General American slangDeveloped over time and greatly influenced by immigration patterns, media, and current events, here are some American slang words that will entertain you - or maybe even make you blush.American slang wordsWordMeaningHobnobSocialize with people of an artificially higher statusChillR...
1. v. To pick up on someone of the opposite sex. “Oh, Sherri baggin’ Mark.” 2. v. To make fun of someone in jest or fun (i.e. playing the dozens, clowning, capping); to ridicule. “Rasheed was baggin’ on Dre’ yesterday so hard that they almost got into a fight.” bait...
“Whoa, that freaked-me-out when you snuck up on me.” Freak-out– An event with psychedelic drugs where people freak out.“I saw a guy freak-out on shrooms last night.” Freaky-deaky– Very weird.“That movie was freaky-deaky.” Fruit– Adjective meaning stupid or nerdy.“Don’t be...
The most standard meaning ofto hypeorhype upsomething is to promote it. The goal ofhyping something upis to create excitement about it. If the product does not live up to the excitement, it isover-hyped. Hypecan refer to the excitement that is created by a promotional campaign. “Don’t...
Jacked Up– Car with raised rear end. (hot-rodders) Jacketed– Going steady Jazzed– Happy about something, excited Jelly Roll– Men’s hair combed up and forward on both sides, brought together in the middle of the forehead. Jets– Smarts, brains ...
a greeting usually meaning,"hey", "What's up?" ...withEnding a question or sentence using the word "with" has been used in the scandinavian communities of the mid-west since the early 70's. I remember getting flack from people we visited out east, in Boston, during the bicentenial...
Jacked: Stolen or taken by force. It can also refer to a person who is physically strong or muscular. Kicks: Slang for shoes or sneakers, often used in the context of fashionable footwear. Some slang words are specific to particular subcultures or occupations, such as American football, where...
Chilled A hip term meaning, to be cool, together. Chinese Take-out Anything extremely jumbled or messy. (e.g. "That riotgun made his chest look like Chinese take-out."). Chip-truth The absolute truth. Chiphead A person addicted to simsense chips. Chipped 1) Anyone/thing enhanced by ...
Spencer Welcome to Vietnam (1989) 133: That veteran is jacked up. His ass is right up next to his shoulders when we talk. 1988 (con. 1930s) C.E. Lincoln The Avenue, Clayton City (1996) 9: Don’t get your ass up on your shoulders just ’cause you’re shit-colored. 2001 Busta...
3. an intensifier, meaning extremely bored. 1989 199019952000 2005 1989 R.G. Barratt ‘Tall Poppies Deserve Shrift’ in What Do You Reckon (1997) [ebook] Frank Hardy summed up the America’s Cup in a few succinct words: ‘The new rich, fighting the old rich, and boring the tits off...