package 1. n. a combination of a variety of
related things; a unified set of things.
(See also package deal.) You can’t buy
just one part. It comes as a package. The
first college I applied to offered me a good
aid package, so I went. 2. n. a lot of
money; a bundle. She made quite a
package on that bank deal. I came away
from the dog track with a nice little pack-
age. 3. n. someone who is cute or sexu-
ally attractive. (Primarily refers to fe-
males as bundles of sexual charms.
Similar in meaning to sense 1.) How
do you like that little package who just
came in? She’s quite a package, if you
like the giggly type. 4. tv. to position or
display someone or something, as in
marketing, to good advantage. The
agent packaged the actress so that every-
one thought she only did dramatic roles.
If you package your plan correctly, the
committee will accept it.
packagedmod. alcohol intoxicated.
Man, Bart was really packaged last night!
By midnight she was totally packaged.
packing a guntv. carrying a gun. The
crook was packing a gun and carrying a
knife in his hand.
pack of liesn. a whole collection or series
of lies. I’ve heard you talk about this be-
fore, and it’s all a pack of lies. Her story
is nothing but a pack of lies.
pad 1. n. a place to live; one’s room or
dwelling. Why don’t you come over to
my pad for a while? This is a nice pad
you’ve got here. 2. tv. to lengthen a piece
of writing with unnecessary material.
(See also padded.) This story would be
better if you hadn’t padded it with so much
chitchat. I think I can pad the report
enough to make it fill twenty pages.paddedmod. plump or fat. He didn’t
hurt himself when he fell down. He’s well
padded there. Your clothes would fit bet-
ter if you weren’t so—ah—padded.paddyn. a police officer, especially an Irish
police officer. (Usually derogatory. Also
an ill-advised term of address.) Te l l
that paddy to go catch a crook or some-
thing. Look here, paddy, I wasn’t doing
anything.paddy wagonn. a police van used to take
suspected criminals to the police station.
It took two paddy wagons to carry away
the people they arrested. The cop put the
woman in handcuffs and then called the
paddy wagon.pad outin. to go to bed or to sleep. (See
also pad.) Man, if I don’t pad out by
midnight, I’m a zombie. Why don’t you
people go home so I can pad out?padre[“padre] n. any male religious cleric:
priest, monk, or chaplain. (From Span-
ish. Typically military. Also a term of ad-
dress.) I went to see the padre for some
advice. Hey, padre, anything new on the
religion front?pafisticated[p@”fIst@ked@d] mod. alcohol
intoxicated. (A corruption ofsophisti-
cated.) Whenever I drink champagne,
I get totally pafisticated. Look at her
drive. She is a real pafisticated lady.paidmod. alcohol intoxicated. I think I’ll
go out and get paid tonight. To m w e n t
to the tavern and spent all his money on
getting paid.