General American Slangs

The store is open 24x7, we can get

24x7 Non-stop, 24 hours
things anytime.

ASAP As Soon As Possible We have to get this ASAP.

Awesome Very good, impressive Its not good, its awesome!

Big Deal Anything important or exciting Getting into Harvard was a big deal
for him.
I was blown away when he got
Blown Away To be shocked about something. the scholarship in US for his study. It
was a difficult one.
BRB (abbr) Be right back Hold on! I’ll BRB!

Make a beginning. Initiate a Good communication skills are

Break the Ice
conversation. important to break the ice.

Bummer Unpleasant experience That workshop on time management

skills was such a bummer.
We had a blast at the party last night.
Blast Having a good time
You missed it.

The cops are usually patrolling this

Cop American slang for a policeman
area of our university exit.

It was easy for you to cop out and

Cop-out Not accepting responsibility
because of you we were framed.

Cut it Stop it Cut it and focus on the work.

Fall for Also to be fooled or tricked He always falls for scamming deals.
 American slang commonly used Hang on! We will issue you this book
Hang On
to wait for a short while in a bit.

Hold it up for now, we can discuss

Hold Up Delay in doing something
this topic later.

American slang means to hold Hold your horses, don’t panic! We’ll
Hold your horses
on / wait get out of this situation.

Jammed up Stuck or immobile Its all jammed up, i cannot open it.

This is the second time I lost the

Jinx Cause bad luck
game. There is definitely a jinx.

I completely forgot to study for the

Doing well when you least or
Luck Out test, but I ended up lucking out and
don’t expect
getting a good grade!
We'll just play it by ear and see what
Play It By Ear To respond to circumstances as
the weather is like tomorrow before
they arise
deciding on the picnic.
The politician was accused of pulling
Pull Strings Use of influence to get
strings to get his friend a high-ranking
something
job.
I heard through the grapevine that
Through The Grapevine Something heard through
they might be hiring for a new
informal channels or gossip.
position in marketing.
Campus or Student Life American Slangs
Get perfect scores on a test or
Ace Let’s ace this project!
assignment

Studying or working through the We’re planning to pull an all nighter

All-nighter
entire night to finish the assignment.
 Something that can be easily With the help of mnemonics, we can
At One's Fingertips
recalled have the info at our fingertips.

To fail badly on a test or I was bombed in the test. I guess I

Bombed
assignment will have a backlog this semester.

Brainiac An intelligent person Learn to boost your brainiac from

him. He’s very intelligent!
I need to buckle down else I will
Buckle down Start studying seriously lose my scholarship at the
university.

To study a lot of information in Let’s cram the information and

Cram present it in our research
a short period.
paper tomorrow.
An adjustment is made to a test's Let this task act as a learning curve
Curve
scores to account for difficulty. for y’all.

Similar to "skip out" or "skip Cut the class and meet me in the
Cut Class
class" library, there’s some news.

I don’t think I will be able to do this

Officially withdraw from a
Drop a class elective. I will request to drop a
course
class tomorrow.

Choosing electives for this semester

Elective An optional course
was a task.

Optional work that can improve Hopefully, my internship

Extra credit certificate will earn me an extra
your grade
credit.
The last examinations of the After the finals, I will go visit my
Finals
semester. parents in Italy.
 I hope I don’t flunk the test. My
Flunk To fail a test or a course plans for the holidays will get
ruined.

GPA (abb) Grade Point Average My GPA calculation has fared well
for this semester.
Find something on Google or You can Google it if you cannot find
Google
Google search the meaning of a term.

American slang for studying Let's hit the books this week and
Hit The Books
hard prepare for our exams.

Hit The Sack To go to sleep She was tired so she hit the sack.

American slang for good-

Hot That’s a hot group of people.
looking

Don’t be huffy. Let’s re-try the

Huffy American slang for angry
process.

I hung up on the problem for now.

Hung Up To be in conflict over a problem Because my problem-solving
skills are also failing.
I understand you, commonly I feel you sis, done this and been
I feel you
used American slang through it already.

Friendship & Relationship American Slangs

Bae A term of endearment That’s my bestfriend and my bae.

Bestie Best friend That girl over there sitting at the counter is my bestie.

Bro A close male friend Hi bro! wassup?

