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posted March 30, 2011 05:50 AM            

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some American slang and also explain what it means..going to have to learn this language again..for survival purposes

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posted March 30, 2011 09:23 AM            

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What is your first language,Char? What types of slang would you like to learn?
Your English seems perfect to me

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posted March 30, 2011 09:29 AM            

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Thanks. English isn't my first language and it's ok but slang throws me out completely. Some are easy to understand but others..bleh.

"Off the hinges" What the blazers is that?

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posted March 30, 2011 09:42 AM            

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Your English is indeed beautiful!

Yet, blazer is a light weight type of jacket or a GMC vehicle....

blazes might be the word of choice which is an euphemistic word for "hell"

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posted March 30, 2011 09:46 AM            

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Off the hinges would be something that is not "right" like a crooked picture but in emotional terms lol

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posted March 30, 2011 09:46 AM            

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Originally posted by charmainec:
Thanks. English isn't my first language and it's ok but slang throws me out completely. Some are easy to understand but others..bleh.

"Off the hinges" What the blazers is that?

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to be in a state of disorder or irregularity; to have lost proper adjustment.

Slang is confusing though; being there can be more than one meaning.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=off%20the%20hinges

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posted March 30, 2011 09:49 AM            

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In my neck of the woods, it means nuts, wacko or nicely put, different than the rest or missing something.

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posted March 30, 2011 09:51 AM            

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Originally posted by juniperb:
In my neck of the woods, it means nuts, wacko or nicely put, different than the rest or missing something.

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Yes, same here.
Or man that was way wild or cool, or off in left field.
LOL!
Slang to explain slang!

His cheese slid off his cracker

he is off his rocker

One card short of a deck

Twisted sister/twisted mister

Bats in the belfry

Warped
Skewed
Twisted

Space Cadet

Freazoid

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posted March 30, 2011 09:58 AM            

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Blazes =what the heck or what the hell?

If What the Blue Blazes?;

then it means WTF?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and the degree to which one feels incredulous
by adding to blazes,
What the bloody blue blazes?;
and add more to express the degree of the WTF.
What the holy screaming bloody blue blazes?

And often slang can be considered obscenity.
Such as WTF? Which is crude enough as is;
but add in WTHF?....
The "H" added for "holy" and or "hemorrhaging";
or both; WTHHF?.....
then it can become very crude.
Or even cruder with a "B" added=WTBHF?

So beware that some slang is not politically or socially polite to use in all circles.

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posted March 30, 2011 10:17 AM            

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O_O his cheese slid of the cracker?? lmao! That's sounds like a sexual referance

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posted March 30, 2011 10:18 AM            

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So what does "off the hinges" mean?

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posted March 30, 2011 10:20 AM            

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Lexx, so some slang is bad?

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posted March 30, 2011 10:51 AM            

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Blazes is just another name for hell. "What the blazes is that?" "Where in the blazes are you?"

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posted March 30, 2011 10:59 AM            

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here's some slang from my neck of the desert.

roll the dice- take a chance
made bank- made lots of money
George- good tipper
checks- gaming chips
86ed= you're out of here, banned
eye in the sky- surveillance
my Friday- last day of your work week
EDR- employee dining room

"a shark (preditory gamer) is just another fish (loser) in the sea.

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posted March 30, 2011 11:17 AM            

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The slang 86 actually has its roots from the restaurant industry. For example, if the kitchen runs out of a certain food, it is considered 86'd. Likewise, if a customer wants something left out of an order: "Two double BLT supremes, 86 the mayo."

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posted March 30, 2011 11:33 AM            

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you are correct Randall

one of my favorites is a "Mrs. Beasley"

That is an inebriated woman who goes into the restroom to freshen up her lipstick and comes out with Double lips.

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posted March 30, 2011 01:25 PM            

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A "goofy foot" is someone who leads with their right foot instead of left be it surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, etc. It's said that Goofy (from Walt Disney) surfed this way, thus "goofy foot."

Even plenty of Americans don't know that one.

Btw, for awhile people were saying something was cool by calling it "sick." I haven't heard that in awhile so maybe no one uses it anymore.

Anyway, that's my contribution, though I might add more if I knew some specific reason to do so.

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posted March 30, 2011 01:28 PM            

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Char
"Off the hinges" refers to a door.The hinges are the brackets that hold the door on the wall.
If they comes loose, the door hangs funny lol

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posted March 30, 2011 01:31 PM            

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Lala, I wish you many many Georges to visit you every shift

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posted March 30, 2011 02:07 PM            

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Most slang starts in Cali first. "Sick" still hasn't reached us yet. Last time I heard it was on So You Think You Can Dance last season.

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posted March 30, 2011 02:09 PM            

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Lala, I always tip fat.

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posted March 30, 2011 02:09 PM            

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Originally posted by lalalinda:
you are correct Randall

one of my favorites is a "Mrs. Beasley"

That is an inebriated woman who goes into the restroom to freshen up her lipstick and comes out with Double lips.

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So true

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posted March 30, 2011 05:46 PM            

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Originally posted by charmainec:
So what does "off the hinges" mean?

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Originally posted by LEXX:
to be in a state of disorder or irregularity; to have lost proper adjustment.

Slang is confusing though; being there can be more than one meaning.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=off%20the%20hinges

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Originally posted by juniperb:
In my neck of the woods, it means nuts, wacko or nicely put, different than the rest or missing something.

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Yes, same here.
Or man that was way wild or cool, or off in left field.
LOL!
Slang to explain slang!

His cheese slid off his cracker

he is off his rocker

One card short of a deck

Twisted sister/twisted mister

Bats in the belfry

Warped
Skewed
Twisted

Space Cadet

Freakazoid

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posted March 30, 2011 05:49 PM            

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Originally posted by charmainec:
Lexx, so some slang is bad?

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LOL!
Oh yeah!

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posted March 30, 2011 09:20 PM            

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To me space cadet has always meant spacey..

I just found out this doesn't translate words for American cuss words.. but seeing as some things that might sound like slang can be cuss words, or cuss words can just be confusing in general.. there's youswear.com. It even covers the indigenous language of Bolivia!!
http://www.englishdaily626.com/slang.php?001 has some slang words and phrases you can flip through and is a little more survival oriented

If you need more urban slang.. there are many words in here I don't know.. but this will help in some normal circumstances http://www.urbandictionary.com/ Just be careful as it's self created/edited. S people throw jokes in there that while they can describe the definition, it may not be the best one.

Surprisingly, I found some slang they're missing but is used on another definition. For example, if someone joking in reference (usually a male talking about a female) saying I'd hit that, he's saying I'd have sex with her.

I kind of wish I could find a shorter list.

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