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1. Airhead - A foolish or dumb person

2. All-Nighter - Studying all night usually before an exam or test

3. Ball - A good time

4. Bazillion - Used to indicate an uncountable number or a very big number

5. Beemer - A BMW car

6. Big Guns - People who have influence, are powerful

7. Bitch - Complain or moan or gossip about something

8. Bonkers - Being mad or insane

9. Break - Opportunity or chance

10. Bummed - Sad or disappointed

11. Cheesy - Outdated or overused, sometimes cheap as well

Resources -> Vocabulary -> Slangs

Slangs are defined as t he words and phrases used informally in any language.

These expressions are usually formed and gain popularity locally before becoming

accepted in informal speech all over. A problem with keeping track of slangs is that

new additions are being made to the slang language on a daily basis. Here is a list

of 100 slangs that are commonly used today -

She is such an airhead she keeps forgetting to get her books.

They were wandering dazed in school after pulling an all-nighter.

The kids had a ball at the party.

She gets a bazillion friend requests everyday on Facebook.

He kept driving around the block to show off his new beemer.

She knew it was time to call in the big guns when he refused to cooperate.

Whenever the girls get together they find something to bitch about.

He has gone bonkers since he got to know about the test.

The band got a break when they performed on a T.V. show.

Everyone was super bummed when the concert was c ancelled.

She was tired of hearing cheesy pick-up lines.

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12. Chicken - A name called to a coward

13. Con - Swindle

14. Couch Potato - Someone who does nothing but watch T.V. all day

15. Crap - Something that is worthless or a lie

16. Crash - To sleep over at someones house

17. Crash - Break into a place or attempt to get in somewhere

18. Croak - To die

19. Cruising - In a car, going at a high speed

20. Cushy - Comfortably easy

21. Deck - Hit some on the face

22. Deep Pockets - Someone who has a lot of money; a good source of money

23. Dinosaur - Something or someone who is very old

24. Dough - Money or cash

25. Ditch - Abandon something or leave

26. Dynamite - Awesome or great

27. Earful - Scolding or reprimanding

Hes too much of a chicken to try that jump! Tim said snidely.

He was convinced the bank was trying to con him of his money.

Ever since he lost his job, hes turned into a complete couch potato.

His promises to change were all crap.

She was crashing at a friends house after the party.

The plan to crash the party was foiled by the heavy security.

The old man croaked sometime in the night.

They were cruising around town when they spotted the ghost.

She had a cushy job as the floor manager.

He decked Tom a good one when he insulted him.

His father has really deep pockets and spoils him terribly.

Her computer is a total dinosaur.

I lent her some dough last week! He cried.

She has a reputation for ditching plans at the last minute.

That was a dynamite dinner at the new restaurant.

They both got an earful from their mother.


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28. Eyeball - Look and admire

29. Eye Popper - Astonishing or fantastic

30. Fender-Bender - A minor accident or collision between two vehicles

31. Flicks - Movies or films

32. Freebie - Something that you got for free

33. Gig - Job or work

34. Glitch - Some kind of defect or problem

35. Go Bananas - Go crazy

36. Goof Off - Wasting time, not doing anything in particular

37. Grand - A thousand

38. Gross Out - A very bad time

39. Grub - Food

40. Guts - Courage or boldness

41. Hang out - Frequently spend time together in a place

42. Heave - Vomit

43. Hot - Attractive, popular or sexy

All the girls were eyeballing the exchange student.

The display for the store was an eye-popping success.

He had to give his car into repairs because of the fender bender.

She went to the flicks with her best friends.

The company was giving freebies to promote the product.

She makes a bundle at her current gig.

There was a technical glitch with the sound system.

The kids went bananas when school was cancelled because of the storm.

He decided to stop goofing offand study in his final year.

He made 20 grand at his old job.

The event was a gross out, nobody turned up!

They went to the diner to get some grub after the game.

He finally worked up the guts to ask her to the prom.

The group usually hung out at the abandoned farm.

Uh-oh I need to heave! She said before disappearing into the toilet.

The office was buzzing because of the hot new intern.


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44. Hustle - Leave hurriedly

45. Idiot Box - The television

46. Icky - Unpleasant or annoying

47. In - Currently fashionable

48. Jam - Being in trouble or playing music together

49. Jock - Someone who plays a sport

50. John - Toilet

51. Joint - A bar or a pub

52. Junkie - Someone who is a drug addict

53. K - A thousand of a currency

54. Kegger - A party where beer is the predominant drink

55. Kick Back - Relax

56. Knuckle Sandwich - A punch aimed at the mouth

57. Lame - Something not up to the mark

58. Line - An untrue story or excuse

59. Lip - Talking disrespectfully

We need to hustle or well miss the train.

