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Slang

7. Right-means in agreement. I use this one a lot.

Can you believe new Sherlock episodes only come on every two years? Right!

That movie was great! Right!

8. Pumped-is a feeling of total excitement.

I am really pumped to go to the party.

Are you pumped to go shopping?

9. Yo-used instead of hi or hello. I used this in the 90’s but I rarely use this term now.

Yo how’s it going?

Yo how are you?

Idioms

7. Sicker than a dog-means you are really sick. This idiom came to be because dogs rarely get sick and when they do it’s really bad.

I can’t go to work today because I am sicker than a dog.

How are you? I am sicker than a dog.

8. Bend over backwards-To do a lot of things for a person or group. You can use it as a negative or a positive. However a lot of people use it as a negative.

I bend over backwards for him and he doesn’t say thanks.

I bend over backwards for the reading group but it’s worth it.

9. For the record-means to state facts and to remember later.

For the record this is not chicken this is turkey.

For the record I did not break your window.

Slang & Idioms

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coollogo_com-245192899Since I have been listening and writing down all the slang and idioms I use or others use, I didn’t realize how many there actually were.  I am actually surprise away how much I use them just to communicate.

Slang

4. Posse– a large group of friends

I am going to the mall with my posse.

My posse and I are going to stay home and play video games.

5. Y’all-You all. Mostly people in southern states will say this.

Y’all want to go to dinner?

Now y’all come back now.

6. Sick-crazy, cool and insane.

That concert was sick!

That is a sick t-shirt.

Idioms

4.Tell me about it-meaning I already know or I agree.

Have to be careful with this one. You really have to pay attention on how the person is using it and their body language. In this case it’s ironic. I don’t really want you to tell me about it. I made a recording so you can hear the difference. When I say it ironically I might roll my eyes or move my head to the side.

Person One: You wouldn’t believe what happened to me today.

Person Two: Tell me about it.

Person One:I really hate our slow computers at work.

Person Two: Tell me about it.

5.What’s up-meaning how’s it going? This one can come in a variety of ways of spelling and saying, here are some examples: Waz up? Sup? What up? What’s up?

This idiom is used when meeting with friends or people that you know well, when meeting with such people there is no hi or hello used just the phrase.

Meeting your sister: What’s up?

Sister: Nothing really.

Meeting a friend: Sup?

Friend: Oh not much.

6. Hold your horses-meaning wait or calm down.

When someone is rushing you to do something or someone is throwing a fit you can use this phrase.

Person one: Let’s go right now!

Person two: Hold your horses!

Person one: But I want this!

Person two: Hold your horses!

Slang & Idioms

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My friend Helen made me think on how I talk. As an American, I use slang and idioms every day. I didn’t realize how many there were and I’m not the only one to use them; my friends, family, on TV, in magazines basically everywhere. I am going to count slang and idioms that I use just to see how many there are. Of course not all at once, first I have to pay attention, listen and write them down when I say, hear or see them. Also I will include other slang and idioms that I do not use or even what Wisconsinites say. I do know what they all mean even though I may not say them in everyday conversations. I will indicate which ones I do not use.

Idioms

1. Hit the nail on the head meaning you are correct.

You really hit the nail on the head when you said the Green Bay Packers would win the game.

I hit the nail on the head when I knew I would get that promotion.

2. Hold down the fort meaning to take care of a place while someone is gone like a store or a home.

So you hold down the fort (take care of my home) while I go on vacation.

I will hold down the fort till the boss gets back.

3. Lay it on me meaning tell me.

I have some crazy stories. Lay it on me!

This guy told me the stupidest excuse ever. Lay it on me.

Slang

1. Swamped meaning overloaded with work.

I am swamped at work.

I am swamped with homework.

2. Trashed meaning being really drunk.

I got totally trashed last New Year’s Eve party.

I think Kevin is trashed.

3. Bubbler meaning water fountain for drinking. Note: I do not say this but a lot of Wisconsinites say this.

I need a drink from the bubbler.

Let’s get a drink from the bubbler.