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saccharin
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That's so saccharin!1990s -
sack
( n ) Bed. When did you hit the sack last night?1950s -
sack
( v ) To fire. Jake got sacked for smoking in his office.1840s -
sack out
( v ) To sleep. Peeby sacked out over at Frieda's last night.1960s -
salty
( adj ) Disrespectful. Don't get all salty with me!1990s -
salty
( adj ) Risqu�, bawdy. He likes to sing salty songs.1860s -
sano
( n ) Very clean, pristine. Ron did a sano job on his '56 Chevy.1970s -
sap
( v ) To hit, to club. The police sapped all the strikers and chased them away.1920s -
sap
( v ) To study. Renfrow saps all night; no wonder he makes such good grades.1830s -
sap
( n ) A stupid person. Don't be a sap! If it looks too good to be true, it isn't.1920s -
sappy
( adj ) Gullible. He is so sappy I'm surprised he hasn't bought the Brooklyn Bridge.1940s -
sappy
( adj ) Overly sentimental. I hate those sappy movies where everyone gets married and lives happily ever after.1940s -
sashay
( v ) To go. Why don't you sashay over to the store and get some bottled water?1830s -
sauce
( n ) Liquor. I hear her dad is on the sauce.1960s -
sauce
( n ) Steroids. Look at those biceps; that guy's on the sauce.1980s -
sauced
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. Man we got sauced last night at that party.1940s -
savvy
( n ) Brains, intelligence Ask Jean-Phillippe; he has a lot of savvy when it comes to car engines.1930s -
sawbuck
( n ) 10-dollar bill. Give me a sawbuck til Friday, Lionel, I'm flat broke.1850s -
Say my name!
( int ) A threatening An interjection. Say my name, you moron!1990s -
Say what?
( int ) Are you serious. Malik got shot last night. Say what?!1950s -
Says you!
( int ) An interjection of disbelief. It's going to rain tomorrow? Says you!1920s -
scadoodle
( n ) Heap, large amount. See if you can't get some marbles from Enrico; he has scadoodles of them.1860s -
scads
( n ) Heap, large amount. I heard LaVerne has scads of money.1860s -
scag
( n ) An ugly female (offensive). He was seen last night in a sketchy part of town with a scag.1930s -
scalp
( v ) To sell for a much higher price than expected. He scalped all the tickets for the World Series that he had.1970s -
scam
( n ) A swindle, a con. Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.1960s -
scam
( v ) To swindle or cheat. Some con artist scammed him out of his tuition money.1960s -
scarf (down)
( v ) Devour, eat quickly. Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.1970s -
scene
( n ) A scandal, uproar. She caused a scene at the restaurant when she was served cold coffee.1760s -
scene
( n ) Where it is happening. I have to make that scene: all the cool cats will be there.1960s -
scenester
( n ) Someone who is always where it is happening. He is such a scenester he never gets any studying done.1980s -
schmuck
( n ) A jerk. What a stupid schmuck.1890s -
school
( v ) To teach someone a lesson. Man, give me that ball, I'm going to school you!1590s -
scooby doos
( n ) Good shoes. I need a pair of scooby doos before I can go out dancing.2000s -
scoop
( n ) An alert on a good news story. Rhoda Book always gets scoops on the honeymoon of the Hollywood stars.1870s -
scoot
( v ) To leave, go. Wow! Is it that late? I have to scoot.1750s -
scope
( v ) Look at, examine, ogle. Hey, scope the hunk and his friend over there.1980s -
scope out
( v ) Look at, examine, ogle. Hey, scope out that blond over there.1970s -
score
( v ) Get, buy or steal. Go score some drinks.1960s -
Score!
( int ) An interjection of celebration. You got an A? Score!.1980s -
scot free
( ap ) Without any penalty or damage at all. The rest of us had to pay a fine but Matilda got off scot free.1530s -
scrag
( v ) To kill. Maxi got scragged in a car accident1930s -
scram
( v ) To leave. You're getting on my nerves, so. scram!1920s -
scrap
( n ) A fight. He got into a scrap with a motorcycle gang and had his nose bitten off.1840s -
scrap
( v ) Cancel. We had to scrap plans to go to the beach when we saw the weather report.1900s -
scrap
( v ) To fight. He's a well-intended boy but he scraps with the neighborhood kids too much.1870s -
scratch
( n ) Money. I need a burger; does anyone have any scratch?1910s -
scratch off
( v ) Screech your tires pulling out. Nathan just left; I heard him scratching off.1950s -
scream
( v ) Go fast. He has a screaming rod, man.1960s -
screamer
( n ) A hot rod. His new wheels are a real screamer.1960s -
screw
( v ) To harm greatly. He got screwed by a used-car dealer.1900s -
screw around
( v ) To have love affairs. [Use your imagination].1970s -
screw around
( v ) Waste time. If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.1970s -
screw up
( v ) To make a mistake, error. He screwed up when he bought that car.1940s -
screwup
( n ) A mistake, error. His marriage turned out to be one great screwup.1950s -
scrill
( n ) Money. I'm short on scrill: could you help me til Friday?2000s -
scrilla
( n ) Money. Yo, man, what's up with that scrilla you owe me?2000s -
scrooch
( v ) To shrink or tighten up. Scrootch up, everyone, we have to fit one more person in the car.1880s -
scrooched
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. You came home totally scrooched last night; don't ever talk to me again.1920s -
scrub
( n ) A dirty looking object or person. Man, I'm not hanging with those scrubs.1990s -
scrub
( v ) Cancel. We decided to scrub the trip when we saw the weather report.1820s -
scrubby
( adj ) Dirty, grimy. She's so scrubby.1990s -
scum
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. Policemen have to deal with the scum of the earth.1580s -
scumbag
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. The scumbag took my sister out to dinner and made her pay for the meal.1970s -
scurvy
( adj ) Worthless, repulsive. That girl in the sloppy sweater sure is scurvy.1990s -
scuzz
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. Don't hang around with scuzz like her; you will get in trouble.1960s -
scuzz-bag
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. Velma is the worst scuzz-bag I've ever known.1980s -
scuzz-bucket
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. I think Red is a scuzz-bucket who drives a scuzz-bucket.1980s -
scuzzball
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. Todd is nothing but a scuzzball who will stab you in the back.1980s -
scuzzy
( adj ) Worthless, repulsive. He bought the car from some scuzzy guy who probably stole it.1960s -
section
( v ) To lowered a car by removing a section through the body. He sectioned his hotrod and, boy, is it cool now.1960s -
see the dinosaur
( v ) To completely misunderstand. If you don't explain it to her she's just going to see the dinosaur.1990s -
See you later, alligator
( int ) Good-bye. See you later, alligator. (After while, crocodile.).1950s -
seed
( n ) A child, offspring. She took her seed with her to class?1990s -
sell buicks
( v ) To vomit. Todd sold his buicks in the bathtub.1990s -
sell out
( v ) To betray someone. He wouldn't sell me out; he's my closest friend.1940s -
send packing
( vp ) To fire. He fingered the boss's secretary and they sent him packing.1820s -
senior moment
( np ) Something causing forgetfulness. She had a senior moment and put the remote control in her purse instead of her mobile phone.1990s -
set
( n ) A series of good waves in surfing. Man, did I catch a great set this morning.1970s -
sex-pot
( n ) A sexy or seductive woman. She thinks she is a sex pot when she wears those low-cut blouses.1950s -
shack
( v ) To sleep at someone else's house. I was toast so I shacked at Bob's last night.1980s -
shack up
( v ) To sleep with someone at a hotel or motel. Claudia shacked up with her husband's business partner.1920s -
shacker
( n ) Someone who frequently sleeps at someone else's house. Lizzy is such a shacker; I don't know why she has an apartment.1990s -
