down that ghetto blaster in here! Yo u
can’t bring that box on this bus!(ghetto) boxGo to (ghetto) blaster.
ghost turdn. a wad of lint, as found un-
der a bed. (Use caution with turd.)
There’s a lot of ghost turds under the bed.
Sweep out those ghost turds and get rid
of them.
GIBmod. good in bed; good as a sexual
partner. (Usually objectionable. Initial-
ism.) Pete lets on that he’s GIB. How
does he know he’s GIB?
gibber-gabber [“dZIb#dZAb#] n. non-
sense; gossip and chatter. There sure is
a lot of gibber-gabber coming from your
room, Jimmy. What’s all this gibber-
gabber about?
Giddy up![“gIdi...] exclam. Move faster!
(Said to a horse to start it moving. Also
said to people or things as a joke.)
Giddy up, Charlie! It’s time to start mov-
ing. Let’s get going, chum. Giddy up!
gidgetn. a silly-acting female; a ditzy
dame. Sally is just a blonde gidget with-
out a care in the world.
giffed [gIft] mod. alcohol intoxicated.
(From TGIF Thank God It’s Friday.Said
of people who celebrate the end of the
workweek with liquor.) He left the tav-
ern pretty giffed. She was pretty giffed
for just a few beers.
gift of gabn. the ability to speak well in
public; the ability to persuade people ver-
bally; the ability to speak well extempo-
raneously. Gary has the gift of gab, but
it doesn’t get him anywhere. I wish I had
the gift of gab. I’m just so shy.
gig 1. n. a onetime job; an engagement.
(Musicians.) I had a gig out on the west
side, but I couldn’t get there. The gig was
canceled because of the snow. 2. in. to play
or perform. (Musicians.) I didn’t gig
at all last week. I’m getting hungry for a
job. I’m happiest when I’m gigging. 3.
n. any job of an assignment nature; a
onetime job such as when a newspaper
reporter is assigned to write a particular
story. I didn’t want that election gig, but
I got it anyway. Wally is tired of getting
the crime gigs. 4. n. a bother; an annoy-
ance; a job. Man, this paperwork is such
a gig. This day’s a gig. I’ve had it. 5. n.
a giggle; a bit of laughter. Her little
story gave us all a good gig. I had a nice
little gig over what happened to Tom.
giggle goo[“gIglgu] n. liquor. Can I
pour you a little of that giggle goo?
Haven’t you had about enough of that gig-
gle goo?
GIGOphr. garbage in, garbage out. (Com-
puters. Acronym. If you get garbage out
of a computer, it’s because you put gar-
bage in. See also DIDO.) The program
failed, and I know it’s my fault. You know,
GIGO. GIGO is my theme song. I get
out just what I deserve.
gimme[“gImi] phr. give me. (Eye-dialect.
Typical spoken English. Used in writing
only for effect. Used in the examples of
this dictionary.) Do you wanna gimme
the thingy and lemme go ahead with my
work? Gimme another one.
Gimme a break!Go to Give me a break!
gimp[gImp] 1. n. a lame person. (Origi-
nally underworld. Rude and derogatory.)
Lefty tried to mug an old gimp with a
cane. The gimp came hobbling along,
muttering something under his breath. 2.
in. to limp about. I’ve been gimping a
little bit since my accident. I’ll gimp over
there as soon as I can. It’ll take a while on
these crutches.
gimpy[“gImpi] 1. mod. crippled; lame. I
got a gimpy leg. I’ll catch up in a minute.
He’s sort of gimpy since the football sea-
son. 2. n. a police officer. (Also a rude
term of address. A pun on lame,an in-
ept person.) Here comes gimpy, swing-
ing his stick. Gimpy has been around
asking about you.
gin diveGo to gin mill.
ginheadn. a drunkard. Gert could have
ended up a ginhead, but she went another
route instead. A couple of ginheads sat
in the corner booth silently.
gin mill and gin dive; gin palacen. a sa-
loon; a low liquor establishment. Fred
hit every gin mill on the way home. (ghetto) box