Commonly-Used American Slang

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Commonly-Used American Slang - Page 13 Slang is informal, often entertaining, language
By Charles I. Kelly & Lawrence E. Kelly

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mellow: You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
meltdown: There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and me.
mickey mouse: The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
move on someone: I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
mush: That is total mush and you know it.
nark: Watch out for the narks in the airport.
neat: That was a neat idea that you had.
negative: There are too many negatives about the company merger.
nick: The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
nip: He took a nip out of the bottle.
no sweat: It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
nuke: I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
nuke: Does that attack plane have any nukes?
nut: I think that he is a nut.
nuts: You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.

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