phat-phreemod.not cool; not PHAT.(A
play on fat-free.) This place is strictly
phat-phree. We had to read some stu-
pid, phat-phree play by some old homie
called Jakespeer.
phazed and phased[fezd] mod. intoxi-
cated with marijuana. Man, I was
phazed out of my mind! How much
booze does it take you to get really phased?
phedinkus[fI”dINk@s] n. nonsense. Stop
your silly phedinkus! That’s just phe-
dinkus. No one will believe you.
phfft[ffft] 1. mod. finished; done for. (See
also piffed.) There is my cat, and zoom
comes a car. My cat is phfft. Yup. Deader
than a doornail. Phfft! 2. mod. alcohol in-
toxicated. You won’t wake him up for
hours yet. He’s phfft. Three beers and
she’s phfft, for sure.
Phillyn. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We
stopped off in Philly for a day. We l e f t
Philly for the Big Apple at noon.
phony 1. mod. bogus; fake. This money
looks phony to me. I can’t stand phony
vanilla f lavoring. 2. n. someone or some-
thing bogus. That guy is a real phony!
Look here, you phony, get out of my of-
fice! This is a phony. Get me a real one.
- n. a phone call where the caller hangs
up the minute the telephone is answered.
No one was on the telephone. It was just
a phony. We have had phony after
phony all evening.
phony as a three-dollar bill and queer
as a three-dollar billmod. phony; bo-
gus. This guy’s as phony as a three-dol-
lar bill. The whole deal stinks. It’s as
queer as a three-dollar bill.
phooey and fooey 1. n. nonsense. Yo u r
story is just a lot of phooey. I’ve heard
enough fooey. Let’s get out of here. 2. ex-
clam. <an expression of disgust, dis-
agreement, or resignation.> (Usually
Phooey! or Fooey!Used typically when
something smells or tastes bad.) Who
died in here? Phooey! This is the worst
food I ever ate. Fooey!
phreakn. Yo u
stupid phreak! Why’d you do that?
phumfed [“f@m(p)ft] mod. drug intoxi-
cated. You can’t get your work done
when you are totally phumfed. She gets
phumfed on pot every afternoon.
phunkyGo to funky.
phutz and futz[f@ts] tv. to rob, swindle, or
cheat someone. Don’t futz me! Tell the
truth! The muggers phutzed his wallet
and watch.
pickledmod. alcohol intoxicated. (Very
common.) She’s usually pickled by
noon. It only takes a few drinks to get
him pickled.
picklepussn. a person who has a puckered
up mouth; a child who is about to cry.
Don’t be such a picklepuss. Smile! She is
such a picklepuss. Nothing seems to please
her.
picklern. a drunkard; an alcoholic. (See
also pickled.) What a pickler. He could
drink all night. The cops brought in
about thirty picklers last night.
pick-me-upn. any food or drink that
boosts energy, such as a drink of liquor,
candy, soda pop. I’m pooped. I really
need a pick-me-up. I can’t finish the day
without a little pick-me-up at lunch.
pickup 1. n. something eaten or drunk to
boost energy; a pick-me-up. Bartender,
I need a little pickup. She stopped at a
candy machine for a pickup. 2. n. a sud-
den increase in something, such as speed
or tempo in music. We need a bit of a
pickup at measure forty-three. There
will be a pickup in sales during the Christ-
mas season. 3. mod. spontaneous; un-
planned. (Especially with ball games
where the members of the team are
picked upfrom whoever is available. See
also scratch.) He stopped at the bas-
ketball court for a pickup game with the
boys. A pickup game can be fun if the
sides are evenly matched. 4. n. an arrest.
(Underworld.) Send Sergeant Town-
send out to make the pickup. The cop
made a pickup right across the street. 5.n.
someone whose acquaintance is made
solely for sexual purposes. She’s no
date. She’s just a pickup. She had the gall
to show up at the dance with a pickup inpickup