American SLang A-3
amuzimatistical: amazing
Example: That track by method man was straight up amuzimatistical.
Amway Christian: A fundamentalist Christian who has forgotten the original message of Jesus Christ--to help the less fortunate.
Amway Christians subvert the message to instead become a celebration of how rich Jesus has made them.
Socially conservative Christians who utilize multi-level marketing, akin to Amway Corporation, combining Christianity and capitalism without seeing the contradiction.
Example: The Alliance Church parking lot is full of Mercedes and Lexuses.
The Amway Christians must be having their bible study meeting.
an emotional chiropractor: A mother. I once sent my mother a Mother's Day card that said Happy Day, You Mother.
She never commented about it, but I don't believe she liked it or thought is was funny.
Example: Mom's an emotional chiropractor, better than any psychriatrist or psychologist could possibly be. Sit up straight. Eat your biscuits and gravy; they'll stick to your ribs. Stand up for yourself. Don't be a spineless jellyfish. Show them you have some backbone. Happy Mother's Day, Mom.
an' so: Used at the end of a sentence, usually when asking a question.
Example: Let's go down by the lake, an' so?
analjeeezic: A sportsrub that is shockingly too cold, or too hot.
Example: Warn me first. Is it analjeeezic?
Analog: Outdated or old-fashioned. Opposite of digital.
Example: Using a paper day planner is analog, so I prefer my pocket computer.
anarchaholic: An alcoholic whose method of rationalization involves an indictment of governmental
bodies and the capitalist economic system.
Example: Larry's anarchaholic tendencies irritated even the most open and tolerant of the squatters.
anarchitecture: Anarchic architecture, creative destruction. A city with no planning and with no respect for construction standards.
Example: Frank Lloyd Wright must have thought New York City to be a great example of anarchitecture. Asked what could be done with the city, he suggested dropping an atomic bomb on it.
anarcho-fascism: The theory that an anarchic society, having no infringements, can and should be brought about through a harsh authoritarian state. It is believed that since the people don't come to this freedom on their own, it must be imposed on them.
Example: When Mr. X rose to power, he created a society based on anarcho-fascism.
ancaster: A person who, whether in a church or any other gathering, when the crowd is asked to say something in unison, is always a syllable and a half behind everyone else.
Example: Teacher: Good Morning, class
Class: Good morning, teacher
Ancaster: -eacher
Teacher: How are you today?
Class: Fine thanks, how are you?
Ancaster: -are you?
anchovy: A young female age 13-25 who has no class. Girls who act stupid and criticize others for doing the same.
Example: Check out that anchovy in the mini-skrit, she's sitting with her legs open.
and baby Jesus cried: Used after an intense series of words leading up to or describing a period of deep sorrow.
Example: I crashed my car, I failed the test, I forgot her birthday...and baby Jesus cried.
andor: substitute for and/or
Example: we eat andor drink
andreened: To end up with the short stick as a matter of bad luck. To find oneself in a position of compromise soley imposed by circumstances either ridiculous or beyond one's control.
Example: ie...Have you seen Frank's wife since she had the baby, what hog......he sure got andreened.
andybonics: Nonsense word used during a speech when the speaker is at a loss for words or is off script.
Example: Clinton resorted to andybonics when he lost his place during a speech.
aneurhythmic: Something so good, rhythmic, or obscure it nearly gives you an aneurysm trying to comprehend it.
Example: Whoa! That Nirvana song is aneurhythmic.
aneurism: Freaking out.
Example: Some water spills on your friend and she starts freaking out. Don't have an aneurism, it's just water.
angels rubbing my eyes: I'm feeling really tired. Especially after a night of drinking.
Example: Eerugh, my stomach hurts and I've got angels rubbing my eyes.
Angrifying: To make angry.
Example: Grrrowl! That no carrying backpacks around school rule is really angrifying.
Angro: Angry + aggravated, similar to aggro.
Example: Joe wouldn't always be so angro if he'd stop taking steriods.
angrulo: Angry, frustrated, annoyed, hot-tempered.
Example: Did you hear him yell? He was one angrulo guy.
Angry Bogan: A discontented and disillusioned individual, angry at the world, with a penchant for wearing flannel.
Example: Hey AJ, did you see that Angry Bogan in the Torana with the Jim Beam sticker on the back?
Angry-la: Angry-la: a place either in your mind or in a community where either a state of anger persists (as in the mind) or where anger exists collectively within a community.
Example: No matter how pleasantle he's treated, he always behaves, reacts, or replies like a resident of Angry-la.
anguloravehorribilis: Being caught in the corner by the most boring person at a party.
Example: Look. Patrick just got anguloravehorribilised by Chris.
angus: To become very angry and possibly hurt someone
Example: Q: So what happened then? A: I just started to get all angus and had to leave before I slapped him upside the head.
animalification: A literary device. Used when attributing animal characteristic to something which is clearly
not an animal--similar to personification.
