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