Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

water laughing water
water pay the water bill
water pour cold water on something
water toilet water
water turn on the waterworks
water turn someone’s water off
water underwater basket weaving
water water one’s cheeks
watering watering hole
waterworks turn on the waterworks
wavefinger wave
wavemake waves
waveon the same wavelength
wavelength on the same wavelength
wax whole ball of wax
wayall the way
wayall the way live
waygo all the way
wayin a bad way
wayin a big way
wayin a familiar way
wayin a family way
wayin the family way
wayIt cuts both ways.
wayIt cuts two ways.
wayNo way!
wayonly way to go
wayout of the way
wayput someone or something out of the
way
wayput someone out of the way
wayswing both ways
wayThat’s the way the ball bounces.
wayThat’s the way the cookie crumbles.
wayThat’s the way the mop flops.
way(That’s the) way to go!
waythat way
waytwo-way street
wayway down
wayway it plays
wayway off (base)
wayway out
wayway rad
wayWay to go!
weak weak sister
wear wearing (nothing but) a smile
wear wear the pants (in the house)
weasel weasel out of something
weather under the weather
weaveunderwater basket weaving
wedding shotgun wedding
wedding You can’t dance at two weddings.
wedgie atomic wedgie
weed crying weed
weed killer weed
weed monster weed

week weekend warrior

weekend weekend warrior

weight carry weight

weight throw one’s weight around

weirdweirded out

weirdweird out

well(Well,) pardon me for living!

West go West

wet sopping (wet)

wet wet blanket

wet wet noodle

wet wet one

wet wet rag

wet wet sock

whack out of w(h)ack

whack take a whack at someone or

something

whack take a whack at something

whack w(h)acked (out)

whack whack off

whack w(h)ack someone or something up

whack w(h)ack someone (out)

whack w(h)ack something (out)

whale fat as a beached whale

whale have a whale of a time

whale whale into someone or something

whale whale on

whale whale the tar out of someone

whammydouble whammy

whammytriple whammy

whankwhank off

wheel big wheel

wheel fifth wheel

wheel four wheels

wheel reinvent the wheel

wheel set of wheels

wheel spin one’s wheels

wheel third wheel

wheel wheel and deal

wheel wheel man

whip whip off

whip whip one’s wire

whip whip something into shape

whip whip something off

whip whip the dummy

whiskersMr. Whiskers

whiskersUncle Whiskers

whiskerswhiskers (man)

whiskeywhiskey tenor

whistle bells and whistles

whistle not just whistling Dixie

whistle whistle in the dark

white black and white

white bleed someone white

white blue and white

white China white

NTC’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions