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