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