Words and slang vocabulary
Each language has thousands of words. Based on the information from Oxford English dictionary, there are 171,476 English words in current use. However, you as a learner of English as your second language, need only several thousands of them.
Learning new English vocabulary and words is important
While knowledge of words is not sufficient to put together correct English sentences, learning new vocabulary is still very important part of your study. Without words you can’t describe and say what you want to communicate to other people.
Examples of main word categories are here:
| 1. nouns | (man, woman, time, child, mother, father, hand, year, day) |
| 2. verbs | (do, have, be, say, get, see, look, want, use, find, tell) |
| 3. adjectives | (good, bad, big, little, small, first, last, old, young) |
| 4. prepositions | (to, for, in, on, from, at, with, about, of) |
In this video you can learn some interesting differences between American and British words.
If you want to check the basic English vocabulary
I assume that when you are reading these pages, you have some basic knowledge of English vocabulary. However, if you want to check our list of basic and most frequently used English words, check this list of basic English vocabulary.
Our 2-step method:
In order to help you to understand correctly when somebody uses a slang word in a speech or conversation, we have created a concept based on examples from movies.
As you probably know, you can hear lots of slang words in American movies and TV shows.
The method is very simple, yet very effective.
STEP 1. Listen to slang words in short video samples in real-life situations
rookie
crap
These are the examples of some English slang words, which you will certainly hear in many conversations with English speakers on a daily basis.
So the best way to master them is to learn them in context in real sentences. And I am pretty sure that the best context is your favorite movie or TV show 🙂
STEP 2. Practice them in short exercises
The aim of this post is to provide a list of English words that are frequently used in English language on a daily basis. These words and terms (many of them are slang words) form a basis for solid understanding of everyday informal English.
Since most of these words are from American movies, you can click on each word to see the whole sentence, in which they were used. As a result you will learn the meaning of that word in context.
Collocations | Idioms | Phrasal verbs | Words
LIST OF WORDS AND SLANG WORDS WITH MEANINGS
| (222 terms) | |
| hustle | fraudulent scheme to make money |
| lockdown | prison with high level of security |
| terrific | great, very good |
| lunacy | being crazy, craziness |
| mellow | calm, soft |
| uproot | to leave your home and go to live somewhere else |
| readhead | woman with red hair |
| exhausted | very tired |
| straight | heterosexual person |
| to strand | to leave someone stranded |
| lousy | poor, cheap, miserable |
| fellows | friends, close people |
| bitch (about something) | complain aggressively and excessively |
| gratuity | small amount of money given in return for service |
| dough | thick paste made by mixing flour and water |
| write-up | written note |
| lame | poor, unpleasing |
| to barf | to vomit, to puke |
| member | male penis |
| hottie | hot and attractive girl |
| taken | someone who is not single |
| midsummer | middle of the summer |
| to be accommodating | to be helpful and friendly |
| thug | young man who frequently engages in fights |
| racoon | animal with black/gray fur |
| feat | impressive and heroic achievement |
| to tackle | to catch, to attack and grasp |
| peelers | strippers |
| route | road |
| geek | eccentric or odd person |
| powder | type of snow similar to powder |
| crappy | something of low quality |
| microwave | microwave owen used to reheat food |
| grease (somebody) | slang term for killing somebody |
| bumbling | somebody who is lacking physical skills |
| whopper | big exaggerated lie |
| showdown | face to face confrontation |
| showers | intermittent rain |
| diner | person who often eats in restaurants |
| jerk-off | vulgar and insulting word for a male, idiot |
| tits | boobs, female breasts |
| prone | lying with the face down |
| repel | to cause others to avoid him/her, to drive away |
| nondescript | without any specific characteristic or class |
| herbs | plants used for food flavoring |
| spices | seeds, fruit or roots used for food flavouring |
| trip | strong experience |
| push (someone) | to provoke |
| lay | lover, partner for sex |
| jabber | talk quickly, babbling talk |
| bloody | archaic adjective similar to damn |
| awesome | great, fantastic |
| be fired | to lose job |
| date | person you start seeing as a girlfriend or boyfriend |
| junk | illicit drugs (such as heroine, cocaine) |
| to interject | to interrupt and add something in a discussion |
| corny | embarrassing, stupid,dull |
| douche | contemptible man, stupid bastard (slang) |
| ringer | person who is cheating in a competition |
| limo | short term for limousine, large luxurious car |
| scrub | cancel and leave (informal) |
| awkward | clumsy, embarrassing person |
| to dump (somebody) | to end a relationship with somebody |
| fancy | decorative, fashionable |
| timeline | schedule |
| foolproof | something that cannot go wrong; immune to failure |
| to off (somebody) | to kill somebody |
| seasoning | term for herbs and spices |
| coon | insulting term for a black person |
| backside | rear side of a human body that we sit on |
| gook | insulting term for a Asian person |
| to ditch | to end a relationship |
| to be composed | to be emotionally stable |
| to roast | cooking method using dry heat |
| crap | poor, terrible, low quality (slang) |
| to dig (something) | to like something |
| flock | group of people who go to church |
| itinerary | plan of vacation trip |
| dork | stupid guy |
