz.
bowser[“baUz#] n. a person with a dog
face or ugly face. (Typically applied to fe-
males.) What a bowser! She belongs in
a stable! Fred went out with a real
bowser, but said he had a good time any-
way.
bow to the porcelain altarin. to empty
one’s stomach; to vomit. (The porcelain
altar is the toilet bowl.) He spent the
whole night bowing to the porcelain altar.
I have the feeling that I will be bowing
to the porcelain altar before morning.bow-wow[“baUwaU] 1. n. a dog. (Juve-
nile.) The bow-wow frightened me.
We’re going to get you a bow-wow! 2. n. an
ugly woman; a dog. (Derogatory.)
What a bow-wow! I would have chosen
a better nose if I had been given a chance,
but—all in all—I’m not such a bow-wow.box 1. n. the genitals of the male, especially
as contained within a garment, such as
underwear. (Usually objectionable.)
God, did you see the box on him? 2. n. the
genitals of a female; the vagina consid-
ered as a container for the penis. (Usually
objectionable.) He wants to get in her
box. 3. n. a coffin. Put him in a box and
put the box in a hole. Then the matter is
closed. 4. n. a phonograph player. My
box is old, but still good. Yours is old!
My box still has tubes! 5. n. a portable
stereo radio. Does that damn box have
to be so loud? 6. n. a piano. Man, he
plays a mean box. She sure can pound
the devil out of that box! 7. in. to die.
The old man looks like he’s going to box at
any minute. 8. Go to (ghetto) box. 9. Go
to (squeeze-)box.boxedmod. dead; died. My old dog is
boxed. A car hit her. He’s boxed. There’s
nothing that can be done.boxed inmod. in a bind; having few alter-
natives. I really feel boxed in around
here. I got him boxed in. He’ll have to
do it our way.boxed on the tablemod. died on the (op-
erating) table. (Medical. See also boxed.)
The surgeon did the best job possible,
but the patient boxed on the table. An-
other patient boxed on the table. That’s
three today.boxed (up) 1. mod. alcohol or drug intox-
icated. I am way boxed, and I feel sick.
She got boxed up on gin. 2. mod. in jail.
I did it, and I was boxed for a long time
for it. Now lay off! Pat was boxed up for
two days till we got bond money.boxed (up)