Gírias (R) Slang

racket (1): noise.

"Small kids can make a lot of racket."

racket (2): something that's dishonest or deceptive.

"The Tobacco Industry is quite a racket."

racket (3): an occupation.

"I've been in the ESL racket for fourteen years."

rank: give someone a difficult time.

"She's always ranking her teacher."

rat: a despicable person.

"I thought I loved you, but now I know you're really a rat."

razz: annoy someone.

"Will you please stop razzing me?"

rear (end): buttocks.

"Dave fell on his rear (end)."

riot, a : something or someone very funny.

"Jim Carrey is a riot!"

rip off (1): stealing.

"Someone ripped off my car."

rip off (2): fraud.

"I paid $10,000 for my computer. What a rip off!"

rocking: great; excellent.

"David's class is really rocking!"

rubbish: nonsense; not true.

"That rumor is a bunch of rubbish."

rug rat: a child.

"Dave has a couple of rug rats at home."

runs, the: diarrhea.

"Oh no! I've got the runs!"

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/r.html

Gírias (Q) Slang

quarterback: leader.

"Dave is the quarterback of the company."

quick and dirty: done fast, but not well.

"The mechanic did a quick and dirty repair on my car."

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Gírias (P) Slang

pad: someone's home.

"Can I sleep at your pad tonight?"

party: celebrate.

"Let's party tonight!"

party animal: someone that loves parties.

"Dave has been known to sometimes be a party animal."

paws: hands.

"Get your paws off me!"

peanuts: very little money.

"I love my job, but the pay is peanuts."

pee: to urinate.

"I always have to pee after drinking beer."

pickled: drunk.

"He got pickled on vodka."

pig out: eat too much.

"Dave is famous for pigging out on chocolate ice cream."

piss: to urinate.

"My dog pissed on me!"

pissed (off): angry; upset.

"I'm really pissed (off) at you."

plastered: drunk.

"Why does he always get plastered?"

poop, the (1): knowledge; information.

"What's the poop on Michael Jackson?"

poop [offensive] (2): defecation; shit.

"Be careful not to step on dog poop."

poop out: get tired and quit.

"I got pooped out after spending eight hours at Disneyland."

pot (1): toilet.

"Who's on the pot?"

pot (2): marijuana.

"It's easy to buy pot in the big city."

pro: someone who's good at something; professional.

"She's really a pro at golf."

psycho: crazy person.

"Stay away from that psycho!"

puke: vomit.

"Alcohol makes some people puke."

pumped (up): excited.

"I'm really pumped (up) about this place!"

puss: the face.

"My girlfriend slapped me right on the puss."

Source: http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/p.html

Gírias (O) Slang

okay: decent.

"My boss is an okay person."

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Gírias (N) Slang

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

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

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