shades
( n ) Sunglasses. Did you buy some new shades?1970s -
shady
( adj ) Suspicious, not quite honest. He got in trouble hanging out with some shady characters in the pool hall.1860s -
shaft
( n ) A double-cross. I sent her out to buy a car but she gave me the shaft and skipped with the money.1950s -
shaft
( v ) To double-cross. I was shafted by best friend!1950s -
shag ass
( v ) To leave. This library sucks; let's shag ass.1950s -
shagadellic
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. What a show! It was totally shagadellic!1990s -
shake the spot
( vp ) To take the center of attention. Casey really shook the spot at Tiffany's birthday party last night.1990s -
shammered
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. He went to the bar and got shammered last night.1990s -
shank
( n ) Crudely made knife. They caught him with a shank and gave him 5 more years in prison.1960s -
sharp
( n ) An expert. He was taken in by a couple of card sharps who drifted into town.1840s -
sharp
( adj ) Attractive or appealing. Who was the sharp guy I saw her out with last weekend?1950s -
sharp
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. I've heard the new night club is really sharp.1940s -
sharp
( adj ) Smart, intelligent. He is very sharp with numbers.1690s -
shasta
( adj ) Unattractive (female). She's is so shasta no good-looking airhead is interested in her.1990s -
Sheba
( n ) A sexy or seductive woman. She is just the Sheba I've been waiting for.1920s -
shebang
( n ) A set of facts or things. Baldwin sold the store, the stock, the grounds--the whole shebang.1860s -
sheik
( n ) A sexy man. Who is the sheik I saw her with last Friday?1920s -
sheisty
( adj ) Questionable, unacceptable. The fries they give you in the caf are hella sheisty.1990s -
shell
( and ) Crazy, insane. That waitress with the greasy purple hair and orange lipstick is definitely shell!1990s -
shell out
( v ) To pay unwillingly. I had to shell out $220 for a new water pump on my car.1810s -
shife
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. His new kicks are definitely shife.1990s -
shifty
( adj ) Deceitful, untrustworthy. The guy is too shifty for me; I don't like him.1830s -
shine
( v ) To deceive or gull. Don't try to shine me, man; I've been there.1960s -
shite
( v ) To make a mistake, error. He shites the ball and misses the shot.1990s -
shite
( adj ) Worthless, disgusting. It was a shite situation I just wanted to get out of.1990s -
shiv
( n ) A knife. If you are popular, why do you think you have to keep a shiv in your pocket all the time?1920s -
shiznit
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. It was a shiznit party last night.2000s -
shiznit
( n ) Something excellent, outstanding. Ridnour is shiznit on the free-throw line.2000s -
shizzle
( n ) Something excellent, outstanding. Did you see Dudley play last night? He was the shizzle of the game.1990s -
shizzy
( n ) Something excellent, outstanding. Marlin thinks he is hella shizzy with his new wheels.1990s -
shoot down
( v ) To reject. Everyone shot down my idea.1950s -
shoot from the hip
( vp ) To talk without thinking. He always shoots from the hip and regrets it later.1960s -
shoot hoops
( vp ) Play basketball. Let's shoot some hoops during lunch break.1970s -
Shoot!
( int ) An interjection of disappointment (euphemism for s - - -). Shoot! I just ripped my pants.1930s -
short
( n ) A street car. He used to ride the shorts to work.1910s -
short
( n ) A car. He was trying to sell a hot short to a salesman on a car lot.1930s -
shorty
( n ) An attractive female. Look at that sexy shorty over there.1990s -
shorty
( n ) Girl friend. My shorty doesn't want to go to the dance this weekend.2000s -
shot
( n ) A try, turn, go. I'll give the puzzle another shot.1940s -
shot
( adj ) Tired, exhausted; worn out, broken down. I can't go anywhere tonight: me and my car are shot.1930s -
shot
( n ) A swallow or single portion. Hey, give me a shot of that stuff you're drinking.1920s -
shotgun
( n ) A place of honor in the front seat of a car beside the driver. Why do you always get to ride shotgun? It's my turn!1950s -
shotgun wedding
( np ) A wedding forced by pregnancy. The marriage didn't last because it started out in a shotgun wedding.1930s -
shove
( v ) Keep (contemptuous rejection). You can take your job and shove it.1940s -
shuck
( v ) To cheat or deceive. Don't try to shuck me with your jive talk, man; I know what you're up to.1950s -
shucked
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. He came home shucked and his wife locked him out.1950s -
shuckster
( n ) A deceiver, liar, or cheat. I've learned my lesson: never buy a car from a shuckster.1950s -
shut-eye
( n ) Sleep. I've been working all day long; I have to get some shut-eye.1940s -
shysty
( adj ) Slick, sly, or devious. That was really shysty of you to jack his dictionary.1990s -
sicko
( n ) A pervert. This guy who cuts off puppy-dog tails is a sicko.1970s -
sicko
( adj ) Perverted. This guy who cuts off puppy-dog tails is sicko.1970s -
side
( n ) A vinyl record. He has a great collection of sides at home.1950s -
side-kick
( n ) Someone who always accompanies someone else. You never see Pedro without his side-kick, Manuel.1900s -
sig
( v ) To spend time talking. Stop sigging, it's time to hit the books.1990s -
simoleon
( n ) A dollar. I don't have a simoleon to my name.1890s -
simp
( n ) A stupid or foolish person. That simp doesn't know how to tie his shoes!1910s -
sing
( v ) To inform or tattle. If Malcolm sings to the cops, they'll get us all.1940s -
sinker
( n ) A doughnut. Hey, Joe! Give me a cup of joe and a couple of those week-old sinkers over there.1920s -
skank
( n ) An ugly female (offensive). Check out that nasty skank over there.1980s -
skanky
( adj ) Ugly, nasty. She is a little bit skanky but nothing you can't deal with.1970s -
skeevy
( adj ) Shady, unsavory, icky. This club looks a little skeevy to me; let's go somewhere else.1990s -
skeezer
( n ) An unattractive, promiscuous female (offensive). I don't see what you see in that skeezer.1990s -
sketch
( n ) A questionable person. Don't hang around with sketches like her; they will get you in trouble.1980s -
sketchy
( adj ) Questionable. Sketchy people hang out in the hood at night.1970s -
skiddoo
( v ) To leave. Come on, kiddo, time for us to skiddoo.1900s -
skidoo
( v ) To leave. Come on, kiddo, time for us to skidoo.1900s -
skin
( v ) To swindle or cheat. Derwin got skinned in the land development deal.1810s -
skin
( v ) Cheat by copying on an exam. Marvin skinned the answers on the existentialism exam by looking into the soul of the girl sitting next to him.1830s -
skin
( v ) Cheat out of something. Ben Dover got skinned by a con man who sold him some real estate in Utah.1810s -
skinner
( n ) A policeman. The skinner took us to the police station.1990s -
skinny
( adj ) Greedy; selfish. Taking the last cookie was a hella skinny thing to do.1990s -
skinny
( n ) Information. Hey, what's the skinny on Murphy.1960s -
skip
( v ) To leave with someone in pursuit. She took the money and skipped town.1940s -
skip
( v ) To miss, to not attend. Let's skip chemistry today and go to the library.1930s -
skippy
( adj ) OK, alright. Is everything skippy here?1990s -
skirt
( n ) A girl or a woman. Hey, Rube, take a gander at the legs on that skirt over there.1950s -
skootchie
( n ) An ugly female (offensive). Her date is just a tired old skootchie.1990s -
slammer
( n ) Jail or prison. The police threw them both in the slammer.1950s -
slamming
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. I saw her at the game in a totally slamming outfit!1980s -
slap-happy
( adj ) Crazy, insane. Roland has been slap-happy ever since he left the ring.1930s -
slave
( n ) A job, particularly a new job. Yo, home boy, I just got me a new slave.1990s -
slay
( phr ) Be very funny. What a story! You just slay me, Ferdie!1920s -
slew
