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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
S.O.B.
n. son of a bitch; despicable person (typically male)
S.O.S.
n. shit on a shingle (i.e.: creamed chipped beef on toast)
sack
n. bed; cot
sack
n. firing, termination, or dismissal from a job
sack
n. the tackling of a player in football (American)
sack
v. fire; dismiss (an employee)
sack
v. tackle a player in football (American)
sack out
v. go to bed; get in bed; go to sleep
sand box
n. Iraq (as of 2003; previously referred to Saudi Arabia)
scam
n. deception; swindle; con; v. deceive; steal; con somebody out of
scammer
n. con artist; deceiver; swindler
scank
n. ugly woman (usually young)
scarf
v. eat greedily and quickly. 1. He was so hungry he scarfed the entire pizza.
scarf down
v. eat greedily and quickly
scarf out
v. eat greedily and quickly
schlep
n. dumb, annoying person
schlep
v. carry or haul something or somebody from place to place. 1. I've been schlepping these books around all day.
schmoose
v. gossip; discuss; cat
schmooze
v. gossip; discuss; cat
schmoozer
n. person who can chat or gossip effectively
schmuck
n. dumb, annoying man or boy
schmuck
n. penis
school
v. teach somebody something (usually said by a person in authority)
scope
v. assess or evaluate somebody visually
scope out
v. assess or evaluate somebody visually
scorcher
n. very hot, sunny day
score
n. results; outcome
score
n. summary of information such as news, weather, or sports
score
v. succeed; obtain what one wanted
score
v. have sexual relations with (said by men regarding women)
scraggy
adj. bony; having little muscle or body fat
scratch
adj. unplanned; temporary
scratch
n. money; cash
scratch
v. eliminate; cancel; delete
scratch
n. money
screw
v. con; deceive; swindle; cheat
screw
n. person available for sex
screw
n. sex; the sex act
screw
v. have sexual relations with
screw around
v. waste time; do something unproductive or futile
screw over
v. cheat, lie, or deceive somebody
screw up
adj. err; mess up; blunder
screw up
n. chaos; confusion; mess
screwed
adj. deceived; cheated; swindled
scriptkiddy
n. young, inexperienced hacker with little programming ability who uses other's code for their own malicious purposes
scrub
v. cancel; halt; stop
scruffy
adj. dirty; unkempt. 1. Who you calling scruffy looking?
scum
n. disgusting, worthless person
scum
n. semen
scumbag
n. disgusting, worthless person
scumbag
n. condom, in particular a used one
scuz
n. dirt; filth; garbage
scuzzbag
n. disgusting, worthless person
scuzzy
adj. disgusting; repulsive; vulgar
second base
n. act of touching or groping sexually (used as a way to mark "progress" in sex, particularly among youth)
serious
adj. excellent; nice; good
set
n. period during which a band plays without stopping
sexy
adj. have substantial sexual appeal
shades
n. sunglasses, especially dark sunglasses
shag
v. depart; leave
shag
v. have sexual intercourse with
shag off
v. depart; leave
shank
n. knife; blade
shank it
v. walk someplace; go someplace on foot
shape up or ship out
idiom. behave/perform well or get out of the way
sharp
adj. handsome; attractive; nicely dressed
sharp
adj. smart; clever; bright
shellac
v. defeat somebody (often in a game or other contest)
shellacked
adj. defeated; beaten (often in a game or other contest)
shellacking
n. defeat; beating; loss
sheep
n. stupid or gullible people
ship shape
adj. in good condition; functioning well
shit
n. feces; the act of defacating; a despicable pesron; something completely worthless; nonsense. 1. There's shit all over the place. What happened?
shit
v. defacate; move one's bowls. 1. Gotta shit, be back in a minute.
shit fit
n. a strong, angry outburst; a tantrum. 1. Her kid threw a shit fit when he didn't get what he wanted for dinner.
shit on
v. treat somebody poorly
shit on a shingle
n. creamed chipped beef on toast
shit or get off the pot
v. take action or leave
shit slinger
n. cook
shit-ass
adj. of or pertaining to an awful, repulsive person
shit-ass
n. awful, repulsive person
shit-bag
n. set of annoying problems or difficulties
shit-bag
n. unappealing, incompetent person
shitcan
n. toilet
shitcan
n. garbage can
shit-faced
adj. drunk; intoxicated
shithead
n. dumb, rude person (usually said of men)
shit-house
n. outhouse; outdoor toilet
shit-list
n. list of worthless or troublesome people
shitload of
n. large quantity of something
shits
n. diarrhea
shits
n. diarrhea; the runs; loose stool. 1. I've had the shits since I ate that bad fish.
