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TOEFL Vocab: American Slang

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Answer 46 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To go to sleep
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.
a crib - e.g. We'll study at my crib tonight.
to ace. e.g. I aced the test
a score e.g. I score the test answers!

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

3. Something or someone that is depressing; anything that makes one sad.
VIP - e.g. I got us VIP seats.
a crib - e.g. We'll study at my crib tonight.
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet

4. Of poor quality; inferior.
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.

5. Broken; in a state of chaos; not working.
to be psyched - e.g. I am psyched about my vocation to Hawaii
a hick
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.
a haywire - e.g. My computer went haywire.

6. Addicted; to like something so much that you need it every day.
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer
Yadda yadda yadda

7. To express suppressed emotions; to let one's feelings out into the open.
sad - e.g. Your car is in a sad shape
to have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?
to vent - e.g. We all need friends to vent
dicey - e.g. Getting into a fight is very dicey

8. To loose courage; become afraid.
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet
VIP - e.g. I got us VIP seats.
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
a goner - e.g. That company is a goner. Noone uses its services.

9. To successfully obtain something - especially sex or drugs; to acquire something desirable
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.
a score e.g. I score the test answers!
a nerd - e.g. I dont like nerds cause they always get A's
jaw-dropping

10. Risky - dangerous
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
dicey - e.g. Getting into a fight is very dicey
Yadda yadda yadda
to blow - e.g. I blew all my money last night

11. A bushy haircut of curly hair - as worn by some African-Americans.
to ace. e.g. I aced the test
a gibberish - e.g. He sat and talked gibberish to himself
to run a fever - e.g. He cant come. He's running a fever.
afro

12. To insult someone - to disrespect someone
a wuss - e.g. He's afraid of bees. What a wuss.
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz
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?

13. A good friend.
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
a lush - e.g. Tom is the biggest lush of the bar.
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer

14. To succeed or to do well
to ace. e.g. I aced the test
afro
to dis - e.g. Did you just dis me?
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.

15. In a bad situation; in trouble
dope
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead
Yadda yadda yadda
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.

16. Very good; fashionable; beautiful
sick
a basket case - e.g. I was a basket case when we broke up
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?

17. Very Important Person; a phrase used to describe powerful people in business - politics - sports - and entertainment.
a hick
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
VIP - e.g. I got us VIP seats.
a score e.g. I score the test answers!

18. To lose or waste something
to tag along - e.g. We're going to the movies. Wanna tag along?
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.
to blow - e.g. I blew all my money last night
a nerd - e.g. I dont like nerds cause they always get A's

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

20. Amazing
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.
jaw-dropping
dope
to ace. e.g. I aced the test

21. To leave an unwanted person - place or thing behind; to get rid of something or someone.
to ditch - e.g. We ditched that annoying girl from school
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
to ace. e.g. I aced the test
to dis - e.g. Did you just dis me?

22. A beautiful - attractive woman; handsome man

23. 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 have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer
Yadda yadda yadda

24. To help out; to contribute to a group effort or common undertaking;
dope
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.
to be psyched - e.g. I am psyched about my vocation to Hawaii
to pitch in - e.g. We all pitched in to get her a present.

25. Someone who isn't very smart; a stupid person.
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead
a haywire - e.g. My computer went haywire.
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.
to pitch in - e.g. We all pitched in to get her a present.

26. A coward; an ineffectual - timid person

27. Home or place of residence

28. Very good; fashionable; beautiful
a hick
to hit on e.g. Your wife was hitting on me last night
Yadda yadda yadda
dope

29. To fail or to be unsuccessful
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead
to bomb. e.g. I bombed the test
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.
to ditch - e.g. We ditched that annoying girl from school

30. Something that is boring or completely uninteresting
pathetic - e.g. Pathetic excuses
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.
dope

31. Weak - not convincing
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet
pathetic - e.g. Pathetic excuses
a gibberish - e.g. He sat and talked gibberish to himself
afro

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

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

34. Something that has failed or is ruined; something that is soon to be ruined
a haywire - e.g. My computer went haywire.
a goner - e.g. That company is a goner. Noone uses its services.
to bomb. e.g. I bombed the test
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.

35. Very excited and ready to go; in high spirits.
to pitch in - e.g. We all pitched in to get her a present.
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 klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz

36. Speech that doesn't make sense; nonsensical words and phrases.
a gibberish - e.g. He sat and talked gibberish to himself
a basket case - e.g. I was a basket case when we broke up
dope
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz

37. To make sexual advances toward; to sweet talk somebody
to run a fever - e.g. He cant come. He's running a fever.
to have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
to hit on e.g. Your wife was hitting on me last night

38. Stylish - elegant - fashionable.
a lush - e.g. Tom is the biggest lush of the bar.
to hit on e.g. Your wife was hitting on me last night
a chick - e.g. Look at that chick down the street.
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz

39. Someone who drinks too much alcohol; an alcoholic.
an airhead - e.g. He is a complete airhead
to be psyched - e.g. I am psyched about my vocation to Hawaii
a nerd - e.g. I dont like nerds cause they always get A's
a lush - e.g. Tom is the biggest lush of the bar.

40. A person who lives in the village - as being unintelligent
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.
a hick
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz
dope

41. To be nervous or anxious or jumpy; to be unable to sit still.
to crash - e.g. After the test - I went home and crashed.
a downer - e.g. That movie was such a downer
to have ants in pants - e.g. Do kids have ants in their pants?
a chick - e.g. Look at that chick down the street.

42. To study feverishly before an exam
sick
a gibberish - e.g. He sat and talked gibberish to himself
to get cold feet - e.g. I wanted to learn riding a bike - but I got cold feet
to cram - e.g. I was cramming all night for the test.

43. To say negative things about someone or something.
to badmouth - e.g. Tell her to stop badmouthing my friend
a klutz - e.g. He's suck a klutz
a basket case - e.g. I was a basket case when we broke up
a chick - e.g. Look at that chick down the street.

44. Nervous or apprehensive; afraid that something bad will happen.
to be in a bind - e.g. She was really in a bind after he was captured by enemies.
to vent - e.g. We all need friends to vent
jumpy - e.g. I am always jumpy when I walk in the dark.
jaw-dropping

45. To die
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie
a homey - e.g. Jim is my good - old homey.
to croak - e.g. My neighbor has finally croaked.
a basket case - e.g. I was a basket case when we broke up

46. Crazy; hopelessly broken down
a hottie - e.g. He's a hottie
a basket case - e.g. I was a basket case when we broke up
to be hooked - e.g. I am hooked on Justin Timberlake.
yawner - e.g. What a yawner new Spiderman movie