( n ) A large number, many. We saw a slew of crappies at the west end of the lake this weekend.1830s -
slick
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. Isn't his Vette slick?1830s -
slug
( v ) To hit. Don't talk to me that way unless you want to be slugged in the chops.1940s -
slum
( v ) To go to a bad side of town. So what brings you to this side of town? Are you slumming?1920s -
slummy
( adj ) Like the slums. I am living straight slummy since the rents stopped sending me money.1990s -
slush fund
( np ) Money for questionable activities. Robin Banks has a slush fund for his private parties on the company yacht.1870s -
slut
( n ) A promiscuous female. She is a slut who makes it with all the guys.1400s -
smack
( v ) To hit or slap. She smacked him in the chops when he insulted her.1830s -
smack
( v ) To kiss. And then she smacked him right on the lips.1570s -
smarts
( n ) Brains, intelligence. Roy is good-looking and has a lot of smarts.1970s -
smashed
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. Try not to get smashed at the beer party.1960s -
smoke
( n ) Cigarette. Do you have some smokes?1880s -
smoke
( v ) To kill. The mob didn't like him muscling in on their territory, so they smoked him.1920s -
smoke out
( v ) Force out, make come out. The cops smoked the shooter out of the house with tear gas.1940s -
smoke-eater
( n ) Fireman. My father is a smoke eater.1990s -
smokey
( n ) Highway patrolman. I would have been here sooner the but the smokies were out in force.1970s -
smooch
( v ) To hug and kiss. I guess they are going steady; I saw them smooching on the porch last night.1940s -
smoother
( n ) Someone who can persuade. Watch out for James; he's a smoother and always gets his way.1990s -
snafu
( n ) A mistake, error. Sending your gripe to everyone in the company was a major snafu.1950s -
snap
( n ) Something easy. Mowing our lawn in an hour is a snap.1870s -
snaps
( n ) Money. I'm low on snaps; can you loan me twenty?1990s -
snarf
( v ) Gulp, gobble, swallow whole Ted snarfed down the hamburger as though he hadn't eaten in a month.1950s -
snarky
( adj ) Irritable, short-tempered. Don't be so snarky; I only asked a question.1900s -
snazzy
( adj ) Smart, stylish, nice looking. Did you see that snazzy new car Sue Barew is driving around in?1930s -
snockered
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. Baldwin was so snockered, he couldn't find the bathroom.1950s -
snooker
( v ) To cheat or deceive. I don't know how I got snookered into referring the game.1950s -
snookums
( n ) Female term of endearment. Hello, snookums, how did your day go?1910s -
snoopy
( n ) A date. Yo, Christie and I are going to have a snoopy Friday night.1990s -
snoot
( n ) Nose. She popped him on the snoot.1930s -
snow
( v ) To make someone adore you. Olga has Percy snowed; he can't live without her.1950s -
snuff
( v ) To hit; to punch. He snuffed me when I turned around to walk away!1980s -
snuff
( v ) To kill. He ratted on the mob and they snuffed him.1960s -
So what?
( int ) I don't care. So, Nellie got into Smith. So what?.1930s -
sock it to
( vp ) To do something (unpleasant) to someone. The IRS really socked it to Margie's father.1960s -
solid
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That bash at her house was solid!1930s -
something else
( np ) Excellent, outstanding. That new dance is something else.1960s -
sosh
( n ) A person who is stuck-up, snooty. She is such a sosh, with all her money.1990s -
sounds
( n ) Music. When you come tonight, bring some sounds.1980s -
soup up
( v ) Increase the power and speed of a car. Sure, he wins the drag races: his car is souped up.1930s -
souse
( n ) A drunk. All I saw coming home was a couple of souses lying on the sidewalk in front of the bar.1940s -
soused
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. He came home soused and his wife locked him out.1930s -
space out
( v ) To detach (oneself) from reality. Dan is so spaced out he doesn't know what planet he is on.1960s -
spacey
( adj ) Eccentric, odd, peculiar. I'm not sure she can handle the job; she's a little spacey.1960s -
spang
( v ) To ask for spare change. I'm so broke I'm going to have to spang somebody for lunch money.1990s -
spanking
( adv ) Very. He was in some spanking fine kicks!1880s -
spark
( v ) Hug and kiss. I saw ma and pa out sparking on the front porch swing.1800s -
spark
( n ) Elegantly dressed young man or a boyfriend. Manuel Override thinks he's quite the spark at school.1600s -
speakeasy
( n ) An illicit bar selling bootleg liquor. Ebenezer ran a speakeasy until the cops discovered it and broke it up.1920s -
sped
( n ) A moron (offensive). Don't tell that sped anything; he'll tell the world.1970s -
speedo
( n ) Speedometer. The speedo was showing 35 mph but we seemed to be going much faster.1930s -
Speedos
( n ) Men's tight-fitting swimming trunks. When he entered the water, his Speedos shrunk and had to be removed surgically.1980s -
spent
( adj ) Tired, exhausted. I played ball all day; I'm spent.1590s -
spew
( v ) To vomit. He barely made it to his car, then spewed through the sun roof.1940s -
spew one's guts out
( v ) To tell everything one knows. When the cops picked him up, he spewed his guts out.1940s -
spifflicated
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. You're so spifflicated you can barely walk; you certainly can't drive.1920s -
spiffy
( adj ) Dressed up. What a spiffy pair of shoes you have on, Roland.1850s -
spit and image
( np ) An identical copy. Rodney is the spit and image of his father.1890s -
spit nails
( vp ) To get angry, mad. He was spitting nails over the damage to his bike.1970s -
spitball
( v ) To guess, estmate. Can you spitball the crowd at the concert last night.2000s -
spiv
( n ) Slick con man. Some worthless spiv married Myrtle, took her money, and left her.1930s -
spivvy
( adj ) Dressed up. (See spiffy, too) Boy, don't we look spivvy today?1940s -
spliff
( n ) A marijuana cigarette. They raided his crib and found a bunch of spliffs.1990s -
split
( v ) To leave. It is time to split and go see the movie.1950s -
sponge
( n ) A parasite. You are such a sponge. Why don't you get a job?1670s -
sponge
( n ) One big need. That girl is my only sponge now.1990s -
sponge
( v ) To live like a parasite off others. He sponged off his brother for two years.1670s -
sponger
( n ) A parasite. You are such a sponger. Why don't you get a job?1680s -
spoogy
( adj ) Wet, damp, sticky. The weather today is sort of spoogy.1990s -
spook
( n ) A spy. Word has it, Melvin was a spook for the CIA in his youth.1940s -
spook
( v ) To frighten. The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.1940s -
spook
( v ) To scare, frighten. A snake spooked the horse and he threw his rider.1930s -
spoon
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That movie was spoon.1980s -
spoon
( v ) To hug and kiss. They love to spoon by the moonlight.1880s -
sport
( n ) A liberal, understanding guy. Rodney's a good sport; he won't tell on us.2000s -
spot
( v ) To loan. Could you spot me $10 until payday?1930s -
spring
( v ) Let out, let loose. Somehow he got sprung from jail.1940s -
spring (for)
( v ) To pay for. It is my turn to spring for the doughnuts.1950s -
spruce off
( v ) To avoid a duty by deception. Mike Hunt will tell you he is going to do something then spruce off just when you need it done.1910s -
spruce up
( v ) To dress up. Reilly doesn't look so hot until he gets spruced up.1670s -
sprung
( adj ) Obsessed with. Vanessa's so sprung on Todd, he's all she talks about.1990s -
spud
( n ) Potato. Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?1840s -
spumoni
( n ) Something excellent, outstanding. That new dress is spumoni!1990s -
spunk up
( v ) To stand up to, assert oneself. Don't be afraid of him; spunk up to him.1850s -
squad car
( np ) Police car. There is no way out; the house is surrounded by squad cars.1930s -
square
( n ) An old-fashioned person. Good grief, Lloyd, are your parents squares!1960s -
