Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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monkey wagon n. drug addiction.
(Drugs.) I’ve been riding this monkey
wagon long enough. Some of these treat-
ment centers won’t get you off the mon-
key wagon unless you have insurance.


monkey wardsn. Montgomery Wards, a
department store chain. I get that kind
of stuff at monkey wards. They closed
the monkey wards near us.


monkey with someone or somethingGo
to mess with someone or something.


monnikerGo to moniker.


monolithic[man@”lITIk] mod. heavily drug
intoxicated. (Drugs. A play on stoned.)
She’s not just stoned, she’s monolithic!
I was monolithic—dead drunk.


monster 1. n. any powerful drug affecting
the central nervous system. (Drugs.) 
This PCP is a monster. Why don’t the cops
put a stop to it? That monster just about
did me in. 2. mod. having to do with a
powerful or addictive drug. (Drugs.) 
Where the devil did you get that monster
dust? That is monster C., and it will
make you its slave.


monster weedn. cannabis; powerful mar-
ijuana. (Drugs.) Where on earth does
she get that monster weed she’s been blow-
ing? This is what they call monster
weed. Stay away from it. It may have an-
gel dust on it.


Montezuma’s revenge [mant@”zum@z
rI”vEndZ] n. diarrhea; tourist diarrhea.
(Refers to tourists in Mexico.) I had a
little touch of Montezuma’s revenge the
second day, but other than that we had a
wonderful time. Most people blame
Montezuma’s revenge on the water.


monthliesn. the period of menstruation.
It’s her monthlies. You know how she
feels then. The monthlies have struck
again!


mooch[mutS] 1. tv. & in. to beg for money,
liquor, or drugs in public places. No
mooching around here! Move along! Jed
mooched drinks all evening. 2. n. a beg-
gar. The guy is a mooch. Get him out
of here. I don’t want to be a mooch, but
could I borrow your lawn mower? 3. n.


narcotics. (Drugs. See also hooch.) 
Mooch is what Minnie the Moocher is fa-
mous for. He’s gonna have to work hard
to get off the mooch.
moocher 1. n. a beggar. What do you
usually give a moocher? I try to give
every moocher a little change. 2. n. a drug
addict. (Drugs.) The guy’s a moocher
and can’t be trusted. These moochers
will do anything to get a few bucks for a
load.
moo juice and cow juicen. milk. How
about another glass of moo juice? While
you’re at the store, get some more cow juice.
moolah[“mula] n. money. (Originally un-
derworld.)  That is a whole lot of
moolah! There was no moolah in that
safe!
mooleyn. a clever person who does funny
things. What a mooley! Always mak-
ing us laugh.
moon 1. n. the buttocks. He rubbed a
plump moon where he had been kicked,
but said no more. She fell square on her
moon and slowly broke into a smile. 2. tv.
& in. to show (someone) one’s nude pos-
terior through a window (usually of an
automobile). (See also mooner; gaucho.)
When the plane f lew over Cuba, this guy
named Victor actually mooned a Russian
MIG that f lew by. The kids were moon-
ing, and they got arrested for indecent ex-
posure.
mooner 1. n. a drunkard. (From moon-
shine.) This old mooner from up in the
hills wandered into town last Friday and
died in the town square. There must be
dozens of mooners who beg in town in the
day and drink in the woods at night. 2. n.
an idler who stares at the moon. If he
ever outgrows being a mooner, he may be
all right. I feel like a mooner tonight.
There is nothing better to do.
moonlight 1. n. illicit liquor; moonshine.
Where’s that bottle of moonlight you
used to keep under the counter? How
about a sip of moonlight? 2. in. to traffic
in illicit liquor. (Best done under the
cover of darkness.) He moonlighted
during prohibition. Jed was moonlight-

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