She really has the munchies!
Slang of the day: munchies
Meaning: snack food or a craving for snack food
Usage: Look at all of the munchies this party has!
Dialog:
Burt – I’m so hungry, I could eat a huge hamburger right now.
Dot – Sorry Burt, but we only have light munchies at our party.
Burt – That’s fine. I’ll fill up on munchies.
***10 minutes later
Dot – Where did all of the food go?
Burt – In my stomach.
Green Thumb
Slang of the day: green thumb
Meaning: to be good at gardening and growing plants
Usage: Wow, your plants are beautiful; you must have a green thumb.
Dialog:
Sally – I can’t grow any plants. Every time I plant one, it dies within days.
Doug – That’s so sad.
Sally – Yeah, it is. Obviously I don’t have a green thumb like you do.
Doug – I can teach you how much water to give your plants.
Sally – Water? You have to water plants?
Doug – Well, that’s is your problem right there.
Booze!
Slang of the day: booze
Meaning: alcohol
Usage: Here’s some booze for you. Drink up!
Dialog:
Fred – Oh my God, I think I drank way too much tonight.
Dan – You think?
Fred – Well, the jello shots were just so good.
Dan – They had a lot of booze in them.
Fred – I only had 10.
Dan – Yeah, that is enough to make you sick.
Fred – Oh man, I gotta go to the bathroom…
“I have a boo boo on my hand.”
Slang of the day: boo boo
Meaning: This word is mainly used with children. It’s a small injury, like a scratch or cut.
Usage: Did baby fall down and get a boo boo?
Dialog:
Sue – Whaaaaaaaa!!!
Mom – What happened?
Sue – Fell down, hurt!
Mom – Oh, you got a boo boo. I’m sorry. Let me kiss it and make it all better.
Sue – Thanks mama.
“Jeez, that girl’s clothes are just too loud!”
Slang of the day: loud
Meaning: bright or garish
Usage: Are you sure you want to buy that hot pink top? It’s so loud!!
Dialog:
Fred – Nice outfit.
Sally – Thanks.
Fred – And aren’t you going to say anything about my new hat?
Sally – It’s loud. There is nothing more I can say about it.
Fred – oh.
“Look at my humongous candy bar!”
Slang of the day: humongous
Meaning: huge, enormous
Usage: That lady has a humongous hat. Wow
Dialog:
Deb – Hey, I like your bow tie.
Phil – Thanks.
Deb – It’s humongous, but it’s still really sharp.
“I’m totally pigging out on cotton candy!”
Slang of the day: to pig out
Meaning: to eat a lot of food
Usage: Everyday after I come home from work, I pig out on chips and soda.
Dialog:
Dana – I’m glad you are enjoying the ice cream I gave you.
Chris – I really am.
Dana – I had no idea you were going to pig out and eat the whole carton of ice cream though.
Chris – Sorry about that. I was really hungry!
The students were all ears as their teacher spoke.
Slang of the day: all ears
Meaning: to listen carefully and attentively
Usage: When my husband speaks; I’m all ears.
Dialog:
Doug – Did you hear what the teacher said in class today about the test?
Peter – Nope, I fell asleep.
Doug – Really? You should be all ears or you’ll end up failing for the year.
Peter – So.
Doug – Well, if you don’t care, never mind.
“Look at my new threads!”
Slang of the day: threads
Meaning: clothes
Usage: Wow, dude! Your threads are cool!
Dialog:
Peter – What did you do today Phil.
Phil – I went to the mall.
Peter – Of course, I should’ve known. I can tell by your cool threads!