English slang vocabulary

English slang and informal vocabulary

Informal and colloquial English is a must for all of you who want to know more than just a few basic English phrases. So if you want be a guru in English language, phrases and vocabulary from your textbooks are not enough anymore. You also have to understand and know how to use English idioms and slang expressions. Most of all, you should understand the meaning of cool and modern phrases frequently used by young people.

Slang words and phrases from movies

This list summarizes slang phrases and words and their definitions. These expressions are used among teenagers on the streets of big cities in USA, England or Canada. Therefore this list contains a lot of quotes from action and gangster movies. That means you will find here also some coarse and profane language, so be prepared 🙂

Phrases and terms in this list will be useful, if you:

1. want to understand English and American slang
2. want to watch your favorite action movies in English
3. want to be able to speak English like a pro
4. want to teach others how to sound more cool in English

If you watch Hollywood movies and TV shows, or if you play video games, these phrases and terms will surely help you to better understand your action heroes.

URBAN AND STREET SLANG: (101 terms)
put up with	to endure negative experience
to pop	to have a drink
color up (slang)	in casino, to change lower denominated chips for higher denominated chips
jabber	to talk quickly
hanky-panky	immoral, indecent and dishonest behavior
spout off	to talk about something in a very boring and annoying way
screw up	to make a terrible mistake causing the things go wrong
to dig (something)	to like something
to dig something	to like something
color out	in casino, to change lower denominated chips for higher denominated chips, color up
blow off	to ignore (slang)
to yell	to scream, to speak with loud voice
junk	illicit drugs (such as heroine, cocaine)
dissecting the eye	to watch something with an extreme interest (slang)
to bug	to bother or annoy somebody
to be cool (with somebody)	not having any problem (with somebody)
man up	to develop characteristics typical for man, such as courage, decisiveness
green	rookie, greenhorn
cracker	poor white man in Southern US
bitch (about something)	complain aggressively and excessively
weird	strange, bizarre
hell of a lot	huge amount of something
limo	short term for limousine, large luxurious car
geek	eccentric or odd person
keep on leash	to control someone strictly
coon	insulting term for a black person
bookworm	person who is always studying or reading books
press the button	to make woman excited (slang)
glowing	extremely positive
loaded	rich
rip off	to rob, to steal
to have balls	to have courage
sack up	to gather courage or energy for a difficult task
bloody	archaic adjective similar to damn
screw around with	to play with emotions in a negative way
fire up	to start the engine
jabber	talk quickly, babbling talk
dingbat	stupid person
cut out	to leave in a hurry
to take	to rob, to steal
bullshit	stupid talk
cable	cable television
squeeze out	to push somebody out from a position in order to get someone's benefits
chick	pretty girl
mook	stupid person
old bag	grumpy old woman
to off (somebody)	to kill somebody
moron	stupid person (slang)
whopper	big exaggerated lie
dork	stupid guy
final score	the last successful robbery
hacky	disgusting, filthy, dirty
buster	informal term for addressing a man
crap	poor, terrible, low quality (slang)
cerebral stud	highly intelligent man
to text	to send an SMS message via cell phone
thug	young man who frequently engages in fights
to kick	to die
to dupe	to trick someone to believe in something that is not true
let (somebody) off the hook	to forgive, relieve or to free somebody from the responsibility
filthy	dirty, disgusting
goofball	foolish or stupid person (usually male)
to barf	to vomit, to puke
shut up	be quiet
bitch (about something)	complain aggressively and excessively
to hit	to deal a card
peelers	strippers
conning	performing scams or fraud
awkward	clumsy, embarrassing person
hag	ugly or hysterical older woman (negative)
scrub	cancel and leave (informal)
beat downs	physical attacks
straight	heterosexual person
blown away	to be amazed, impressed
big fish	important person
stuck-up	arrogant, snobbish
slap around	hit someone's face with a palm
cash in	in casino, to change chips for cash
to crush	to squeeze (money from something or someone)
ringer	person who is cheating in a competition
take	amount won
gook	insulting term for a Asian person
cranky	irritated
way to go	used when something is the way it should be, expressing approval
grand	thousand dollars (slang)
spook	eccentric person
machismo	essence of masculine behavior
corny	embarrassing, stupid,dull
cut	share of profit
buddy	friend
to be cool (with somebody)	not having any problem (with somebody)
grease (somebody)	slang term for killing somebody
dime	ten cents
beat down	to attack physically
hustle	fraudulent scheme to make money
to comp	to give for free as a promotional gift
scam	swindle, fraud
to have guts	to have a courage for some task
eat (somebody’s) head off	to attack verbally (slang)
go nuts	to go crazy
lockdown	prison with high level of security