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Commonly-Used American Slang - Page 14
Guess the mearnings of the expresseions, then see the answers.
Commonly-Used American Slang - Page 14 - 280+ Expressions
Guess the meanings of the expressions, then see the answers.
Interesting Things for ESL Students
Commonly-Used American Slang - Page 14
Slang is informal, often entertaining, language
By Charles I. Kelly & Lawrence E. Kelly
Click the button to see the meaning.
pad
Have you found a
pad
yet?
Meaning
a place to live
pain in the neck
My wife's best friend is
a pain in the neck
.
Meaning
annoying
paper-pusher
My office is filled with
paper-pushers
.
Meaning
bureaucratic office workers
party animal
You're too old to
be a party animal
.
Meaning
love parties
party-hearty
We need to
party-hearty
because we just got a raise in salary.
Meaning
celebrate
paw
Get your
paws
off of my body.
Meaning
hands
peanuts
I am not going to work for
peanuts
.
Meaning
practically no money
pickled
He gets
pickled
after only one beer.
Meaning
intoxicated
piece of cake
Working on a computer for me is
a piece of cake
.
Meaning
easy to do
pig
He
is a pig
at parties.
Meaning
eats too much
pig out
Let's go to the restaurant and
pig out
.
Meaning
eat a lot or overeat
pit stop
Let's
make a pit stop
at the next rest area.
Meaning
stop and go to the bathroom
plastered
He drinks too much and is always
plastered
on the weekend.
Meaning
intoxicated
pooped out
He
pooped out
after we started to do the hard work.
Meaning
quit
pop
Shut up or I will
pop
you.
Meaning
hit
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