American School Slang Expression: Vocabulary O [back]
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obese (adj) |
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Very phat; extremely cool. That movie was obese!
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O.E. (n) |
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Short for the Old English 40oz beer. Can I get anotha
O.E.? [ |
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off the chain (adj) |
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1. Crazy; wild. The party was off the chain.
2. Willing to do whatever. That girl is off the chain
tonight! [ |
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off the hezy (off da heazy) (adj) |
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Very good; very cool. Those shoes are off the hezy.
[University of Washington, Seattle,
WA, 1999;
Johnson C. Smith University,
Charlotte, NC] |
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off the (da)
hook (adj) |
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Great; extremely fun. The party last night was off
the hook! [North Carolina A &
T State University, Greensboro, NC, 1998;
University of North Carolina-Greenville, Greenville,
NC, 1998; Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, 1998; Lincoln University,
Rochester Institute of Technology,
University of Rochester, Rochester,
NY, 1998; Union College, Barbourville, KY, 1999; Bowie State University, Bowie, MD; Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA, 1997] |
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offie (n) |
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A slow, stupid person who is always off the subject; a
loser. Jovon, don't talk to him; he is an offie. [Hartford College, Hartford, CT, 1998] |
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oft (adj) |
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Angry; pissed; in a bad mood. My parents are going
to be oft when they see my grades. [University
of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1998] |
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oh my gooshness (int) |
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Expression of surprise. Oh my gooshness;
he's all that! [Illinois State University,
Normal, Illinios 1998] |
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old skool (school)
(adj) |
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Hip; very cool; in style. I got that old skool flava.
[Columbia, NYU,
New York, NY, 1998] |
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ol' E. (n) |
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Old English 800 Malt Liquor, in the 40. [Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI; Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA, 1997] |
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on a million dollar hunt (phr) |
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In pursuit of acquiring more money. Don't bother me
now; I'm on a million dollar hunt. [Texas
Southern University, Houston, TX, 1998] |
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on a paper chase (phr) |
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In pursuit of acquiring more money. Don't bother me
now; I'm on a paper chase. [Texas
Southern University, Houston, TX, 1998] |
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on and poppin' (adj) |
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Very good; excellent; happening; fun; hype. The Alpha
Phi Alpha parties @ U.W.A be on and poppin'. [University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL, 1999] |
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on da wires (phr) |
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1. Speaking on the phone to a person. I'm
on da wires with Irene right now. 2. Signed onto the internet
by means of a modem. I was on da wires for six hours yesterday
looking for information. [Hofstra University,
Hempstead, NY] |
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on one's (the)
rag (phr) |
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Having one's menstrual period. Yo I'm not in the mood;
I am on my rag. [University of
Waterloo, Toronto, Canada, 1998] |
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on the slab (adj) |
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Attractive; good-looking. Doug's car is on the slab!
[Texas Southern University, Houston,
TX, 1998] |
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1-time (n) |
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Police officer. Uh oh, there go a 1-time across
da street! [St. Philips College,
San Antonio, TX, 1998; San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 1998] |
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ooohhh ok (int) |
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Sure, whatever (sarcastically spoken). We're just going
to stay home? Ooohhh ok. [St.
Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA] |
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open a can of whoop ass (v) |
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To fight; to beat someone up. Mike Tyson opened a can
of whoop ass when he got in the ring with Foreman. [James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, VA, 1998; [Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, 1998] |
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ouish, struglin' (phr) |
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Lacking in skills; not quite up to par. I'm ouish,
struglin' in that class. [Georgia
Tech, Atlanta, GA] |
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out of pocket (outta pocket) (adj) |
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Crazy; off; not right in the head. That girl
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out-the-gate (adj) |
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Unbelievable; ridiculous. You're going to cut your
hair? That's out-the-gate! [ |
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by Carey 2002