"Take a Dos"

General Category: Baseball    

Specific Category: Conversation

Usage: common phrase among baseball players when refering to being hit by a pitch

Probable meaning: it originates form the mexican leagues of baseball where every time a player got hit by a pitch they would go to the dugout and have a Dos Equis beer, which in turn led to players and coaches to say, "Take a dos!"

Example: " " Dont be afraid to take a dos kid!"

Posted by: Luke M 11/2

 

“Holla atcha boy”

General Category: public, social

Specific Category: conversation

Usage: common phrase used as a greeting or goodbye, and or recognition of one's own presence.  

Probable Meaning: Used in multiple settings to imply 'talk to me later,' or establish one's own presence in social situation.

Example: "I need someone to talk to." "you know I'm always here for you, just 'holla atcha boy.'"

Posted by: Aaron R 11/2

GENERAL CATEGORY: Slang

SPECIFIC CATEGORY: High school slang

USAGE:  Used to call someone an airhead, stupid or dumb.

PROBABLE MEANING:Another word for someone who is flighty like a bird. 

EXAMPLE: "Did you really just walk into that sliding glass door?  Wow your such a bird!"

POSTED BY:  Christina G 11/1

 

 

“BOOGITY, BOOGITY, BOOGITY”

General Category: Race Cars

Specific Category: NASCAR

Usage: Something a pit crew manager may say to their racer before a race starts to pump them up.

Probable Meaning: Go fast...go very, very fast

 

 

Example(s):"Alright Tony, we can beat him today! Go get ‘em! Boogity, boogity, boogity!”

Posted by: Sarah I 10/30

“Krispy”

 

General Category: Social Scene, Music environment

Specific Category: Club scene, bar

Usage: describing one’s unique style and sense of confidence/cockiness

Probable Meaning: If something is krispy, it is usually overcooked and hot

Example: 1) I just bought a pair of 300 dollar shoes, man I’m so krispy. 2) That guy has clothes I’ve never seen before, he really is krispy.

Posted by: Danny S 11/22/09

 

"Mod"

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Insurance

Usage: Reference to a company's experience modiefication in regards to workers' compensation. A company's experience mod can either pose as a debit or a credit to a company's workers' compensation rates.

Probable Meaning: Short for modification which is a term used to describe an update of some kind.

Example(s): "Mr. Client, I'm sorry to inform you that your mod just went up 20 points."

Posted by: ShaunK 10/19

 

 

“Mean Muggin”

 

General Category: Public Life, Social Scene

Specific: Club, Fight scene

Usage:  Giving someone a dirty look.

Probable Meaning: A Mug can imply someone’s face, and if they have a “mean” mug, it implies a bad look

Example: I think we should leave this party, everyone is mean muggin’ us.

Posted: 11/8/09 by Danny S

 

"Batch out"

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Banking

Usage: The conclusion of your shift. The process of closing out and balancing your checks.

Probable Meaning: A group of checks that a teller has deposited or cashed during their sift.

Example(s):"Sorry I can't post this check because I have already batched out, but the next teller will be able to help you."

Posted by: SarahI 10/12

 

"The Dean of Clown College"

General Category:  Social

Specific Category:  Insult, Joking Negative Connotation

Usage:  It is a name for someone who thinks of an incredibly dimwitted or unappealing idea.

Probable Meaning:  The leader of all of the clowns.  The highest form of being a fool that one can achieve.

Example:  "You must be the dean of clown college if you think I want to help you clean your apartment."

Posted by: Jory W 10/11

 

 

"Shiny"

General Category:  Social

Specific Category:  Insult, Joking Negative Connotation 

Usage:  It is a name one can be called for making a simple mistake or saying something unintelligent.

Probable Meaning:  Someone with a sever mental handicap.  

Example:  "Mike, you are such a shiny for locking your keys in your car."

