nada: nothing (from Spanish).
"I know nada about politics."
neat: cool; great.
"Isn't my new car neat?"
noid: someone that's paranoid.
"Why are you so noid?"
nuke (1): nuclear weapon.
"This world had too many nukes."
nuke (2): destroy; delete.
"Sorry, but I accidentally nuked your e-mail message."
nuke (3): cook something in the microwave oven.
"Can you nuke this frozen pizza for me?"
nut (1): odd or crazy person.
"Why are you always acting like a nut?"
nut (2): someone passionate about something.
"I'm a nut about computers."
nuts [offensive]: testicles.
"Don't ever kick me in the nuts."
Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/n.html
quarta-feira, 13 de julho de 2011
Gírias (M) Slang
make waves: cause problems.
"Teachers don't like students to make waves."
max, to the : maximum.
"I'm happy to the max."
mega: big.
"American restaurants serve mega portions of food."
megabucks: a large amount of money.
"It takes megabucks to live in Japan."
mellow: relaxed.
"I'm feeling very mellow this evening."
mickey-mouse: unimportant; time-wasting.
"I'm sick of this mickey-mouse job."
monkey bite: a kiss that leaves a mark on the skin.
"I don't want any monkey bites tonight, okay?"
munch out: to eat voraciously.
"Let's munch out on a large pizza!"
Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/m.html
"Teachers don't like students to make waves."
max, to the : maximum.
"I'm happy to the max."
mega: big.
"American restaurants serve mega portions of food."
megabucks: a large amount of money.
"It takes megabucks to live in Japan."
mellow: relaxed.
"I'm feeling very mellow this evening."
mickey-mouse: unimportant; time-wasting.
"I'm sick of this mickey-mouse job."
monkey bite: a kiss that leaves a mark on the skin.
"I don't want any monkey bites tonight, okay?"
munch out: to eat voraciously.
"Let's munch out on a large pizza!"
Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/m.html
Gírias (L) Slang
laid back: relaxed; calm.
"I always feel laid back at the beach."
lame: incompetent.
"Dave is really lame when is comes to fixing his car."
lip: cheeky talk.
"My students are always giving me lip!"
loser: a bungling and worthless person.
"Why are you dating such a loser?"
love handles: excess fat around the waist.
"Is it possible for Dave to lose his love handles?"
luck out: to be lucky or fortunate.
"You really luck out by visiting that great website!"
Source:http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/l.html
"I always feel laid back at the beach."
lame: incompetent.
"Dave is really lame when is comes to fixing his car."
lip: cheeky talk.
"My students are always giving me lip!"
loser: a bungling and worthless person.
"Why are you dating such a loser?"
love handles: excess fat around the waist.
"Is it possible for Dave to lose his love handles?"
luck out: to be lucky or fortunate.
"You really luck out by visiting that great website!"
Source:http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/l.html
quinta-feira, 27 de janeiro de 2011
Gírias (K) Slang
K (k): a thousand.
"I could retire with 100 K (k)!"
kick back: relax and enjoy.
"I wish I could kick back at the beach today."
kick off: die.
"My dog finally kicked off."
killer: something exceptional or great.
"Wow, your boyfriend is killer!"
knock: condemn.
"Don't knock it unless you've tried it."
knockout: beautiful woman; handsome man.
"Benjamin is already a knockout!"
kook: peculiar person.
"Stop acting like a kook!"
Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/k.html
"I could retire with 100 K (k)!"
kick back: relax and enjoy.
"I wish I could kick back at the beach today."
kick off: die.
"My dog finally kicked off."
killer: something exceptional or great.
"Wow, your boyfriend is killer!"
knock: condemn.
"Don't knock it unless you've tried it."
knockout: beautiful woman; handsome man.
"Benjamin is already a knockout!"
kook: peculiar person.
"Stop acting like a kook!"
Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/k.html
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