Commonly-Used American Slang - Page 9 - 280+ Expressions
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grubby
Those clothes are too grubby to wear to the party.
Meaning: unclean and untidy
grungy
That is a really grungy jacket.
Meaning: dirty
gut
He got shot in the gut.
Meaning: stomach.
gut
The gut issue is about what we are going to do now.
Meaning: basic
guts
It takes a lot of guts to give the boss your true opinion.
Meaning: courage
hairy
That was a hairy plane trip. I am glad the storm is over.
Meaning: dangerous
hammer
Put the hammer to the floor or we will be late for the wedding.
Meaning: accelerator
hang it up
I have decided to hang up my teaching job.
Meaning: quit
hang loose
Just hang loose for another few days.
Meaning: relax
hang tough
We need to hang tough on our decision.
Meaning: stick with
hardware
The police were surprised by all the hardware the gang members had.
Meaning: weapons
have a buzz on
I had a buzz on after the third martini.
Meaning: was slightly intoxicated
have good vibes
I have good vibes about our new secretary.
Meaning: feel good about
have it all together
Recently I don't have it all together.
Meaning: feel mentally all there.
heave
I heaved up on the floor.
Meaning: vomited
