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Guide to

SLANGMAN DAVID BURKE

The complete course in AMERICAN SLANG & IDIOMS

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blast (to be a) exp. to be a lot of fun •

useful informationabout the precedingmain entry

boldface words in

parentheses are used

before the main entry

— they appear here

after the main entry for

alphabetization

purposes only (i.e. to

No way! interj. Absolutely not!

pick up (to) v. to purchase, to buy.

rip-off n. (said of something overpriced) thievery, theft.

Variation:

hunk n. a handsome and muscular man.

killer adj. • 1. extremely difficult • 2. terrific.

blast (to have a) exp. to enjoyoneself greatly.

riot (to be a) exp.

additional information about one or more of the words in the main

expression

Synonym:

Note: The difference between definitions 1 and 2depends on the context.

rip someone off (to) exp. to cheat someone.

bracketed words in themain entry are optional,i.e. “to botch something”or “to botch up something”

botch [up] something (to) exp. to make a big mistake in doing something.

example: Who is the hunk who just enteredthe room? He’s walking this way!

translation: Who is the handsome and muscularman who just entered the room?He’s walking this way!

“real speak”: Who’s the hunk who just en (t) eredthe room? He’s walkin’ this way!

Also:

a common reduction of the –ing endingand can be used completely at thespeaker’s discretion

IMPORTANT!Learning how Americans pronounce words is the second most important step after learning American slang! The “Real Speak” sections are written using American-English phonetics. So pay attention to the pronunciation, not the spelling! All the “Real Speak” sections

noun

“Gesundheit!” exclam. (pronounced:geh-zun-tah ’ eet) said to wish someone good health.

adjective

verb

interjection

the “t” sound can

be dropped at the

speaker’s discretion

in many words that

contain the

literal translation

a common variationof the main entryin boldface

a term or expressionequivalent in meaningto the main entryin boldface

indicates that the letters on either side are pronounced as

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roger strikesout with a

pick-up line!(Dating Slang – Phase 1:

The Hunt for a Relationship)

blow someone off (to)

check out someone or something (to)

come on to someone (to)

fix someone up (to)

hit it off (to)

let someone down easy (to)

on the rebound (to be)

pick-up line

play hard to get (to)

strike out (to)

THIS LESSON FEATURES NEW SLANG WORDS & IDIOMS10

crazy about/for someone (to be)

“Get a room!”

go together (to)

hitched (to get)

knocked up (to get)

make out (to)

pop the question (to)

rob the cradle (to)

shack up [together] (to)

sugar daddy


ball in one’s court (to have the)

come out of left field (to)

dirty pool

off base (to be)

play hardball (to)

right off the bat

settle the score (to)

score (to)

tackle (to)

throw in the towel (to)

throw someone a curve (to)

touch base with someone (to)


angst

blasé

boutique

camaraderie

forte

gung-ho

kindergarten

klutz

kowtow [someone] (to)

macho

prima donna

verbatim

THIS LESSON FEATURES FOREIGN WORDS COMMONLY USED IN ENGLISH12

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affair (to have an)

break up (to)

bust someone (to)

drop someone like a hot potato (to)

mistress

on the rocks (to be)

patch things up (to)

pre-nup

take someone to the cleaners (to)

tramp

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44 tom is wayoff base!

(Sports Terms Used in Slang)

PAGE 59

55 marge is thebiggest klutz!

(Foreign Words Used inEveryday Conversation)

PAGE 83

22 ken poppedthe question!(Dating Slang – Phase 2:

The Thrill of the Relationship!)

33 jane and mikebroke up!

(Dating Slang – Phase 3:The End of the Relationship)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

B. Context Exercise - p. 9READING

C. Create Your Own Sentence - p. 10SPEAKING

WRITING

C. Match the Sentences - p. 33

reading

More Sports Terms Used in Slang

p. 72

More Foreign Words Used

in Everday Conversation

p. 94

speaking

B. Choose the Right Word - p. 32

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES The slangman filesThe slangman filesThe slangman filesThe slangman filesFrom

From

A. Complete the Phrase - p. 8READING

Let's practice!

speaking/listeningLet's Talk!

A. Dialogue (Slang & Idioms) - p. 3B. Dialogue (Translated) - p. 4C. Dialogue (in “Real Speak”) - p. 5

A. True or False - p. 31

writingLet's practice!

C. Context Exercise - p. 51

B. Complete the Fairy Tale - p. 50

A. What Does it Mean? - p. 49

READING

WRITING

D. Complete the Phrase - p. 52

WRITING

READINGLet's practice!

