pleased you are here. BOB: Me, too! And
how!and stuff like that (there)n. and other
things similar to what was just men-
tioned. Please gather up all the empty
bottles, the picnic things, and stuff like that
there.
angel 1. n. a secret financier. Who was
the angel for your new play? I was hop-
ing for an angel to see this project through,
but all the fat-cats seem to have disap-
peared. 2. n. a sweetheart. (Also a term
of address.) See my angel standing over
there? Isn’t he gorgeous? Okay, angel,
let’s get in the car. 3. n. a sniper hiding in
a high place, such as on the roof of a
building. The guards looked upward,
watching for angels.
angel dust and angel hair; dust of an-
gelsn. the common name for phency-
clidine (PCP). (Originally drugs.) An-
gel dust is getting to be quite a problem in
this town. I thought that angel hair and
stuff like that was a problem of the sixties.
angel hairGo to angel dust.
angle 1. n. selfish motive; ulterior motive.
Okay, Ted, I know you better than to
think that you are doing this out of the
kindness of your heart. What’s your angle?
I don’t have any angle. I have reformed.
- n. slant; bias; focus. Let’s try to get
a good angle on this news story so the wire
service will buy it from us. I think that
by studying the Maya I will be able to de-
velop a new angle on why they disap-
peared.
animaln. a male who acts like a beast in
terms of manners, cleanliness, or sexual
aggressiveness. (Also a term of address.)
You are an animal! Stop picking your
nose, animal.
ankle 1. n. an attractive woman or girl.
(Typically with some.) Now, there’s
some ankle I’ve never seen around here be-
fore. Do you get ankle like that around
here all the time? 2. in. to walk [some-
where]. I have to ankle down to the
drugstore. Why should I ankle when I
can drive? 3. in. to walk away from one’s
employment; to leave. (See also walk.)
One more day like this, and I’m gonna an-
kle. I didn’t fire her. I told her she could
ankle if she wanted.
ankle biterGo to rug rat.
annihilatedmod. very drunk; intoxicated
with a drug. The boys came in annihi-
lated and their father had plenty to say to
them. Pete and Gary went out and got
annihilated.
another peep (out of you)n. another
complaint, word, or sound from some-
one. (Usually in the negative.) I don’t
want to hear another peep out of you!
I’ve heard enough! Not another peep!
ante[“Anti] 1. n. an amount of money that
must be contributed before playing cer-
tain card games such as poker. What’s
the ante to join this game? That’s a
pretty high ante. Forget it! 2. n. the charge
or cost. What’s the ante for a used 1985
four-door? The ante is marked on the
sticker.
anti[“Anti or “AntaI] 1. n. someone who
is against someone or something. She’s
an anti. Don’t even ask her. All the an-
tis are going to vote for it this time. 2. mod.
against someone or something. (Some-
times with the force of a preposition.)
I’m not anti the proposal, I just have some
questions. Four are in favor, and two are
anti.
antifreezen. liquor; any legal or illegal al-
cohol. With enough antifreeze, I can
stand the cold. Here’s some antifreeze to
stop your teeth from chattering.
antifreezedmod. alcohol intoxicated.
Man, I feel totally antifreezed. He ap-
pears to be frozen even though he’s anti-
freezed.
antsy[“Antsi] mod. nervous; restless. (See
also have ants in one’s pants.) Yo u
look a little antsy. What’s wrong? Who
is that antsy guy? She gets antsy before
a test.
Anytime.interj. You are welcome.; Happy
to oblige. (Sometimes said in response to
Thank you.) MARY: Thanks for the
ride. PAUL: Anytime. Think nothing of it.
TOM: You’ve been a real friend, Sally.Anytime.