Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

riprip on someone
ripripped (off)
ripripped (up)
riprip snorter
riprip someone off
riprip something off
rise Rise and shine!
ritzput on the ritz
riversend someone up the river
riverup the river
roachroach clip
roachroach pick
roadget the show on the road
roadhit the road
roadone for the road
roadon the road
roadroad apple
roadroad hog
roadroad pizza
roadsmack the road
roadwide place in the road
roar dull roar
rob rob someone blind
robbery highway robbery
rock between a rock and a hard place
rock get one’s rocks off
rock get one’s rocks off (on something)
rock have rocks in one’s head
rock on the rocks
rock rock bottom
rock rock candy
rocker off one’s rocker
rocket blow a snot rocket
rocket blow snot rockets
rocky walking on rocky socks
rod(hot) rod
rodlightning rod
rollheads will roll
rollhigh roller
rollLet it roll!
rollon a roll
rollroll in
rollrolling buzz
roof hit the roof
roof keyed up to the roof
roomback room
roomback room boys
roomboys in the back room
roomgab room
roomGo to your room!
roomladies’ room
roomlittle boys’ room
roomlittle girls’ room
roommen’s room
roomnot enough room to swing a cat
roompowder room

roomroom for rent

roomrumpus room

roomsmoke-filled room

roomthrone room

rope rope someone in

rose bed of roses

rose smell like a rose

rotRots of ruck!

rotrotten apple

rotrotten egg

rotrotten luck

rotrotten to the core

rotsoftware rot

rotspoiled rotten

rough diamond in the rough

rough rough and ready

rough rough and tumble

rough rough it

rough rough someone up

rough rough stuff

rough rough time

roulette Vatican roulette

round round the bend

round round tripper

round square peg (in a round hole)

roundhouseroundhouse punch

roundup last roundup

rowskid row

rowskid row bum

rowtough row to hoe

royalroyal pain

rubrub someone out

rubrub someone’s nose in something

rubber burn rubber

rubber lay (some) rubber

rubber rubber (check)

rubber rubber sock

ruckRots of ruck!

rug rug rat

rug sky rug

rumrummed (up)

rumorlatrine rumor

rumpus rumpus room

run cut and run

run front runner

run get someone’s motor running

run have a run-in (with someone or

something)

run on the run

run run a make on someone

run run amok

run run down some lines

run run it down

run run off

run run off at the mouth

run run on all cylinders

NTC’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions