Using colloquial expressions and slang

Slang Adjectives
Awesome (or wicked) -amazing
That was an awesome movie.
That was a wicked movie.

Beat -tired
Sam is beat today because he
didn't sleep much last night.

Blue (or down) -sad, depressed

Mary is feeling blue because her
cat died.
Mary is down because her cat
died.

Broke-without money
Lou spent all his money at the
casino so now he's broke.

Fishy-suspicious
Mrs. Smith thought it was fishy
that her neighbor had so many
visitors at night.
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Hammered -drunk
Jim had nine beers so now
he's hammered.

Hot -sexy or stolen

Sam says his new girlfriend is
hot. -sexy
That stereo is hot! -stolen

Hung over -tired from drinking

too much the day before
Al's bachelor party was last
night. He's really hung over!

Loaded -rich
Many people who live in
Beverly Hills are loaded.

Nuts (or nutty) -crazy

That lady keeps talking to
herself. Do you think she's
nuts?
 Slang verbs
Chill - to relax
Tonight I just want to chill.

Crash - to sleep
My roommate always crashes on
the couch.

Eyeball - to stare long and hard at someone

or something.
Dave eyeballed his daughter's new boyfriend.

Grub - to eat
I´m hungry, let´s go grub
at McDonald’s
 Slang nouns
Geek - someone who works too hard, is
more intelligent than usual, and is
slightly unattractive.
Bill Gates is kind of a geek.

Grand - one thousand dollars.

He's making over a hundred grand a year!

Hickey: a love bite on the skin.

Wow! Is that a hickey on your neck?

Jerk: stupid or annoying person.

How could you go out with
such a jerk?
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1. In the Bar
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz center/barmult.htm

2. Time
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz center/time.htm

3. Hot or Cold
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz/hot.htm

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