saltinen. a white person. (A play on a kind
of salted white cracker (biscuit). A
crackeris a derogatory term for a white
person.) What are those saltines doing
in this neighborhood?
Samn. federal agents; federal narcotics
agents. (Also a term of address. From Un-
cle (Sam).) Sam is on the trail of the
dope smugglers. Sam is working hard
to put an end to all this drug trouble.
Sam and Daven. the police; police offi-
cers. (Black.) Mike got hit by Sam and
Dave last night. And there at the door
were my old buddies Sam and Dave with
a warrant.
same differencen. the same; no difference
at all. Pink, fuchsia, what does it mat-
ter? Same difference. Whether you go
or I go, it’s the same difference.
same herephr. me too; I agree. MARY:
I think I’ll have the broiled halibut. JANE:
Same here. BILL: I feel sort of cold.
What about you? SUE: Same here.
same old storyn. an often repeated story
or situation. It’s the same old story. Boy
meets girl, girl gets consumption, girl dies.
One after one they came in. It’s the same
old story with each of them, “Not enough
time to do my homework.”
same o(l)’ same o(l)’ [“semo(l) “semo(l)] n.
the same old thing. I’m getting tired of
the same ol’ same ol’. Why not some-
thing different? Do you like the same o’
same o’?
sandn. sugar. Please pass the sand. Do
you use sand in your coffee?
sandbag 1. tv. to force someone to do
something. I don’t want to have to
sandbag you. Please cooperate. Don’t let
them sandbag you into buying something
you don’t need. 2. tv. to deceive someone;
to fool someone about one’s capabilities.
Don’t let them sandbag you into ex-
pecting too little. The guy sandbagged
me, and I wasn’t expecting him to shoot
the ball.
sap 1. n. a stupid person. That poor sap
thinks he can convince them. Who is
that miserable looking sap in the corner? 2.
n. a blackjack. (Underworld.) The thug
bopped him on the head with a sap. Bart
had a sap in his pocket when they arrested
him for possession.Saturday night specialn. a small, easily
obtainable pistol. There was another
killing last night with a Saturday night
special. That’s the tenth shooting done
with a Saturday night special this week.saucen. liquor; any alcoholic beverage.
(See also on the sauce.) Those guys
have had too much sauce again. Did you
bring the sauce? Can’t have a good party
without lots of sauce.saucedmod. alcohol intoxicated. She
went out and got herself sauced. Man,
do you look sauced.sauce parlorn. a tavern. You spend too
much time in the sauce parlor, Fred.
I wouldn’t be caught dead in that sauce
parlor.savagemod. excellent. (Collegiate.) This
is really a savage piece of music. Man,
Fred is a totally savage guy. Wow, is he
savage!saved by the bellmod. saved by the timely
intervention of someone or something.
I was going to have to do my part, but
someone knocked on the door and I didn’t
have to do it. I was saved by the bell. I
wish I had been saved by the bell.Save it!exclam. Be quiet! Save it! Keep
quiet until this is over. I don’t care what
you think you have to say. Save it!savvy[“sAvi] 1. tv. & in. to understand
(someone or something). (Adapted from
Spanish sabe, he knows.) Do you savvy?
Can you savvy at all what I am trying
to tell you? I just can’t savvy stuff like
that. 2. n. knowledge; know-how. She
really has savvy when it comes to clocks.
I don’t have the savvy necessary to do
the job. 3. mod. knowledgeable. What
a savvy gal! She is truly savvy! He is
one of the most savvy directors in New
Yo r k.sawbonesn. a doctor. (Folksy. Referring to
someone who amputates limbs.) Callsawbones