Sean, get your wheels ready because we're going on a road trip! If you've got "wheels", it means you own a car or vehicle of some sort. Shotgun! Get in the back 'cause I said it first!
COMMON LINGO MEANING DRIVER
when a guard who rode alongside a stagecoach driver was ready to use his shotgun to ward off bandits or hostile Native Americans. This phrase has its origins in the old Native American days of the U.S. If someone "calls" or "rides shotgun", it means they're riding in the passenger's seat.
COMMON LINGO MEANING MOVIE
I bet you've watched a movie and heard the actors in it shout "shotgun" and race to a car at least once before. These are all adjectives that describe how good or cool something is. Ooh-wee, I'm so hyped about that new Avengers movie!ĭude, I'm always stoked to see you play ball like that! Sweet, tight, dope The new PlayStation is coming out next month! I'm so amped! If you're any of the three adjectives listed above, you're just overly excited about something. None of us had said a word about it for months, but Jim spilled the beans! To be amped, hyped, stoked Guys, Tasha is pregnant! Joe spilled the beans last night! The same goes for when you reveal a secret (intentionally or unintentionally), especially if someone trusted you with it. Yes, it's a pretty big deal if you spill the beans on the floor. He did what?! That man's definitely lost his marbles! Whenever this phrase is used, people are generally either completely out of line or just totally crazy! When I wanted to buy that car, they asked for my John Hancock first. It replaces the word "signature" and is frequently used in highly formal settings, as well.Īll that's needed now is your John Hancock and this deal is done. This expression is actually a few centuries old. If you ever get apprehended by the "po-po", chances are they'll ask you for your John Hancock. I hate it when the fuzz comes around! John Hancock while "the fuzz" is mostly used in the UK. However, "Five-O" and "po-po" are predominantly used in the U.S. These are all just popular street names for the police. Please, don't mistake this for the increasingly popular game Fortnite. The deadline for this project is in a fortnight. Yo, that threat she made was for real! FortnightĪ typical British slang word which indicates a time period of "two weeks". I'm for real about learning English this year! If you say you're "for real", it means you're totally honest or serious about something. I tried talking to him but he just gave me the cold shoulder! For real Wendy is in such a bad mood! I greeted her this morning and she just gave me the cold shoulder!
If you give someone the cold shoulder, it simply means that you're ignoring them or don't care about what they have to say. In slang, "to give a ring" to someone means to give them a call or phone them.
However, that's the literal meaning of the expression. If you have someone in your life you love and you'd possibly like to marry them one day, don't ever call him or her a "babe". The show is gonna be filled with babes! To give a ring (to someone) Last night was amazing! I had a blast! BabeĪ "babe" is a woman that you find utterly attractive or "hot"!Īre you guys talking about Linda? She's such a babe! OMG, this party is lit! I'm having a blast! Simply put, if you're having a blast, you're having the time of your life! No, this hasn't got anything to do with explosions or things blowing up. So, now that we've seen what "slang" typically refers to in the English language, let's dive into the most commonly used slang expressions among English speakers. Slang is often associated with a particular age group or region, outside of which other speakers might not understand it. It's similar to idioms, although most idioms are universal and aren't limited to a specific speaker group. Slang words and expressions are mostly words that we know but they have a very different meaning when used in an informal setting which we might not be aware of. It doesn't mean that you look like a chicken, no. Moreover, if someone calls you a "chicken", it probably means you're just cowardly and they're teasing you for not wanting to do something. If someone asks you "What's up?", they don't mean "What do you see when you look up?" - everyone knows it's "the sky" that's above us, okay?! On the contrary, it's slang for "How are you doing?" or "What's going on?" It's those informal words and expressions that we use socially - ones that aren't necessarily considered standard in language. However, if I could provide my own definition of what "slang" really means in the life of an English learner, it would be "language that is not taught in a classroom". At least, that's the dictionary definition of what we're dealing with today. Slang - very informal language that is usually spoken rather than written, used especially by particular groups of people.
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