rob someone blind 1. tv. to steal freely
from someone. Her maid was robbing
her blind. I don’t want them to rob me
blind. Keep an eye on them. 2. tv. to over-
charge someone. You are trying to rob
me blind. I won’t pay it! Those auto re-
pair shops can rob you blind if you don’t
watch out.
rock 1. and rock candyn. crack, a crys-
tallized form of cocaine. (Drugs. See also
rocks.) Some call it rock, and some call
it crack. Rock is pretty expensive. 2. n.
a crystallized form of heroin used for
smoking. (Drugs.) Max is hooked on
rock—the kind that you smoke. Powder
is everywhere, but you can hardly find rock
anymore. 3. n. a diamond or other gem-
stone. Look at the size of that rock in her
ring. How many rocks are there deco-
rating the edges of your watch? 4. Go to
rocks. 5. n. a baseball; a basketball.
Michael passed the rock to Scottie who
turned and dropped it in the basket.
Hank hit the rock with the bat and broke
the bat in half. 6. in.to be really great.
This party really rocks! The concerts
didn’t rock, but we had a good time throw-
ing chairs.
rock bottom 1. n. the lowest point or level.
The value of the goods is at rock bot-
tom right now. Prices have reached rock
bottom. 2. mod. absolute lowest, espe-
cially in reference to price. Prices are
rock bottom this month. I am offering
you the rock bottom price. You can’t beat
these rock bottom deals.
rock candyGo to rock.
rocker 1. n. a rocking chair. (Not slang.)
I love to spend a sunny afternoon in my
rocker. Children love rockers, but they
can tip over in them. 2. n. a rock and roll
singer, song, or fan. (See also off one’s
rocker.) Do all rockers have red hair?
Let’s listen to a good rocker.
rockheadn. someone who seems to have
rocks in the head; a hardheaded or stub-
born person. What a rockhead! That’s
a stupid thing to do. Why do you always
have to be such a rockhead?
rockingmod. excellent. (Collegiate.)
Man, what a rocking party! This set is
really rocking. We had a rocking time!
rock-jockn. a mountain or rock climber.
The serious rock-jocks practice in North
Wales. The sides of every mountain are
covered with rock-jocks.
rocks 1. n. ice cubes. Can I have a few
rocks in my drink, please? 2. n. Xerox Inc.
(Securities markets, New York Stock Ex-
change.) When she says, “Buy me a
thousand rocks at the market,” that means
she wants one thousand shares of Xerox at
whatever the market price is at the mo-
ment. 3. n. money; a dollar. (Under-
world.) How many rocks do you want
for that? Twenty rocks for that? 4. n. the
testicles. (See also stones. Usually objec-
tionable.) I was afraid I’d get kicked in
the rocks, so I stayed back.
rod 1. n. a gun; a revolver. (Underworld.)
I got a rod in my pocket. Don’t move.
I don’t have any bullets for my rod. 2.
Go to (hot) rod.
ROFGo to RO(T)F(L).
roger[“radZ#] interj. okay; That is correct.
Roger, I’ll do it. Roger. Will do.
rolfGo to ralph.
roll 1. n. a bankroll; lots of money. I
earned a roll off that last deal. He’s got
a roll right there in his pocket. 2. tv. to rob
a drunkard. The muggers found a
drunk and rolled him. Those punks can’t
get much money by rolling drunks. 3. n. a
sustained period of luck or productivity.
(See also on a roll.) I’m doing great!
What a roll! The fantastic roll that this
performer is on is truly exciting. 4. in. to
leave, perhaps in a car. I can’t wait
around any longer. Let’s roll. We have to
roll, now. It’s late.
rollern. a police car. There are rollers in
the next block, driving slow, looking for
someone. The roller pulled up in front
of the boys, and two officers got out.
roll in 1. in. to pull in; to drive up; to arrive.
The car rolled into the parking lot at a
high speed. Four station wagons rolled
in at the same time. 2. Go to turn in.rob someone blind