| bitch (about something) | complain aggressively and excessively |
| stuck-up | arrogant, snobbish |
| machismo | essence of masculine behavior |
| scam | swindle, fraud |
| sweetener | additive for making food sweeter |
| to bug | to bother or annoy somebody |
| lore | traditional knowledge |
| green | rookie, greenhorn |
| cut | share of profit |
| soda | carbonated drink in a can (US) |
| ingredient | element or component of food |
| vacation | time period for leisure |
| cranky | irritated |
| broth | liquid where meat or fish were boiled |
| to dig something | to like something |
| stubble | short hair on man's face |
| flavour | specific taste |
| dingbat | stupid person |
| walk-up | apartment in a building without an elevator |
| mook | stupid person |
| to carve | to separate meat using knife |
| sabbatical | period of leave for university professors |
| loser | person who doesn't win (used in any situation) |
| reticent | hesitant, reserved |
| to dupe | to trick someone to believe in something that is not true |
| shithead | stupid idiot (offensive) |
| paycheck | salary, payment for a job |
| to suffer | to be affected by something |
| buster | informal term for addressing a man |
| bullshit | stupid talk |
| priss | overly nice person |
| dime | ten cents |
| tipsy | unstable walk after drinking too much alcohol |
| braces | orthopedic device for legs |
| faggot | vulgar term for homosexual male |
| chopped (meat) | cut by a knife or other sharp tool |
| minced (meat) | cut to very small pieces |
| hag | ugly or hysterical older woman (negative) |
| ironclad | rigid, not flexible |
| seldom | not often, rarely |
| horseshit | bullshit, nonsense |
| porch | covered entrance to a building |
| to be gifted | to have a talent |
| jabber | to talk quickly |
| to comp | to give for free as a promotional gift |
| maggot | despicable person |
| slampiece | person (usually woman) with whom you have only sex and not a real relationship |
| hacky | disgusting, filthy, dirty |
| innocence | not being guilty |
| campfire | a small outdoor fire for cooking or warming |
| frostbite | injury to skin caused by ice |
| to date | to start seeing someone (as a girlfriend or boyfriend) |
| appalling | horrifying, frightening |
| period | menstruation, menses |
| gig | performance (music) |
| chef | professional cook |
| scrapbook | book with blank pages to write memories and insert photos |
| to crush | to squeeze (money from something or someone) |
| windowsill | flat horizontal board at the bottom of the window |
| runs | path or area for skiing |
| to slug | to drink quickly in large gulps |
| to text | to send an SMS message via cell phone |
| gorgeous | good looking person (usually woman) |
| prenups | written agreement before marriage |
| to drill (someone) | to ask repeatedly |
| cranky | being easily irritated and angry |
| lowlife | person of low social class or poor character, often a criminal |
| major | main subject of study |
| to trail | to lag behind, to be the last |
| blowout | big party |
| slut | whore, prostitute |
| loaded | rich |
| pussy | weak man who has no courage |
| stag | going solo to a party (without a partner) |
| rude | impolite, indecent |
| manhood | qualities that men can be proud of |
| cable | cable television |
| slut | whore, prostitute |
| filling | edible mix used to fill meat or other food |
| den | small room |
| busboy | assistant of waiter |
| prime | to be ready (for sex) |
| to recollect | to remember, to recall |
| impervious | resistant, immune, sealed |
| paperwork | recorded notes or information on paper, documents to be processed on paper |
| chick | pretty girl |
| bartender | barman, barkeeper |
| hunk | good looking male (slang) |
| maggot | despicable person |
| streak | series of events without interruption |
| conning | performing scams or fraud |
| moron | stupid person (slang) |
| goofball | foolish or stupid person (usually male) |
| makeshift | improvised, temporary |
| straight | without interruption, non-stop |
| to hit | to deal a card |
| prom | a dance party for high school students |
| headhunter | person who searches for new talented employees |
| flyby | close flight near the target in order to make an observation |
| bookworm | person who is always studying or reading books |
| filthy | dirty, disgusting |
| to figure | to imagine, to think |
| gums | soft tissue in mouth |
| scumbag | despicable person |
| date | person you start seeing as a girlfriend or boyfriend |
| quit | leave a place or a job |
| cuddle | intimate hugging, touching |
| to run | to cost |
| grand | thousand dollars (slang) |
| fridge | refrigerator, home applience for food storage |
| bathtub | large container in the bathroom that you fill with water and use to wash the body |
| to pigeonhole | to categorize people |
| single | someone who does not have a partner |
| to dishonor | to cause a shame or disgrace |
| to spare | to prevent someone from having or listening to something unpleasant |
| to take | to rob, to steal |
| footage | video recording |
| to baste | using small amount of water during roasting or cooking |
| weird | strange, bizarre |
| take | amount won |
| moaning | sounds that person makes during sex |
| houskeeping | house cleaning service |
| to yell | to scream, to speak with loud voice |
| (something is) set | (something is) ready |
| doable | possible to do |
| pissed | angry |
| to flop | to fall on the ground |
| cracker | poor white man in Southern US |
| rubber | condom |
| glowing | extremely positive |
| to pop | to have a drink |
| candid | frank, sincere |
| buddy | friend |
| uptight | nervous |
| striking | very good looking |
| frozen | preserved by freezing |
| to kick | to die |
| to glare | to give a look with anger |
| spook | eccentric person |
| misconstrue | to understand something incorrectly |
| irreparable | unable to be repaired |
| lard | pig fat |
| pimple | a small inflamed swelling of the skin |
