in. to fail; to peter out. The whole plan
fizzled, and we had to start over. The
play began to fizzle in the second act.flabbergasted [“flAb#gAst@d] 1. mod.
surprised; baffled. We were f labber-
gasted by your proposal. They all sat
there f labbergasted. 2. mod. alcohol in-
toxicated. I thought you were cutting
down, and here you are totally f labber-
gasted again. After about six beers,
Harry became f labbergasted and slid un-
der the table.
flackGo to flak.
flackery[“flAk#i] n. an advertising agency.
Ted works for a f lackery over on Maple
Street. It seems like the whole political
campaign was directed by some New York
f lackery.
flack (out)in. to collapse in exhaustion;
to go to sleep. I just have to go home
now and f lack out. Betsy f lacked out at
nine every night.
flag 1. tv. to fail a course. Pat f lagged En-
glish again. I’m afraid I f lagged algebra.
- n. the grade of F. I’ll get a f lag on
algebra for the semester. I got three f lags
and an A. 3. tv. to arrest someone. (See
also flagged.) The cop f lagged Tracy for
soliciting. They f lagged Bob for speed-
ing even though he was a judge.
flaggedmod. arrested. Frank almost got
himself f lagged for speeding. Sally was
f lagged, and she called her fixer to come
get her out.
flak and flack[flAk] 1. n. complaints; crit-
icism; negative feedback. Why do I
have to get all the f lak for what you did?
We’re getting a lot of f lack for that news
broadcast. 2. n. publicity; hype. Who
is going to believe this f lack about being
first-rate? It’s all f lak and no substance.
- n. a public relations agent or officer.
The f lak made an announcement and then
disappeared. There were f lacks all over
the place telling lies and making false
promises.
flake 1. n. a person who acts silly or giddy.
Sally is such a f lake! Who’s the f lake
in the plaid pants? 2. n. a medicinal form
of crystallized cocaine. (Drugs. Similar
to crack.) Where can I get some f lake
around here? Max specializes in f lake.- tv. [for the police] to place drugs or
traces of drugs on a person during an ar-
rest. (Underworld. The person is then
charged with possession of drugs.)
That’s not mine! You f laked me! The
fuzz must have f laked Rocko. He never
touches the stuff. 4. and flakesn. phen-
cyclidine (PCP), an animal tranquilizer.
Even Bart won’t sell f lake, and he’s not
what I would call a concerned citizen.
Sometimes they smoke a cigarette with
f lakes on it.
flakedGo to flaked out.
flaked out 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated.
You are too f laked out to drive home. Give
me your keys. Man, is she f laked out! - and flakedmod. passed out because
of drugs. (Drugs.) Sally was f laked out
on the sofa. Jerry took the stuff and
ended up f laked. 3. mod. unconscious; ex-
hausted; tired out. Tom? He’s upstairs
f laked out from work. There are too
many f laked out people working at dan-
gerous machines.
flake downin. to go to bed; to go to sleep.
Look at the time. I gotta go home and
f lake down. After I f lake down for about
three days, I’ll tell you about my trip.
flake (out) 1. in. to pass out from exhaus-
tion; to fall asleep. I just f laked out. I
had had it. After jogging, I usually f lake
for awhile. 2. in. to fall asleep after drug
use. (Drugs.) An hour after she took the
stuff, she just f laked. Pete popped a few
pills and f laked out.
flakesGo to flake.
(flake) spoonGo to cokespoon.
flakoGo to flaky.
flaky[“fleki] 1. mod. unreliable. She’s too
f laky to hold the job. He’s a f laky dude.
I’m getting so f laky. Must be old age. 2.
mod. habituated to the use of cocaine.
(Drugs.) He looks a little f laky. Look at
his eyes and nose. Bart is f laky. He’s a
walking advertisement for what he sells. 3.
and flako[“fleko] mod. alcohol intoxi-
cated. Man, is she f lako! Paul was
f laky and couldn’t drive.
flabbergasted