said, but everything yousay is clear as
vodka.clear outin. to leave; to depart. Time
for you people to clear out. It’s past mid-
night. The boss gave me till next week
to clear out. I’m fired—canned.
clear sailingmod. easy; easy going. It’ll
be clear sailing from now on. When this
is finished, it’ll be clear sailing.
click (with someone)in. to catch on with
someone; to intrigue someone; to be-
come popular with someone. The pink
hair and multiple earrings never really
seemed to click with many kids. Sam
and Mary are getting along fine. I knew
they’d click.
cliff-dwellern. someone who lives in a tall
apartment building. I could never sur-
vive as a cliff-dweller in a big city. The
majority of cliff-dwellers wouldn’t choose
to live in any other way.
climb 1. n. a marijuana cigarette. (Drugs.
The means to a high.) I need a climb
to set me straight. Here, have a swal-
low of this climb. 2. tv. to scold someone.
The boss climbed Harry for being late.
Don’t climb me! The train broke down!
climb the wall(s)tv. to do something des-
perate when one is anxious, bored, or ex-
cited. He was home for only three days;
then he began to climb the wall. I was
climbing the walls to get back to work.
clinch[klIntS] tv. to settle something; to
make something final. I was able to
clinch the deal, and I got a raise for it.
I want to clinch this contract before the
weekend.
clincher[“klIntS#] n. the final element; the
straw that broke the camel’s back. (See
also capper.) The clincher was when the
clerk turned up the volume. Eating gar-
lic by the bushel was the clincher. I had to
get a new roommate.
cling like shit to a shovel and stick like
shit to a shovel 1. in. to stick or adhere
[to someone or something] tightly. (Usu-
ally objectionable.) That oily stuff sticks
like shit to a shovel. 2. in. to be very de-
pendent on someone; to follow someone
around. (Often with an indirect object.
Usually objectionable.) She’s so depen-
dent. She clings to him like shit to a shovel.
clinkn. jail. We’ll throw you in the clink
if you don’t talk. One night in the clink
was enough.clinker 1. n. a mistake; (in music) a mis-
played note. That was a bad clinker in
the middle of the soft passage. Look at
the score, man! That series of clinkers just
isn’t there. 2. n. a worthless person or
thing. (From the term for a cinder.)
This guy is such a clinker. Who needs him?
Ralph has turned out to be a real clinker.
We’ll have to pink slip him.clip 1. tv. to cheat someone. (See also
clipped; clip joint.) That guy in there
clipped me for a fiver. I didn’t clip you
or anybody else! 2. tv. to kill someone.
Rocko had orders to clip both Max and
John. Frank and John had set out to clip
Rocko first. 3. n. a holder for a marijuana
cigarette butt. (Drugs. See also roach
clip.) She’s got a clip if you need it.
My clip’s at home in my stash. 4. n. a mu-
sic video; a short film. This next clip
is something you’ll all recognize. Stay
tuned for more great clips. 5. n. a fast rate
of speed. By traveling at a good clip,
we managed to get there before the wed-
ding started. You were moving at a
pretty good clip when you ran into the
truck.
clip a butttv. to pinch out a cigarette for
later smoking. (Also with the.) Like an
old soldier, Wally took a puff and then
clipped the butt for later. You learn to
clip a butt so you won’t waste what you
can’t finish.clip jointn. a business establishment that
cheats customers. That place is a clip
joint. Stay away. The clip joint on
Fourth Street was busted last night.clipped 1. mod. cheated. When Marty
counted his change, he found he’d been
clipped. You weren’t clipped by me. I just
made a mistake. 2. mod. arrested.
Frank got clipped as he got out of his car.
He was clipped and no one read him his
rights, so off he went.clear out