https://blog.dialectzone.org/groups/english-slang-882437706/ Activity feed for the group, English Slang. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:16:18 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.4.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 e9377665f30ce73de3689e978e9ab20f https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/475/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:28:26 -0500 zit: pimple; acne.
“Teens often have a lot of zits.”

]]> 0 72f5d01b6bb46b04eeb20f823dfd1892 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/474/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:28:06 -0500 zip (2): energy; vigor.
“I need something that will give me more zip.”

]]> 0 67ba2292c1c99b8f5875e37ab6d0f5bf https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/473/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:27:40 -0500 zip (1): nothing.
“I don’t know zip about you.”

]]> 0 1619e92424b7886bbd4a840dfe8fbfae https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/472/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:27:26 -0500 zero: an unimportant person.
“If you don’t work hard, you’ll end up a zero.”

]]> 0 fb2a558b9df2d19a97839cbeb3c7a5c3 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/471/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:27:05 -0500 Yank (2): a Yankee; an American.
“Chris is a Yank.”

]]> 0 fbc4b619792f8f8558fabc0c7293d12b https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/470/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:26:50 -0500 yank (1): bother; harass.
“Stop yanking me, okay?”

]]> 0 0bdd16c6ef3447f39b9558f42b07daf2 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/469/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:26:33 -0500 wrongo: wrong.
“That is totally wrongo!”

]]> 0 bd710ae1e94c6060fcb51b6a1c1edad8 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/468/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:26:14 -0500 winks, get some: sleep.
“I really need to get some winks”

]]> 0 b8fa89f7b87f7a889fa446c176490a2a https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/467/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:25:59 -0500 wimpy: weak.
“Don’t be so wimpy!”

]]> 0 cecae101b30b7b1c4f8c6cc6b036dfa9 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/466/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:25:39 -0500 whiz [offensive] (2): to urinate.
“I really have to take a whiz.”

]]> 0 c6013600616732d8d9d6a1eb9364403c https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/465/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:25:21 -0500 whiz (1): someone who shows a special talent for something.
“Einstein was a whiz in Physics.”

]]> 0 e5f6f34d3b49d81cdffb64ca63314755 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/464/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:25:07 -0500 whitebread: plain; boring.
“Dialect Zone International is definitely not whitebread!”

]]> 0 e2229c63028f6fd82e08c52094fa1627 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/463/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:24:52 -0500 wheels: car; motorcycle.
“If you want to live in New York, you’ve got to get some wheels”

]]> 0 af9be4fb7fe6e87cc6833159a42b95cd https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/462/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:24:37 -0500 wasted: killed.
“A lot of people get wasted in the streets of New York.”

]]> 0 3a3fb56923651d74541c149f7c00137a https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/461/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:24:20 -0500 wad: roll of money.
“It’s dangerous to carry a big wad in your pocket.”

]]> 0 2dbe7f7a4cd1fe56b60fd9fdc36f9474 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/460/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:24:03 -0500 vanilla (2): Caucasian.
“The Midwest is too vanilla for me.”

]]> 0 c57e718679fd98abd01860aa4bbc9c97 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/459/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:23:47 -0500 vanilla (1): plain.
“She drives a vanilla car.”

]]> 0 62590d15d50cc2f7a8a26f73eb8e6b66 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/458/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:23:32 -0500 uptight: nervous; anxious.
“Why are you so uptight?”

]]> 0 8736c4485863e1385d75ff18b4bf3af9 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/457/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:23:17 -0500 upchuck: vomit.
“She got sick and upchucked three times.”

]]> 0 fbe16adea30344607622ebc81621ba1e https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/456/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:22:28 -0500 unlax: relax.
“Dave needs to definitely unlax with his family.”

]]> 0 df78f33ddd63bcf18b9cd8359d41cd9e https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/455/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:22:09 -0500 umpteen: many; countless.
“I’ve asked you umpteen times to show me the money!”

]]> 0 e4571a2d8cf0324a5249c0173703272f https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/454/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:21:48 -0500 turn-off: something that repulses a person.
“Bad breath is a real turn-off.”

]]> 0 8919334fcf69bc9b72dbdc6ce99436b7 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/453/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:21:33 -0500 turkey (2): dumb person.
“Turkeys are not allowed to work for this company.”

]]> 0 30f58e36a66a97551dae413af7b80c76 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/452/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:21:15 -0500 turkey (1): failure; flop.
“Thank goodness that my English class is not a turkey!”

]]> 0 42c7a71a86a82a87574427aa8c03626c https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/451/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:19:46 -0500 to the max: maximum.
“I studied to the max.”