shitsky
n. dumb, rude person (usually said of men)
shitsky
n. feces; dung
shitstick
n. feces in a long, narrow shape
shitstick
n. horried person
shitty
adj. coated with feces
shitty
adj. lousy; poor quality; undesirable. 1. What shitty weather. 2. That's such a shitty car, what with the dents and scracthes.
shlep
n. dumb, annoying person
shlep
v. carry or haul something or somebody from place to place
shmen
n. freshmen; first-year college students
shmoose
v. gossip; discuss; cat
shmooze
v. gossip; discuss; cat
shook
adj. scared; frightened; startled
shoot
v. start to explain something
shoot the bull
v. gossip; discuss; chat
shoot the crap
v. gossip; discuss; chat
shoot the shit
v. gossip; discuss; chat
short stack
n. two pancakes
shot
adj. tired; exhausted; damaged; ruined
shot
n. attempt; attempt to do something
shot
n. launch of a rocket
shot down
adj. rejected; eliminated; destroyed
shot glass
n. small glass, 1.5 to 2.0 ounces, for measuring or drinking liquor
shot in the dark
idiom. guess; random attempt. 1. It was a shot in the dark. I'm not surprised I got it wrong.
shot to the curb
adj. having no money or place to live; in the gutter
shotgunning
n. ordering large numbers of tests so as to find what is wrong with a patient
shove off
v. depart; leave
shrooms
n. Psilocybin/psilocin
shut somebody up
v. force somebody to stop talking; prevent somebody from talking
silver bullet
n. amazing and full-proof solution
single digit midget
n. solider with less than ten days left in a combat zone
sitrep
n. situation report
SIW
abbr. self-inflicted wound
six pack
n. well defined stomach muscles
sixty-nine
n. oral sex in which the two partners mutually stimulate each other
sixty-nine (69)
n. oral sex in which the two partners mutually stimulate each other
skank
n. ugly woman (usually young)
skanky
adj. ugly; disgusting (said mostly about women)
sketchy
adj. shady; vague; weird
skills
n. ability; capacity; talent; gifts. 1. You know you brought me in 'cause I got the skills.
skin
v. cheat; deceive; overcharge
skinhead
n. person with a shaven or bald head
skinny-minnie
n. very slender woman
skins
n. drums
skive off
v. avoid work or responsibilities; shirk
skosh
n. a little more
slacker
n. lazy, unproductive person
slam
n. criticism; harsh review
slam
v. criticize; berate; object. 1. He got slammed by his boss for doing a lousy job last month.
slam (some) beers
v. drink (a lot of) beer
slam dunk
n. forcing a basketball into the basket from above
slam dunk
n. something that is absolutely certain. 1. I'm telling you, it's a slam dunk. No problems.
slammer
n. prison; jail
slanging match
idiom. prolonged exchange of insults using slang
sleaze
n. disgusting, despicable person
sleaze
n. worthless item or object
sleaze
v. be promiscuous (sexually); be a slut
sleazebag
n. disgusting , repulsive person
sleazeball
n. disgusting , repulsive person
sleaze-bucket
n. disgusting , repulsive person
sleazo
adj. sleazy; disgusting; having a bad reputation
sleazoid
adj. sleazy; disgusting; having a bad reputation
sleez
n. disgusting, despicable person
sleez
n. worthless item or object
sleez
v. be promiscuous (sexually); be a slut
slime
n. disgusting, worthless person
slime bag
n. disgusting, worthless person (usually said of men)
slime bucket
n. disgusting, worthless person (usually said of men)
slimeball
n. disgusting, worthless person (usually said of men)
SLJO
abbr. shitty little jobs officer (junior officer given many small tasks)
slope
n. Asian person (so called because of the shape of the eyes)
slow code
n. cardiac arrest for which no particular measures are taken due to the moribund condition of the patient
slug
n. bullet; firearm ammunition
slut
n. a woman who is sexually promiscuous; a woman who appears sexually promiscuous or sexually alluring. 1. She looks like a slut but doesn't actually put out.
slutty
n. a sexually promiscuous or alluring appearance (used only in reference to women). 1. She always looks slutty, even when she goes to church.
smarts
n. intelligence; brains
smash hit
n. very successful movie, play, or other form of entertainment
smashed
adj. drunk; intoxicated
smear
v. defeat somebody (often in a game or other contest)
smoke
n. act of smoking any substance
smoke
n. cigarette (tobacco); cigar; pipe
smoke
n. deception; exaggeration; bullshit
smoke eater
n. firefighter
smokin'
adj. excellent; very hot
smoking gun
n. irrefutable evidence of guilt
smoothie
n. blended drink, usually including fruit
SNAFU
n. problem; trouble; trouble spot (from WWII military slang: situation normal, all fucked up). 1. Just one little snafu: the computer crashed.