Dude American slang for a guy Hey dude! That’s my bag.

American Slangs for Emotions or Reactions
Chill To relax, and calm down. We can chill, we can ace the exam this
time.
This is a very cool room! I like the
Cool American slang for nice, good
interiors.

Cool it, you guys. There’s no point

Cool It Calm Down
stretching the topic.

He’s such a dope. He understands

Dope Stupid or sick
nothing.

I am not feeling well, I am down with

Down To feel depressed or sad
the thought of the surprise test.

Drive Me Making someone very nervous, upset, or I will drive up the wall till the sem
Up The Wall annoyed results are released.

Disgusted with, or tired of something or I am fed up with this tiring schedule. I

Fed Up
someone desperately need a break.

Its a long day, we are already feeling

Feeling blue Sadness
the blues.

I am afraid I will have FOMO if I

FOMO (abb) Fear of Missing Out don’t go to the party tonight. I cannot
miss all the fun.

Go bananas Go crazy I will go bananas learning the rules of

present tense someday.
GOAT (abb) Greatest of all time The BTS is GOAT!

Don’t gripe, it's useless. Let’s take up

Gripe American slang for complaint
the matter to the higher authorities.
Hang In Another American slang meaning - keep trying. Hang in there! You will eventually get
There Don’t get discouraged. the solution right.

We will all be hassled if we are unable

Hassle American slang for problem to submit the project within the set
deadline.

Have Cold Today’s presentation with the board. I

To be nervous, uncertain, or anxious
Feet have cold feet.

A common American slang or phrase used when We gave each other a high five when
High Five two people hit their right hands in mid-air, is the professor applauded our
used to celebrate or congratulate each other. assignment.

A hinky guy, it seems something is

Hinky Something that doesn’t seem right
fishy.

Legit Slang for good or worthwhile The class for learning French was legit
amazing.
Lit American slang for exciting or fun This place is lit!
After our argument, we both needed
Make-up
To apologize after a fight or disagreement some time to cool down before we
could make up.
On fleek She always looks good. This is why
American slang for something amazing
her fashion sense is on fleek!
During the lecture, the professor could
Out of It Somebody whose mind is far away or
tell I was out of it because I kept
preoccupied
doodling in my notebook.
Out of
I am scared of heights, going on the
Question Unthinkable or impossible
roller coaster is out of the question.

Psyched I'm so psyched about the upcoming

Be mentally prepared for something exciting
vacation, I can't wait to relax on the
 beach!
Slay American slang for the expression of something
She slayed in the red dress.
great
Spill the Tea Come on, spill the tea! What happened
Share juicy gossip
between you and Sarah?
She walked into the party with so
Swag
Stylish much swag, that everyone's heads
turned to look at her.
TFW TFW you finally finished the project,
(abb) That Feeling When
it's such a relief!
That hits the
After a long day, that cold glass of
spot Exactly what was needed
lemonade really hit the spot.

Under The I'm feeling a little under the weather

Weather American slang for sick today, so I think I'm going to stay
home from work.
YOLO YOLO, let's go skydiving this
(abbr) You Only Live Once
weekend, we won't regret it!
I accidentally yeeted my phone across
Yeet American slang for showing enthusiasm or
the room, thank goodness it didn't
approval
break!
Finance American Slangs
He won the lottery and started
Spending money lavishly
Ballin' ballin', buying expensive cars and
(informal, might be boastful).
designer clothes.

I am broke, and will wait for my

Broke Having no money part-time employer to give me a
paycheck.
Buck U.S. dollar Lend me a buck, please!

Planning how to spend your Let’s make a budget this month so

Budget
money that we don’t overspend.

A secondary job to earn extra Doing a part-time job in USA is a

Side hustle
income side hustle.
I'd love to go to the concert with
you, but I can't tonight. Maybe we
Take a Raincheck To postpone an invitation
can take a raincheck for next
weekend?
Food American Slangs
Junk food is typically eaten
All-nighter We’ll study all night, let’s order from an all-nighter.
while studying late.

A place where alcoholic

Bar We can go to the bar nearby to meet our friends.
beverages are served.

Cafeteria Food served in a large dining The cafeteria food has good lunch options on Wednesdays
food hall on campus. and Thursdays.

