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English Slang
This dictionary is a comprehensive and in-depth look at all the slang, vulgarisms, curses, and insults, plus idioms, expressions, and a lot more, available in English. As always with slang, be careful using what you hear; it may not work quite the way you expect.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
café noir
n. black coffee
cake hole
n. mouth. 1. Shut your cake hole or I'll smack you.
cakewalk
n. something simple, easy, or straight-forward. 1. Total cakewalk, that test.
calc
n. calculus (class or subject in school). 1. My calc teacher makes it easier than I thought it'd be.
call
n. a prediction. 1. Good call. That's what actually happened.
call (someone) out
v. challenge someone to a fight or contest
call shotgun
v. claim the seat next to the driver in a car
can
n. buttocks
can
n. jail; prison
can
n. toilet. 1. Gotta go to the can. I really need to pee.
can
v. fire; terminate someone's employment. 1. He got canned for blogging too much at work.
can of worms
idiom. difficult situation; problem; mess
candy-ass
n. timid person; coward
candy-assed
adj. coward(ly); timid; frightened
cannon cocker
n. solider whose specialty is artillery
cap
v. kill; murder. 1. Shut up or I'll cap you.
capish
v. understand (usually as a question). 1. This is what you gotta do, capish?
carb
n. carburetor. 1. How many horses in this carb?
carbs
n. carbohydrates. 1. Too many carbs are bad, or so some people say.
card
n. amusing, strange person. 1. He's quite a card, always making jokes and doing odd things.
card
v. check someone's identification for age. 1. I got carded when I tried to buy beer.
cash cow
n. good source of income
cat
n. guy; fellow; dude (rarely used)
catch some rays
v. sunbathe; get a tan. 1. Gotta catch some rays, otherwise I'll look totally pale.
catch some Z's
v. sleep; take a nap
catch you later
v. good-bye for now; see you soon
catshot
n. aircraft takeoff from a carrier using a catapult
CBNC
abbr. close but not cigar
chap
n. fellow; guy
chaser
n. strong liquor drunk quickly after a weak drink such as beer
check
inter. okay; yes; right
check that
v. ignore that; cancel that (last remark or item)
cheeky
adj. irreverent; impudent
cheese
v. smile (when asked with the word as someone takes a picture). 1. Say cheese for the camera.
cheesed off
adj. upset; disgusted; angry
cheesehead
n. person from the state of Wisconsin
cheesehead
n. person who does stupid things
cheesy
adj. tacky; cheap; smarmy. 1. What a cheesy sweater, it looks horrid.
chem
n. chemistry (class or subject in school). 1. Chem was my worst science in high school.
cherry
n. hymen (by extension, a female virgin)
cherry
n. novice; newbie; inexperienced person
cherry
n. new recruit (in the U.S. Army)
chew someone's ass out
v. criticize or scold someone
chicken
n. coward. 1. Don't be chicken, just give it a try.
chicken
n. game in which two drivers drive toward each other head-on and the first driver to veer off is the loser (hence chicken, as in coward)
chicken out
v. avoid something due to fear. 1. He chickened out at the last minute and didn't take the bet.
chicken shit
adj. fearful; cowardly
chicken shit
n. almost nothing; worthless
chief
n. form of address (to a friend or other familiar person; not often used). 1. Hey, chief, what's doing?
chief
n. unofficial form of address for any Warrant Officer (CW-2 to CW-5 in the U.S. Army)
chill
v. relax; calm down. 1. Chill. It's no big deal.
chill out
v. relax; calm down. 1. Time to chill out. I've been working all day.
chink
n. Chinese; Chinese person
chintzy
adj. shoddy; cheap; stingy; miserly
chips and salsa
n. computer hardware and software
chivvy
v. repeatedly tell somebody to do something
chivy
v. repeatedly tell somebody to do something
chocoholic
n. person who loves chocolate in any form
choke
v. panic (usually before an exam). 1. I totally choked on the calc test last week.
chop shop
n. place where stolen cars are cut apart, the resulting parts sold individually
chopper
n. motorcyle
chotchke
n. small item; trinket
chow
idiom. good-bye (from Italian). 1. I'm off now, chow.
chow
n. food; meal
chow
n. food; meal; breakfast, lunch, or dinner
chow down
v. eat; consume food and drink
chown down
v. eat; have a meal
chrome dome
n. bald person (usually male)
chubby
adj. slightly overweight; rotund
chuck
v. dump; reject; break up with somebody
chuck
v. throw away something; discard. 1. I never use this, so just chuck it.
chugalug
v. drink quickly without gulping
chute
n. straighaway portion of a racetrack
ciao
idiom. good-bye (from Italian). 1. I'm off now, ciao.
circle the drain
v. be moribund; be in the process of dying or failing
circle-jerk
n. a group of men masturbating together
circling the drain
adj. expected to die shortly. 1. He's circling the drain and won't last much longer.
City of Brotherly Love
n. Philadelphia
civvies
n. civilian clothing
clamshell
n. luggage container that is put on a car's roof (it opens like a clam does)
clap
n. gonorrhea
class-A uniform
n. class-A dress uniform
class-A’s
n. class-A dress uniform
click
n. kilometer
clincher
n. the last step; the final straw
clip
n. high speed; fast
clip
n. short video or audio segment
clit
n. clitoris
clod
n. oaf; stupid person
close but no cigar
idiom. unsuccessful; almost but not quite good enough
clunder
n. old car in poor condition
clunk
n. the sound of something hitting or striking something else
clunker
n. used, worn-down machine (incl. computers, cars, appliances)
cluster fuck
n. totally screwed up situation or circumstances
cluster fuck
n. group rape
clutch up
v. become nervous, tense, or anxious
CO
n. commanding officer
cock
n. the penis
cock tease
n. a woman who makes sexual advances but does not follow through
cock up
v. screw up; make a mistake; goof
cock-eyed
adj. screwy; nutty; insane; crazy; impractical
cock-sucker
n. worthless, unappealing person (usually said of a man)
code
v. go into cardiac arrest and require resuscitation
code warrior
n. person who writes software code
coin
n. money; cash. 1. You can make some serious coin by working here.
cojones
n. testicles; guts (from Spanish)
coke
n. cocaine
cold
adj. dead. 1. He's cold. No need to shoot him again.
cold
adv. suddendly and completely. 1. He stopped cold when he saw the dead body.
cold fish
n. unresponsive, uninteresting person (often with sexual undertones). 1. She's such a cold fish, no guy would want to date her.
collar
n. arresting of someone. 1. Any new collars last night, officer?
collar
v. arrest someone. 1. The cops collared two pros over there yesterday.
come
n. semen
come
v. experience orgasm
come and get it
n. dinner is ready; dinner is on the table. 1. Come and get it. Dinner's ready.
come back to haunt (someone)
v. result in undesirable effects eventually
come down
n. disappointment; letdown
come down
v. happen; occur; take place
come home to haunt (someone)
v. result in undesirable effects eventually
come off it
exclam. behave nicely or pleasantly. 1. Oh, come of it, no one believes you
come on
n. an invitation (often duplicitous or sexual). 1. What a come on! I don't believe any of it.
come on to
v. approach someone with sexual or romantic intentions
come out of the closet
v. reveal publicly that one is homosexual
come up for air
v. pause; take a break; rest
comfort food
n. food that calms one down or reminds one of pleasant times
commo
n. communications, especially radio
comp
v. give someone something for free
con
n. convict
con
v. deceive; cheat; swindle. 1. Don't try to con me, I know you're lying.
con artist
n. swindler; someone who deceives people out of money
con man
n. swindler; someone who deceives people out of money
conehead
n. oaf; fool; stupid person
conk
v. go to sleep; fall asleep
cook
v. mix heroin with water
cool
adj. excellent; very pleasing; great
cool
adj. relaxed; at ease; unrufffled
cool down
v. calm down; relax
cool it
exclam. calm down; relax; take it easy; stop it
cool off
v. calm down; relax
cooler
n. jail; prison
cooler
n. drink made of wine, fruit juice, and soda water
cop
n. police officer. 1. The cops around here are actually very nice and helpful.
cop
v. take something; grab something; steal something. 1. He copped a feel as she walked by.
cop a plea
v. plead guilty to a lesser charge when in court. 1. The prostitute copped a plea and got probation.
cop an attitude
v. be oppositional or defiant. 1. Don't cop an attitude with me, it won't work.
cop out
v. plead guilty to a lesser charge when in court
cop out
v. quit; give up; abandon
copper
n. police officer
couch potato
n. lazy person who watches television, movies, or plays video games
cough it up
v. give something (usually money and usually unwillingly)
cow chips
n. dried cow feces
cowboy
n. independent, risk-taking man
coyote ugly
adj. very ugly
cozy up to
v. become very close to someone in order to get something
crab
n. louse; lice (usually used in the plural)
crack
n. an attempt; a try; a go. 1. Let me have a crack at it.
crack
n. break down; fail
crack
n. joke; bad joke
crack
v. break into (a safe or strong box, for example). 1. He cracked that safe in three minutes.
crack
n. the line between each side of the buttocks
crack (somebody) up
v. make somebody laugh
crack a book
v. study; open a textbook to study
crack gallery
n. place where crack is bought and sold
crackers
adj. mentally unstable; nuts; crazy
cram
v. study at the last minute for a test
cram it
exclam. be quiet; shut up. 1. Oh, cram it. No one wants to hear about it anymore.
crank call
n. telephone call made to harrass or anger someone
crap
v. defacate; move one's bowls
crap
n. dung; feces; shit. 1. Damn, there's bird crap on my car again.
crap
n. nonsense; rubbish; foolish talk or ideas
crap
n. worthless junk
crap out
v. avoid something due to fear
crap-house
n. outhouse; outdoor toilet
crap-list
n. list of worthless or troublesome people
crapper
n. toilet
crapper
n. latrine; bathroom
crappuccino
n. low-quality, highi-priced cappuccino
crappy
adj. lousy; poor quality; undesirable
crash
n. computer failure
crash
v. cease functioning (usually computers). 1. My PC crashed again.
crash
v. enter a party or similar event without an invitation. 1. They crashed the party even though we tried to keep them out.
crash
v. lose value quickly and dramatically (said of financial markets)
crash
v. spend the night somewhere. 1. I crashed at my friend's place because I didn't feel like driving home.
crash and burn
v. fail dramatically (often in romance)
crasher
n. person who shows up at a party uninvited
crater
n. scar from acne
crater-face
n. person with severe acne or scars from acne
cream
v. defeat somebody (often in a game or other contest)
cream
n. semen
cream puff
n. a weak-willed person; a wimp. 1. He's a total cream puff. Why are you scared?
crew
n. group that works together (often applies to music)
crib
n. place where thieves or prostitutes live and work
crib
n. a dwelling or home. 1. Come on and check out my crib. It's just around the corner.
crispy critter
n. burn victim, usually with second- or third-degree burns. 1. One crispy critter coming in from that apartment fire.
cristal
n. methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) (from Spanish)
croak
v. die
crock
n. a collection of lies, deception, or misleading information
crock of shit
n. a collection of lies, deception, or misleading information. 1. What a crock of shit; I don't believe any of it.
crotch rot
n. fungal itch or rash in the crotch
crowd
v. move into too close to someone; put pressure on someone
crud
n. junk; worthless stuff. 1. Dump this crud already. It's all old and useless.
crud
n. junk; worthless stuff
cruddy
adj. awful; unpleasant
cruise
v. drive around in search of friends or fun
cruise
v. travel in a vehicle (usually a car) at high speed
crunchies
n. ground troops; ground infantrymen
crush
n. feeling of love, romantic desire, or sexual attraction (usually among teenagers)
cuey
n. cucumber
culsterfuck
n. totally screwed up situation or circumstances
cum
n. semen
cum
v. experience orgasm
cunt
n. contemptible, disgusting woman
cunt
n. the femal genetalia
cunt cap
n. narrow green Army cap (so called because of its shape)
cuppa
abbr. cup of (usually tea)
curly
n. a bald man (used as a nickname at times)
cushy
adj. easy; soft; pleasant
cuss out
v. curse someone; scold someone
cut
n. share of booty, loot, profits, or gains
cut
n. single song or track of music
cut
v. dilute or thin something (liquid, drugs, etc.)
cut
v. eliminate; dismiss. 1. He got cut from the team.
cut
v. adulterate drugs
cut and run
v. cease all action and flee immediately
cut in line
v. enter a line ahead of other people
cut no ice
v. have no effect or influence on somebody
cut one
v. fart; break wind
cut some slack
idiom. grant somebody time or space to accomplish something; leave somebody alone. 1. Cut me some slack. I've had a long, hard day.
cut somebody in
v. allow somebody to participate (in something)
cut the cheese
v. fart; break wind. 1. God, what a smell. Who cut the cheese?
cut the crap
exclam. stop talking nonsense; cease lying
cut up
adj. upset; distressed
cut-rate
adj. inexpensive; cheap
cutter
n. a person who enters a line ahead of other people
CYA
abbr. cover your ass. 1. It's CYA time. We're being investigated.
cyberpron
n. pornography online, particularly pornographic Web sites
cyberslut
n. woman who will swap email or chat online about sex