TOEFL Vocab: American Slang

Instructions:

• Answer 46 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Crazy; hopelessly broken down
to have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?
a lush - e.g. Tom is the biggest lush of the bar.
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
a basket case - e.g. I was a basket case when we broke up


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

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3. To fail or to be unsuccessful
a crib - e.g. We'll study at my crib tonight.
to bomb. e.g. I bombed the test
jaw-dropping
a haywire - e.g. My computer went haywire.


4. A bushy haircut of curly hair - as worn by some African-Americans.
afro
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz
to ace. e.g. I aced the test


5. Very excited and ready to go; in high spirits.
to be psyched - e.g. I am psyched about my vocation to Hawaii
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
a nerd - e.g. I dont like nerds cause they always get A's


6. Something or someone that is depressing; anything that makes one sad.
jaw-dropping
dope
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.


7. Very good; fashionable; beautiful
a score e.g. I score the test answers!
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.
dope


8. Very good; fashionable; beautiful
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
sick
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.


9. Amazing
to have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?
to blow - e.g. I blew all my money last night
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
jaw-dropping


10. 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 tag along - e.g. We're going to the movies. Wanna tag along?
a hick
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.
Yadda yadda yadda


11. To die
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
a nerd - e.g. I dont like nerds cause they always get A's
jaw-dropping
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.


12. Very Important Person; a phrase used to describe powerful people in business - politics - sports - and entertainment.
to cram - e.g. I was cramming all night for the test.
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.
VIP - e.g. I got us VIP seats.
to tag along - e.g. We're going to the movies. Wanna tag along?


13. In a bad situation; in trouble
afro
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.
jaw-dropping


14. Broken; in a state of chaos; not working.
afro
a haywire - e.g. My computer went haywire.
to vent - e.g. We all need friends to vent
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape


15. To help out; to contribute to a group effort or common undertaking;
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
a hick
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.
to pitch in - e.g. We all pitched in to get her a present.


16. A person who lives in the village - as being unintelligent
to run a fever - e.g. He cant come. He's running a fever.
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
a hick
dope


17. Speech that doesn't make sense; nonsensical words and phrases.
to ace. e.g. I aced the test
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer
a gibberish - e.g. He sat and talked gibberish to himself
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.


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

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19. Risky - dangerous
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape
to run a fever - e.g. He cant come. He's running a fever.
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
dicey - e.g. Getting into a fight is very dicey


20. Something that has failed or is ruined; something that is soon to be ruined
a goner - e.g. That company is a goner. Noone uses its services.
to blow - e.g. I blew all my money last night
a crib - e.g. We'll study at my crib tonight.
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.


21. To insult someone - to disrespect someone
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
to cram - e.g. I was cramming all night for the test.
to dis - e.g. Did you just dis me?
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend


22. To go to sleep
a nerd - e.g. I dont like nerds cause they always get A's
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.
a wuss - e.g. He's afraid of bees. What a wuss.


23. To say negative things about someone or something.
a chick - e.g. Look at that chick down the street.
to bomb. e.g. I bombed the test
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend


24. A beautiful - attractive woman; handsome man

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25. Stylish - elegant - fashionable.
a chick - e.g. Look at that chick down the street.
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz
to cram - e.g. I was cramming all night for the test.


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

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27. Of poor quality; inferior.
a hottie - e.g. He's a hottie
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape
to ace. e.g. I aced the test
to hit on e.g. Your wife was hitting on me last night


28. A coward; an ineffectual - timid person

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29. To express suppressed emotions; to let one's feelings out into the open.
to vent - e.g. We all need friends to vent
to ditch - e.g. We ditched that annoying girl from school
a goner - e.g. That company is a goner. Noone uses its services.
jaw-dropping


30. Someone who drinks too much alcohol; an alcoholic.
to run a fever - e.g. He cant come. He's running a fever.
a lush - e.g. Tom is the biggest lush of the bar.
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead


31. Nervous or apprehensive; afraid that something bad will happen.
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
a hick
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.


32. To make sexual advances toward; to sweet talk somebody
to hit on e.g. Your wife was hitting on me last night
to tag along - e.g. We're going to the movies. Wanna tag along?
a goner - e.g. That company is a goner. Noone uses its services.
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead


33. Something that is boring or completely uninteresting
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
a hick
a nerd - e.g. I dont like nerds cause they always get A's


34. To loose courage; become afraid.
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet
to have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?
to tag along - e.g. We're going to the movies. Wanna tag along?
a gibberish - e.g. He sat and talked gibberish to himself


35. Addicted; to like something so much that you need it every day.
jaw-dropping
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.


36. To successfully obtain something - especially sex or drugs; to acquire something desirable
to hit on e.g. Your wife was hitting on me last night
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
a score e.g. I score the test answers!
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet


37. To leave an unwanted person - place or thing behind; to get rid of something or someone.
a nerd - e.g. I dont like nerds cause they always get A's
to ditch - e.g. We ditched that annoying girl from school
a hottie - e.g. He's a hottie
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.


38. To be nervous or anxious or jumpy; to be unable to sit still.
to have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?
to be psyched - e.g. I am psyched about my vocation to Hawaii
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


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

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40. Someone who isn't very smart; a stupid person.
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz
sick
pathetic - e.g. Pathetic excuses
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead


41. Weak - not convincing
sick
pathetic - e.g. Pathetic excuses
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
a haywire - e.g. My computer went haywire.


42. To succeed or to do well
to hit on e.g. Your wife was hitting on me last night
a goner - e.g. That company is a goner. Noone uses its services.
to ace. e.g. I aced the test
to be psyched - e.g. I am psyched about my vocation to Hawaii


43. Home or place of residence

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44. To lose or waste something
dicey - e.g. Getting into a fight is very dicey
to pitch in - e.g. We all pitched in to get her a present.
to blow - e.g. I blew all my money last night
to tag along - e.g. We're going to the movies. Wanna tag along?


45. To study feverishly before an exam
a gibberish - e.g. He sat and talked gibberish to himself
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead
to dis - e.g. Did you just dis me?
to cram - e.g. I was cramming all night for the test.


46. A good friend.
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
a goner - e.g. That company is a goner. Noone uses its services.
to have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?
afro