Posted by:  JoryW 10/11

 

 

"Catch You on the Flip side”

 

General Category:  Public life

Specific Category: Used in a social environment with friends and family.

Usage: Usually after people have gone out for a long period of time and are tired and ready to leave. Then the phrase catch you on the flip side comes in to play.

Probable Meaning: I will see you later on or tomorrow.

Example: I had a good time today, but i have to go so i will "catch you on the flip side".

Posted by: TaylorT 10/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Turf Inspection"

 

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Insurance

Usage: A phrase used when you would like to set up a golf outing either with a prospect, client, or underwriter.

Probable Meaning: When someone analyzes grass to make sure it's adequate.

Example(s): "Bill, I am setting up a turf inspection for Monday of next week at 9am, are you available?"

Posted by: Shaun K 10/5

 

 

"YOKED"

General Category: Sports

Specific Category: Physical Training

Usage: A way of describing someone who has surpassed above average physical capabilities in regards to size and body mass index.

Probable Meaning: A person who is very large and toned.

Example(s): "That guy doing leg curls is absolutely yoked."  "Paul really yoked up over the past two years."

Posted by: Jory W 10/5

 

"TOKEN"

General Category: Work 

Specific Category: Banking

Usage: Security questions asked to a member/customer as a form of identification.

Probable Meaning: Something that identifies with only one specific person.

Example(s): "The member doesn't have their ID so I tokened them and they knew the correct answers."

Posted by: Sarah I 10/4

 

“IN THE WEEDS”

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Restaurant

Usage: Overwhelmed/overloaded with a high volume of customers/tables/tasks. Usually combined with a plea for assistance or an excuse in denying assistance to others. Used by both serving and cooking staff.

Probable Meaning: Standing in weeds so tall you can’t see anything beyond what is right in front of you, totally lost, alone, in distress.

Example(s): (1)“Dude, can you take table 4? I am totally in the weeds.” (2) “Don’t seat me for 10 minutes, I am in the weeds.”

Posted by: TedC on 10/1

 

 

“IT‘S A BALLOON TO A BLIMP”

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Company

Usage: Expressing how easy a task is at hand especially when those around you are worrying about the little things. Comparing two thing that cannot be compared.

Probable Meaning: An actual balloon is smaller then a blimp out of comparison.

Example(s): (1)“A: Hey dude I think that guy took your client! B: No worries! It‘s a balloon to a blimp. He cannot close like I can.” (2) “Our competition cannot beat us! It’s a balloon to a blimp”.

Posted by: Jasmin H. 09/09

 

 

"Babysitting"

General Catergory: Public, Social

Specific Catergory: Conversation

Usage: To have an object sitting in front of you for a long period of time

Probable Meaning: take care of a child

Example:  "Man you've been babysitting that beer for awhile, are you going to drink it?"

Posted by: Monique A. 10/14/09

 

“BACK OF BOOK”

General Category:  Work

Specific Category:  Car sales

Usage:  When expressing disappointment in the quality of something.

Probable Meaning:  The blue book is used to determine the value of a used car.  The highest possible value is listed first, the average value next, and the low-end value is listed at the tale end.  Hence, when someone refers to something as “back of book”, they are not impressed with the quality, or consider it to not be a good value.

Example(s):  (1) When the wine connoisseur was asked how he like the Franzia, he replied that it was “back of book”.

Posted by:  Jennifer J.

 

 

“Believe Dat”

 

General Category: social scene

Specific Category: rapping

Usage: used by rappers, created by Birdman and Lil’ Wayne, to emphasize the point of truth in whatever they are saying

Probable Meaning: it is from the common English phrase of “believe that”; one can believe what is being said because it is true

Examples: (1) “I’m tired as hell.  I’m not goin’ out tonight, believe dat!” (2) “I’m going to graduate from college, believe dat!”

