Interesting Things for ESL Students
Commonly-Used American Slang - Page 6
Slang is informal, often entertaining, language
By Charles I. Kelly & Lawrence E. Kelly
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dirty
I hear that it's a dirty movie.

ditch
I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.

do a snow job on
Don't try to do a snow job on me.

dope
He is such a dope.

dope
There are a lot of dope dealers around here.

dork
He is such a dork.

dough
I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping.

down
Let's go to a bar and down a few beers.

drag
Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.

dynamite
This drink is really dynamite.

earful
My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.

easy mark
The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash.

eat
The problem is really eating away at me.

excellent
That's excellent man.

face-off
The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.
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