vinesn. clothing. (Black.) I like those
smokin’ vines you’re in. Good-looking
vines on that guy, right?
vinyl[“vaInl] n. phonograph records.
This is one of the best tunes on vinyl. I
got some new vinyl. Come over and listen.
VIP 1. n. a very important person. (Initial-
ism.) Who’s the VIP in the Mercedes?
That’s no VIP; that’s the boss. 2. mod.
something reserved for a VIP.(Initial-
ism.) My smile and casual manner
didn’t get me into the VIP lounge. They
gave us the VIP treatment.
visit from Flo[...”flo] n. a menstrual pe-
riod. (See also Aunt Flo.) I am expect-
ing a visit from Flo, but she seems late.
I just had a visit from Flo. I hate the old
hag!
visit from the storkn. the birth of a baby.
The last visit from the stork was in
March. We are expecting a visit from the
stork next June.
visiting firemann. someone paying a visit
to observe one’s workplace. We have a
couple of visiting firemen coming today.
Be sure to have these plans out when the
visiting firemen come by.
visit the plumbingGo to check out the
plumbing.
vital statisticsn. the measurements of a
person’s body. Her vital statistics must
require higher math to work out! Here
are his vital statistics for those who are
interested.
vivor[“vaIv#] n. a survivor; a street per-
son who manages to survive. (Streets.
Compare this with vic.) Harry’s a
vivor, and I like him. She’s no champ,
but she’s a vivor.
viz[vaIz] n. Levis; blue jeans. How do you
like my new viz? Those viz are too tight
for her.
VJGo to veejay.
vomatose[“vam@tos] mod. drunk, vomit-
ing, and nearly comatose. (From vomit
and comatose.) Claude is completely vo-
matose. What a party! Beavis got him-
self vomatose and messed up the driveway.
vomity[“vamIdi] mod. nasty. (Crude.)
What is this vomity stuff on my plate?
Is that what you call vomity? That is a
really vomity idea!
vote with one’s feetin. to show one’s dis-
pleasure by walking out. A lot of peo-
ple are voting with their feet. Customers
clearly don’t like our goods. When the
audience votes with its feet, you know you
don’t have a hit.
vroom and varoom[vrum and va”rum]
1.interj. the noise of a loud engine.
(Onomatopoetic.) Vroom, varoom
went the engine as Vic gunned it over and
over. Suddenly, vroom, a plane passed
low overhead. 2. in. to move rapidly from
place to place; to travel at high speed,
making the noise of a loud engine. Let’s
vroom over to Larry’s and see what’s hap-
pening. The little boy varoomed down
the sidewalk on his tricycle.
VSAmod. vital signs absent: dead. (Hospi-
tal jargon.) The intern made a note in
the chart: VSA, 10:18 a.m.vines