Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

fast fast one
fast get nowhere fast
fast get one’s tail somewhere fast!
fast play fast and loose (with someone or
something)
fast pull a fast one
fat chew the fat
fat fat as a beached whale
fat fat chance
fat fat city
fat fat lip
fat fat skrill
fat till the fat lady sings
fat when the fat lady sings
faxjunk fax
fear I’m shaking (in fear).
feather feather brain
feather in fine feather
feather You could have knocked me over with
a feather.
federal Don’t make a federal case out of it!
federal federal diploma
federal federal jug
federal make a federal case out of something
feed chicken feed
feed feed one’s face
feed for chicken feed
feedbagput on the feedbag
feelfeel a draft
feelfeel groovy
feelfeeling no pain
feelfeel someone up
feet cold feet
feet get a load off one’s feet
feet patter of tiny feet
feet six feet under
feet take a load off one’s feet
fence fence hanger
fence go for the fences
fence straddle the fence
ferfer shur
fetch fetch up
fever barrel fever
few few ticks
few hang a few on
few Win a few, lose a few.
fiddlebelly fiddle
fiddlesecond fiddle
fieldout in left field
fieldout of left field
fifth fifth wheel
fifth take the fifth
figmoldy fig
fightknockdown drag-out fight
fightspoiling for a fight
fightthrow a fight

fightYou can’t fight city hall.

figure ball park figure

figure Go figure.

figure key figure

filecircular file

filefile thirteen

filerank and file

fill filling station

fill fill or kill

fill smoke-filled room

film snuff film

filthy filthy lucre

filthy filthy rich

financially financially embarrassed

fine do some fine coin

fine fine and dandy

fine fine wolf

fine in fine feather

fine New York’s finest

finger finger wave

finger five-finger discount

finger give someone the finger

finger put the finger on someone

finger sticky fingers

finger three fingers

finger two fingers

finishMickey finished

fink fink (on someone)

fink fink out (on someone or something)

fink rat fink

Finn Mickey (Finn)

fire ball of fire

fire fire a line

fire fire away

fire fired up

fire fire someone up

fire fire something up

fire fire up

fire five-alarm fire

fire on fire

fire play with fire

fire three-alarm fire

fire Where’s the fire?

firemanvisiting fireman

firstget to first (base) (with someone)

firstest firstest with the mostest

fishbig fish

fishbottom fishing

fishcold fish

fishfishing expedition

fishFish or cut bait.

fishfish story

fishfish tale

fishqueer fish

fishy smell fishy

fist hand over fist

NTC’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions