Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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There is no need to do a dump on me.
I didn’t wreck your car. The boss—mad
as a wet hen—dumped all over me. 
That rotten jerk really did a dump on my
car. Look at that fender!

do a fadetv. to leave; to sneak away. 
Frank did a fade when he saw the pig-
mobile. It’s time for me to do a fade.


do a job on someone or something 1. tv.
to ruin someone or something; to give
someone or something a thorough work-
ing over. The cops did a job on Rocko,
but he still wouldn’t talk. There’s no
need to do a job on me, man, I’ll tell you
everything I know—which is zip. That
punch sure did a job on my nose. 2. Go to
do a number on someone.


do a linetv. to snort a dose of a powdered
drug, usually cocaine. (Drugs.) Max
slipped into a doorway to do a line. 
Ernie has to do a line about every four
hours—night and day.


do a number on someone and do a job
on someonetv. to harm or deceive
someone. The IRS really did a number
on me. My local friendly plumber did a
job on me cleaning out my drain.


do a number on something 1. tv. to uri-
nate or defecate on something. Billy
did a number on the bathroom f loor. 2. tv.
to damage or ruin something; to destroy
something. The truck really did a num-
ber on my car.


do a slow burntv. to be quietly angry. (See
also slow burn.) I did a slow burn while
I was getting my money back. I was do-
ing a slow burn, but I didn’t let it show.


do a snow job on someonetv. to deceive
or confuse someone. Don’t try to do a
snow job on me. I know all the tricks. 
She thought she did a snow job on the
teacher, but it backfired.


doc(s)-in-a-boxn. a walk-in emergency
health care center, as found in shopping
centers. (See also McDoctor(s).) I was
cut and went immediately to the docs-in-
a-box in the mall. The doc-in-the-box
finally closed because of lack of customers.


doctor’s ordersn. something that one is
strongly advised to do. (Refers here to
any advice given by anyone but a doctor.)
I have to spend a month in Arizona.
Doctor’s orders. I’m doing this on doc-
tor’s orders, but I don’t like it.
dode[dod] n. a nerd;a simpleton. Wa lly
is such a dode. My roommate is a loser.
I was afraid I’d end up with a dode.

dodge[dadZ] n. a swindle; a scam;a de-
ception. What sort of dodge did you get
f limf lammed with? Gary has a new
dodge to make money, but he hasn’t made
any yet.

do dopeGo to do drugs.
do drugs and do dopetv. to take drugs;
to use drugs habitually. (Drugs and now
general.) Rocko doesn’t do drugs, and
he doesn’t drink. Frank started doing
dope when he was very young.

dog 1. n. a foot. (Usually plural.) My
dogs are killing me. I gotta get home and
soak my dogs. 2. n. an ugly girl. (Rude and
derogatory.) I’m no dog, but I could
wish for some changes. So she’s not a
movie star; she’s not a dog either! 3. n.
something undesirable or worthless; mer-
chandise that no one wants to buy. Put
the dogs out on the sale table so people will
see them. They even bought all the dogs
this year. Sales were great. 4. n. dog dung.
(See also dog-doo.) There’s some dog
on the lawn. Don’t step in the dog. 5. tv.
to follow someone. The cop dogged
Lefty for a week. Stop dogging me, you
twit! 6. tv. to stay with one and haunt
one. Will this memory dog me all the
days of my life? The thought of all that
cake and ice cream dogged me all during
my diet. 7. tv. to eat something; to eat
something as a dog eats. He dogged his
hamburger and ran out the door to catch
the bus. Here, dog a couple of crackers
and cheese. That should keep you from
starving. 8. tv. to criticize someone or
something. Stop dogging me about
every little thing! My mom always dogs
me because I don’t clean my room.

dog and pony shown. a demonstration;
a speech, skit, or other presentation that

do a fade

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