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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
T&A
abbr. tits and ass (in reference to women)
T.G.I.F.
abbr. Thank God it's Friday
T.S.
abbr. tough shit (i.e.: too bad; tough luck; rotten luck)
TAFN
abbr. that's all for now
tag
n. license plate or identification/registration stickers on a vehicle
TAH
abbr. take a hint
tailer trash
n. poor people who live in trailer parks
take a dump
v. defacate; move one's bowls
take a dump
v. move one's bowels; defacate
take a dump
v. move one's bowels; defacate
take a hike
idiom. leave; get out; go away
take a hike
v. leave; depart; get out
take a piss
v. urinate; pee
take a shit
v. defacate; move one's bowls. 1. God, do I have to take a shit? Where's the can?
take a shit
v. move one's bowels; defacate
take a stab at
idiom. attempt; give a try
take a walk
v. leave; depart; get out
take five
v. take a break for five minutes
take names
v. create a list of people who have behaved badly or illegally
take out
v. destroy or obliterate somebody or something
take out
v. go out with somebody; go on a date with somebody
take the piss
idiom. tease; mock; have fun at someone's expense
take up the slack
idiom. make up for a lack of time or effort due to other people
taken
adj. deceived; cheated; swindled
taking care of business
idiom. dealing with life, work, or similar matters
talking head
n. announcer or anchor on television (so called because often only the face and neck are visible)
tall in the saddle
adj. proud; pleased; self-satisfied
tank
v. drink excessively
tank
v. fail; perform poorly
tank up
v. drink excessively
tanked
adj. drunk; intoxicated
tanked up
adj. drunk; intoxicated
tap out
v. lose all one's money (often through gambling)
tapped
adj. broke; having no money
tapped
adj. tired; fatigued; exhausted
tapped out
adj. broke; having no money
tapped out
adj. tired; fatigued; exhausted
tater
n. potato
tawny
adj. good; nice; excellent
tchotchke
n. small item; trinket
tee off
v. upset or angery somebody
TEETH
abbr. tried everything else, try homeopathy
telly
n. television; TV. 1. Let's see what's on the telly tonight.
tenderfoot
n. person lacking experience or know-how (old expression no longer used much)
terp
n. interpreter for American forces in Iraq; interpreter in the military
thing
n. activity; undertaking (used after a noun to emphasize the particular nature of the noun or create a general idea about that noun). 1. It's a girl thing; you wouldn't understand.
third base
n. act of oral sex or finger sex (used as a way to mark "progress" in sex, especially among youth)
third wheel
n. additional or extra person who is not wanted
thou
n. one-thousand
thou
n. thousand (n.b.: the "th" is pronounced hard, as in "threw")
threads
n. clothes; clothing. 1. Nice threads! Going on a date?
throw one's cookies
v. throw up; vomit
thunder-thighs
n. fat or large thighs (usually on a woman)
TIA
abbr. thanks in advance
tick
n. minute; second
ticked
adj. upset; angry
ticked off
adj. upset; angry
ticker
n. heart
ticker
n. watch; time piece
ticket
n. license; driver's license. 1. "Ticket to Ride" (song title).
ticket
n. something needed for a particular purpose
tickle the ivories
v. play the piano
tiddly
adj. tipsy; slightly drunk
tight
adj. close; very friendly; on good terms. 1. Those two are very tight.
TIIC
abbr. the idiots in charge
time
exclam. stop; stop talking; cease
time out
exclam. stop; stop talking; cease
time to cruise
idiom. time to depart, leave, or go
tinnie
n. can of beer
tipple
n. alcoholic drink such as beer, wine, or liquor. 1. My favorite tipple? A bit of cognac.
tipple
v. drink alcohol regularly
tits
n. breasts (usually said of women)
TLA
abbr. three-letter acronym
to die for
adj. excellent; outstanding. 1. This cake is to die for.
toast
adj. in trouble; at risk of punishment
todger
n. penis; dick
toe jam
n. smelly gunk between toes on unwashed feet
tokus
n. buttocks; posterior
too … by half
adj. too much; excessively; extremely. 1. You are too crazy by half.
took
adj. deceived; cheated; swindled
tool
n. person who is easily exploited
tool
n. serious, dedicated student
tool
v. drive at high speed in a car
tool around
v. cruise or drive around in a car
tooth-to-tattoo ratio
n. visual inspection to determine mental status; a higher ratio (more teeth than tattoos) is better
top dog
n. leader; head of a group; powerful person in an organization
torpedo
n. sandwich made with Italian bread sliced lengthwise, filled with cold cuts, cheese, and vegetables
toss off
v. do something rapidly and with little attention to detail
toss one's cookies
v. throw up; vomit
toss one's lunch
v. throw up; vomit
toss one's tacos
v. throw up; vomit
totalled
adj. wrecked; demolished; destroyed
totally
adv. absolutely; completely; entirely
totally spent
adj. feeling adverse effects of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
tough out
v. endure; persist; persevere. 1. I know it's hard, but you've got to tough it out.
tough shit
idiom. too bad; tough luck; rotten luck
tough stick
n. patient whose veins make a blood draw difficult. 1. Druggies always make for tough sticks because their veins are shot.
train wreck
n. patient with multiple medical problems
trammeled
adj. drunk; intoxicated
tranny
n. transmission in a car
trash
n. person of little value
trash
v. damage; vandalize
trash
v. discard; throw away; get rid of
trashed
adj. drunk; intoxicated. 1. He was totally trashed after only four beers.
treadhead
n. tank driver or crewman; soldier whose specialty is armor
tree-hugging
v. pretentiously clean / pure
tribe
n. friends; relatives; family
trike
n. motorcyle with three wheels. 1. Nice trike. How fast does it go?
trip
n. time to be spent in jail; prison sentence
trip
n. weird, annoying person or experience
trippin'
adj. high on drugs
tri's
n. triceps (muscles on the back of the arm)
troll
n. ugly man or woman, often with a mean disposition
trounce
v. defeat somebody (often in a game or other contest)
trust me
exclam. believe me; really; honestly; for real
TTFN
abbr. ta-ta for now
TTYL
abbr. talk to you later
tub of lard
n. fat person, typically very fat
tube
n. ocean wave when breaking
tube
n. television set (not a flat panel screen though)
tube steak
n. hotdog
tubular
adj. good; nice; excellent
tuchus
n. buttocks; posterior
tude
n. poor attitude; troublesome disposition
tukkis
n. buttocks; posterior
tunes
n. music; records; CDs
turd
n. poop; feces
turd
n. horrible person
turf
v. transfer a patient to another service (usually to get the patient out of your service). 1. She got turfed up here from the ER, and now we're stuck with her.
turkey
n. failure; loss
turkey
n. dumb person
turn belly-up
v. die
turn belly-up
v. fail; perform poorly
turn turtle
v. turn over; flip over; capsize
turned on
adj. sexually excited or aroused
turnoff
n. something unappealing, unenjoyable, or disgusting
turps
n. turpentine
turtle
n. Kevlar helmet
tweak
v. make small adjustments
tweaking
n. drug-induced paranoia
tweeked
adj. drunk; intoxicated
twenty-four, seven
adj. all the time; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
twenty-four/seven (24/7)
adj. all the time; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
twenty-four/seven (24/7)
adj. all the time; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
twerp
n. small, annoying person
Twinkie
n. Asian person who adopts the lifestyle, attitudes, and such of White people
twirp
n. small, annoying person
twit
n. dumb, annoying person
twofer
n. two items for the price of one
two-time
v. cheat on a spouse or lover
two-time loser
n. confirmed failure
two-timer
n. somebody who cheats on a spouse or lover