loaded 1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated.
If you’re loaded, don’t drive. I’m not
loaded. I’m just a little tipsy. 2. mod.
spiked with liquor; containing much al-
cohol. There’s a little rum in the eggnog,
but it’s certainly not what I would call
loaded. Wow, this punch is loaded! 3.
mod. having all available accessories.
(Said of a car.) Did you want to see a
car that’s loaded, or is this to be a budget
car? Now, this little gem is loaded with
everything. 4. mod. wealthy; loaded with
money. Mr. Wilson is loaded, but he is
also generous with his money. My Un-
cle Fred is loaded, but he’s going to take it
all with him.
loaded for bear 1. mod. alcohol intoxi-
cated. He is loaded for bear and any-
thing else. He’s been drinking mule since
dawn, and he’s loaded for bear. 2. mod.
ready for the hardest problems. Bring
on the hard cases. I’m loaded for bear.
I’m loaded for bear, and that’s good be-
cause this is going to be a rough day. 3.
mod. very angry. By the time he fin-
ished talking, I was loaded for bear. I
had been loaded for bear when I came into
the room, and I left as meek as a lamb.
loaded questionn. a question to which an
honest answer will reveal things the
speaker might otherwise wish to conceal.
Now, that’s a loaded question, and I
don’t think I have to answer it. I didn’t
mean it to be a loaded question.
loaded remarkn. a remark containing im-
portant implications. Your loaded re-
mark did not go over well with the host.
In spite of your numerous loaded re-
marks, I do hope you will return sometime
when it is convenient.
loaded to the barrelGo to loaded to the
gills.
loaded to the gills and loaded to the
barrelmod. alcohol intoxicated. He’s
loaded to the gills. Couldn’t see a hole in
a ladder. Man, he’s loaded to the bar-
rel and fighting mad.
loady and loadie[“lodi] n. a drinker or
drug user. (Teens and collegiate. One
who gets loaded frequently.) I hear
that Wally is a loady. Is that true? These
loadies are all very difficult to deal with.
local yokel[“lokl“jokl] n. a local resident
of a rural place. (Mildly derogatory.)
One of the local yokels helped me change
the tire. The local yokels all listen to the
same radio station.
loco[“loko] mod. crazy. (From Spanish.)
Who is that loco kid jumping up and down
in the front seat? This zit is gonna drive
me loco.
LOLinterj. laughing out loud. (Indicates
that one is laughing in response to a pre-
vious remark. Used in electronic mail and
computer forum or news group mes-
sages. Not pronounced aloud.) I’m
LOL about the last remark you made.
LOL at your last message.
lollapalooza[lal@p@”luz@] 1. n. something
very big; something wondrous. Look at
that bump on your head. That’s a lolla-
palooza! Her singing voice is a real
dandy—a lollapalooza. 2. n. a big lie.
She just told a lollapalooza. What a lol-
lapalooza! You expect me to believe that?
lommixGo to lummox.
lone wolfn. a man who stays to himself.
Fred is sort of a lone wolf until he has a
few drinks. It’s the lone wolves you read
about in the paper when they pull a
drowning person from the river.
long arm of the lawn. the police; the law.
(See also arm.) The long arm of the law
is going to tap you on the shoulder some
day, Lefty. The long arm of the law fi-
nally caught up with Gert.
long bread and long greenn. money.
Man, that must have cost you some long
bread! Look at the long green you get for
doing the job!
long dozenn. thirteen; a baker’s dozen.
Don’t you sell a long dozen anymore?
They used to give you a long dozen in that
bakery.
long greenGo to long bread.
longhair 1. n. a highbrowwith long hair;
especially a musician. There were a few
longhairs at the bar, but none of the reg-loaded