SLANG Flashcards

Question

reek

Answer 1

to have a strong unpleasant smell - Her breath reeked of garlic. - the locker room reeked of gym clothes. noun: - the warm air was scented with the heady reek of diesel oil from the bus.

Answer 2

very pleased eg: I m chuffed to have won (British slang)

Answer 3

finished talking and have hung up the phone eg: I just got off the phone with dad. He is fine and say hello.

Answer 4

to sleep eg: he’s upstairs kipping. Can he call you back?

Answer 5

broken eg: the coke machine is busted.

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relax and do nothing eg: I’m exhausted - I think I’ll just go home and veg out in front of tv tonight.

Answer 7

angry - Mark gets steamed up over trivial things.

Answer 8

leave, to set out, depart eg: the infantry patrol pushed off before dawn.

Answer 9

if a joke or funny story has tou in stitches, it makes you laugh a lot. eg: He was telling jokes at the dining table that had us all in stitches.

Answer 10

tell someone very forcefully to leave a place, or to leave their job. eg: The footballer was sent packing after a very public row with the coach. Lowe sent him packing after finding out about his lies.

Answer 11

one that is old fashioned, unimaginative, or conservative eg: That dress makes you look like such a fuddy-duddy

Answer 12

confused or disorderly eg: Everything’s topsy-turvy in my life at the moment

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unable to make a decision decisively and is stuck between two choices eg: if there is anything I cant stand, its an indecisive, wishy washy customer.

Answer 14

to delay without cause or reason and not to rush. eg: dont dilly-dally- iust get your bags and let’s go !

Answer 15

when an idea has not been properly thought through, you can say informally that it’s a half-baked idea.

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die eg: the old man finally croaked at the age of 92.

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extremely disappointed and unhappy eg: He was gutted when she finished the relationship.

Answer 18

a lot eg: a slew of unpaided bills

Answer 19

1) rug pull - when institutional investors do a rug-pull, retail investors oftentimes get stucked/trapped. 2) I got played for a sucker - I bought Gamestop when it’s at its highest, and then I got played for a sucker when the rug-pull happened. 3) I was exploited/milked/taken advantages of by the institutional investors. 4) Be aware of being the last person on the bandwagon. Don’t wait till the short squeeze is over to sell. You would get played for a sucker. 5) Quit while you are ahead. 6) Ripped off - this salesman ripped us off.

Answer 20

if sth its a doddle, it means its easy to do. eg: according to the instructions, building this book shelf should be a doddle. getting to the museum is a doddle; you only need to take one train straight there. the test was a doddle, and I got full marks.

Answer 21

It’s not a problem. Picking you up was no sweat. Don’t even mention it.

Answer 22

relaxed or calm. eg: this weekend was very laid back.

Answer 23

someone who belongs to the middle class (= a social group between the very rich and the poor), especially someone who supports traditional customs and values, or gives a lot of importance to money, education, and social class, or likes and wants expensive and unusual things: There's nothing bougies love more than dinner parties. Having a spa day is so bougie! People in the neighbourhood have strong opinions about inauthentic bougie snobs. It's one of those places where you pay a lot of money but don't get much. Too bougie for me!

Answer 24

To have little or no money; to be broke. Primarily heard in UK. Any chance I can pick up an extra shift? I'm pretty skint this week. Sorry, man, I'm skint myself, so I have no money to give you.

Answer 25

someone who is sexually attractive but too young to have sex with legally: She was sixteen, no longer jailbait.

Answer 26

the quality of being honest and telling the truth, especially about a difficult or embarrassing subject: "We really don't know what to do about it," she said with surprising candor. the quality of being honest, sincere, and kind in dealing with other people: "We want to help but really don’t know how," she said with surprising candor.

Answer 27

exactly right: She was bang on when she called him an idiot: that’s just what he is! Your sales estimate was spot on. Well done! Mr. Lynch's analysis of the company is spot on, if you ask me. I suggest we follow whatever advice he offers. Yes, those directions you gave me were spot on, thank you! Mark does a spot-on impression of our teacher—you have to hear it!

Answer 28

so surprised that you cannot speak: He was completely gobsmacked when he won the award.

Answer 29

a quick reply to a critical remark some of my best comebacks just go right over people’s heads.

Answer 30

- a piece of solid waste. dog turds on the pavement. - a rude word for someone who you think is unpleasant. I'm not doing business with that little turd.

Answer 31

in the same way: Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom. informal "I don't have time to spend hours preparing one dish!" "Likewise (= it's the same for me) in the same way or manner; similarly: We put up a fence, and other neighbors did likewise.

Answer 32

flurry of critical or negative comments about someone or something by a large number of people: Take a perfectly reputable person, find a weakness, convince others to join the dogpile against them, and pretty soon you destroy them.

Answer 33

stupid person

Answer 34

used to tell someone in a slightly angry way to think more carefully about what they are doing. you should use your loaf and double-check the directions before driving.

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