He spends too much time indoors in front of the idiot box.

She wrinkled her nose at the icky mess in the kitchen.

Stripes are in for summer this year.

They got into ajam with the police while having ajam session.

He was a lifelong basketballjock.

Wheres thejohn? He asked

It was the most happeningjoint in the city.

Liam became ajunkie in college.

The guide demanded 5K before hed take them back to the hotel.

Her parents grounded her when they found out about the kegger.

He needed a holiday to just kick back and unwind.

Dina served him a knuckle sandwich for insulting her friend.

That was such a lame ghost story.

I have heard that line one too many times.


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60. Meltdown - The complete breaking down of something

61. Mickey Mouse - Something that does not make sense

62. Neat - Good or excellent

63. Nuts - Crazy, mad

64. Oddball - Unusual or weird person

65. Pad - A place where a person lives

66. Peanuts - Very little money

67. Pissed Off - Very annoyed

68. Pit Stop - Stopping to use the bathroom while travelling by road

69. Plastic - Any kind of card used for electronic transactions

70. Poop - Excrement

71. Quarterback -Lead or initiative

72. Quick Buck - Easy gotten money

73. Raw - New and inexperienced

74. Razz - Annoy or tease

The student was suspended for giving lip to the principal.

The politics of the country are in a state of complete meltdown.

The entire episode was a sort ofmickey mouse for the authorities.

That was a really neat film. She said

You must be nuts to try that climb.

It was a good neighbourhood with the exception of a few oddball neighbours.

Aidan has an awesome bachelor pad in the city.

She got that vintage jacket for peanuts from the garage sale.

She was pissed offat him for being late.

They took a small pit stop before continuing along the road.

She only had plastics, all her cash was spent.

They had to watch out for dog poop while jogging.

He decided to quarterback the meeting and got straight to the point.

He is forever looking for ways to make a quick buck.

The interns were raw so they needed constant supervision.

He often razzed his younger brother.


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75. Repo - Repossess something due to non-payment of a loan

76. Rocking - Great, awesome

77. Rug Rat - A small child or toddler

78. Scarf Down - Eat quickly or hurriedly

79. Shades - Sunglasses

80. Shot - Try something

81. Smashed - Highly inebriated

82. Straight - Honest or upfront

83. Sucks - When something is awful or unacceptable

84. Threads - Clothes

85. Totalled - For cars completely wrecked or crashed

86. Umpteen - Incalculable

87. Up - Feeling cheerful or in good spirits

88. Veg Out - Do absolutely nothing at all, relax

89. Vibes - General atmosphere or feelings

90. Wad - An amount of money held together by a rubber band or staple

The bank will repo his house unless he pays soon.

She had a rocking time at soccer camp.

They left the rug-rats at home with the baby-sitter.

He just had enough time to scarf down a toast before the bus came.

She was forever buying new shades from the mall.

Here let me have a shot at that. He offered.

They all got smashed at her birthday party.

Give it to me straight, doctor! Whats wrong with me?

The cafeteria price hike just sucks.

He really needed to get some new threads before moving away.

He has totalled 4 cars in as many years.

Ive told you umpteen times to c lean this room. His mother sc olded.

Ive been feeling up ever since the summer started.

She really needed to veg out with a good book this weekend

He was getting some weird vibes from the room.

He pulled out a wad of bills and placed them on the table.


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91. Wheels - A way to refer to a car

92. Whiz - Being very talented at something

93. Wimp - A cowardly person

94. Yakety-Yak - Chatter about general things

95. Yes- Man - Person who always agrees with those in authority

96. Yuck - Disgusting or bad

97. Zapped - Exhausted or tired

98. Zero - An unimportant person

99. Zit - Pimple

100. Zonked Out - Fall asleep quickly and deeply

He got some really nice wheels for his 18th birthday.

She was a whiz at computer programming.

He was a wimp who was scared of his own shadow.

She was always yakety-yakking on the phone with someone or the other.

He was tired of all the yes-men who surrounded him.

Yuck! I hate that medicine. He cried angrily.

He was totally zapped from running around all day.

In her eyes, he was a zero.

She screamed when she saw the zit on her nose.

He zonked out as soon as he hit the bed.

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