messed up 1. mod. confused. I’m sort
of messed up since my divorce. Most kids
are sort of messed up at this age. 2. mod.
alcohol or drug intoxicated. Somehow
I must have got messed up. What caused it,
do you think? Everybody at the party
was too messed up to drive home.
mess someone or something uptv. to
put someone or something into disorder.
(See also messed up.) You messed me
up a little bit, but I know you didn’t mean
to bump into me. TWho messed up this
place?
mess someone’s face uptv. to beat some-
one around the face. (Underworld.) I
had to mess his face up a little, boss, but
he’s been real cooperative since then.TYo u
want me to mess up your face, or do you
want to come along quietly?
mess someone uptv. to beat someone up.
(Underworld.) The boss says me and
the boys is supposed to mess you up a lit-
tle. TIs that your job—going around
messing up people?
mess upin. to make an error; to do some-
thing wrong; to flub (up). I hope I
don’t mess up on the quiz. You really
messed up!
mess with someone or something and
monkey with someone or something
in. to bother or interfere with someone or
something. Come on, don’t monkey
with it. Don’t mess with me unless you
want trouble.
meth 1. n. denatured alcohol; methyl al-
cohol. (Streets and underworld.) Oh,
yeah, we drank meth. We drank anything
we could get. Meth used to be pink. Now
they put something in it to make you
vomit. 2. n. methamphetamine. (Drugs.)
Usually meth is injected, having almost
an immediate effect. Meth comes in lit-
tle glass tubes. 3. n. methadone. (Drugs.)
Sometimes meth means methadone, a
drug used in drug treatment. Jerry gets
meth from a clinic in the city.
meth monster n. a habitual user of
methamphetamine. Sometimes a meth
monster will do okay in school. These
teenage meth monsters can be a real men-
ace when they need juice.metros[“mEtroz] n. the police; the metro-
politan police. (Not used in all metro-
politan areas.) The metros took ten
minutes to get to the scene of the crime,
and the entire city is enraged. The met-
ros showed up and managed traffic for the
fire company.Mexican breakfastn. a cigarette and a cup
of coffee or a glass of water. After a
Mexican breakfast, I went to Barlowe’s ho-
tel hoping to catch him before he went out.
When some punk kid crosses the border
into Mexico for a night of fun and games,
all he can get to help him sober up and get
out of the country the next day is a Mex-
ican breakfast.mickey and micky 1. n. a hip flask for
liquor. He took a little swig out of a
mickey he carries in his pocket. His
micky made a clunk as he sat down. 2. Go
to Mickey (Finn). 3. n. a small bottle of
wine. See if you can get a mickey of
something for a buck. The old guy just
wants to get a micky to help with his
wineache. 4. n. a tranquilizer. (Drugs.)
Whatever that mickey was you gave me,
it helped. Maybe a little mickey would
help me relax.Mickey D’sn. McDonald’s fast-food restau-
rant. (Teens and collegiate.) Let’s hit
Mickey D’s for chow this noon. We’re go -
ing to Mickey D’s for dinner, too.Mickey finishedmod. alcohol intoxicated;
totally drunk. (A play on Mickey Finn.)
I guess the old guy is about Mickey fin-
ished. He’s plootered! What gets into
guys that makes them want to get Mickey
finished before they stop?Mickey (Finn) 1. n. a drink containing
chloral hydrate; a drink containing a fast-
acting laxative. He slipped her a Mickey
Finn, but she switched glasses. Once
you’ve had a Mickey, you’ll never forget it.- n. chloral hydrate as put in drinks to
knock people out. There was a Mickey
Finn in this drink, wasn’t there? Now
where would I get a Mickey?
Mickey (Finn)