square
( n ) Cigarette. Hey man, you got any squares on you?1990s -
square
( adj ) Old-fashioned, not cool. My father looks square in his jacket.1960s -
squat
( n ) A small, worthless amount Farnsworth doesn't know squat about women.1970s -
squat
( n ) A small, worthless amount. Farnsworth doesn't know squat about women.1970s -
squeaker
( n ) A close game. We won, but it was a squeaker.1960s -
squeal
( v ) To inform or tattle. He squealed on his buddies and got them in trouble.1840s -
squeeze
( n ) Girlfriend. Brady's new squeeze looks terrific!1980s -
squeeze
( v ) To put pressure on someone. Don't try to put the squeeze on me, buddy; I don't squeeze easily.1700s -
squeeze
( n ) Girlfriend. Stay away from Maisy, man; she's Percy's main squeeze.1980s -
squeeze
( v ) To pressure, blackmail. How can we squeeze some money out of your 'rents?1880s -
squirrel
( n ) An attractive female. Check out that squirrel over there.1980s -
squirt
( n ) Petty, immature brat. That little squirt still doesn't know his right hand from his left.1840s -
stack it
( v ) To fall over. Hannah stacked it again last night on those heels she wears.1990s -
stack up
( v ) To wreck. He's already stacked up two cars and his dad isn't giving him the dough to buy a third.1960s -
stacked
( adj ) Having a nice female figure. She was polite, pretty, and really stacked.1940s -
stand up
( v ) To not show up for a date. Hortense said that she would meet me for dinner but she stood me up.1900s -
steady
( n ) Boyfriend or girlfriend. Natalie's steady is a hunk who works as a lifeguard at the beach.1920s -
steam up
( v ) To excite, agitate. They tried without success to steam up his courage.1910s -
steam up
( v ) To make angry, mad. Don't get so steamed up over the issue.1920s -
step
( v ) To back away, back off. You better step before you get in trouble!1990s -
step off
( v ) To back away, back off. You better step off before you get in trouble!1980s -
stick
( v ) Force someone to do something unpleasant. He left early and stuck me with cleaning up the house.1930s -
stick
( v ) Keep (contemptuous rejection). You can take your job and stick it.1920s -
Stick 'em up!
( phr ) Raise your hands. Drop that gun and stick 'em up!1920s -
stick around
( v ) Stay. The atmosphere was cozy, so I decided to stick around for a while.1940s -
stick up
( v ) To rob at gun point. He stuck up a grocery store and got caught.1880s -
stick-up
( n ) An armed robbery. I was in the liquor store when the stick-up took place.1880s -
stickleroo
( n ) A cool person; a hip person. Why don't you go out with Jason? He's a stickleroo!1990s -
sticks
( n ) Way out in the country. Delbert lives somewhere way out in the sticks.1940s -
stiff
( n ) A corpse. They took the stiff to the morgue.1860s -
stiff
( v ) To leave the bill for someone else to pay. He invited me out then stiffed me with the bill.1950s -
stink
( np ) A scandal, uproar. The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.1850s -
stir
( n ) Prison. Stay away from Booger, man; he just got our of stir.1960s -
stog
( n ) Cigarette. Give me a drag on that stog, man.1980s -
stoke
( v ) To excite. Nothing stokes me like a good basketball game.1960s -
stone
( n ) A slow car. Anyone can outdrag him in that stone he drives.1990s -
stone
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. She is a stone fox, man.1970s -
stoned
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. He was too stoned from beer to walk down the stairs.1970s -
stool pigeon
( np ) A squealer, tattletale. Jeremiah works for the police as a stool pigeon for years.1840s -
straight
( adj ) Heterosexual, not gay. He is straight but a lot of his friends are gay.1960s -
straight
( adj ) Honest. Abner is as straight as an arrow; he would never even stretch the truth.1530s -
straight
( adj ) Truthful. That's straight, man; she cancelled the final!1950s -
straight
( adj ) Without ice. He was surprised to see her drink her whiskey straight.1910s -
straight out
( adv ) Directly. Tell me straight out if you are seeing another woman.1970s -
straight up
( adv ) Directly. Tell me straight up: do you love me.1980s -
straight up
( adj ) Without ice. He drinks his scotch straight up.1940s -
stressed
( adj ) Upset. I am really stressed by all the recent world events.1970s -
stretch
( n ) A term, especially in prison. My brudda did a stretch in Attica for kissing an on-duty police officer.1820s -
struggle buggy
( np ) The backseat of a car. The struggle buggy is a parent's worst nightmare.1920s -
stuck on
( adj ) To be in love with. I think Arnold is stuck on his secretary.1920s -
stuck up
( adj ) Conceited. She is so stuck-up that she wouldn't be caught dead in a MacDonald's.1820s -
stud
( n ) A well-built man. Say, Serafima, who is that stud you are talking to?1960s -
stud
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. It was a stud performance.1970s -
stuff
( v ) Keep (contemptuous rejection). You can take your job and stuff it.1950s -
style
( n ) Someone you flirt with. She's just a style a play around with; nothing serious.1990s -
style
straight, man; she cancelled the final!1950s -
straight
( adj ) Without ice. He was surprised to see her drink her whiskey straight.1910s -
straight out
( adv ) Directly. Tell me straight out if you are seeing another woman.1970s -
straight up
( adv ) Directly. Tell me straight up: do you love me.1980s -
straight up
( adj ) Without ice. He drinks his scotch straight up.1940s -
stressed
( adj ) Upset. I am really stressed by all the recent world events.1970s -
stretch
( n ) A term, especially in prison. My brudda did a stretch in Attica for kissing an on-duty police officer.1820s -
struggle buggy
( np ) The backseat of a car. The struggle buggy is a parent's worst nightmare.1920s -
stuck on
( adj ) To be in love with. I think Arnold is stuck on his secretary.1920s -
stuck up
( adj ) Conceited. She is so stuck-up that she wouldn't be caught dead in a MacDonald's.1820s -
stud
( n ) A well-built man. Say, Serafima, who is that stud you are talking to?1960s -
stud
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. It was a stud performance.1970s -
stuff
( v ) Keep (contemptuous rejection). You can take your job and stuff it.1950s -
style
( n ) Someone you flirt with. She's just a style a play around with; nothing serious.1990s -
style
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saccharin
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That's so saccharin!1990s -
sack
( n ) Bed. When did you hit the sack last night?1950s -
sack
( v ) To fire. Jake got sacked for smoking in his office.1840s -
sack out
( v ) To sleep. Peeby sacked out over at Frieda's last night.1960s -
salty
( adj ) Disrespectful. Don't get all salty with me!1990s -
salty
( adj ) Risqu�, bawdy. He likes to sing salty songs.1860s -
sano
( n ) Very clean, pristine. Ron did a sano job on his '56 Chevy.1970s -
sap
( v ) To hit, to club. The police sapped all the strikers and chased them away.1920s -
sap
( v ) To study. Renfrow saps all night; no wonder he makes such good grades.1830s -
sap
( n ) A stupid person. Don't be a sap! If it looks too good to be true, it isn't.1920s -
sappy
( adj ) Gullible. He is so sappy I'm surprised he hasn't bought the Brooklyn Bridge.1940s -
sappy
( adj ) Overly sentimental. I hate those sappy movies where everyone gets married and lives happily ever after.1940s -
sashay
( v ) To go. Why don't you sashay over to the store and get some bottled water?1830s -
sauce
( n ) Liquor. I hear her dad is on the sauce.1960s -
sauce
( n ) Steroids. Look at those biceps; that guy's on the sauce.1980s -
sauced
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. Man we got sauced last night at that party.1940s -
savvy
( n ) Brains, intelligence Ask Jean-Phillippe; he has a lot of savvy when it comes to car engines.1930s -
sawbuck
( n ) 10-dollar bill. Give me a sawbuck til Friday, Lionel, I'm flat broke.1850s -
Say my name!
