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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
nada
n. nothing; nothing at all
natter
n. chat; talk
natter
v. chat; chat casually. 1. They just natter all day instead of doing proper work.
neat
adj. cool; nice; pleasant
negative
n. something bad, poor, or flawed
negatory
adj. no; not at all; not now
nerd
n. boring, studious person (usually said of men or boys)
nerdmobile
n. boring family car
netiquette
n. etiquette or manners online
netizen
n. person on the Internet or Web
neuro
n. neorology; neurological service in a hospital. 1. Call neuro. We won't figure this out on our own.
newbee
n. person who is new to the Internet
newbie
n. person who is new to a situation
newbie
n. person who is new to the Internet. 1. Too many newbies in this chat room today.
nick
v. steal something; get something
nick of time
adv. at the last minute; just before time runs out
NICU
abbr. neo-natal intensive care unit
NIFOC
abbr. nude in front of computer
nigga
n. niggar; Black person (offensive when used by non-Blacks, but acceptable among Blacks). 1. What's up, my nigga?
nigger
n. Black person (offensive when used by non-Blacks, but acceptable among Blacks). 1. When Chris Rock says "nigger", it's all right, but if Donald Trump said it, it'd be offensive.
nip
n. small drink of alcohol taken quickly
nip
n. Japanese; Japanese person
nip out
v. slip out; sneak out; leave secretly and briefly
nix
n. nothing; nothing at all
nix
v. stop; halt; prohibit. 1. Wait, nix that idea. It's no good.
no great shakes
adj. not particularly impressive or important
no heroic measures
idiom. no performing CPR or other drastic procedures to resuscitate a patient
no holds barred
idiom. unfettered; without rules or regulations; harsh; rough
no joy
n. no contact; nothing identified. 1. No joy, I don't see anything.
no prob
idiom. no worries or concerns; everything is fine
no problem
idiom. no worries or concerns; everything is fine
no shit
exclam. really? no way; not possible
no shit
exclam. an expression of disbelief or dismissal. 1. No shit! Did that really happen?
no sweat
idiom. no worries or concerns; everything is fine
no way
exclam. never; no; not on your life
noggin
n. the head (only used for people)
noodge
n. a nag; a critical, irritating person
noogie
n. using the knucles to rub somebody's head (done among children)
not enough room to swing a cat
idiom. very little space to move around
not have a pot to piss in
idiom. be very poor; have no money or resources. 1. He hasn't got a pot to piss in, so don't ask him for money.
not know one's ass from a hole in the ground
v. be ignorant; be unaware or useless
not know shit about
v. be ignorant; be unaware or useless
not know shit from shinola
v. not know anything useful
notch
n. mark of achievement or accomplishment
nudge
n. a nag; a critical, irritating person
nugget
n. new recruit or cadet
nugget
n. pilot on his or her first tour of duty; new recruit or cadet in flight school
nuke
v. destroy or obliterate somebody or something
nuke
v. use a microwave oven to prepare food
nuke
n. nuclear weapon
nuke it
v. discard it; get rid of it
number one
n. urination (used mostly by and about children). 1. Mom, I gotta go number one real bad.
number one
adj. best; top
number one
n. oneself. 1. I'm looking out for number one from now on.
number two
n. defacation (used mostly by and about children).
2. Dad, I did a number two by myself.
numbnuts
n. dumb, worthless person
nut
n. eccentric, peculiar individual; insane person
nut
n. fan or enthusiast of something
nuts
adj. crazy; mentally unbalanced
nuts
exclam. no way; that can't be right; that's wrong. 1. Nuts! That can't be right.
nuts
n. testicles
N-word
n. nigger; the word "nigger". 1. Don't use the N-word; it's really harsh.