zilch[zIltS] n. nothing. And what do I get?
Zilch, that’s what! “Even zilch is too
much,” said the clerk.
zing 1. n. energy; dynamism. Put some
zing into this dance number. You wanna
put the audience to sleep? This whole
business needs more zing. 2. tv. to make
something penetrate; to shoot or fire
something. The crook zinged a couple
of slugs into the f loor and scared everyone
to death. The kid zinged a paper clip
into the wall. 3. tv. to assault someone
verbally. She zinged him with another
clever remark. He zinged her back till he
decided they were even.
zinger 1. n. something nice or fine. That
set of wheels is a real zinger. What a
zinger of a hat! 2. n. a stinging remark.
She got off another zinger at her brother.
I did not appreciate that zinger.
zingsn. the delirium tremens. The old
guy was suffering from the zings. What
can they do for the zings?
zip 1. n. nothing. There was no mail to-
day. Nothing. Zip. I got zip from the
booking agency all week. 2. n. a score or
grade of zero. Well, you got zip on the
last test. Sorry about that. The prof said
that zip is better than nothing, but I don’t
see how it could be. 3. n. vigor; spunk.
Put some zip into it. It’s too ho-hum.
This whole thing lacks the zip it needs to
survive. 4. in. to move to a place fast.
I’ll zip to the office and get a new form.
He’s just zipped out to get pizza. 5. n. a
worthless person; a person who amounts
to zero. Who is that silly zip carrying all
the books? Garth is such a zip. No brains
in his head at all.
zip alongin. to move along rapidly.
Things are really zipping along here.
Days are zipping along, and we’re all get-
ting lots done.
zip gunn. a homemade handgun. (Under-
world.) The kid had a zip gun, so I did-
n’t argue. Can he handle anything other
than a zip gun?
Zip it up!Go to Zip (up) your lip!
zippedmod. drug intoxicated. (Drugs.)
That tootsie left them zipped. The kid
is too zipped to talk.
zipper headn. a man with his hair parted
in the middle. Why are there so many
zipper heads around here? Is this hair style
on sale or something? Some zipper head
behind the counter told me I couldn’t come
in without a shirt.
zippy[“zIpi] mod. lively; active. Wo w, i s
that kid zippy! Look at him dance! This
is a real zippy number.
Zip (up) your lip! and Zip it up!exclam.
Be quiet!; Zip up your mouth! Shhhh!
Zip up your lip! Zip your lip! Zip it
up and listen!
Zip your lip!Go to Zip (up) your lip!
zissified[“zIsIfaId] mod. alcohol intoxi-
cated. Two of them were zissified on
rum. The rest just got a little wrecked.
Man, is she zissified!
zit[zIt] n. a pimple. Don’t squeeze your
zits on my mirror! That is one prize-
winning zit on your nose.
zit doctorn. a dermatologist. The zit
doctor I went to was a crater face! My
zit doctor wears rubber gloves and has
done so for years.
zit-faceGo to crater-face.
zob[zab] n. a worthless person; a nobody.
Another zob came in to try out for the
part. Who’s the zob in the plaid pants?
zod[zad] 1. n. any repellent thing or per-
son. (California.) Wally is such a total
zod. Is this grody zod yours or mine? 2.
n. a studious person. Quiet. You don’t
want to disturb the zods. Dave decided
to be a zod for a semester and see if he
could pass his courses.
zombie[“zambi] 1. n. a weird and fright-
ening person. Martin is practically a
zombie. Doesn’t he ever go out—in the
daylight, I mean? Tracy’s getting to look
like a zombie. Is she well? 2. n. a very stu-
pid person. Is this some kind of gath-
ering of zombies and mouth-breathers or
something? Please ask one of those zom-
bies to stand by the door. 3. n. a very tiredzilch