Posted by Michael R. on 11/15

 

NOT FOR NOTHIN'

General Category:home, public, life

Specific Category:casual conversation

Usage:Used as an adjunction to switch topics or to add something to the conversation

Probably Meaning:Listen to what I have to say or to use more jargon "I'm not saying this for my health"

Example(s):  Not for nothin' Pablo Sandoval needs to start hitting or the Giants aren't making the playoffs.

Posted by:Jerome I 09/16

 

“THE BIG CHEESE”

General Category: Work

Specific Category: mostly corporate (but really any work place)

Usage: Refers to the most important person of the company

Probable Meaning: cheese was seen as something of quality. Therefore, the big cheese is someone of quality that has the ability to keep the company running.

Example(s): when the CEO walks through “Quick everyone look busy she’s the big cheese”

Posted by: Sara D 

 

 

 

“PUT IT ON THE BACKBURNER”

General Category: Work or School

Specific Category: Tasks or Assignments

Usage: Putting off a task until a later time. Regardless of the importance of a task you put it off until a little later, but you haven’t forgotten that it needs to be completed.

Probable Meaning: Putting an entree’ on the backburner until the rest of the meal is ready, but allowing it to remain warm or heated.

Example: “I need to study for a midterm that I have tomorrow because I’ve put it on the backburner for about a week now.”

Posted By: JamieB on 9/29

 

 

“BLEW UP THE SPOT”

General Category: Dance

Specific Category: Hip Hop

Probably Meaning: When a Hip Hop/B-Boy crew, an MC, or DJ gives a great performance that leaves the crowd or observers screaming.

Example(s):  (1) “That crew blew up the spot tonight!!” (2) “Our crew has put together choreography that will blow up the spot at the competition.”

Posted by: NathallyB 9/11

 

“By the Book”

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Banking

Usage: To describe a person who adheres to all policies, procedures and regulations without taking any shortcuts when they are on the job. This is somewhat negative, as most people who are by the book are known to be sticklers.

Probable meaning:  Every job has policies and procedures which are usually in one giant book. Most people will follow the directions word for word when they first start their new job; however, after awhile, many will find their own shortcuts and steer away from the “book”.

Example: Employee 1: “Dang, Loretta takes forever to close.” Employee 2: “I know, it’s because she’s by the book.”

Posted by: Grace C. 11/01/09

 

 

 

“It's (dollar amount) to ceiling"

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Finance

Usage: Used when there is a certain amount left until exhaustion.

Probable Meaning: It means that there is this specific amount left until there's no more money in the account.

Example(s): 1. We are $200K to ceiling. 2. We have $1M  to ceiling, meaning we have $1M left in the account to use."

Posted by: HuongN on 9/29

 

“CLEVELAND”

General Category: Slang

Specific Category: Conversation

Usage: When a topic comes up in conversation that a person would prefer not to discuss. 

Probable Meaning: Cleveland is a location that most would not be interested in visiting.  Therefore stating that something is Cleveland means that it is a topic one is not interested in visiting figuratively.

Example(s): (1)  When asked how she did with her first Slang and Work Jargon entry, Jennifer replied "That is so Cleveland".

Posted by: Jennifer J.

 

 

 

 

“COUCH HITTING”

General Category:  Slang

Specific Category:  Sports

Usage:  Explaining what a batter should be doing while watching baseball from the confines of home.

Probable Meaning:  Similar to “back seat driving”, couch hitting is not productive, and often annoying to fellow viewers.

Example(s):  (1)  Dan was a frequent couch hitter, always exclaiming how the batter should have swung at that last pitch. 

Posted by:  Jennifer J. 11/1/09

 

"The Cream of the Crop" 

General Category: Any

Specific Category: Work School, Sports Dance. Anything where there can be someone who is the best

Probable Meaning: The top choice or the very best.

Example(s): Rory Gilmore was accepted into Princenton Harvard and Yale because she is the Cream of the Crop. 

