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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.
    Exercise
    Excitement
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  • We stopped at an ALL NIGHTER for a cup of coffee.
    A place that is open all day
    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!
    Stinky
    Powerful, intense
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  • Your birthday party was a BALL!
    lots of fun
    very bad
    very loud
    lots of food
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  • Try not to BARF in my car, please.
    To eat
    To vomit
    To dance
    To sleep
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  • Richard gave me a BAZILLION good reasons why he shouldn't do it.
    Very very expensive
    An indefinite enormous number
    A super important
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  • The whole team was BEAT after the game.
    Dancing and celebrating
    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 benc
    A person who sits on the bench to keep it warm
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  • Don't BLOW me OFF. Listen! I want it done now!
    Use fire to hit me
    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
    A perfect show
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  • Time's up. Gotta BOOK.
    Read iEnglish
    Do homework
    Sleep
    To leave
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  • He got his first BREAK in showbiz when he was only 10
    A chance, an opportunity
    To get a flower
    Dinner
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  • The game was such a BUMMER, you wouldn't believe it.
    A disagreeable thing or person
    A tie
    A big win
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  • We wanted to CATCH SOME RAYS but the sun never came up while we were there.
    Go play basketball
    To get some sunshine, to tan in the sun
    Find some fish and catch them
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  • Come on, let's go. Don't be a CHICKEN.
    Sleepy
    Late
    A scary person
    A coward
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