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TOEFL Vocab: American Slang

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1. A beautiful - attractive woman; handsome man

2. Something or someone that is depressing; anything that makes one sad.
a score e.g. I score the test answers!
to ditch - e.g. We ditched that annoying girl from school
to bomb. e.g. I bombed the test
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer

3. To successfully obtain something - especially sex or drugs; to acquire something desirable
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz
dicey - e.g. Getting into a fight is very dicey
a score e.g. I score the test answers!
a haywire - e.g. My computer went haywire.

4. Amazing
dope
afro
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape
jaw-dropping

5. Very good; fashionable; beautiful
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.
a nerd - e.g. I dont like nerds cause they always get A's
sick
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer

6. Nervous or apprehensive; afraid that something bad will happen.
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
a wuss - e.g. He's afraid of bees. What a wuss.
to vent - e.g. We all need friends to vent
to tag along - e.g. We're going to the movies. Wanna tag along?

7. To help out; to contribute to a group effort or common undertaking;
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
a hick
a lush - e.g. Tom is the biggest lush of the bar.
to pitch in - e.g. We all pitched in to get her a present.

8. To express suppressed emotions; to let one's feelings out into the open.
dicey - e.g. Getting into a fight is very dicey
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer
to vent - e.g. We all need friends to vent
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape

9. To say negative things about someone or something.
sick
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer
to dis - e.g. Did you just dis me?

10. To study feverishly before an exam
to run a fever - e.g. He cant come. He's running a fever.
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
to dis - e.g. Did you just dis me?
to cram - e.g. I was cramming all night for the test.

11. To lose or waste something
afro
a wuss - e.g. He's afraid of bees. What a wuss.
to blow - e.g. I blew all my money last night
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.

12. Someone who drinks too much alcohol; an alcoholic.
a lush - e.g. Tom is the biggest lush of the bar.
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
VIP - e.g. I got us VIP seats.
to vent - e.g. We all need friends to vent

13. Speech that doesn't make sense; nonsensical words and phrases.
a gibberish - e.g. He sat and talked gibberish to himself
to tag along - e.g. We're going to the movies. Wanna tag along?
a wuss - e.g. He's afraid of bees. What a wuss.
sick

14. To succeed or to do well
to dis - e.g. Did you just dis me?
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.
a lush - e.g. Tom is the biggest lush of the bar.
to ace. e.g. I aced the test

15. To follow someone around; or - the person who follows someone around.

16. Something that has failed or is ruined; something that is soon to be ruined
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
a goner - e.g. That company is a goner. Noone uses its services.
a gibberish - e.g. He sat and talked gibberish to himself

17. Home or place of residence

18. A coward; an ineffectual - timid person

19. Of poor quality; inferior.
a crib - e.g. We'll study at my crib tonight.
jaw-dropping
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.

20. Risky - dangerous
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
sick
dicey - e.g. Getting into a fight is very dicey
dope

21. To fail or to be unsuccessful
a score e.g. I score the test answers!
to bomb. e.g. I bombed the test
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
to be psyched - e.g. I am psyched about my vocation to Hawaii

22. Someone who isn't very smart; a stupid person.
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead
a score e.g. I score the test answers!
to cram - e.g. I was cramming all night for the test.

23. A bushy haircut of curly hair - as worn by some African-Americans.
afro
jaw-dropping
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.
to dis - e.g. Did you just dis me?

24. Very good; fashionable; beautiful
a nerd - e.g. I dont like nerds cause they always get A's
a crib - e.g. We'll study at my crib tonight.
dope
pathetic - e.g. Pathetic excuses

25. A phrase that means 'and so forth' or 'on and on;' it usually refers to something that is a minor detail or boring and repetitive.
to pitch in - e.g. We all pitched in to get her a present.
Yadda yadda yadda
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer
a crib - e.g. We'll study at my crib tonight.

26. Stylish - elegant - fashionable.
a chick - e.g. Look at that chick down the street.
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet
a goner - e.g. That company is a goner. Noone uses its services.
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.

27. Something that is boring or completely uninteresting
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.
a wuss - e.g. He's afraid of bees. What a wuss.
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.

28. To insult someone - to disrespect someone
to dis - e.g. Did you just dis me?
a basket case - e.g. I was a basket case when we broke up
pathetic - e.g. Pathetic excuses
to run a fever - e.g. He cant come. He's running a fever.

29. Weak - not convincing
dicey - e.g. Getting into a fight is very dicey
to ace. e.g. I aced the test
to pitch in - e.g. We all pitched in to get her a present.
pathetic - e.g. Pathetic excuses

30. To go to sleep
afro
a hottie - e.g. He's a hottie
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.
a crib - e.g. We'll study at my crib tonight.

31. Crazy; hopelessly broken down
to ace. e.g. I aced the test
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer
a basket case - e.g. I was a basket case when we broke up
a lush - e.g. Tom is the biggest lush of the bar.

32. To be nervous or anxious or jumpy; to be unable to sit still.
to ditch - e.g. We ditched that annoying girl from school
to tag along - e.g. We're going to the movies. Wanna tag along?
a score e.g. I score the test answers!
to have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?

33. A clumsy person; an awkward or physically incompetent individual.

34. In a bad situation; in trouble
a hottie - e.g. He's a hottie
to pitch in - e.g. We all pitched in to get her a present.
a lush - e.g. Tom is the biggest lush of the bar.
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.

35. Very excited and ready to go; in high spirits.
to be psyched - e.g. I am psyched about my vocation to Hawaii
VIP - e.g. I got us VIP seats.
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.
a goner - e.g. That company is a goner. Noone uses its services.

36. To make sexual advances toward; to sweet talk somebody
to ditch - e.g. We ditched that annoying girl from school
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
to hit on e.g. Your wife was hitting on me last night
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape

37. Addicted; to like something so much that you need it every day.
to blow - e.g. I blew all my money last night
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.

38. Broken; in a state of chaos; not working.
a haywire - e.g. My computer went haywire.
dope
to have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet

39. A person who lives in the village - as being unintelligent
a hick
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
to be psyched - e.g. I am psyched about my vocation to Hawaii
to run a fever - e.g. He cant come. He's running a fever.

40. An overly intellectual person with poor social skills; an unfashionable and unpopular person.

41. To loose courage; become afraid.
pathetic - e.g. Pathetic excuses
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet
dicey - e.g. Getting into a fight is very dicey
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz

42. Very Important Person; a phrase used to describe powerful people in business - politics - sports - and entertainment.
VIP - e.g. I got us VIP seats.
sick
to be psyched - e.g. I am psyched about my vocation to Hawaii
to vent - e.g. We all need friends to vent

43. To leave an unwanted person - place or thing behind; to get rid of something or someone.
to pitch in - e.g. We all pitched in to get her a present.
to bomb. e.g. I bombed the test
to ditch - e.g. We ditched that annoying girl from school
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend

44. To be sick - with an unusually high body temperature; to be very hot due to illness.

45. To die
to tag along - e.g. We're going to the movies. Wanna tag along?
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.
afro

46. A good friend.
a haywire - e.g. My computer went haywire.
a hick
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.