B. Crossword Puzzle - p. 69

A. Choose the Right Word - p. 68

C. Match the Column - p. 71

writing

READING

WRITINGLet's practice!

B. Find Your Perfect Match - p. 92

A. I Know the Answer, ButWRITING

SPEAKING/writing

READING

C. You’re the Author - p. 93

What’s the Question? - p. 91

Let's practice!

Let's Warm Up!READING - p. 1

Let's learn!speaking/listening

Vocabulary - p. 5





Vocabulary - p. 27

D. Create Your OwnNewspaper Column - p. 11





Vocabulary - p. 45





Vocabulary - p. 63





Vocabulary - p. 87

More Dating Slang

Phase 1:The Hunt for a Relationship

p. 12

Even More Dating Slang

Phase 2:The Thrill of the Relationship

p. 35

Way More Dating Slang

Phase 3:The End of the Relationship

p. 53



IndexIndex

66 karen wenton and onabout her

knick-knacks!(Alliterations andRepeating Words)

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chit-chat (to)

criss-cross

face to face

flip-flop

froufrou

grin from ear to ear (to)

junk food junkie

knick-knack

mishmash

on and on (to go)

on the up and up

out and out

over and over

spic-and-span



actor

anchor

comedian

firefighter

flight attendant

frosh

humankind

husband and wife

mail carrier

personnel

police officer

run something (to)

self-made person

spokesperson

77 jennybecomes

a firefighter!(How to be Politically

Correct or “PC”)

PAGE 135

88 a big breakin show biz!

(Television &Entertainment Slang)

PAGE 157

99 al and peggyare likedating!

(Teen/College Slang)

PAGE 185

1010 Freeze!This is a

stick-up!(Emergency Slang

& Expressions)

PAGE 205


big break

dog

ham

mug (to)

one-liner

sitcom

slapstick

spin-off

spoof

walk-on

pilot

rerun

series

show biz

show-stopper


all (to be)

bail (to)

diss someone (to)

girlfriend

“Hello!”

tore up (to be)

trip (to)

“What up?”

whatever

24-7

hottie

kick it (to)

“Late!”

like

so


“Can it!”

“Chill out!”

cuff someone (to)

“Drop!”

false move

“Move it!”

“No funny business!”

“Spread ’em!”

stick-up

“Watch out!”

“Freeze!”

“Get your hands in the air!”

“Give it a rest!”

“Hand it over!”

“I’ll let you have it!”

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B. Choose the Right Word - p. 123READING

C. Complete the Story - p. 124WRITING

SPEAKING

D. Create Your Own Sentence - p. 125

More Television

and Entertainment Slang

p. 170

More Teen/College Slang

p. 197

More Emergency Slang

and Expressions

p. 216

More Alliterations

and Repeating Words

p. 126

How to be

Politically Correct or “P.C.”

p. 148

C. Find-the-Word Grid - p. 196

B. Find the Definition - p. 195

A. Truth or Lie - p. 194READING

WRITING

WRITING

Let's practice!

C. True or False - p. 215

B. Create Your Own Story - p. 214

A. Correct or Incorrect? - p. 213READING

READING

WRITINg/speaking

Let's practice!

B. Crossword Puzzle - p. 145

C. You’re the Author - p. 147READING

writing

A. “Across” Word Puzzle - p. 144

Let's practice!

writing

A. Create Your Own Story (Part 1) - p. 166WRITING

B. Create Your Own Story (Part 2) - p. 167SPEAKING

C. What Would You Do If? - p. 168READING

Let's practice!

D. Create Your Own Sentences - p. 169SPEAKING

E. True or False - p. 169READING

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES The slangman filesThe slangman filesThe slangman filesThe slangman filesFrom

From





Vocabulary - p. 117





Vocabulary - p. 139





Vocabulary - p. 161





Vocabulary - p. 189





Vocabulary - p. 209

A. The Unfinished Conversation - p. 122WRITING

Let's practice!



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MATCH THE PICTURESAs a fun way to get started, see if you can guess the meaning of the new slang words and expressions on the opposite page by using the pictures below and following the context of the sentences.

Dating Slang(Phase 1: The Hunt for a Relationship)

Let’s warm up!Let’s warm up!Let’s warm up!Let’s warm up!Let’s warm up!Let’s warm up!

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roger strikes outroger strikes outwith a pick-up line!with a pick-up line!roger strikes out

with a pick-up line!roger strikes outroger strikes out

with a pick-up line!with a pick-up line!roger strikes out

with a pick-up line!

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