Slang
(cont.)
Students who wish to strengthen their North American slang vocabulary may want to obtain "NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions" by NTC Publishing Group, Chicago, Illinois. This dictionary contains an extensive list of the most commonly used American slang, and is available in the NYU book center, as are several other reference books on slang.
Ass * - stupid or insensitive person; person's buttocks
Awesome - great, incredible
Bar - place where alcoholic beverages are served
Big Deal - important event, may be used sarcastically to refer to something that is not important
Blow off - to ignore or avoid someone
Bogus - non-existent, fake
Booze - liquor
Bounce a check - overdraw a checking account
Buck - a dollar
Bummer - unpleasant experience; too bad
Burned out - mentally exhausted; extremely tired
Buzzed - slightly intoxicated
BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle/Beer, most often seen on an invitation to a party
Check out - sign a book out of the library; try to learn something new
Check it out - look at something or someone
Chick * - girl, woman
Chill, chill out - relax; a command to stop what you're doing or to calm down
Commuter - someone who lives at home and uses some sort of transportation to get to work or school
Cool - something good or unusual
Cop - police officer
Couch potato - lazy person who spends a lot of time watching TV
Cram - study frantically the night before a test
Crash - stay overnight at someone's place, usually without notice or formal arrangement, to go to sleep after being very tired
Crush - strong feelings of attraction towards another
Down with that - to agree or be interested in something
Drag - inhale a cigarette; something that is boring
Dude - a guy
Man in drag - man wearing women's clothing
Drop in - visit unexpectedly
Fed up - disgusted with or tired of
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