| Slang |
Definition |
Usage |
| call |
prediction |
The weatherman made a
good call about the weather. |
| can |
toilet |
Do you know where the
can is? |
| carb |
carburetor |
My motorcycle's
carb is out of adjustment. |
| cheesy |
cheap and out of fashion |
That is really a
cheesy looking outfit. |
| chicken |
coward |
He is really a
chicken. |
| chintzy |
cheap |
That really was a
chintzy present you got him. |
| clip |
cheat |
Watch out or they will
clip you at that bar. |
| clunker |
old car |
I can't go on a date in
that clunker. |
| coke |
coca-cola |
I think that
coke is my favorite soda. |
| cold fish |
boring |
My date for the dance
was a cold fish. |
| collar |
apprehend |
I knew they would
collar the robber sooner or later. |
| con |
deceive |
Don't try to con
me. |
| cool |
good |
This is a really
cool place to work. |
| cooler |
jail |
If you steal money you
will end up in the cooler. |
| cop |
police officer |
The cop
showed me his badge. |
| copped |
stole |
How did you get the road
sign? I copped it. |
| couch potato |
lazy person |
He is a couch
potato. |
| cram |
study hard |
I need more time to
cram for the test. |
| crap |
excrement |
Try not to step on the
crap. |
| crap |
worthless |
This car is really
crap. |
| crap |
lies |
Everything you say is
crap. |
| crash |
stay overnight |
I was really drunk last
night and decided to crash at my friend's
house. |
| crash |
sleep |
I came home and decided
to crash for a couple hours. |
| crash |
break |
The computer seems like
it's ready to crash. |
| crash |
attempt to get in |
Last semester I had to
crash two classes. |
| crashers |
students attempting to
get in |
Look at all the
crashers in this class. |
| creamed |
beat |
Our team creamed
them badly. |
| croak |
die |
He felt like he was
going to croak. |
| cruising |
going very fast |
The skier was
cruising down the hill. |
| cuffs |
handcuffs |
He put the cuffs
on the criminal. |
| cushy |
easy |
He has a really
cushy job. |
| cut |
dilute |
Could you cut
my whiskey with a little water? |
