Tuesday, 18 November 2014

AMERICAN SLANGS - SIMPLE EXAMPLES

DRY RUN:  REHEARSAL.

EXAMPLE:  Dancers had a dry run before the actual show scheduled for next monday.

DOPE:  NARCOTICS.

EXAMPLE:  Former olympic player arrested for possessing dope and sentenced for 6 months imprisonment.

DICK AROUND:  WASTING OF TIME.

EXAMPLE:  Mother chided his son not to dick around when the exams were just a one week away.


AD FOR DEAD:  LOOKING LIKE VERY TIRED.

EXAMPLE:  Mitchell inquired Matthew he not have a sleep last night as he look like an ad for dead.

COOLER:  JAIL.

EXAMPLE:  McDonald was arrested for drunk and driving and kept into the cooler.

COP OUT:  DROP IN THE MIDDLE/SKIP.

EXAMPLE:  Sam asked his friend not to cop out on him, but stay a while longer.





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