American School Slang Expression: Vocabulary R [back]
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rad (adj) |
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Cool. Did you read that book? It was rad.
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rag doll (n) |
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Used to describe any male or female who is easily persuaded
to give up sex or money. Terry is such a rag doll; she never
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rah (n) |
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A noun used to describe overtly wealthy students who attempt
demonstrate their position at any time, have a fax machine in their
room etc. Check out the rah! [Durham
University, Durham, England, 1998] |
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raise da roof (raise the roof) (v) |
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To get down and to get up and have a great time. I've
finished finals. Let's raise da roof! [New
York University, NY, NY] |
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rally's (adj) |
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Bad, sorry, or lacking. (It comes from the name
of the restaurant chain Rally's and is used in the rap group Outkast's
song ¡§Elevators¡¨ in which they refer to food from Rally's
as bull@#$%.) That burger is so rally's. How can you eat it?
[Jackson State University, Jackson,
MS] |
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random |
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1. (int) An expression
used to comment on something unexpected such as an event or a couple
who don't go well together or anything unusual. Look at that couple.
Random! [Durham University,
Durham, England, 1998; UCLA, Westwood, CA, 1998]
2. (n) A person who new, lame, stupid,
out of place, or unknown. Who's that random he's macking on?
Please don't let any randoms into the party. [UCLA,
Westwood, CA, 1998] |
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rank |
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1. (rank out) (v) To chicken out of a fight; to threaten and then
fail to fulfill one's threat. The girl said she was going to come
over to my house and beat my ass but she ranked out. [Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA, 1998] 2. (adj) Of bad smell. Your socks are totally rank!
[University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX] 3. (v) To
pick on, to tease. Stop rankin' on me. [Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD] 4. (v) To emit foul odors. You need a shower; you
are rankin'. [Peabody Conservatory,
Baltimore, MD |
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rasta (int) |
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See you later; goodbye. Rasta;
I gotta jet. [University of Rhode Island,
Kingston, RI] |
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rat (n) |
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A really attractive tease. Sabrina's a hottie but she's
a rat. [Texas A&M U.,
College Station, TX] |
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re-ass (n) |
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A jerk; a stupid person (retard) who's an asshole (from
retarded asshole). Back da fuck up you re-ass. [Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY, 1998] |
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red bumpies (n) |
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Any venereal disease. I heard she got the red
bumpies from that guy. [Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green, OH] |
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red heat (v) |
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To be on a girl/boy too much, i.e., following them
a lot or calling them to much or being really possesive. That guy's
been red heatin' me for a week. [City
College of New York, New York, NY] |
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reefer (n) |
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A huge marijuana cigarette. Very phat, very long, frequently
using 2 or more pieces of cigarette paper to roll. Kick me down dat
reefer. [Peabody Conservatory,
Baltimore, MD] |
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rentals (rents)
(n) |
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Parents. The rentals are comin' down
to vist me next weekend. My rents just sent me a thousand bucks!
[SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY; Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA, 1997] |
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represent (v) |
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To stand for; to be a representative of. Don't
be representin' them; they're just a bunch of losers. [Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA, 1997] |
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rev (adj) |
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Revolting, ugly. That dress is so rev!
[Western University, London, Ontario, Canada] |
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revved (adj) |
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Excited. I am totally revved about goint
to Maui! [Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
Indiana, PA] |
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ricky (n) |
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A stupid person; a jerk; a loser. That guy thinks he's
cool, but he's a ricky. [Georgetown
University, Washington, D.C., 1999] |
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ride (n) |
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Sexual relations. This honey is coming to my crib tonight
and I'm gonna take her for a ride. [Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1998] |
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ride it (v) |
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To have sexual intercourse. Boy I would like to ride
it with her! [University of Illinois
Urbana/Champaign, Urbana, IL, 1999] |
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ride (one) low (v) |
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To bother; to get on somebody's nerves. Chris is
ridin' me low asking me for my phone number. [Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, 1998] |
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ride the cotton pony (v) |
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To have one's period. She doesn't feel like going out
with us 'cause she's riding the cotton pony. [University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1998] |
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right on! (int) |
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Good for you; or I like it. (You stress the right
and the on kind of trails off.)
You got a job? Right on! [Sonoma
State University, Rohnert Park, CA] |
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rim job {vulgar} (n) |
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The act of licking someone's anus. Don't kiss Meg;
she gives rim jobs. [University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1999; Penn State University,
Wilkes-Barre, PA, 1998; University
of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN, 1998] |
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ripped (ript)
(adj) |
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1. Physically toned; a scupltured body. He(she) looks
great; his(her) body is so ripped. [Ringling
School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, 1998]
2. Upset; unhappy; sad; disappointed. My rents are totally ript
that didn't get a job yet. [Bowdoin
College, Brunswick, ME, 1998] |
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rip shit (adj) |
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Very angry. He was rip shit when he found
the dent in his car. [American University,
Washington, D.C.] |
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rizzant (n) |
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Money. We can't go; I don't have any rizzant.
[University of Washington, Seattle,
WA] |
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roach (n) |
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The end of a joint (marijuana cigarette); the part
that you can't really smoke easily because it's too small to grip. There
were a bunch of roaches in his ashtray. [Peabody
Conservatory, Baltimore, MD] |
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roach clip (n) |
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Any tool used to facilitate easier smoking of a roach.
Needle-nosed pliers and medical hemostats work very well due to the
small tip of the gripping tool. Where's the roach clip? I'm
gonna burn my fingers. [Peabody Conservatory,
Baltimore, MD] |
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roadie (n) |
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An unattractive female seen on campus or at a party.
That party was just full of roadies. [San Diego State University, San Diego, CA] |
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rochelle (n) |
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A slut who gives 210s to everyone. She is such a rochelle!
[Mohave Community College,
Lake Havasu City, AZ] |
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rock; rock out
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To be very good; to be excellent. to be cool. It rocks
that The Simpsons are on every day. [University
of Delaware, Newark, DE, 1998] |
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ro' dogg (n) |
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A friend or a best friend. He's my ro'dogg!!!
[Baker College, Owosso, MI, 1998] |
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roids (n) |
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Steroids. That guy's on roids. [University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1998] |
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roll (v) |
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1. To slowly drive (5-10 mph) down the back streets of
a small town while becoming intoxicated on your intoxicant of choice.
I went rolling out behind the old abandoned high school last
night. [Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX, 1999] 2. To leave; to go. It's late; I gotta
roll. [Quinnipiac College,
Hamden, CT; Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA ] 3.
To look good. You're rollin' in that suit. [Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA] 4. To ride
in a car. We just spent two hours rollin' looking for a bookstore.
[Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA] 5. To fight.
If you don't shut up, we're gonna roll. [University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette,
LA] |
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rony (n) |
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Pepperoni. Get the pizza with rony. [University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI] |
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rubber (n) |
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A stupid person; a dislikeable person; a loser; a jerk.
That rubber never leaves his room. Why you being such a rubber?
[University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana, IL, 1998] |
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rubin (n) |
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The new large money bills that look like toy money.
I got a rubin at the atm yesterday. [University of Florida, Gainesville, FL] |
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ruff rida (n) |
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A person with a good and well-equiped car. That dude
in the red car is a ruff rida. [Miami
Dade Community College North Campus, Miami, FL, 1998] |
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ruined (ruint)
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Extremely intoxicated. I had six salty dogs last night...man,
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rules (v) |
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Is the best; performs better than others; leads. Their
music rules! [ |
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by Carey 2002