Example: The author made great use of animalification in his novel.
AniMe: An image of a person done up to look like a character from an anime film, usually flattering.
Example: Suzie's wicked blog featured flashing gifs, brave use of bright green and best of all, a customised AniMe that highlighted her killer bod.
anime-hair: Extreme case of bed head in which hair defies gravity and all known normal shape,
similar to anime cartoon characters.
Example: Stan woke up again with anime hair and headed for the shower immediately.
animousity: vigorously clicking your pointer device because a page is loading too slowly.
Example:
Animutation: An animation of some kind thats gone beyond the realm of normalcy. Animutations normally are visuals to crazy japanese songs that are intentionally rough around the edges.
Example: This animutation features Colin machrie as Batman
aning: To be anally retentive.
Example: Bob spent hours aning over the code in his webpage.
anjalistic: Innocent; trusts everybody, at times unassumingly.
Example: The girl anjalistically talked to the man, who was years older than her, unaware of his flirting with her.
ankle: To be of exceptionally low standing, approximately three feet below an asshole.
Example: No, Chris's definitely lower than an asshole, more like an ankle.
ANKLE - SPANKLES: HIGH WATERS. PANTS TOO SHORT FOR YOUR LEGS. AKA FLOODS.
Example:
ankle biter: Someone of little account, who criticizes others who are much better than she is. Like a little dog that barks and jumps around, trying to bite people's ankles.
Example: That guy who said you could never do the job is just an ankle biter.
ankle napkins: Your socks, when you need to wipe your hands and you don't have anything else to wipe them on.
Example: John: (after sneezing into hands) Do you have any tissues?
Beth: No, I'm out.
John: Guess I'll use my ankle napkins.
anklebiter: Short people.
Example: Look at the anklebiter over there.
ankles: may be used in place of swell.
Example: How was your day? Just ankles, thanks!
annat: And that. Used by ferals to complete a sentence that encompasses more than the speakers'
vocabulary will allow her to express.
Example: We went down to the library and it was full of books annat.
Annie Audix: The woman who is the voice behind the popular Audix (TM) Voicemail system.
Example: Annie Audix told me I have 17 new messages.
annoyeristic: one who has a habit of being annoying in a teasing manner, one who is enjoys good natured jokes
Example: I have a habit of being annoyeristic.
Anonamuse: Humourous word, phrase, saying from a forgotten or unknown source.
Example: Did you make that joke up yourself?
No, actually, it was an anonamuse.
anonymize: The removal of all distinguishing characteristics in a person or thing, for example a strip mall. To make anonymous.
Example: This area of the city has been anonymized.
anonymousity: The act of expressing hatred or anger in a secret, covert way
Example: The anonymousity of the perpetrators is what disturbed me the most.
Anotartive: To be overly ignorant and obnoxious; stupid.
Example: Chris has this tendency to be anotartive. Oh, you've noticed it, too.
antagoggolin: Same as the word, diagonal
Example: Go across the field antagoggolin, it will be the shortest route.
anteloped: Ever want to convey the sense of something moving like a prancing pronghorn, but without all the funny looks when you say like a prancing pronghorn? Then anteloped is the word for you!
Example: The dog sat up and anteloped out of the dining room into the kitchen.
anthropologetic: Feeling remorseful about the elimination of a culture.
Example: After burning the Shilakkalak tribe out of their homes, the explorer felt a bit anthropologetic.
anti-magogophone: The opposite of something.
Example: This is the complete anti-magogophone to their assertion.
anti-miracle: Something that happens by some quirk of fate, but is bad instead of good. Similar to a miracle, but has a bad effect.
Example: If by some anti-miracle the presentations are fast and I end up presenting today, I'll shoot myself in the face.
anti-safe: (ant-eye-say-f). Descriptive word used when proclaiming that something is not all that great.
Example: Hey, Paul, they're towing your car!
Anti-safe!
Anticipointment: A greatly awaited event that turns out to be a fizzer.
Example: For some, Y2K was an event of great anticipointment, especially if you were holed up in a shed in the desert surrounded by cans of Spam
anticonstitutionnellement: A French word that I want to put in an English dictionary, the longest non-technical word in French.
Example: I do not know about those anticonstitutionnellement.
antidenim: Any fabric that isn't denim.
Example: Check out her new antidenim skirt.
antipastarian: A person who is morally oposed to pasta.
Example: Graeme will not eat pasta because of his antipastarian beliefs.
Antipathic: Against feeling, heartless.
Example: He was antipathic to her.
ANTIPROSTYLE: Mean the position aborded by a persone hesitating and undecided between not doing or doing a thing: for it and in the same time against it,a situation which characterize a lot of people. This aspect of disorder is from long time a lifestyle,and that is the best word which can it describe.
