all the way livemod. very exciting; excel-
lent. Man, this place is all the way live.
Oh, Tiffany is just, like, all the way live!
thealmighty dollarn. the dollar viewed
as a symbol of power or greed. Yo u
don’t care about anything but the almighty
dollar. The world’s economy seems to
depend on an adequate supply of the
almighty dollar.
alotmod. a lot. (A misspelling that is so
widely used in Internet news groups as to
be considered part of the Internet jar-
gon.) I like that alot, definately alot.
alphabet soupn. initialisms and acronyms
in general. The names of these govern-
ment offices are just alphabet soup. Just
look at the telephone book! You can’t find
anything because it’s filled with alphabet
soup.
Alpha Charlien. a bawling out; a severe
scolding. (From AC = ace-chewing.)
The cop stopped me and gave me a real Al-
pha Charlie for speeding.
ambulance chaser 1. and chasern. a
lawyer or entrepreneur who hurries to
the scene of an accident to try to get the
business of any injured persons. The
insurance companies are cracking down on
ambulance chasers. Two minutes after
the spectacular wreck, seven chasers with
police radios showed up and began ha-
rassing the victims. 2. n. a derogatory
term for any lawyer. (Also a rude term
of address.) That ambulance chaser is
trying to charge me for reaching his office
when I called a wrong number!
Ameche n. telephone. (Very old slang.
From the name of actor Don Ameche,
who starred in the film The Story of
Alexander Graham Bell, 1939.) Won’t
somebody please answer the Ameche?
amigo[@”migo] n. a friend. (Spanish. Also
a term of address.) Hey, amigo, let’s go
somewhere for a drink.
ammo[“Amo] 1. n. ammunition. There
they were, trapped in a foxhole with no
ammo, enemy all over the place. What do
you think happened? I don’t know. They
sent out for ammo, maybe? 2. n. infor-
mation or evidence that can be used to
support an argument or a charge. I
want to get some ammo on the mayor. I
think he’s a crook. Try to keep my traf-
fic tickets a secret. The opposition will use
them as ammo in the next election.
ammunition 1. n. toilet tissue. Could
somebody help me? We’re out of ammu-
nition in here! The ammunition in Eu-
rope is better these days than it used to be.- n. liquor. (See also shot.) The cow-
boy walked in, downed a shot, and called
for more ammunition. He’s had about
all the ammunition he can hold.
ampsn. amphetamines. (Drugs.) I never
do any drugs except maybe a few amps
now and then, and the odd downer, and
maybe a little grass on weekends, but noth-
ing really hard. Paul is on a roller
coaster of amps and damps.
anal applausen. the release of intestinal
gas. (Jocular.) Who is responsible for
this pungent anal applause?anchor-clankern. a sailor. (Army.) The
bar was suddenly filled with anchor-
clankers, and the army guys began look-
ing for a way out. How can you anchor-
clankers stand being cooped up on those
cans?
ancient historyn. someone or something
completely forgotten, especially past ro-
mances. (See also history.) Bob? I never
think about Bob anymore. He’s ancient
history. That business about joining the
army is ancient history.and a halfn. someone or something
greater, more severe, or more intense
than normal. This computer problem
is a mess and a half! She is a woman
and a half!
and changephr. plus a few cents; plus a
few hundredths. (Used in citing a price
or other decimal figure to indicate an ad-
ditional fraction of a full unit.) This
one only costs ten bucks and change. The
New York Stock Exchange was up seven
points and change for the third broken
record this week.And how!exclam. I agree! I am really ex-
cited you are here. And how! BILL: I amall the way live