me be top banana tonight. 2. n. the boss;
the leader or head of something. (See also
big cheese; big enchilada.) Yo u’ l l h a v e
to ask the top banana. He’s out right now.
Who’s top banana around here?top brassn. the highest leader(s); the
boss(es). (Originally military.) The top
brass turned thumbs down on the proposal.
You’ll have to check it out with the top
brass. She’ll be home around five.
top dogn. the person in charge or in
power; a company officer. The reporter
tried to get hold of one of the top dogs, but
couldn’t get past the secretary. A top dog
from the executive suite read a prepared
statement.
top-drawermod. top-quality. Podunk U.
is a really top-drawer school. I want to
hire a young MBA who’s top-drawer.
top-flightmod. of the highest caliber.
This candy is top-f light in every sense.
We are looking for a top-f light manager for
our new division.
top heavymod. heavy-breasted; buxom.
Tracy gets a little top heavy when she is
gaining weight. Who’s the top heavy
number in the red tent?
toplessmod. having to do with someone
wearing no clothing above the waist, usu-
ally a woman. The topless places are be-
ginning to dress up a little. The cops
closed down the topless joint on Maple
Street.
top of the heapn. a position superior to
everyone else. For some reason, Jerry
has to be at the top of the heap. She
fought her way to the top of the heap and
means to stay there.
top story and upper storyn. the brain.
A little weak in the upper story, but other
than that, a great guy. He has nothing
for a top story.
topsy-boozy and topsy-boosy
[“tapsi”buzi] mod. alcohol intoxicated.
Gary drank until he was topsy-boozy.
She was so topsy-boosy she couldn’t
stand up.
topsy-turvy[“tapsi”t#vi] 1. mod. upside
down; in disarray. The whole office is
topsy-turvy. He came in and turned
everything topsy-turvy. 2. mod. alcohol
intoxicated. Four glasses of gin and the
jerk was totally topsy-turvy. She was too
topsy-turvy to stand up.
tore downGo to tore (up).
tore (up) and torn (up); tore down 1.
mod. distraught; emotionally upset. I
knew you’d be tore up. Fred’s really torn
up about the accident. 2. mod. alcohol or
drug intoxicated. He wasn’t just
drunk—he was massively tore up. Boy,
was she torn.
tornado juicen. whiskey; strong whiskey.
You want another round of tornado
juice? This “tornado juice” smells like
antifreeze.
torn (up)Go to tore (up).
torpedon. a drink containing chloral hy-
drate; a knockout drink. Barlowe sig-
naled the bartender to give the stoolie a
torpedo. The stoolie never knew it was
a torpedo that wrecked him.
torqued[torkt] 1. mod. angry; bent.
Now, now! Don’t get torqued! 2. mod.
drunk. (A play on twisted.) Mary gets
torqued on just a few drinks.
toss 1. in. to empty one’s stomach; to
vomit. I was afraid I was going to toss.
She tossed right there on the steps and
ran away. 2. tv. to throw something away.
Toss that old coat. It’s no good. I’ll toss
this one. It’s all scratched. 3. tv. to search
someone. (Underworld.) The cops
tossed him and found nothing. The feds
have a special way of tossing somebody for
drugs. 4. tv. to drink some liquor; to take
a drink of liquor. He tossed some whis-
key and left. Toss that drink, and let’s
get out of here!
toss in the spongeGo to throw in the
towel.
Toss it!tv. Throw it away! You don’t need
that hat. Toss it!
toss offGo to beat off.
toss one’s cookies and throw one’s
cookies; toss one’s lunch; toss one’s
tacostv. to empty one’s stomach; totop brass