American Slang Expressions
- Write slang terms on one set of index cards and definitions on a second set of index cards.
- Give each student a slang card and also give each student a non-matching definition card; after giving students the meanings of the slang terms, have them walk around to try to find the matches for the cards they have in their hands.
- Arrange three dozen (36) of the cards – half slang terms and half matching definitions – and arrange them facedown on a desk top in completely random order. Have students play a game of “Concentration”, instructions for which follow at the end of this document.
The slang terms are listed below with the actual definition to the right
1) Famished – Very hungry
2) Chat – To talk
3) Snack – A small meal
4) Couch Potato – A lazy person
5) Broke – Having no money
6) Swell – Excellent
7) Okey-Dokey – That is acceptable to me
8) Yeh – Yes
9) Eh?! – Is that right? or Do you agree?
10) Boom Box – A very loud radio, CD-player, or tape-player
11) Scarf or Scarf-Down – To eat and swallow food very quickly
12) Tunes – Music or songs
13) Duds – clothing
14) Howdy – Hello
15) Sure – Certain or certainly
16) Guzzle – To drink very fast
17) Really – Is that true? or Is that correct?
18) Nerd – Student who reads and studies a lot.
19) See ya – Goodbye
20) Ain’t – Is not. or Am not. or Are not.
21) Flicks – Movies
22) Geek – Person who knows and likes to work with computers.
23) Holy Smokes. or Holy Cow – Incredible!
24) What’s Happening? or What’s Up? – Tell me the latest news about yourself.
25) Cool. or Neat/o. or Nifty. or Keen – Very good.
26) Wow! – What a surprise!
27) Beat – Very tired. or Music rhythm.
28) Java – Coffee
29) Boob Tube – Television
30) Y’all – Everybody
31) Gotcha – I understand. or You’re Caught (doing something wrong).
32) T.T.F.N. (Ta Ta for Now) – Goodbye until later.
33) Snooze – To sleep.
34) Flop – A failure. or To Collapse (in exhaustion)
35) Top-Notch – The best quality
36) Folks – Your family (especially your parents). or Average people.
37) Loaf. or Loafing Around – To be doing nothing. or To be lazy.
38) Hold On – To wait. or Wait a moment.
39) Psyched Up – Ready and excited to do something.
40) Blues – A feeling of sadness.
41) Chill-Out – To calm down.
42) Mosey – To walk someplace slowly.
43) Clueless – Dumb. or Not able to understand things.
44) Whatever – I am not interested.
45) Wiped Out. or Pooped Out – Very, very tired.
46) Go Bonkers – To lose self-control. or To act crazily.
47) Dude – A man (especially) one who dresses very fancily.
48) Mellow Out – To relax.
49) Laid Back – Very calm; nothing disturbs you.
50) Crash – To go fall asleep when very tired.
51) Truckin’ or Cruising – To ride around in a car; sometimes on a long trip.
52) Busted – Broken. or To be caught (doing something wrong).
53) Rat Race – Stressful, difficult, competitive process of earning a living.
54) Buzz – Gossip or rumors.
55) Daily Grind – One’s job.
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