Caffeine A strong need for coffee or

I need a caffeine fix to finish my work.
fix caffeinated drink.

Grab a bite To eat a quick meal Let’s quickly grab a bite before the lecture begins.

After studying all night, my stomach rumbled for some

Grub American slang for food
grub. I decided to raid the vending machine for a snack.

American slang for junk There is a new food truck, let’s go have some junk from
Junk
food there.

On the
American slang for free Since it was my birthday, the dessert was on the house!
House
Pig Out To eat excessively We pigged out on pizza and ice cream after watching the
whole movie marathon.
Travel Slangs in America
Leave an event or plan
Bail I bailed out of the auditorium when the professor called me.
unexpectedly.

A short form for a cab Lost in the city, I relied on the friendly cabbie's knowledge of
Cabbie
driver backstreets to get me to my appointment on time.

To stay at someone's place He’s crashing at my place because there’s renovation going on in
Crash
unexpectedly his house.

Dorm A residence hall on campus There are benefits to choosing a student dorm in the university.
You’ll enjoy your stay and study.

Here is a list of those that are most common:

ASAP - "As Soon As Possible." A task you should complete immediately.

At One's Fingertips - Easily recalled or available.

Bar - A place where alcoholic beverages are served.

Big Deal - Anything important or exciting.

Blown Away - To be really surprised or shocked about something.

Break the Ice - Make a beginning. Initiate a conversation.

Broke - Having no money.

Buck - A U.S. dollar.

Bummer - An unpleasant experience.

BYOB - "Bring Your Own Beer." May be included on a party invitation.

Cash - Paying someone with currency rather than a check or credit card.

Change - Coins: penny = 1 cent, nickel = 5 cents, dime = 10 cents, quarter = 25 cents, and half dollar = 50 cents. After you
make a purchase, the money you get is called your change.

Check Out - 1. Look over a situation. 2. Something that is done in a grocery store; i.e., stand in the "checkout" line means to
give your groceries to a cashier to "check them out" and pay for them. 3. To borrow a book from a library for a certain amount
of time.

Cool - 1. Low temperature. 2. Also slang for nice, good, ("She is a cool teacher").

Cool It - Calm Down.

Cop - "Constable on Patrol." Slang for policeman.

Cop-out - To not accept responsibility.

Cram - To study frantically the night before a test because you have not consistently studied throughout the course. To study at
the last minute.

Cut-it-out - Stop it.

Cut Class - To be deliberately absent from class. Same as to "skip out" or "skip class".

Date - A pre-arranged social activity involving at least two people. To go out with someone. The word also refers to the person
you go out with.

Down - To feel depressed or sad, ("I am down").

Drive Me Up The Wall - To make one very nervous, upset, or annoyed.

Fall For - To take a strong liking for someone or something. Also to be fooled or tricked, ("I fell for the joke").

Fed Up - Disgusted with, or tired of something or someone.

Finals - The last examinations of the semester.

Flunk - To fail a test or a course.

Gay - Refers to an individual with homosexual or lesbian preferences.

Get Screwed - To be deceived or treated unfairly.

Gripe - To complain.

Hang On - Wait for a short while.

Hang In There - Keep trying. Do not be discouraged.

Hassle - Problem. "What a hassle" means " What a problem." To be "hassled" means to be troubled or bothered.

Have Cold Feet - To be nervous, uncertain, or anxious.

High - (Or Buzz) Intoxicated from liquor or drugs. Not to be confused with "hi" which means "hello".

High Five - A phrase uses when two people hit their right hands in mid-air, used to celebrate or congratulate each other.

Hit The Books - To study hard.

Hit The Sack - To go to sleep.

Hold Up - Delay in doing something.

Hot - 1. Warm temperature. 2. Also, slang for "good looking" ("I saw a hot looking woman last night").

How Are You - A way to say "hello."

Hung Up - 1. To be in conflict over a problem. 2. Also, the action one does with the phone when a conversation has ended.

In A Nutshell - Very brief or concise

Jerk - An obnoxious or annoying person.

Luck Out - To do well when you did not expect to.

Make-up - 1. To apologize after a fight or disagreement. 2. To complete an assignment after it was due. 3. Cosmetics a person
uses.

