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NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions provides more than 10,000 slang expressions--colorful words and phrases used by subgroups like surfers, hackers, rappers, and brokers. Realistic example sentences--provided for...
We're done. bird 1. n. a woman; a girl. I like the bird you were with last night. What a bird! I want one. 2. n. a derisive noise made with the lips; a raspberry. The third time he fumbled, he was greeted by two thousand mouths making ...
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Woordenboek van actueel Amerikaans jargon.
Whose friz is that in the tree? fro Go to Afro. frog face n. a nerd; a geek. (Especially as a rude term of address.) Look here, frog face, what makes you think you can talk to me that way? frog slicing n. biology class; a biology course ...
With more than 7,000 up-to-date phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.
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The red of the sunset bathed the trees in an eerie light. batten down the hatches Fig. to prepare for difficult times. (From a nautical expression meaning, literally, to seal the hatches against the arrival of a storm.