]]> 0 53c77f6991e0c581f214916e9fe47217 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/450/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:19:24 -0500 totally: really; completely.
“That’s totally awesome, dude!”

]]> 0 e87808e9b9bae6b2f97fd7ca1e25b7ca https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/449/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:19:05 -0500 ticker (2): a watch.
“Wow! That’s a really cool ticker!”

]]> 0 c10907d9eefc3983710c42918c31a6c2 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/448/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:18:50 -0500 ticker (1): the heart.
“My grandfather has a bad ticker.”

]]> 0 2554a1fcbb05f0a47a22c70d6fc0c8c9 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/447/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:18:36 -0500 threads: clothing.
“My wife spent $1,900 on new threads.”

]]> 0 89de81bb1d4169294614171ca4a51081 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/446/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:18:17 -0500 thou: thousand.
“I need to borrow a hundred thou.”

]]> 0 743a4e25b419b489ce056907e2f412be https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/445/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:17:57 -0500 technicolor yawn, to do a : vomit.
“My dog just did a technicolor yawn all over the carpet!”

]]> 0 c5cd198eea208bec629b407319e500fe https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/444/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:17:37 -0500 suck: to be bad and unacceptable.
“That song really sucks!”

]]> 0 ff50e50238115bf581d43ad5180806d5 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/443/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:17:20 -0500 street smart: knowledgeable about city life.
“Since John is from New York, he’s very street smart.”

]]> 0 9614d992fa2d37334c7e01b88d2650fb https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/442/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:17:04 -0500 spunk: spirit.
“She might be small, but she’s got a lot of spunk.”

]]> 0 96d0435d806f63ae6dc6277bd8a6a22a https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/441/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:15:22 -0500 split: to leave.
“Let’s split from here now.”

]]> 0 cc9a76a61e3268bbfd61a54d9dfe819c https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/440/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:15:00 -0500 solid (2): consecutive.
“It’s been raining for seven solid days.”

]]> 0 ca6eeef1705871a920076db5870c2af5 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/439/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:14:45 -0500 solid (1): really good; cool.
“My school is totally solid!”

]]> 0 abbd2d99219af9519721daf85f067ab3 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/438/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:14:27 -0500 sofa spud: a person who watches too much television.
“I’m usually a sofa spud on Sunday.”

]]> 0 ae64821f2f6f2de606557a6d38bf1da3 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/437/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:14:10 -0500 snookered: cheated.
“I got snookered into buying swamp land in Florida.”

]]> 0 91a04e636f3ab0183561220981de1afd https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/436/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:13:54 -0500 smurfbrain: a dumb or stupid person.
“Stop acting like a smurfbrain!”

]]> 0 213a5dc76571af2ee633339c4e34ed67 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/435/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:13:39 -0500 smarts: intelligence.
“It takes a lot of smarts to become a doctor.”

]]> 0 bdfe5d69fec582dca54540fcce4fc6c2 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/434/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:13:21 -0500 silks: clothing.
“Those are really awesome silks!”

]]> 0 eba60db14752cce56fdb7aff1b5736a8 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/433/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:12:46 -0500 shoot some hoops: play basketball.
“Let’s shoot some hoops!”

]]> 0 55fb54a6bb3c510eb894b0fef819eb9c https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/432/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:12:28 -0500 shades: sunglasses.
“Those are really cool shades!”

]]> 0 3e4a68da8012f4cdc7c861b7e02bcf8c https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/431/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:12:13 -0500 scum: a despicable individual.
“Don’t hang around with that kind of scum.”

]]> 0 969d014486ed9cb634e9ef5653f3d769 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/430/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:11:57 -0500 screw-up: a person who makes a mistake.
“Why are you such a screw-up?”

]]> 0 d65f9f2f49baf787f7478f0af7916968 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/429/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:11:40 -0500 screw up: to make a mistake.
“I screwed up on the driving test, so I didn’t pass.”

]]> 0 71d4e7c55017873e78da040d0470ce63 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/428/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:11:22 -0500 scarf: to eat.
“I can easily scarf an entire banana split.”

]]> 0 3674859a1f4556c1b658d4698d621212 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/427/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:10:50 -0500 runs, the: diarrhea.
“Oh no! I’ve got the runs!”

]]> 0 72d58e9469034b6a6e71d9cc4f75c9d1 https://blog.dialectzone.org/notices/p/426/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:10:16 -0500 rug rat: a child.
“I have a couple of rug rats at home.”

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