SNAG
abbr. sensitive New Age guy
snag
n. trouble; difficulty
snag
v. acquire; grab; swipe; steal
snail mail
n. physical mail. 1. Send it snail mail. I don't mind waiting.
snake eater
n. U.S. Army Special Forces personnel; Green Beret
snap
n. snapshot
snap
v. lose control; go crazy. 1. When he heard the news, he just snapped.
sniffer
n. nose
snog
v. kiss. 1. I just snogged the girl of my dreams.
snookered
adj. deceived; cheated; swindled
snorting
n. using inhalants
snow
n. deception; con
snow
v. attempt to con or deceive somebody
snow job
n. deception; con
so sue me
idiom. retort said to reject or dismiss somebody's statement
sofa spud
n. lazy person who watches television, movies, or plays video games
soft code
n. cardiac arrest for which no particular measures are taken due to the moribund condition of the patient
solid
adj. great; excellent; cool
son of a bitch
n. unappealing, worthless person. 1. You are such a son of a bitch. I can't trust you at all.
son of a bitch
exclam. damn it, darn it (used to express frustration or anger). 1. Son of a bitch! I totally forgot.
sorry-ass
adj. depressed; sad; pathetic; worthless. 1. Get your sorry-ass car out of my space.
sorry-assed
adj. depressed; sad; pathetic; worthless
soul kiss
n. French kiss
sounds
n. music; records; CDs
soup
n. fog. 1. We can't see anything through this soup. Better drive slow.
soup's on
n. dinner is ready; dinner is on the table. 1. Soup's on. Get it while it's hot.
space
v. be befuddled; become disoriented or disorganized
space junk
n. debris, including dead satellites, in orbit around the earth
space out
v. be befuddled; become disoriented or disorganized
spaced
adj. giddy; flakey; silly; befuddled
spaced out
adj. giddy; flakey; silly; befuddled
spacey
adj. giddy; flakey; silly; befuddled
spam
n. mass mailing of email for commercial purposes (usually involving sex)
spam
n. undesired email messages (usually in large quantity) for products or services the user has no interest in
spam
v. flood email boxes with unrequested messages for products or services
spam
v. send massive amounts of email for commercial purposes (usually involving sex)
spamhaus
n. company or site that sends out spam email
sparg
n. asparagus
sparky
n. radio operator
spastic
adj. out of control; hyper
spaz
n. idiot; twit; person who overreacts
spear-phishing
n. targeted, precision phishing
specs
n. eyesglasses
specs
n. specifications; detailed information (usually about technology). 1. Just give me the specs on the new system.
speed
n. amphetamine
spic
n. Hispanic person
spiffed up
adj. nicely dressed; cleaned up. 1. You got all spiffed up for today's meeting? Why?
spiffy
adj. good; nice; excellent. 1. Very spiffy clothes. Where are going?
spike
v. put alcohol into a non-alcoholic drink. 1. Who spiked the punch?
spill one's guts
v. confess; reveal everything
splash
n. commotion; noise; something noticable or even remarkable. 1. He made a big splash with his new ideas
splash
v. shoot down; kill in an aerial battle. 1. Splash one enemy fighter.
split
v. depart; leave
sponge off
v. live off somebody without paying for rent, food, or other costs
spook
n. spy; espionage agent
spook
v. scare; frighten, startle
spook factory
n. CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
spoon
n. cook
spoon slinger
n. cook
spot
n. small quantity of liquor. 1. Just a spot of whisky, please.
spot
n. club; nightclub; nigth spot. 1. Where's a good spot to hang out around here?
spot
v. give somebody an advantage (in a game). 1. I'll spot you ten points.
spot
v. lend somebody something. 1. Can you spot me ten dollars?
spring for
v. pay for something (usually a treat for somebody)
spring for
v. pay for something (usually a treat for somebody)
spruce up
v. fix up; clean up; make neat and tidy
spud
n. potato. 1. "Addicted to Spuds" (song title).
spunk
n. guts; verve; courage
spunk
n. semen
square
n. person who is old-fashioned, behaves well, and is traditional
square
v. set something right
squat
n. nothing; nothing at all
squat
v. sit; sit down; sit and remain sitting
squeal
v. inform, snitch, or tell on somebody
squeeze
n. difficult situation
squeeze
v. pressure; urge; push somebody to do something
squeeze
n. one's lover
stack
n. pile of toast, French toast, or pancakes
stash
n. hidden supply of drugs or drug-related items
stash
v. hide; conceal
stat
adj. immediately. 1. Get him to the ER stat.
stay loose
v. be cool; relax; be calm
steam
v. anger; upset
steamed
adj. angry; upset, frustrated
steel pot
n. helmet made of steel with a plastic liner
step on it
v. hurry; make haste; rush. 1. Step on it. We don't have time to waste.