Posted by: Paige C 9/16

 

CREEPER STATUS 

General Category: Social Scene 

Specific Category: Party/Bar 

Usage: Some one is at a party/bar/social event and does not socialize while being distant and watching/staring at people, usually a male watching a female. It is similar to stalking. 

Probable Meaning: It is a lurking, creepy, scary, odd, strange, stalker-like feeling that gives us a bad vibe. 

Example(s): (1) "Girl, check that guy out in the corner, he's been staring at us the whole night. Ew, that's like creeper status, let's get out of here." (2) "Did you see that guy honking at us in the truck? He was so old, total creeper status." 

Posted by: Michael R. on 9/17  

 

 

“Cuddie”

General Category: Street conversation

Specific Category: addressing someone

Usage: To address a friend in a non-formal way

Probable Meaning: The “crip” gang came up with this word and simply replaced the word buddie with a “c” to create the word cuddie

Example(s): (1) “What up cuddie? Where do you want to eat?” (2) “Yo cuddie, let me get a ride home.”

Posted by: Michael R. 11/8

 

 

 

 

"Diaper Dandy"

General Category: Sports

Specific Category: College Sports

Usage: It is a term describing really talented freshmen in sports.

Probable Meaning: sports announcer Dick Vitale made it up. Diaper Dandy is a phrase you to described a college freshmen athlete who is really good.

Examples: "Ladies and gentlemen that was the third touch down in a row for Brad Kompelien, he may be only a freshmen but one things for sure, he sure is diaper dandy."

Posted by: Paige K 12/7

 

“Dime piece”

General Category: Social/Slang

Specific Category: Conversation amongst friends

Usage: To describe a person of the opposite sex (usually female) as being extremely beautiful or sexy.

Probable meaning: Since a dime is ten cents, it another way to state the number “10”. Usually on a scale of 1 -10, 10 is the number which means perfection.

Example: “Did you see that girl on the dance floor? She is a dime piece.”

Posted by: Grace C. 11/01/09

 

¨Do Me a Solid¨

General category: Social

Specific: any casual social setting

Usage: asking someone to do you a favor

Probable Meaning: when asking someone to do you a solid you are speaking to someone that is a good friend.  Good friends will always stick by you and help out therefore, appearing ¨solid¨ in their relationship to you rather than someone expecting something in return.

Example: Yo, do me a solid and bring me a beer_

Posted by: Sara D 11/17

 

"DOPE"

General Category: Social/Public

Specific Category: Social scene or really anywhere

Usage:  To describe something that is cool, awesome, nice, sick, or tight

Probable Meaning: dope comes from the word dopamine, which is the chemical that makes drugs deliver an altered feeling often euphoric and thus dope describes something that you think is cool.

Example(s): (1)  "Man, the new Cadillac CTS is dope!"  (2)  "Are we really going to this party?  Last time it was lame," "Yeah, let's go.  It's going to be dope this time.

Posted by: Michael Ruder on 11/2

 

"DOTTED" 

General Category: Sports

Specific Category: Boxing, Baseball

Usage: To get hit in the face either by a punch of the fist or elbow, or to be struck by an object traveling at a velocity great enough to cause damage.

Probable Meaning: A marker, pen, brush, paintbrush leaves a mark/(dot) it touches something on impact.

Example(s): (1) "What happened to your face?"  Man replies, "I got in a fight and this guy threw a right and I got absolutely dotted." (2) "Look at the guy limping to first base, Brad Penny dotted him in the knee."

Posted by: Michael R. on 9/28

 

 

 

 

“E-TARDED”

General Category:  Slang

Specific Category:  Technology

Usage:  Used to explain a person’s trouble with using computers and/ or internet.

Probable Meaning: While the word retarded is used to describe one who is less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than usual, E-tarded describes one who is less advanced in computer skills.

