Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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rap take the rap (for something)
rarein rare form
rarerare bird
rarerare old time
rareraring to go
raspberrygive someone the raspberry
rat hood rat
rat rat around
rat rat fink
rat rat (on someone)
rat rat out
rat rat race
rat rug rat
rat sack rat
rat smell a rat
rattleslightly rattled
raunch raunch someone out
raw raw deal
ray bag some rays
ray catch some rays
reach reach for the sky
reaction gut reaction (to something)
read Read my lips!
ready rough and ready
real4 real
realfor real
realGet real!
realKeep it real!
realreal bitch
realreal gone
real(real) McCoy
reamream someone out
rearget off one’s rear
rearkick in the rear
rearpain in the rear
rearrear (end)
reason no earthly reason
recruit marine (recruit)
redCambodian red
redcam (red)
redChinese red
redpaint the town (red)
redred gravy
redred hot
redred-hot mama
redred ink
redred-letter day
redred tape
redred tide
redsee red
reinventreinvent the wheel
reject meals rejected by Ethiopians
reject meals rejected by the enemy
remarkloaded remark
remarksnide remark
remove paint remover


rent low rent
rent room for rent
repellent shark repellent
reporepo man
republicbanana republic
requisitionmoonlight requisition
rest Give it a rest!
rest Give me a rest!
result net result
rev rev something up
rev revved (up)
revenge Montezuma’s revenge
reverse reverse gears
rhymerun one’s rhymes
rice like the white on rice
richfilthy rich
richstinking rich
richstrike it rich
richtoo rich for someone’s blood
ride free ride
ride joy ride
ride let something ride
ride ride shotgun
ride ride the porcelain bus
ride thumb a ride
right all right
right (bang) dead to rights
right dead to rights
right get one right here
right get right
right hang a right
right have someone dead to rights
right keep one’s head right
right Mr. Right
right right as rain
right right guy
right right in the kisser
right (right) up one’s alley
right sail (right) through something
right serve someone right
right step right up
right straighten up and fly right
right Yeah, right!
righteous righteous collar
ring ring a bell
ring ring off the hook
ring ringtailed snorter
ring ring the bell
ring throw one’s hat in the ring
ringer(dead) ringer (for someone)
ringerringer (for someone)
ringtailed ringtailed snorter
Rinso go Rinso
ripdon’t give a rip
ripLet her rip!
rip(rip-)off artist

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