stern
n. buttocks; posterior
sticks
n. remote, isolated area (often a village or town)
stiff
n. corpse; dead body. 1. Where's the stiff from last night's shootout?
stiff
v. not leave a tip (in a restaurant, bar, or club). 1. That waiter got stiffed by a stingy couple.
sting
n. operation to ensnare criminals. 1. In a brilliant sting operation, the police shut down a major drug smuggling operation.
sting
v. capture and/or arrest somebody
sting
v. cheat; deceive; swindle
stinger
n. flaw; catch; drawback
stink
n. commotion; argument; dispute
stink
v. be disgusting, unappealing, or undesirable
stinker
n. person who is undesirable or disgusting
stinking rose
n. garlic
stinkpot
n. baby with a soiled diaper (usually from defecation)
stoked
adj. excited; eager
stone
adv. totally; completely; entirely
stoned
adj. drunk; intoxicated
stoned
adj. under the influence of drugs
stones
n. guts; verve; courage
stones
n. testicles; balls
straight
adj. honest; truthful
straight
adj. no longer using drugs or alcohol
straight
adj. undiluted alcoholic drink
straight
adj. heterosexual
straight
n. heterosexual as opposed to homosexual or bisexual
straight dope
n. accurate reporting, information, or facts
straight up
adj. alcoholic drink without ice; neat
straight up
adj. forthwith; upright; earnest
straight-shooter
n. person who speaks directly and frankly
strapped
adj. short on cash; broke; having no money
street
n. real world (as opposed to jail, prison, or other confinement)
street
n. Wall Street (note that this is often capitalized)
street smart
adj. knowledgable about life in the city, particularly in dangerous parts of a city. 1. She's street smart and knows how to get things done.
street smarts
n. capacity to survive or thrive in a given environment
stress
v. become anxious or agitated; make somebody anxious or agitated
stressed
adj. anxious; upset; agitated; annoyed. 1. I'm so stressed because of all this work.
stressed out
adj. anxious; upset; agitated; annoyed
stretch
n. nickname for a tall, lanky, gangly person (usually capitalized)
stretch
n. time period
stroke
v. flatter or comfort somebody. 1. Just go stroke his ego, then you'll get a raise.
stubby
n. small can of beer
stud
n. male seen as successful with or appealing to women
studhammer
n. male who is sexually successful with women
stud-muffin
n. very handsome, sexy male
stuff a sock in it
exclam. be quiet; shut up; stop stalking
stupid-ass
adj. dumb; stupid; idiotic
stupid-ass
n. dumb, idiotic person
sub
n. sandwich made with Italian bread sliced lengthwise, filled with cold cuts, cheese, and vegetables
submarine sandwich
n. sandwich made with Italian bread sliced lengthwise, filled with cold cuts, cheese, and vegetables
suck
v. be unappealing or undesirable
suck face
v. kiss
suck suds
v. drink beer
suck up
v. tolerate; endure; accept something. 1. I know your job is tough, but you just have to suck it up.
sucker
n. person who is easily fooled or deceived
sucker
n. thing; object; device
sucker
v. trick; con; swindle; deceive
sucky
adj. undesirable; unappealing; low-quality
suds
n. beer
sue me
idiom. retort said to reject or dismiss somebody's statement. 1. You say you don't like it? So sue me.
ugar
exclam. drat; darn (used in place of shit to express anger or frustration)
sugar daddy
n. older man who financially takes care of a younger person, often in a sexual relationship
suit
n. businessman or businesswoman; a person in authority
Sunday best
n. fancy, elegant clothing
Sunday driver
n. automobile driver who goes slowly and carefully. 1. I hate being stuck behind Sunday drivers.
superfly
adj. good; nice; excellent
superjock
n. great athelete or sports competitor
supratentorial
adj. in the brain or head; used to say a condition is psychiatric instead of neurological. 1. This patient's problem is supratentorial. We can't do anything for him here in the ER.
surf n' turf
n. common way of referring to a platter with meat and seafood
suss
v. figure out; realize; understand clearly. 1. I've got you sussed now.
Suzy Homemaker
n. stereotype of the American housewife
swap spits
v. kiss
sweat
n. problem; trouble. 1. No sweat, I'll get it done.
sweat
v. anxiously await results
sweat blood
v. feel very tense or anxious
sweat bullets
v. feel very tense or anxious
sweep under the rug
idiom. hide; conceal; remove evidence. 1. Just sweep that problem under the rug. We'll worry about it if we have to.
swift
adj. clever; intelligent; smart. 1. You're not too swift, are you?
swing
v. be current; modern; with it
swing
v. be entertaining, exciting, or enjoyable
swing
v. participate in group sex, exchanges of sex partners, or other fashionable activities
swipe
n. blow or strike by somebody or something
swipe
v. steal something (usually small)
swipe
v. take something