da bombGo to the bomb.
dadn. one’s father; any father; any old man.
(Also a term of address. Capitalized
when referring to one’s own father.)
Hey, Dad, can I use the car tonight?
Well, dad, how’s it going?
daddy (of them all)Go to (grand)daddy
(of them all).
daffy[“dAfi] mod. silly; crazy. Kelly was
acting daffy because she was so happy.
Oh, don’t be daffy!
dagwood (sandwich)[“dAgwUd...] n. a
tall sandwich with many layers of food.
(From the comic strip character Dag-
wood by Chick Young.) I really like to
make an old-fashioned dagwood sandwich
every now and then. How many calories
are there in a dagwood, on the average?
daily dozenn. a short set of daily exercises.
I need to do my daily dozen before
breakfast. A daily dozen would be good
for you.
daily grindn. the tedious pattern of daily
work. (See also rat race.) We l l , it ’s
Monday. Time to start another week of the
daily grind. The daily grind really gets
me down.
dairiesn.the breasts. (Old.) Fine dairies
on that one!
daisyn. an excellent thing. (See also
doosie.) This little car is a real daisy.
I want a daisy of a haircut. Something un-
usual with bangs or something.
damagen. the cost; the amount of the bill
(for something). (See also bad news.)
Okay, waiter. What’s the damage? As
soon as I pay the damage, we can go.
damagedmod.drunk. Them guys went
out and really got damaged. To o m u c h
grapes and you are damaged!
dank[dANk] 1. mod. very good. We
stopped for a while in this real dank little
bistro on the main boulevard. This wine
is so dank! 2. mod. very bad. Class was
so dank today. I thought I would die of ter-
minal boredom. This is a real dank day.
I hope it’s over soon.
dap[dAp] mod. well-dressed. (From dap-
per.) Who is that dap looking dude?
Man, you look dap!darb[darb] n. an excellent person or thing.
Carl is a real darb. I’m glad to know
him. What a swell darb of a car!
dark horse 1. n. an unknown entrant into
a contest; a surprise candidate for polit-
ical office. The party is hoping that a
dark horse will appear before the election.
You’d be surprised at how eagerly peo-
ple will vote for a dark horse. 2. mod. pre-
viously unknown. Who would vote for
a dark horse candidate? A dark horse
player can win if all the others are creeps.
dark Monday and dark Sunday; dark
nightn. an evening when a theater is
closed and no performances are held.
I couldn’t get tickets for the 16th. That’s
dark Monday. Monday night is always
dark night.
dark nightGo to dark Monday.
dark SundayGo to dark Monday.Dash it all!exclam. Oh, phooey!; To hell
with it all! Oh, dash it all! I’m late.
I broke it! Dash it all!
day onen. the first day. You haven’t done
anything right since day one! You’re fired!