( int ) A threatening An interjection. Say my name, you moron!1990s -
Say what?
( int ) Are you serious. Malik got shot last night. Say what?!1950s -
Says you!
( int ) An interjection of disbelief. It's going to rain tomorrow? Says you!1920s -
scadoodle
( n ) Heap, large amount. See if you can't get some marbles from Enrico; he has scadoodles of them.1860s -
scads
( n ) Heap, large amount. I heard LaVerne has scads of money.1860s -
scag
( n ) An ugly female (offensive). He was seen last night in a sketchy part of town with a scag.1930s -
scalp
( v ) To sell for a much higher price than expected. He scalped all the tickets for the World Series that he had.1970s -
scam
( n ) A swindle, a con. Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.1960s -
scam
( v ) To swindle or cheat. Some con artist scammed him out of his tuition money.1960s -
scarf (down)
( v ) Devour, eat quickly. Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.1970s -
scene
( n ) A scandal, uproar. She caused a scene at the restaurant when she was served cold coffee.1760s -
scene
( n ) Where it is happening. I have to make that scene: all the cool cats will be there.1960s -
scenester
( n ) Someone who is always where it is happening. He is such a scenester he never gets any studying done.1980s -
schmuck
( n ) A jerk. What a stupid schmuck.1890s -
school
( v ) To teach someone a lesson. Man, give me that ball, I'm going to school you!1590s -
scooby doos
( n ) Good shoes. I need a pair of scooby doos before I can go out dancing.2000s -
scoop
( n ) An alert on a good news story. Rhoda Book always gets scoops on the honeymoon of the Hollywood stars.1870s -
scoot
( v ) To leave, go. Wow! Is it that late? I have to scoot.1750s -
scope
( v ) Look at, examine, ogle. Hey, scope the hunk and his friend over there.1980s -
scope out
( v ) Look at, examine, ogle. Hey, scope out that blond over there.1970s -
score
( v ) Get, buy or steal. Go score some drinks.1960s -
Score!
( int ) An interjection of celebration. You got an A? Score!.1980s -
scot free
( ap ) Without any penalty or damage at all. The rest of us had to pay a fine but Matilda got off scot free.1530s -
scrag
( v ) To kill. Maxi got scragged in a car accident1930s -
scram
( v ) To leave. You're getting on my nerves, so. scram!1920s -
scrap
( n ) A fight. He got into a scrap with a motorcycle gang and had his nose bitten off.1840s -
scrap
( v ) Cancel. We had to scrap plans to go to the beach when we saw the weather report.1900s -
scrap
( v ) To fight. He's a well-intended boy but he scraps with the neighborhood kids too much.1870s -
scratch
( n ) Money. I need a burger; does anyone have any scratch?1910s -
scratch off
( v ) Screech your tires pulling out. Nathan just left; I heard him scratching off.1950s -
scream
( v ) Go fast. He has a screaming rod, man.1960s -
screamer
( n ) A hot rod. His new wheels are a real screamer.1960s -
screw
( v ) To harm greatly. He got screwed by a used-car dealer.1900s -
screw around
( v ) To have love affairs. [Use your imagination].1970s -
screw around
( v ) Waste time. If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.1970s -
screw up
( v ) To make a mistake, error. He screwed up when he bought that car.1940s -
screwup
( n ) A mistake, error. His marriage turned out to be one great screwup.1950s -
scrill
( n ) Money. I'm short on scrill: could you help me til Friday?2000s -
scrilla
( n ) Money. Yo, man, what's up with that scrilla you owe me?2000s -
scrooch
( v ) To shrink or tighten up. Scrootch up, everyone, we have to fit one more person in the car.1880s -
scrooched
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. You came home totally scrooched last night; don't ever talk to me again.1920s -
scrub
( n ) A dirty looking object or person. Man, I'm not hanging with those scrubs.1990s -
scrub
( v ) Cancel. We decided to scrub the trip when we saw the weather report.1820s -
scrubby
( adj ) Dirty, grimy. She's so scrubby.1990s -
scum
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. Policemen have to deal with the scum of the earth.1580s -
scumbag
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. The scumbag took my sister out to dinner and made her pay for the meal.1970s -
scurvy
( adj ) Worthless, repulsive. That girl in the sloppy sweater sure is scurvy.1990s -
scuzz
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. Don't hang around with scuzz like her; you will get in trouble.1960s -
scuzz-bag
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. Velma is the worst scuzz-bag I've ever known.1980s -
scuzz-bucket
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. I think Red is a scuzz-bucket who drives a scuzz-bucket.1980s -
scuzzball
( n ) A worthless, repulsive person. Todd is nothing but a scuzzball who will stab you in the back.1980s -
scuzzy
( adj ) Worthless, repulsive. He bought the car from some scuzzy guy who probably stole it.1960s -
section
( v ) To lowered a car by removing a section through the body. He sectioned his hotrod and, boy, is it cool now.1960s -
see the dinosaur
( v ) To completely misunderstand. If you don't explain it to her she's just going to see the dinosaur.1990s -
See you later, alligator
( int ) Good-bye. See you later, alligator. (After while, crocodile.).1950s -
seed
( n ) A child, offspring. She took her seed with her to class?1990s -
sell buicks
( v ) To vomit. Todd sold his buicks in the bathtub.1990s -
sell out
( v ) To betray someone. He wouldn't sell me out; he's my closest friend.1940s -
send packing
( vp ) To fire. He fingered the boss's secretary and they sent him packing.1820s -
senior moment
( np ) Something causing forgetfulness. She had a senior moment and put the remote control in her purse instead of her mobile phone.1990s -
set
( n ) A series of good waves in surfing. Man, did I catch a great set this morning.1970s -
sex-pot
( n ) A sexy or seductive woman. She thinks she is a sex pot when she wears those low-cut blouses.1950s -
shack
( v ) To sleep at someone else's house. I was toast so I shacked at Bob's last night.1980s -
shack up
( v ) To sleep with someone at a hotel or motel. Claudia shacked up with her husband's business partner.1920s -
shacker
( n ) Someone who frequently sleeps at someone else's house. Lizzy is such a shacker; I don't know why she has an apartment.1990s -
shades
( n ) Sunglasses. Did you buy some new shades?1970s -
shady
( adj ) Suspicious, not quite honest. He got in trouble hanging out with some shady characters in the pool hall.1860s -
shaft
( n ) A double-cross. I sent her out to buy a car but she gave me the shaft and skipped with the money.1950s -
shaft
( v ) To double-cross. I was shafted by best friend!1950s -
shag ass
( v ) To leave. This library sucks; let's shag ass.1950s -
shagadellic
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. What a show! It was totally shagadellic!1990s -
shake the spot
( vp ) To take the center of attention. Casey really shook the spot at Tiffany's birthday party last night.1990s -
shammered
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. He went to the bar and got shammered last night.1990s -
shank
( n ) Crudely made knife. They caught him with a shank and gave him 5 more years in prison.1960s -
sharp
( n ) An expert. He was taken in by a couple of card sharps who drifted into town.1840s -
sharp
( adj ) Attractive or appealing. Who was the sharp guy I saw her out with last weekend?1950s -
sharp
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. I've heard the new night club is really sharp.1940s -
sharp
( adj ) Smart, intelligent. He is very sharp with numbers.1690s -
shasta
( adj ) Unattractive (female). She's is so shasta no good-looking airhead is interested in her.1990s -
Sheba
( n ) A sexy or seductive woman. She is just the Sheba I've been waiting for.1920s -
shebang
( n ) A set of facts or things. Baldwin sold the store, the stock, the grounds--the whole shebang.1860s -
sheik
( n ) A sexy man. Who is the sheik I saw her with last Friday?1920s -
sheisty
( adj ) Questionable, unacceptable. The fries they give you in the caf are hella sheisty.1990s -
shell
