pork outin. to overindulge in food and
drink. (A play on pig out.) Whenever
I see french fries, I know I’m going to pork
out. We porked out on pizza.
porkymod. fat; obese; pig-like. You are
beginning to look a little porky. See that
porky man over there?
positorymod. yes; positive. Q: Is this the
right one? A: Pository.
posse[“pasi] n. the group of teenagers or
children that one plays with or hangs out
with. Hank and his posse are in the
backyard playing. A whole posse of kids
just ran through my f lower garden.
pot 1. n. a toilet. (Usually with the.)
Jimmy’s on the pot, Mommy. Where’s
the pot around here? 2. n. a drinking ves-
sel. (Old but still heard.) How about a
pot of beer? Care for another pot? 3. in.
to drink heavily; to use a pot (sense 2)
to excess. He’s been potting since dusk.
Let’s sit here and pot for a while. 4. n.
a vessel, hat, basket, etc., used to collect
or receive contributions. Please pass the
pot. How much is left in the pot? 5. n.
a sum of money collected; a pool of
money. Clare won the whole pot.
How large is the pot this month? 6. n. can-
nabis; marijuana. (Originally drugs, now
widely known.) She had pot on her
when she was arrested. The cops found
pot growing next to city hall.
potaton. the head. I got a nasty bump on
my potato. Put your hat on your potato,
and let’s get out of here.
potatoheadn. a stupid person. (See also
potato.) Stop acting like a potatohead.
Look, potatohead, go home!
potato soupn. vodka. Have a bit of this
potato soup, why don’t you? Those Rus-
sians make fine potato soup.
potbellyn. a big belly. He got a potbelly
from eating fried chicken. Everyone in
her family has a potbelly.
pot boilern. a book or other literary work
of no value except for the money it earns.
I can write one pot boiler every six
months or so. Can you produce anything
but pot boilers?
pot hound and pot sniffer n. a dog
trained to sniff out cannabis. (Drugs.)
The pot hound at the airport is always
busy finding marijuana. How do they
train pot sniffers to find cannabis?
pot partyn. a communal marijuana smok-
ing session; a party where marijuana is
smoked. (Drugs.) I didn’t know you
were taking me to a pot party! There
was a bust at Bart’s pot party.
POTSn.plain old telephone service [for a
computer connection to the Internet].
(As opposed to connection through a TV
cable or high-speed telephone line.)
Even in 5 years, most people will still
rely on POTS to get connected to the
Internet. Cable modems, POTS, IDSN!
What does it matter if you can’t afford a
computer?
potshotn. a sharp criticism; a wild shot of
criticism. (Usually with take.) Please
stop taking potshots at me! He took a
potshot at my old car.
pot snifferGo to pot hound.
pottedmod. drunk. He’s not sleepy! He’s
totally potted!
potty 1. n. a small toilet. (Usually juvenile.)
Mommy, I’ve got to go to the potty. I
need to use the potty. 2. in. to use the toi-
let. (Always juvenile.) I’ve got to potty.
Be sure to potty before we leave. 3. mod.
crazy. She is acting a little potty. Who
is that potty old man? He got more potty
as he grew older.
potty mouth and toilet mouthn. some-
one who uses obscene or profane lan-
guage in most social settings. (Also a
term of address.) That potty mouth is
offending people again. Hey, toilet
mouth! Cool it!
poundtv. to drink something quickly. (See
also pound a beer.) Dan said he could
pound the cup of coffee in thirty seconds.
You don’t have to pound your milk. Take
your time.
pound a beer and pound some beers;
hammer a beer; hammer some beers;
slam a beer; slam some beerstv. to
drink a beer; to drink a beer fast. Onpork out