Example: 1. Ramona is a veritable example of antiprostyle, in the same time she wants to not go and to go to see the movie.
2. More beautiful things could take place in society if antiprostyle would be abandonnated.
antiscurvies: Green vegetables, or limes, for avoidance of scurvy.
Example: No desert until you eat your antiscurvies.
antittilate: (v) To tickle or prod with any sort of rod-like object, esp. an antenna.
Example: Despite the woman's scorn, Sven was antittilated by the icy tip of the ten-foot pole.
antochent: A yard full of ant hills.
Example: I've got an antochent.
any brushes?: Musician slang: You're playing too loud/fast/slow and maybe you'd better 'tone it down.'
Shorthand for turn it down--you're too loaded, etc.
Example: Yo, Ringo? RINGO?! Any brushes?
anyhoo: Play on anyhow
Example: Anyhoo, I think I should go now.
anykey: It is what dumb people look for when there computer tells them to press any key.
Example: Where's the anykey?
anywho: A variation on the word anyway, usually to be followed by a long pause and a change in topic of conversation.
Example: Anywho, that's enough of talking about Dave. What's up with you?
anywhoodles: Play on anyhow.
Example: Anywhoodles, I think I should go now.
aohater: One who hates users of the America Online internet service provider.
Example: You guys are all aohaters. Leave use AOL users alone.
Aomori: One who is very gifted in music. Specifically used to describe a Julliard student.
Example: Did you see how fast that aomori played the concerto? He did it in a second.
apas: as possible as soon
Example: I'll come apas
ape-fest: A rowdy party. Danish.
Example: Erasmus's birthday party was an ape-fest.
ape-touching: Describes an item that a person is in great awe of. A reference to the Dawn of Man scene in _2001: A Space Odyssey_.
Example: That's an ape-touching new widescreen TV you've got there.
Apenuts: To go crazy. To be crazy about something, or simply lose your mind, like going senile or mad.
Example: Upon receiving a strong dose of catnip, the feline warrior went apenuts.
apinfinate: To do something unexpected when all expectations and current trends suggest
that an event is not going to happen
Example: My stocks apinfinated.
aplus: See you later. From the French a plus tard. Even shorter, a+.
Example: I'm leaving now. Aplus.
apperceivement: like the word apperceive partially digested by the word perceivement. this word implies perceivement, but with more of the sense of physically undergoing the perceived experiance.
Example: It seemed now that she existed in a new, separate reality far beyond her physical apperceivement.
apple knocker: a hick or redneck, someone who runs around in overalls and knocks apples off trees with a stick
Example: That guy from Mountain Top, PA sure is an apple knocker.
appletite: Desire for apples.
Example: The aroma of apple pie baking will usually stimulate my appletite.
appreciagate: Being both grateful and appreciative.
Example: I really appreciagate all you've done for me!
apropospropriate: Not only right, but right at the right time.
Example: His remark was apropospropriate.
apulchrous: Not beautiful at all.
Example: Unfortunately, there were a lot of apulchrous girls at the party.
aquabatty: For one who pretends to be a superhero.
Example: The Tick is sooo aquabatty.
aquadextrous: Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes.
Example: Becca proved to be aquadextrous when she turned off the bathtub tap with her toes.
Aquaman: Derogatory term for someone who's useless--
just as Aquaman was useless in the 1970s cartoon show The Superfriends.
Example: Doc: You can't borrow your dad's car and drive us? You're useless, Aquaman.
Den: So, I guess that means you'll drive. Eh?
aquamaroon: A color--like bloody water or something.
Example: After the shark attacked, the water was all aquamaroon instead of its normal clear blue color.
aquanaut: Condensation that drips off a cold glass and lands on you.
Combination of aqua and astronaut.
Example: Don't you hate it when your glass drips aquanauts on your blouse?
aquarel: Aquatic apparrel. Diving equiptment, and such.
Example: Just a mo, got to get me aquarel.
araber: One who sells produce on the sidewalk or street, usually from a horse-drawn wagon.
Example: The araber paid his assistant in fruit for tending his horse.
Arachibutyrophobia: Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth
Example: Some people get arachibutyrophobia when they eat sandwiches.
arachnospasm: (n) Wild gyrations one makes upon running into an unseen spider web.
Example: Derek didn't see the spider web. When it hit him in the face, he flailed wildly--he had an arachnospasm, I'd say.
arama!: a suffix you add to the name of someone you are fond of as a greeting(you may have to shorten the name)
Example: delerama! (for delyth)
arbit: (adj) Existing without order or predetermined reason (from arbitrary).
Example: This snowstorm is arbit; we were just supposed to get rain.
arbitraitor: A judge who has been or can be bribed.
