Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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place go places
place haul ass (out of some place)
place Let’s bump this place!
place shag ass (out of some place)
place tear into a place
place wide place in the road
place Your place or mine?
plan game plan
plant plant something on someone
plaster plastered to the wall
plaster pleasantly plastered
plastic plastic punk
play grandstand play
play in play
play play around (with someone)
play play ball (with someone)
play play fast and loose (with someone or
something)
play play for keeps
play play freeze-out
play play hardball (with someone)
play play hell with someone or something
play play hide the sausage
play play hooky
play play in the big leagues
play play it cool
play play someone for a fool
play play the devil with someone or
something
play play the dozens
play play tonsil hockey
play play with a full deck
play play with fire
play squeeze play
play way it plays
pleacop a plea
pleasantlypleasantly plastered
pledgetake the pledge
plonk plonked (up)
plop cow plop
plow plowed (under)
plugnot worth a plugged nickel
plugplugged in
plugpull the plug (on someone or
something)
plumb half a bubble off plumb
plumb plumb loco
plumbingcheck out the plumbing
plumbingvisit the plumbing
plunge take the plunge
pocketdeep pockets
pocketline one’s own pocket(s)
pocketout of pocket
pocketpocket pool
pointbrownie points
pointpoint man


pointthree point two
pointtouch a sore point
poisonlead poisoning
poisonName your poison.
poisonpoison pill
pole half up the pole
pole up the pole
pole wouldn’t touch someone or something
with a ten-foot pole
polishget one’s knob polished
polishpolished (up)
polishshoe polish
polishspit and polish
pondpond scum
pony dog and pony show
pool dirty pool
pool pocket pool
pooppooped (out)
pooppoop out
pooppoop sheet
poopoo non compos poopoo
popcold pop
popjab pop
poppop for something
poppop off
poppop one’s cork
poppop (some) tops
poppop the question
poppop wine
poptake a pop at someone
popWhat’s poppin’?
popcorn popcorn pimp
popper lid poppers
porcelain bow to the porcelain altar
porcelain drive the porcelain bus
porcelain hug the porcelain god(dess)
porcelain kiss the porcelain god
porcelain pray to the porcelain god
porcelain ride the porcelain bus
porcelain worship the porcelain god(dess)
pore air one’s pores
pork pork out
pose mod poser
posilutelyabsotively (posilutely)
postsend someone from pillar to post
postal go postal
potpot boiler
potpot hound
potpot party
potpot sniffer
potsex pot
potShit or get off the pot!
potup pot
potatoall meat and no potatoes
potatoall (that) meat and no potatoes
potatocouch potato

NTC’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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