( and ) Crazy, insane. That waitress with the greasy purple hair and orange lipstick is definitely shell!1990s -
shell out
( v ) To pay unwillingly. I had to shell out $220 for a new water pump on my car.1810s -
shife
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. His new kicks are definitely shife.1990s -
shifty
( adj ) Deceitful, untrustworthy. The guy is too shifty for me; I don't like him.1830s -
shine
( v ) To deceive or gull. Don't try to shine me, man; I've been there.1960s -
shite
( v ) To make a mistake, error. He shites the ball and misses the shot.1990s -
shite
( adj ) Worthless, disgusting. It was a shite situation I just wanted to get out of.1990s -
shiv
( n ) A knife. If you are popular, why do you think you have to keep a shiv in your pocket all the time?1920s -
shiznit
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. It was a shiznit party last night.2000s -
shiznit
( n ) Something excellent, outstanding. Ridnour is shiznit on the free-throw line.2000s -
shizzle
( n ) Something excellent, outstanding. Did you see Dudley play last night? He was the shizzle of the game.1990s -
shizzy
( n ) Something excellent, outstanding. Marlin thinks he is hella shizzy with his new wheels.1990s -
shoot down
( v ) To reject. Everyone shot down my idea.1950s -
shoot from the hip
( vp ) To talk without thinking. He always shoots from the hip and regrets it later.1960s -
shoot hoops
( vp ) Play basketball. Let's shoot some hoops during lunch break.1970s -
Shoot!
( int ) An interjection of disappointment (euphemism for s - - -). Shoot! I just ripped my pants.1930s -
short
( n ) A street car. He used to ride the shorts to work.1910s -
short
( n ) A car. He was trying to sell a hot short to a salesman on a car lot.1930s -
shorty
( n ) An attractive female. Look at that sexy shorty over there.1990s -
shorty
( n ) Girl friend. My shorty doesn't want to go to the dance this weekend.2000s -
shot
( n ) A try, turn, go. I'll give the puzzle another shot.1940s -
shot
( adj ) Tired, exhausted; worn out, broken down. I can't go anywhere tonight: me and my car are shot.1930s -
shot
( n ) A swallow or single portion. Hey, give me a shot of that stuff you're drinking.1920s -
shotgun
( n ) A place of honor in the front seat of a car beside the driver. Why do you always get to ride shotgun? It's my turn!1950s -
shotgun wedding
( np ) A wedding forced by pregnancy. The marriage didn't last because it started out in a shotgun wedding.1930s -
shove
( v ) Keep (contemptuous rejection). You can take your job and shove it.1940s -
shuck
( v ) To cheat or deceive. Don't try to shuck me with your jive talk, man; I know what you're up to.1950s -
shucked
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. He came home shucked and his wife locked him out.1950s -
shuckster
( n ) A deceiver, liar, or cheat. I've learned my lesson: never buy a car from a shuckster.1950s -
shut-eye
( n ) Sleep. I've been working all day long; I have to get some shut-eye.1940s -
shysty
( adj ) Slick, sly, or devious. That was really shysty of you to jack his dictionary.1990s -
sicko
( n ) A pervert. This guy who cuts off puppy-dog tails is a sicko.1970s -
sicko
( adj ) Perverted. This guy who cuts off puppy-dog tails is sicko.1970s -
side
( n ) A vinyl record. He has a great collection of sides at home.1950s -
side-kick
( n ) Someone who always accompanies someone else. You never see Pedro without his side-kick, Manuel.1900s -
sig
( v ) To spend time talking. Stop sigging, it's time to hit the books.1990s -
simoleon
( n ) A dollar. I don't have a simoleon to my name.1890s -
simp
( n ) A stupid or foolish person. That simp doesn't know how to tie his shoes!1910s -
sing
( v ) To inform or tattle. If Malcolm sings to the cops, they'll get us all.1940s -
sinker
( n ) A doughnut. Hey, Joe! Give me a cup of joe and a couple of those week-old sinkers over there.1920s -
skank
( n ) An ugly female (offensive). Check out that nasty skank over there.1980s -
skanky
( adj ) Ugly, nasty. She is a little bit skanky but nothing you can't deal with.1970s -
skeevy
( adj ) Shady, unsavory, icky. This club looks a little skeevy to me; let's go somewhere else.1990s -
skeezer
( n ) An unattractive, promiscuous female (offensive). I don't see what you see in that skeezer.1990s -
sketch
( n ) A questionable person. Don't hang around with sketches like her; they will get you in trouble.1980s -
sketchy
( adj ) Questionable. Sketchy people hang out in the hood at night.1970s -
skiddoo
( v ) To leave. Come on, kiddo, time for us to skiddoo.1900s -
skidoo
( v ) To leave. Come on, kiddo, time for us to skidoo.1900s -
skin
( v ) To swindle or cheat. Derwin got skinned in the land development deal.1810s -
skin
( v ) Cheat by copying on an exam. Marvin skinned the answers on the existentialism exam by looking into the soul of the girl sitting next to him.1830s -
skin
( v ) Cheat out of something. Ben Dover got skinned by a con man who sold him some real estate in Utah.1810s -
skinner
( n ) A policeman. The skinner took us to the police station.1990s -
skinny
( adj ) Greedy; selfish. Taking the last cookie was a hella skinny thing to do.1990s -
skinny
( n ) Information. Hey, what's the skinny on Murphy.1960s -
skip
( v ) To leave with someone in pursuit. She took the money and skipped town.1940s -
skip
( v ) To miss, to not attend. Let's skip chemistry today and go to the library.1930s -
skippy
( adj ) OK, alright. Is everything skippy here?1990s -
skirt
( n ) A girl or a woman. Hey, Rube, take a gander at the legs on that skirt over there.1950s -
skootchie
( n ) An ugly female (offensive). Her date is just a tired old skootchie.1990s -
slammer
( n ) Jail or prison. The police threw them both in the slammer.1950s -
slamming
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. I saw her at the game in a totally slamming outfit!1980s -
slap-happy
( adj ) Crazy, insane. Roland has been slap-happy ever since he left the ring.1930s -
slave
( n ) A job, particularly a new job. Yo, home boy, I just got me a new slave.1990s -
slay
( phr ) Be very funny. What a story! You just slay me, Ferdie!1920s -
slew
( n ) A large number, many. We saw a slew of crappies at the west end of the lake this weekend.1830s -
slick
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. Isn't his Vette slick?1830s -
slug
( v ) To hit. Don't talk to me that way unless you want to be slugged in the chops.1940s -
slum
( v ) To go to a bad side of town. So what brings you to this side of town? Are you slumming?1920s -
slummy
( adj ) Like the slums. I am living straight slummy since the rents stopped sending me money.1990s -
slush fund
( np ) Money for questionable activities. Robin Banks has a slush fund for his private parties on the company yacht.1870s -
slut
( n ) A promiscuous female. She is a slut who makes it with all the guys.1400s -
smack
( v ) To hit or slap. She smacked him in the chops when he insulted her.1830s -
smack
( v ) To kiss. And then she smacked him right on the lips.1570s -
smarts
( n ) Brains, intelligence. Roy is good-looking and has a lot of smarts.1970s -
smashed
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. Try not to get smashed at the beer party.1960s -
smoke
( n ) Cigarette. Do you have some smokes?1880s -
smoke
( v ) To kill. The mob didn't like him muscling in on their territory, so they smoked him.1920s -
smoke out
( v ) Force out, make come out. The cops smoked the shooter out of the house with tear gas.1940s -
smoke-eater
( n ) Fireman. My father is a smoke eater.1990s -
smokey
( n ) Highway patrolman. I would have been here sooner the but the smokies were out in force.1970s -
smooch
( v ) To hug and kiss. I guess they are going steady; I saw them smooching on the porch last night.1940s -
smoother
( n ) Someone who can persuade. Watch out for James; he's a smoother and always gets his way.1990s -
snafu
( n ) A mistake, error. Sending your gripe to everyone in the company was a major snafu.1950s -
snap
( n ) Something easy. Mowing our lawn in an hour is a snap.1870s -
snaps
( n ) Money. I'm low on snaps; can you loan me twenty?1990s -
snarf
