knew I was really going to insult the guy.- n. a police officer’s badge or shield.
The guy f lashed his button, so I let him
in. Just because you got a button, it
doesn’t mean you can push innocent citi-
zens around!
buttonholetv. to accost someone; to make
someone listen to one. (As if grabbing
someone by the coat lapel to keep them
from getting away.) The guy button-
holed me on my way out, and started ask-
ing me a lot of questions. See if you can
buttonhole a cop and get some directions.
Button your lip!exclam. Shut up!; Be
quiet! I’ve heard enough outa you! But-
ton your lip!
Butt out!exclam. Get out of my affairs!;
Mind your own business! Go away!
Butt out! Butt out! I’m busy.
butt-uglymod. very ugly. (Usually objec-
tionable.) That is the most butt-ugly car
I’ve ever seen. She is one butt-ugly
woman.
butt-wipeGo to ass-wipe.
buy 1. n. a purchase. Man, this is a great
buy. What a buy, two for the price of
one. 2. tv. to believe something. No-
body’ll buy that story. It sounds good to
me, but will your wife buy it?
buy ittv. to die. (See also buy the farm;
buy the big one.) For a minute, I
thought I was going to buy it. He lay
there coughing for a few minutes, and then
he bought it.
buy someone’s wolf tickettv. to challenge
someone’s boast or taunt. (Streets. See
also sell a wolf ticket.) He wants me
to buy his wolf ticket bad. He’s such a
fighter. He’ll buy anybody’s wolf ticket.
buy the big onetv. to die. I don’t plan
to buy the big one for at least another
thirty years. She conked out for good—
you know, bought the big one.
buy the farmtv. to die; to get killed. He
bought the farm on San Juan Hill. I’m
too young to buy the farm.
buy timetv. to use a tactic to postpone
something. You are just doing this to
buy time. Maybe I can buy some time
by asking for a continuance.buy troubletv. to encourage trouble; to
bring on trouble. I don’t want to buy
trouble. I have enough already. Saying
something like that is just buying trouble.buzhie[“buZi] 1. n. a middle-class person.
(From bourgeoisie.) My mother was a
buzhie, but my father was a Bohemian
type. I live in a neighborhood of buzhies.- mod. middle-class. I can’t stand this
buzhie neighborhood. I live in a buzhie
house and drive a buzhie car. She is so
buzhie!
buzz 1. n. a call on the telephone. (Usually
with give. See also jingle.) I’ll give you
a buzz tomorrow. I got a buzz from him
yesterday. 2. tv. to call someone on the
telephone. Buzz me about noon. I’ll
buzz Mary and see if she can go. 3. tv. to
signal someone with a buzzer. I’ll buzz
my secretary. Did you buzz, Gloria? 4.
n. a thrill. I got a real buzz out of that.
The dancers gave the old man a buzz. 5.
n. a chuckle. She gets a buzz out of
reading the comics. Here’s a little joke
that’ll give you a buzz. 6. n. the initial ef-
fects of drinking alcohol or taking cer-
tain drugs. Sam got a little buzz from
the wine, but he still needed something
stronger. She took a hit and leaned back,
waiting for the buzz.buzz along 1. in. to depart. Well, I must
buzz along. It’s time to buzz along to
work now. 2. in. to drive or move along
rapidly. We were buzzing along at about
seventy when we heard a siren. “You
were buzzing along at eighty-two miles per
hour,” said the cop.buzzardn. an old man; a mean old man.
(Especially with old.) Who’s the buz-
zard in the wing-tip shoes? Some old
buzzard is at the door asking for Mary Wil-
son.buzzard meatn. someone or something
that is dead or outdated. If you don’t
watch out, you’re going to become buzzard
meat! That old car is buzzard meat. It
will hardly run.buttonhole