The poor boy was scared stiff when he saw a spaceship flying through the sky.
Slang of the day: scared stiff
Meaning: so frightened that you are unable to move
Usage: I was scared stiff when I saw who was at my door.
Dialog:
Mandy – Did you hear the wind howling last night from the hurricane?
Angie – I sure did, I was scared stiff. How about you?
Mandy – Not me, I went to the beach to watch the waves.
Angie – You are nuts.
Mandy – Yup.
Slang of the day: stud muffin
Meaning: A very attractive man
Usage: I think Brad Pitt is a complete stud muffin!
Dialog:
Sue – What do you think of that new boy Phil in our English class?
Brittany – You mean that dork that just sits there and texts on his phone?
Sue – Yes, but I don’t think he’s a dork. I think he’s a stud muffin. Hopefully “MY” stud muffin soon!
“I’m so scared of the crabs!” Doug screamed.
“Man up!! They are only a few inches wide!” Paul replied.
Slang of the day: man up
Meaning: be brave, be strong, rise up to the occasion (usually only said to men)
Usage: You need to man up and start paying child support. You owe it to your kids!
Dialog:
At the movie theater
Phil: Ahhhhhh!!!! This movie is scary.
Sally: Really? I don’t think it is.
Phil: Oh my goodness. I can’t believe he just did that!
Sally: Really Phil? Stop covering your eyes and man up! If not, I’m going to find myself a new date.
Phil: Actually, I just wanted you to get scared so we could cuddle up together.
Sally: Oh well in that case…
“Oh my gosh!!! This teacher is a total windbag. He just talks and talks and won’t stop!!”
Slang of the day: windbag
Meaning: Someone who won’t stop talking and is rather boring.
Usage: My dad is a windbag when it comes to talking about fishing.
Dialog:
Professor McHenry – So as I was saying the blue piece actually connects to the red piece and then you look at the purple piece and….
Dawn whispering to Sam – Wow, who would’ve thought that rocket science could be so boring?
Sam whispering back to Dawn – I know. This prof is a complete windbag. Here’s hoping the semester passes quickly!
“No thank you mother, I already ate a cookie. That’s enough for me.”
(What a goody two-shoes!)
Slang of the day: goody two-shoes
Meaning: a person who is so nice and good that it is annoying to others
Usage: You are such a goody two-shoes. Did you really have to tell the police man you were actually speeding when he pulled you over for a busted headlight?
Dialog:
Teacher – Class, today we are going to start with painting pictures of the Statue of Liberty.
Dot – Excuse me Mrs. Gumdrop.
Teacher – Yes Dot.
Dot – You are supposed to give us a quiz on our reading from last night. You said we’d have the quiz first thing today.
Teacher – Oh, yes, you are right. Thank you. Class, please remove everything from the top of your desk except a piece of paper and a pen.
Paul whispering to Dot – Dot you are such a goody two-shoes!!!
“Do you have a buck I could borrow?” “Sure!”
Slang of the day: buck
Meaning: a dollar
Usage: I just found a buck laying on the ground – score!
Dialog:
Clerk – That will be 1 dollar and 10 cents.
Peter – I only have a buck. Can you spot me the 10 cents?
Clerk – Um…well…no!
“Cooking is a piece of cake for me! Just call me Master Chef!”
Slang of the day: piece of cake
Meaning: easy to do
Usage: I took my history exam today; it was a piece of cake!
Dialog:
Ted – What did you do today?
Sue – I rebuilt my car’s engine today.
Ted – Wow, that seems difficult.
Sue – Not for me. It was a piece of cake.
“Hey look! There are some of my peeps!”
Slang of the day: peeps
Meaning: people
Usage: Tonight I’m going to hang out with my peeps.
Dialog:
Tad – What are you going to do tonight?
Todd – I’m going on a date with my girlfriend. What about you?
Tad – I’m going to chill with my peeps.
Todd – So, you really have no plans?
Tad – Okay, you got me, I have nothing going on tonight.
“Yikes! Are you serious?”
Slang of the day: yikes
Meaning: an exclamation showing surprise
Usage: Yikes, I can’t believe that happened.
Dialog:
Susan – I got an ‘A’ on my history test. How did you do on it?
Tim – I got a ‘D’.
Susan – Yikes!
Tim – And I also caught a stomach bug.
Susan – Double Yikes!
“She has a sweet tooth!”
Slang of the day: sweet tooth
Meaning: liking sweet food (candy, cake, chocolate, etc.)
Usage: I feel like eating a big piece of cake! Ever since I got pregnant I have a real sweet tooth.
Dialog:
Ted – I can’t believe you just ate 6 cupcakes. You’re going to get a huge belly ache.
Sue – Not me, I have a sweet tooth and I live for sweets!