( v ) Gulp, gobble, swallow whole Ted snarfed down the hamburger as though he hadn't eaten in a month.1950s -
snarky
( adj ) Irritable, short-tempered. Don't be so snarky; I only asked a question.1900s -
snazzy
( adj ) Smart, stylish, nice looking. Did you see that snazzy new car Sue Barew is driving around in?1930s -
snockered
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. Baldwin was so snockered, he couldn't find the bathroom.1950s -
snooker
( v ) To cheat or deceive. I don't know how I got snookered into referring the game.1950s -
snookums
( n ) Female term of endearment. Hello, snookums, how did your day go?1910s -
snoopy
( n ) A date. Yo, Christie and I are going to have a snoopy Friday night.1990s -
snoot
( n ) Nose. She popped him on the snoot.1930s -
snow
( v ) To make someone adore you. Olga has Percy snowed; he can't live without her.1950s -
snuff
( v ) To hit; to punch. He snuffed me when I turned around to walk away!1980s -
snuff
( v ) To kill. He ratted on the mob and they snuffed him.1960s -
So what?
( int ) I don't care. So, Nellie got into Smith. So what?.1930s -
sock it to
( vp ) To do something (unpleasant) to someone. The IRS really socked it to Margie's father.1960s -
solid
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That bash at her house was solid!1930s -
something else
( np ) Excellent, outstanding. That new dance is something else.1960s -
sosh
( n ) A person who is stuck-up, snooty. She is such a sosh, with all her money.1990s -
sounds
( n ) Music. When you come tonight, bring some sounds.1980s -
soup up
( v ) Increase the power and speed of a car. Sure, he wins the drag races: his car is souped up.1930s -
souse
( n ) A drunk. All I saw coming home was a couple of souses lying on the sidewalk in front of the bar.1940s -
soused
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. He came home soused and his wife locked him out.1930s -
space out
( v ) To detach (oneself) from reality. Dan is so spaced out he doesn't know what planet he is on.1960s -
spacey
( adj ) Eccentric, odd, peculiar. I'm not sure she can handle the job; she's a little spacey.1960s -
spang
( v ) To ask for spare change. I'm so broke I'm going to have to spang somebody for lunch money.1990s -
spanking
( adv ) Very. He was in some spanking fine kicks!1880s -
spark
( v ) Hug and kiss. I saw ma and pa out sparking on the front porch swing.1800s -
spark
( n ) Elegantly dressed young man or a boyfriend. Manuel Override thinks he's quite the spark at school.1600s -
speakeasy
( n ) An illicit bar selling bootleg liquor. Ebenezer ran a speakeasy until the cops discovered it and broke it up.1920s -
sped
( n ) A moron (offensive). Don't tell that sped anything; he'll tell the world.1970s -
speedo
( n ) Speedometer. The speedo was showing 35 mph but we seemed to be going much faster.1930s -
Speedos
( n ) Men's tight-fitting swimming trunks. When he entered the water, his Speedos shrunk and had to be removed surgically.1980s -
spent
( adj ) Tired, exhausted. I played ball all day; I'm spent.1590s -
spew
( v ) To vomit. He barely made it to his car, then spewed through the sun roof.1940s -
spew one's guts out
( v ) To tell everything one knows. When the cops picked him up, he spewed his guts out.1940s -
spifflicated
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. You're so spifflicated you can barely walk; you certainly can't drive.1920s -
spiffy
( adj ) Dressed up. What a spiffy pair of shoes you have on, Roland.1850s -
spit and image
( np ) An identical copy. Rodney is the spit and image of his father.1890s -
spit nails
( vp ) To get angry, mad. He was spitting nails over the damage to his bike.1970s -
spitball
( v ) To guess, estmate. Can you spitball the crowd at the concert last night.2000s -
spiv
( n ) Slick con man. Some worthless spiv married Myrtle, took her money, and left her.1930s -
spivvy
( adj ) Dressed up. (See spiffy, too) Boy, don't we look spivvy today?1940s -
spliff
( n ) A marijuana cigarette. They raided his crib and found a bunch of spliffs.1990s -
split
( v ) To leave. It is time to split and go see the movie.1950s -
sponge
( n ) A parasite. You are such a sponge. Why don't you get a job?1670s -
sponge
( n ) One big need. That girl is my only sponge now.1990s -
sponge
( v ) To live like a parasite off others. He sponged off his brother for two years.1670s -
sponger
( n ) A parasite. You are such a sponger. Why don't you get a job?1680s -
spoogy
( adj ) Wet, damp, sticky. The weather today is sort of spoogy.1990s -
spook
( n ) A spy. Word has it, Melvin was a spook for the CIA in his youth.1940s -
spook
( v ) To frighten. The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.1940s -
spook
( v ) To scare, frighten. A snake spooked the horse and he threw his rider.1930s -
spoon
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That movie was spoon.1980s -
spoon
( v ) To hug and kiss. They love to spoon by the moonlight.1880s -
sport
( n ) A liberal, understanding guy. Rodney's a good sport; he won't tell on us.2000s -
spot
( v ) To loan. Could you spot me $10 until payday?1930s -
spring
( v ) Let out, let loose. Somehow he got sprung from jail.1940s -
spring (for)
( v ) To pay for. It is my turn to spring for the doughnuts.1950s -
spruce off
( v ) To avoid a duty by deception. Mike Hunt will tell you he is going to do something then spruce off just when you need it done.1910s -
spruce up
( v ) To dress up. Reilly doesn't look so hot until he gets spruced up.1670s -
sprung
( adj ) Obsessed with. Vanessa's so sprung on Todd, he's all she talks about.1990s -
spud
( n ) Potato. Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?1840s -
spumoni
( n ) Something excellent, outstanding. That new dress is spumoni!1990s -
spunk up
( v ) To stand up to, assert oneself. Don't be afraid of him; spunk up to him.1850s -
squad car
( np ) Police car. There is no way out; the house is surrounded by squad cars.1930s -
square
( n ) An old-fashioned person. Good grief, Lloyd, are your parents squares!1960s -
square
( n ) Cigarette. Hey man, you got any squares on you?1990s -
square
( adj ) Old-fashioned, not cool. My father looks square in his jacket.1960s -
squat
( n ) A small, worthless amount Farnsworth doesn't know squat about women.1970s -
squat
( n ) A small, worthless amount. Farnsworth doesn't know squat about women.1970s -
squeaker
( n ) A close game. We won, but it was a squeaker.1960s -
squeal
( v ) To inform or tattle. He squealed on his buddies and got them in trouble.1840s -
squeeze
( n ) Girlfriend. Brady's new squeeze looks terrific!1980s -
squeeze
( v ) To put pressure on someone. Don't try to put the squeeze on me, buddy; I don't squeeze easily.1700s -
squeeze
( n ) Girlfriend. Stay away from Maisy, man; she's Percy's main squeeze.1980s -
squeeze
( v ) To pressure, blackmail. How can we squeeze some money out of your 'rents?1880s -
squirrel
( n ) An attractive female. Check out that squirrel over there.1980s -
squirt
( n ) Petty, immature brat. That little squirt still doesn't know his right hand from his left.1840s -
stack it
( v ) To fall over. Hannah stacked it again last night on those heels she wears.1990s -
stack up
( v ) To wreck. He's already stacked up two cars and his dad isn't giving him the dough to buy a third.1960s -
stacked
( adj ) Having a nice female figure. She was polite, pretty, and really stacked.1940s -
stand up
( v ) To not show up for a date. Hortense said that she would meet me for dinner but she stood me up.1900s -
steady
( n ) Boyfriend or girlfriend. Natalie's steady is a hunk who works as a lifeguard at the beach.1920s -
steam up
( v ) To excite, agitate. They tried without success to steam up his courage.1910s -
steam up
( v ) To make angry, mad. Don't get so steamed up over the issue.1920s -
step
( v ) To back away, back off. You better step before you get in trouble!1990s -
step off
( v ) To back away, back off. You better step off before you get in trouble!1980s -
stick
( v ) Force someone to do something unpleasant. He left early and stuck me with cleaning up the house.1930s -
stick
( v ) Keep (contemptuous rejection). You can take your job and stick it.1920s -
Stick 'em up!