Example(s):  (1) Frustrated that he couldn’t optimize his pdf, Josh exclaimed that he was feeling “a little e-tarded today”

Posted by:  Jennifer J. 11/12/09

 

"Flashing"

 

 

 

General Category: Work 

Specific Category: Banking

Usage: A way to identify if someone has used their ATM card as a credit or debit purchase.

Probable Meaning: Point of Sale

Example(s): "The member overdrafted their account because they used their POS and didn't realize it would post to their account the same day.

Posted by: Sarah I 10/4

"Jockin' My Style"

General Category:Public

Specific: Friends,  Social Scene

Usage: Expressed when one is copying, and/or making fun of who you are and what you represent. Someone is making fun of your style/clothing.

Probable meaning: This does not have a very literal meaning, but jockin' my style could refer to someone jockying for a better position.

Example: Man, did you purposely wear the same shirt as me, you really are jockin' my style. 

Posted: 9/24 by Danny Stienstra

 

 

GOAT RODEO

General Category: work

Specific Category: subordinate to management

Usage: an a busy day at a restaurant when each server has 8 or more tables each and we go to our manager and tell her that we need help it is a goat rodeo out there.

Probably meaning: when chaos is going on with a project and everyone is running around like “chickens with their heads cut off.”

Example: Around lunchtime our restaurant turns into a goat rodeo and the wait is out the door.

Posted by: Sabrina H. 10/12

 

"Lop"

 

General category: Slang

Specific category: Street Slang

Usage:  Used when someone is not doing anything

 

Probable meaning:  A person who dosn't do anything someone who is lazy

 

Example: You have been laying on the couch not doing anything all day your such a lop

 

Posted: 10/4 By Christina Gomez

 

“Lay Low”

 

General Category: Social Scene, Work, Conversation

Specific Category: Party, Bar, any work setting, home life

Usage:  Refers to someone needing to stay put or for someone who does not need to draw attention to themselves.

Probable Meaning: Lay low could literally mean you must lay down to hide because someone is looking for you.

Example(s): I think im just going to lay low tonight since we went out last night. 2) “Man, there’s cop’s outside”. Well, let’s not go anywhere tonight and just lay low.

Posted by: Danny Stienstra 11/1/09

 

 

“Losing Your Head”

General Category: Work, Public, Home

Specific Category: Conversation, Argument

Usage: Frustrated, someone is getting out of control, losing there temper and emotions. Used by anyone who notices that someone’s emotions and actions are becoming questionable.

Probable Meaning: Someone is no longer able to use their head because they are upset. Head is not “on” their body because they aren’t thinking correctly.

Example: Man, quit thinking about your ex-girlfriend, you’re totally starting to lose your head.

Posted By: Danny Stienstra 9/30

 

“Milkin’ It”

General Category: busy environment

Specific Category: professional soccer, crosswalk

Usage: to take advantage of a situation and use every second out of something and really try to get everything you can from it.

Probable meaning: drawing milk from a cow; taking this great fatty liquid that tastes great and using it to your advantage.

Example(s): (1) “That guy barely got touched and he’s been on the ground for ten minutes.  Yeah, he’s really milkin’ it now…” (2) “Dude, I think that bicyclist just got hit by a car,” friend replies, “No, I saw what happened, the car was coming to a stop and nudged to biker, he’s probably just milkin’ it trying to get a lawsuit.” 

Posted by: Michael R 10/2/09

“NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED”

 

Posted by: Grace C, 10/03 

 

 

“On the Fly”

 

 

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Restaurant

Usage: Stressed,  need help/assistance immediately or as soon as possible. Usually used by a waiter who has too many tables.

Probable Meaning: Fly’s move around quickly, therefore on the fly means do it quickly and efficiently.

Example(s): 1) I need those tables cleaned, and do it on the fly. 2)  Chef Steve, we need four more burgers on the fly.

Posted by: Danny Stienstra, 9/17 

 

¨PANTIES IN A BUNCH¨

General Category: Social

Specific Category: Any situation (mostly in jest)

Usage: When you are joking with someone or teasing them and they are getting uptight and overly defensive/sensitive about the joke. 

