Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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peckerhead 1. n. the head or end of the
penis. (Usually objectionable.) He said
he had a little red sore on his peckerhead.



  1. n. a stupid and ignorant male. (Rude
    and derogatory.) You stupid pecker-
    head! Why’d you do that?


peckishmod. hungry. I’m just a little
peckish right now. I need a bite to eat. 
Wow, you look peckish!


pecks and pecs; pects[pEks and pEkts]
n. the pectoral muscles. (From weightlift-
ing and bodybuilding.) Look at the
pecks on that guy! With pects like that
he needs a bra.


pecsGo to pecks.


pectsGo to pecks.


pee’d mod. alcohol intoxicated. (Eu-
phemistic for pissed.) This old boy is
really pee’d. His old lady gets pee’d af-
ter a few beers.


pee’d off mod. extremely angry. (Eu-
phemistic for pissed (off).) I certainly
was pee’d off! I’ve never been so pee’d
off in my life!


peelin. to strip off one’s clothing. I had
to peel for my physical examination. She
stood up on the stage and peeled right
down to nothing!


peep 1. n. a noise; an utterance. Don’t
you make another peep! I don’t want to
hear another peep out of you. 2. n. peo-
ple. (Often plural, peeps.) How many
peeps were there?


peepersn. the eyes. Come on, use your
peepers. Take a good look. My peepers
are tired.


peg-legn. <a rude nickname for someone
with a wooden peg for a leg.> (Now used
primarily in reference to theatrical pi-
rates.) See that peg-leg over there? He
lost his foot to a shark. Hey, peg-leg.
Race you to the bar!


peg someonetv. to gossip about someone.
Kim is always pegging Jill. What’s her
problem? Don’t peg me all the time. I’ve
never done anything to you!


penn. a penitentiary; prison. (Under-
world.) Bart got sent to the pen for fif-
teen years. After a few years in the pen,
he began to appreciate freedom.
pencil-pushern. a bureaucrat; a clerk; an
office worker. (See also paper-pusher.)
Look here, you lousy pencil-pusher, I
want to talk to your boss! City Hall is
filled with a bunch of over-paid pencil-
pushers.
Pennsyn. Pennsylvania. I went to a con-
ference in Pennsy last year. My cousin
lives in Pennsy.
pennyn. a police officer. (A play on cop-
per. See the note at copper.) The penny
over on the corner told the boys to get mov-
ing. We better get going before the pen-
nies get here.
penny-antemod. trivial; cheap. (See also
ante.) I’m sick of this penny-ante stuff.
Let’s get serious. Max moved from
penny-ante crimes into drugs.
penny-pinchern. someone who is very
miserly; someone who objects to the ex-
penditure of every penny. If you
weren’t such a penny-pincher, you’d have
some decent clothes. Let’s elect some
penny-pinchers to Congress.
peoniedmod. alcohol intoxicated. (Related
to pee’dand pissed.) Man, was she pe-
onied! Really stoned. Let’s go get pe-
onied, just for the hell of it.
people watchingn. observing different
kinds of people as a pastime. Let’s eat
at the greasy spoon over on Maple. The
food is gross, but the people watching is
good. I enjoy people watching, especially
at airports.
pepped (up) and peppymod. alcohol in-
toxicated. (A euphemism. See also
perked (up).) That guy looks a little
pepped up. Don’t give him any more booze.
I feel sort of pepped up. Time to stop
drinking.
pepper-uppern. an amphetamine tablet or
capsule; a pep pill. I need me a little
pepper-upper. Can I have a prescription?
You need more sleep, not a pepper-
upper.

pepper-upper
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