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