BAn. bare ass; the naked buttocks. (See also
hang a BA (at someone).) Cover up
your BA and see who’s at the door. The
guy was running around with his BA
showing.
babe 1. and babesn. <a term of endear-
ment for a woman or a man.> (Also a
term of address. See also baby.) Look,
babe, get in there and tackle that guy!
We’re losing! Say, babes, bring me a
beer, would you? 2. n. a good-looking
woman. Who is that babe standing on
the corner over there? That babe hap-
pens to be my sister.
baboonn. a jerk; a stupid person. (Also a
rude term of address.) Stop acting like
a baboon! Grow up! Tell that ugly ba-
boon to get out of here. Hey, baboon, get
off my lawn!
baby 1. n. a lover; one’s sweetheart. (Also
a term of address.) Come over here and
kiss me, baby. Look, baby, I think we can
work this out. 2. n. a term of address for
a friend or pal of either sex. Come on,
baby, push this thing—hard! Hey, baby!
Getting any action? 3. n. a thing; a gad-
get; a machine, such as a car. (Similar to
sucker.) This baby is a real bear.
Hand me that baby with the sharp point,
will you? What kind of tranny does that
baby have? 4. n. a project thought of as
an offspring. (Always with a possessor.)
Whose baby is the Johnson account?
You give the report. This project is your
baby.
baby bearn. a beginning highway patrol
officer; a rookiecop. (Citizens band ra-
dio. See also Smokey (the Bear).)
Some baby bear tried to arrest me for
speeding, but I conned him out of it. He
may be just a baby bear, but he can still
bite hard.Baby Belln. one of the new, regional tele-
phone companies that were formerly a
part of American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. (See also Ma Bell.)
The Baby Bells are doing better than the
parent company. “If the Baby Bells get
into long distance service, say good-bye to
Ma Bell,” the hotshot money manager
muttered in his third martini.(baby) boomern. someone born during
the baby boom—from the last years of
World War II until the early 1960s.
When the baby boomers get around to sav-
ing up for retirement, you’re going to see
a lot of investment scams. At about age
forty-five the boomers will start putting
money away.babycakes and honeycakesn. <a term of
endearment; sweetie; dear.> (Also a term
of address.) My babycakes gave me a
f limsy nightie for my birthday. Look,
honeycakes, I found some lipstick on your
collar.baby-kissern. a politician. Once those
baby-kissers get in office, they spend,
spend, spend. There were lots of
promises at the town square today when
four local baby-kissers tried to rally inter-
est in the upcoming election.Thebaby needs shoes.sent. Give me luck.
(Said in games of chance, such as dice or
bingo.) He shook the bones, saying,
“The baby needs shoes.” All the players
in the crap game must be poor, because
they kept saying that the baby needs shoes.bach (it)Go to ba(t)ch (it).