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American Slang

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    A guide to the slang expressions heard in the United States - in the movies, in the streets, college campuses or just by plain folks
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  • This place is dull. I want some ACTION.
    Excitement
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  • We stopped at an ALL NIGHTER for a cup of coffee.
    A place of business that is open all night
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  • Some AIRHEAD put mustard in the ketchup squeezer.
    A stupid person (someone with air where there should be brains)
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  • Man, that is really BAD music!
    Powerful, intense
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  • Your birthday party was a BALL!
    To have a great time at a party
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  • Try not to BARF in my car, please.
    To vomit
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  • Richard gave me a BAZILLION good reasons why he shouldn't do it.
    An indefinite enormous number
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  • The whole team was BEAT after the game.
    Exhausted, worn-out
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  • I do what I'm told so I can play every game. I don't want to be a BENCH WARMER.
    A ballplayer who spends most of the time sitting on the bench waiting to play
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  • Don't BLOW me OFF. Listen! I want it done now!
    To neglect or ignore someone or something
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  • They tried as hard as they could but the thing was a BOMB from act one on.
    A bad performance or an inherently bad show
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  • Time's up. Gotta BOOK.
    To leave
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  • He got his first BREAK in showbiz when he was only 10
    A chance, an opportunity
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  • The game was such a BUMMER, you wouldn't believe it.
    A disagreeable thing or person
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  • You need more protein and less CARBOS.
    Carbohydrates
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  • We wanted to CATCH SOME RAYS but the sun never came up while we were there.
    To get some sunshine, to tan in the sun
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