Probable meaning: If your underwear were "in a bunch" then you would most likely be uncomforatbale and act irratble and uptight.  Therefore, when being teased and you get irritated or uptight you are seen as having "your panties in a bunch"

Example: Mary: wow, Tess, you sing horribly, don't quit your day job

              Tess: I took lessons for five years! I'd like to hear you do better!!

              Mary: Geez, I was just kidding, don't get your panties in a bunch

Posted by: Sara D 10/14

 

“PAR FOR THE COURSE”

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Construction

Usage: Expressing frustration with recurring incompetence displayed by a person or group assigned a particular responsibility. Often used by workers frustrated with foremen, and vice versa.

Probable Meaning: An established average. When golfing, scoring “par” is what is deemed “expected” by an average golfer.

Example: Worker 1: “You’re not gonna believe this, all of the mounting holes on the brackets they gave us are a quarter of an inch off.”

Worker 2: “Pfft, well that’s about par for the course.”

Posted by: DanielM on 9/7

 

"187 ON AN UNDERCOVER COP"

General Category: Crime

Specific Category: Gang Affiliates

Usage: Used in gangs to express that a member wants to carry out the plan of killing a cop.

Probably Meaning: That they are going to kill a cop or they have already killed the cop.

Example: The cops have been following my crew all day, if they continue its gonna be a 187 on an undercover cop.

Posted by: ChristinaS on 9/9

 

 

“PASS THE BUCK”

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Specific job responsibility

Usage: When you want to evade responsibility and put the blame or responsibility on another person.

Probably Meaning: Buck has many different definitions and it comes from slang used in poker.  Many knives’ handles were made with a buck’s horn.  The dealer would hold the knife to deter cheating.   When the dealer’s turn was up he would pass the buck’s knife.  Ultimately, he passed responsibility to the next person who was going to deal.  It was historically used by Harry S. Truman in different context saying “the buck stops here.”

Example(s):  “Johnny, why did you steal the iPod from your dad?  And don’t pass the buck to your sister, I know you took it.”

Posted by: SabrinaH on 9/10/09

 

"Props"

General Category:Work or School

Specific Category: Any

Probably meaning: It became popular in  the 1980s and it stems from "proper respect." Proper respect" then got shortened to "propers" and now we just say "props." Its meaning is to pay someone respect or recognize them for something they did. Props is a public acknowledgment to an individual or group. 

Example: "Props to Mike for scoring the winning touchdown at the Homecoming game with only 60 seconds left on the clock."

Posted by: PaigeC 10/12/09

 

“QQ More”

General Category: Social

Specific Category: Conversation – Specifically online.

Usage: A sarcastic comment used in response when someone is whining about something.

Probable Meaning: The letter “Q” looks like an eyeball with a tear coming down from the side. So instead of saying “cry more”, to be clever, people use the letter “Q”.

Example(s):  Friend 1: “I can’t believe that I didn’t get an “A” on the math test, I studied all night, and I really need a good grade… (continues to whine). Friend 2: “Why don’t you go QQ more to someone else?”

Posted by: Grace C. 12.06.09

 

 

“Reconcile"

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Finance

Usage: Term used to describe an action performed by a finance person when he/she is ensuring the accuracy, correctness, and validity of all the numbers and information in a financial account.

Probable Meaning: It means that the finance person is correcting or validating the numbers entered in a finance system/account. "Reconcile" in this context is to match up the numbers and making sure that all numbers are correctly entered.

Example(s): I am reconciling the budget analysis with the fund request to make sure that we entered the funding amount correctly and that the system took the correct dollar amount.

Posted by: HuongN on 9/29

 

 

“Saved" 

General Category: Religion 

Specific Category: Christianity 

Usage: Saved is used to describe an individual who wholeheartedly decides to follow the teachings and lifestyle of Christ rather than the teachings of the world.  

