el cheapo[El “tSipo] 1. n. the cheap one; the
cheapest one. (Mock Spanish.) I don’t
want one of those el cheapos. I can only
afford el cheapo. 2. mod. cheap. The
el cheapo brand won’t last. This is el
cheapo. I don’t want it. Is this the
el cheapo model?
electrifiedmod. alcohol intoxicated. Her
eyes were staring straight ahead, and I
knew she was electrified. By midnight
we were all electrified.
elevatedmod. alcohol intoxicated; tipsy.
Jerry was too elevated to drive home.
Sam was elevated from the drinking he
did.
elevator musicn. dull, uninteresting mu-
sic of the type that can be heard in ele-
vators or shops. (As compared to excit-
ing jazz or rock.) I don’t want to have
to hear elevator music all day. Elevator
music is better than listening to someone
chewing food.
eliminated 1. mod. killed. Mr. Big
wanted Frank eliminated. When Frank
is eliminated, there will be no competition.
- mod. alcohol intoxicated. By mid-
night, Wally was eliminated. How can
anybody get eliminated on four beers?
(el) primo[(El) “primo] mod. [of some-
thing] top quality. (From Spanish for the
first.) This stuff is primo. I want
some more of that el primo C.
em and emm[Em] n. an empty liquor bot-
tle. (See also knock someone’s block
off.) Put your ems in the garbage, not
on the f loor. Whose emms are all these?
embalmedmod. alcohol intoxicated. By
morning they were all embalmed. Bob
was too embalmed to stand up.
embalming fluidn. strong liquor; raw
whiskey. Jed seemed to favor some cheap
embalming f luid as his poison. Bar-
tender, pour out this embalming f luid and
get me your best.
[emoticon]See the discussion at Smiley.
emptiesn. empty bottles. Throw your
empties in the trash. Whose empties are
these, and how many are there?
empty-nestersn. parents whose children
have grown and moved out. There are
a few adjustments that empty-nesters have
to make. I don’t mind being an empty-
nester. There’s more room.
endn. the final insult; too much; the last
straw. This is just the end. I’m leaving.
When she poured her drink down my
back, that was the end.
end of the ball gamen. the end of every-
thing. Well, the car broke down. I guess
that’s the end of the ball game. It looked
like the end of the ball game as we sped too
fast around the curve.
ends 1. n. money. (Streets.) Yo u g o t
enough ends to get you through the week?
We don’t have enough ends to pay the
gas bill. 2. n. shoes. You even got holes
in your ends. Could you use some new
ends?
enforcern. a bully; a thug or bodyguard.
Sam is the perfect enforcer. Meaner than
all get out. Rocko is too tender-hearted
to be a good enforcer.
enhanced mod. high on marijuana.
(Drugs.) Frank is sort of enhanced, as
usual. Fred is enhanced by dinnertime
each day.
Enough, already!exclam. That is enough!
Stop! Please stop! Enough, already!
equalizern. a gun; a pistol. (Underworld.)
Rocko carried an equalizer, but wouldn’t
dream of using it. An equalizer can be
dangerous in Max’s business.
erasetv. to kill someone. Sam had orders
to erase Frank. Mr. Big decided who was
gonna erase who.
erbGo to herb.
ErvineGo to Irv.
ESAD!tv. Eat shit and die!: take what’s com-
ing to you. (Usually objectionable.) All
right, you bastard, ESAD!
eternal checkoutn. death. (Usually with
the.) When the time comes for the eter-
nal checkout, I hope I am ready to go.
Hank knew the eternal checkout was just
around the corner, and he suddenly got
religion.
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