( phr ) Raise your hands. Drop that gun and stick 'em up!1920s -
stick around
( v ) Stay. The atmosphere was cozy, so I decided to stick around for a while.1940s -
stick up
( v ) To rob at gun point. He stuck up a grocery store and got caught.1880s -
stick-up
( n ) An armed robbery. I was in the liquor store when the stick-up took place.1880s -
stickleroo
( n ) A cool person; a hip person. Why don't you go out with Jason? He's a stickleroo!1990s -
sticks
( n ) Way out in the country. Delbert lives somewhere way out in the sticks.1940s -
stiff
( n ) A corpse. They took the stiff to the morgue.1860s -
stiff
( v ) To leave the bill for someone else to pay. He invited me out then stiffed me with the bill.1950s -
stink
( np ) A scandal, uproar. The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.1850s -
stir
( n ) Prison. Stay away from Booger, man; he just got our of stir.1960s -
stog
( n ) Cigarette. Give me a drag on that stog, man.1980s -
stoke
( v ) To excite. Nothing stokes me like a good basketball game.1960s -
stone
( n ) A slow car. Anyone can outdrag him in that stone he drives.1990s -
stone
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. She is a stone fox, man.1970s -
stoned
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. He was too stoned from beer to walk down the stairs.1970s -
stool pigeon
( np ) A squealer, tattletale. Jeremiah works for the police as a stool pigeon for years.1840s -
straight
( adj ) Heterosexual, not gay. He is straight but a lot of his friends are gay.1960s -
straight
( adj ) Honest. Abner is as straight as an arrow; he would never even stretch the truth.1530s -
straight
( adj ) Truthful. That's straight, man; she cancelled the final!1950s -
straight
( adj ) Without ice. He was surprised to see her drink her whiskey straight.1910s -
straight out
( adv ) Directly. Tell me straight out if you are seeing another woman.1970s -
straight up
( adv ) Directly. Tell me straight up: do you love me.1980s -
straight up
( adj ) Without ice. He drinks his scotch straight up.1940s -
stressed
( adj ) Upset. I am really stressed by all the recent world events.1970s -
stretch
( n ) A term, especially in prison. My brudda did a stretch in Attica for kissing an on-duty police officer.1820s -
struggle buggy
( np ) The backseat of a car. The struggle buggy is a parent's worst nightmare.1920s -
stuck on
( adj ) To be in love with. I think Arnold is stuck on his secretary.1920s -
stuck up
( adj ) Conceited. She is so stuck-up that she wouldn't be caught dead in a MacDonald's.1820s -
stud
( n ) A well-built man. Say, Serafima, who is that stud you are talking to?1960s -
stud
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. It was a stud performance.1970s -
stuff
( v ) Keep (contemptuous rejection). You can take your job and stuff it.1950s -
style
( n ) Someone you flirt with. She's just a style a play around with; nothing serious.1990s -
style
( v ) To flirt. Where's Joe? Over there, styling that girl in the red shirt.1990s -
styler
( n ) Someone excellent at flirting. Mike's too much of a styler to want to commit.1990s -
suck
( v ) To be bad. You got a D on math? That sucks!1960s -
suck face
( v ) To French kiss. Bradley is such a romantic: he keeps asking me if I want to suck face with him.1980s -
suck in
( v ) To con. Don't let yourself be sucked in by her lies.1850s -
sucker
( n ) A person easily conned or deceived. Don't be a sucker; buy your car from someone you know.1830s -
sucker
( v ) To swindle or cheat by deceit. He suckered me into dating his sister.1840s -
sugar daddy
( np ) A rich man who supports a female. Daddy Warbucks was Little Orphan Annie's sugar daddy.1940s -
suicide knob
( np ) A knob on your steering wheel. When he hit the curb, the steering wheel spun around and the suicide knob knocked him out.1950s -
supertight
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That party last night was supertight.1980s -
surreal
( adj ) Unusual. You have to listen to her sing; her voice is surreal.2000s -
swag
( n ) Stolen goods or money. The robbers were caught red-handed with the swag still in their possession.1790s -
swanky
( adj ) Luxurious. They spent the night in a swanky hotel with a ritzy restaurant on the top floor.1920s -
swap spit
( vp ) To kiss. He is so romantic, always asking me if I want to swap spit with him.1980s -
sweat
( v ) To put pressure on. This guys been asking me for my digits all night; he's really sweating me.1960s -
sweat
( v ) To worry. Don't sweat it; we'll finish on time.1950s -
sweat box
( np ) A small club. She sings in a sweat box in the Village.1990s -
sweet
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. He found a really sweet job the other day.1940s -
sweetie
( n ) A term of affection for a female. Check out the sweetie by the bar.1920s -
swell
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. Thanks for helping out, Eula, you're really swell.1920s -
swerved
( adj ) Drunk, intoxicated. I got swerved on those margaritas last night.1990s -
swig
( v ) Drink, gulp, swallow. Mojo took a swig of Gatorade and flew out of the gym.1620s -
swigger
( n ) A drinker. Mojo was a heavy swigger in his youth.1940s -
swinging
( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That song was really swinging.1970s -
swinging
( adj ) Full of jazz or the latest music. I like to go to a swinging club on weekends.1950s -
switch hitter
( n ) A homosexual. He's definitely a switch hitter.1970s -
swoll
( adj ) Angry, mad. I was really swoll when they left me!1990s -
swoll
( n ) Muscle. Ephraim lifted weights until he had big swolls.1990s -
swoop up
( vp ) To pick up. Swoop me up for school in the morning.1990s -
swot (up)
( v ) To study hard. I have to swot all night for my Russian test tomorrow.1860s
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