On The House - Free. No cost, ("The dinner was on the house").

Out Of It - Somebody whose mind is far away or preoccupied.

Out Of The Question - Unthinkable. Impossible.

Pig Out - To eat excessively.

Play It By Ear - To respond to circumstances as they arise.

Psyched - To be mentally prepared for something. To be excited about something to come.

Pull One's Leg - To tease someone.

Pull Strings - Use influence to get something.

Pull Wool Over Someone's Eyes - To deceive or mislead someone.

Put-down - An insult. Or the act of humiliating someone.

Rip Off - To steal. To charge an exorbitant price for some item, or something not worth its price, ("That concert was a rip-off").

R.S.V.P. or r.s.v.p. - "Repondez s'il vous plait" in French. Means that you should respond to an invitation.

Run Around With - To be friends with someone.

Scam - To do something dishonest.

Screwed Up - 1. Confused. 2. Mistaken. 3. To have done something incorrectly.

Skip - To not go to class. The same thing as to "cut class."

Syllabus - A handout provided by a course instructor which outlines course content, procedures, grading policy, etc.

Take a Raincheck - To postpone an invitation, accepting it for a later date.

Take For Granted - To assume.

Through The Grapevine - Something heard through informal channels or gossip.

Underhanded - Dishonest, almost illegal.

Under The Table - Illegal. Not honest.

Under The Weather - Sick. Not well.

Up tight - Worried. Tense.

Wasted - 1. "High" or intoxicated. 2. Not used smartly, as someone "wasted" their time or money.

American slang words

Word Meaning

Hobnob Socialize with people of an artificially higher status

Chill Relax

Popo Police

Fuzz Police

Airhead Silly/foolish person

Cringe Really embarrassing

Copium Fake drug to help twitch users deal with loss/failure

Simp Person who does too much for who he/she likes
Cram Study intensely in a short amount of time

Crash Sleep/pass out

Dms’ Direct messages

Dead (Such as in a restaurant or bar) no one’s there

Steez Effortless style

Spox Spokesperson

Sawbuck Us$10

A-Game One’s best

Oops! When someone messes up

Dude A guy

Dope! Cool

Yuppie Young urban professional, white-collar worker

White-Collar High-salary job that doesn’t involve manual labor, such as accountants and lawyers

Blue-Collar Jobs focused on manual labor, such as farmers and miners

Woke Aware of potential injustices

Poppin’ Excellent
Lit Drunk, or superb

Swole Very muscular

Drip Fashionable

Drownin’ Unfashionable

Salty Jealous (of someone)

Cool Great

Snatched Nice and cool

Yeet! Expression of excitement

Yikes! No way! It can’t be!

Finsta Fake/Private Instagram account

Periodt. End of discussion (for example, what a parent would say to the child)

Flex Show off

Low-key Modest, something you don’t want emphasized

Slay Excel at, win at

Gucci Trendy

Shook Emotionally bothered/shaken

Curve Rejecting someone’s advances (e.g. from a classmate)

Stan Obsessive fan

Sus Suspect/suspicious

Turnt Intoxicated, energized

Bae A best friend/loved one

Fleek Really good, stylish

Cheugy Out of style

Emo Overly angsty/emotional

E-Girl/E-Boy An emo girl/boy

Fam Family

Smol Small/cute

Snack Someone who’s attractive

Wig That’s so cool!

Lewk Someone’s personal style

Hot Attractive

Sick Cool, great

Shady Suspicious

Bomb Really good, tasty

Boujee Fancy and extravagant

Dank Excellent

Flakey Indecisive

Finna I am going to

Ghost Suddenly start ignoring

Hypebeast Someone who only wants to be popular

W A win

L A loss

Whip Car

Hip Popular, trendy

Lemon Bad person

Babe Attractive woman, your significant other

Grub Food

Jacked Muscular
Chicken Coward

Ex Former girlfriend or boyfriend

Whiz A smart person

Dump End a relationship

Jonesing (For) Really want something

Wack Bad, not cool

Score Get what you want

Corny (Things like movies and jokes) silly

Cheesy (Things like movies and jokes) silly

Flick Movie

Bummer Disappointment

Wasted Intoxicated

Booze Alcohol

Yas! (Celebratory) yes!