Commonly-Used American Slang

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Commonly-Used American Slang - Page 6 Slang is informal, often entertaining, language
By Charles I. Kelly & Lawrence E. Kelly

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dirty: I hear that it's a dirty movie.
ditch: I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.
do a snow job on: Don't try to do a snow job on me.
dope: He is such a dope.
dope: There are a lot of dope dealers around here.
dork: He is such a dork.
dough: I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping.
down: Let's go to a bar and down a few beers.
drag: Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.
dynamite: This drink is really dynamite.
earful: My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.
easy mark: The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash.
eat: The problem is really eating away at me.
excellent: That's excellent man.
face-off: The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.

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