clip someone’s wingstv. to restrain some-
one; to reduce or put an end to a teen-
ager’s privileges. One more stunt like
that and I’m going to clip your wings for
a couple of weeks. Her father clipped her
wings for getting into trouble with the cops.
clit and clittyn. the clitoris. (Usually ob-
jectionable.) Have I got a present for
you and your clitty!
clobbertv. to strike someone; to beat
someone; to outscore someone. I ought
to clobber you, but good. She clobbered
him over the head with her bouquet.
clobberedmod. alcohol intoxicated. He’s
the kind of guy who goes home and gets
clobbered after work. The whole frater-
nity celebrated by getting themselves clob-
bered.
clocktv. to earn, score, or total up some-
one or something. (As if the person or
thing gained were being metered or
clocked.) Sam clocked a date with Sally,
and is he ever proud! Amy clocked
nearly $12 an hour in overtime last week-
end.
clock inin. to record one’s arrival at a set
time. He clocked in three minutes late.
When they clock in, give them this en-
velope.
clock watchern. someone—a worker or
a student—who is always looking at the
clock. There are four clock watchers in
our office. People who don’t like their
jobs can turn into clock watchers.
clodn. a stupid and oafish person. (Usually
refers to a male. Old. Widely known.
Usually objectionable.) Don’t be such a
clod! Put on your tie, and let’s go.
clodhopper 1. n. a big shoe. Wipe the
mud off those clodhoppers before you come
in here. Look at the clodhoppers she’s
wearing! 2. n. a stupid person; a rural oaf.
Some clodhopper came into town and
fell in with the wrong crowd. You don’t
know it, but that clodhopper is worth about
two million bucks.
close as stink on shitGo to (as) close
as stink on shit
Close, but no cigar.[klos...] phr. Close,
but not close enough to win a prize!
You almost did it. Close, but no cigar.
Close, but no cigar! Give it another try.close callGo to close shave.close shave and close calln. a narrow es-
cape. Wow, that was a close shave.
The car passed this close to us—a real close
call.closetmod. secret; concealed. Marty is
a closet chocolate fiend. I’m a closet
hard rock fan.clotheshorse[“klozhors] n. someone who
is obsessed with clothing and looking
good in it. Her brother is the real
clotheshorse. Mary is such a clothes-
horse! Look at her now.cloutn. influence; power. (See also wal-
lop.) You have clout with the mayor. You
try it. I don’t have any clout at all.cloutedmod. arrested. Some old wino got
clouted for spitting on the sidewalk.
They do things like that to get clouted so
they can have a warm place to stay over-
night.clownn. a fool. Some clown threw our
paper in a puddle this morning. Tell that
clown in the front row to can it.clown aroundin. to act silly; to mess
around. Please stop clowning around
and get to sleep. We were just clowning
around. We didn’t mean to break any-
thing.cluck and kluck[kl@k] n. a stupid person;
a person as stupid as a chicken. Why
did they send me a dumb cluck to do this
work? Some kluck came in and asked for
a left-handed monkey wrench.cluckheadn. a stupid oaf. What cluck-
head put sugar in the salt shaker? I’m
getting to be such a cluckhead!cluckymod. stupid; oafish. What a
clucky dame! The plan you submitted to
this office was rejected by the policy com-
mittee. They noted that it was the clucki-
est idea they had ever seen.clucky