Example: 1. Unfortunately, the International Skating Union seems to select too many arbitraitors to be judges. Not as bad as the basketball officials in the 1972 Olympics, though.
2. I dunno. Was the judge who overturned the murder conviction of Margaret Knoller an arbitraitor? Sure looked more and more that way when she was sentenced to only four years for involuntary manslaughter--and perjury.
arborescence, arbo: From the French word for flowchart. Commonly used among Montreal web designers.
Example: Hey, did you finish the arborescence yet? I need an arbo before I start working on the interface.
arcane logic: Secret or hard to understand logic.
Example: Spock readliy shows arcane logic.
archistructure: The framework of a design, particularly in software development projects.
Concantenation of architecture and structure.
Example: The program's archistructure is fundamentally flawed.
architectrist: A female architect. (Possibly an architectrix, as well.)
Example: She was the greatest architectrist of the 20th century.
ARCHITORTURE: Post war, quickly built buildings made without any sense of aesthetics or archtectural history,and designed with planned obsolescense in mind.
Example: The street was filled with buildings that can only be described as architorture.
Are you ready? Let's roll!: When Todd Beamer and other passengers on hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 decided to fight the terrorists on September 11, 2001,
Todd said, Are you ready? Let's roll!
That signalled to the other passengers that it was time to attack and try to take out the terrorists before the airplane reached the target the terrorists were aiming for.
From the website given: Checks can be sent to:
Todd Beamer Foundation
PO Box 32
Cranbury, NJ 08512
*A nonprofit organization whose mission is meeting the long-term needs of the children who lost a parent in the events of September 11th, 2001, assisting future victims of terrorism, and continuing Todd’s passion for mentoring and equipping youth to make the same heroic choices he did throughout his life.
Example: In the now immortal words of Todd, Are you ready? Let's roll!
Area 51ers: People who will see a conspiracy in everything.
Example: Well, Princess Diana is dead then. I expect the Area 51ers will claim she was assasinated by UFOs.
Arfenhouse: A mansion-sized house with only one room. Tends to be high in property value for no reason whatsoever.
Example: The realtor sold the Arfenhouse for eleven billion dollars.
Arg: Used to describe discontent. Especially if you just realized you seriously screwed something up. Usually used at the begining of a sentence, but can be used at the end again to make sure your discontent is clear or for more effect.
Example: Arg! I spent three hours doing this essay question and I did the wrong one. Arg!
arga: Arguing.
Example: Don't arga me!
argargat: An eight-letter word which was invented in 1997 as part of a psychology coursework exercise.
It is known that expletives and terms of endearment very commonly have four letters,
or multiples of four. Eight letters allows the speaker more than one syllable for added effect.
This word uses a vowel sound associated with pain (arhh) twice, in a repeated syllable arg
which can be associated with the sound made while being strangled, followed by a sharp a and hard t
demonstrating that the user has lost patience somewhat.
Example: Argargat! Bloody Windows crashed again.
arghmoment: (arg-mo-mint) The moment you scream in profound anger, frustration or desperation.
Example: The teacher had an arghmoment. She hit someone.
argusation: Describes a particularly long-winded argument that never achieves the critical mass to
explode and finish, but goes on and on and on.
Example: I wouldn't go in there. Your parents are having another argusation.
Ariba: Exclamation. A victory yell over the theft of food from another, particularly in reference to French fries.
Example: Ariba! Thanks for the curly fry, loser.
Arinkydink: To be said when someone does something stupid and painfully obvious.
Example: Bob pushes on a door with a huge sign that says pull. His friends say in response: Arinkydink!
aristobrat: an aristocrat who acts terribly.
Example: Sarah-Jane, beware of that aristobrat slouching at the bar. He likes to flash more than his money.
arm candy: That exceptionally attractive and younger person walking with the older well-to-do person.
Example: I met Dr. Watson's latest date. He always has the best arm candy.
armbow: n. A much more sensible variation of 'elbow'.
Example: Lib kept getting armbowed as she tried to make her way into Westminster.
armourous: describing a less-than-disceet public show of affection
Example: Those kids are certainly feeling armourous
Arniefest: The act of people screening multiple Arnold Schwarzenegger films in the one sitting. Also known as the Arn Film Festival.
Example: Arniefest. My house. Friday. Be there. Or don't.
arnoubi: Arnoubi = my little rabbit. It's a Tunisian word.
Example: I love you, arnoubi.
arrll-arse: Peculiar to Liverpool, England. Ancient in origin, corruption of English with Gaelic normally follows.
Arrll generally considered to represent auld, Gaelic for old. Means an old trick, but more specifically used throughout the socio-demographic strata to describe someone who is sly.
Example: Yous did a really arrll-arse trick yesterday.
arrove: Past tense of arrive.
Example: He arrove yesterday.