Probable Meaning: It means that the individual who chose to follow Christ is saved from the evil spirits/influences of this world and is now protected by Christ, his teachings, and his grace.  

Example(s):  "All who choose to listen to God and follow Christ will be saved by his grace because he sacrificed his holiness and died so we are not given to the evil because of our sins. With our decision to follow Christ, we are considered saved from the influence of this world."

Posted by: HuongN on 10/11/09

 

 

 

SHORT CHANGED

General Category: Any

Specific Category: Ripped off

Usage: When someone doesn’t give you the full amount of what you deserve, whether it be physical, emotional, monetary, etc. This can be intentional or accidental.

Probable Meaning: Forgot or intentionally didn’t give you all of your change back when you purchased something.

Example(s): “He short changed me!”

Posted by: Jamie B on 11/23/2009

 

 

SHOT-CLOG

General Category: Social / Public

Specific Category: Drinking

Usage: To refer to an individual who buys round of drinks for a group. 

Probable Meaning: An individual is tolerated only because he buys a round of shots for the group.  It also refers to the individual as being a "clog" or menace to the group.  He or she is only accepted for his payment for the liquer.

Example:  (1)Erin is saving me money.  I will definately invite that shot-clog along with us the next time we go out.  She seems to want our acceptance and will always buy drinks for us. (2)  we cannot go out drinking until we can find a shot-clog who will fund our nights out by buying drinks for us.

Posted by: Sabrina H. 9/29

 

 

"Shut the door and lock it"

General Category: Work      

Specific Category: Lunch room

Usage: To express disbelief in a story.

Probable Meaning: It means shutting a door and locking it so that nothing can enter or re-enter. Stopping the information flow to adjust to the information you just received.

Example: (1) A) Did you hear that our Boss just divorced his wife because she was sleeping with the Gardner? B) OMG! No way! Shut the door and lock it. A) I am so serious! (2) A) Hey I am pregnant with triplets! B) Shut the door and lock it, I do not believe

Posted by: Jasmin H. 10/4

 

 

“SHUT THE FRONT DOOR”

General Category:  Slang

Specific Category:  Conversation

Usage:  When expressing surprise or telling someone to stop talking in an environment that is not appropriate to use profanity.

Probable Meaning:  Derived from “Shut up” or “Shut the F up”. 

Example(s):  (1)   After learning some surprising news from a fellow church-goer, Jennifer exclaimed “Shut the front door!”

Posted by:  Jennifer J. 10/14

 

 

”Square Biz"

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Company

Usage: Stating that an individuals personality and or actions are dull, uninteresting, and lackluster.

Probable Meaning: Rectangular object.

Example:  "Have you heard anything about the new guy in marketing? not much except that he's all about square biz".

Posted by: Monique A. 09/10/09

 

“SLOW YOUR ROLL”

General Category: Work

Specific Category: decreasing tension

Usage: Used when a person is overly stressed or freaking out in a situation. 

Probably Meaning: the person who is freaking out needs to slow down and take it one step at a time whehter it be talking or a project that is stressing them out.  

Example(s):  “Dang Scott, slow your roll.  Do you want all your clients to know that you are not ready for your presentation?"

Posted by: SabrinaH on 12/2/09

 

 

“SLOWER THAN MOLASSES”

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Any

Usage: When commenting on a very slow process. Someone or something is taking a very long time to complete a task.

Probably Meaning: Slow moving. Molasses, being very thick syrup, wouldn’t move very far, very fast even if you held a spoon full of it upside down.

Example(s): (1)“He’s slower than molasses.” (2)“This year is going by slower than molasses.”

Posted by: Jamie B

 

¨SQUARE¨

General Category: Social

Specific Category: any social setting

Usage: used to describe a person that is dull, boring, not up on current culture and is just overall not interesting

Probable Meaning: an actual square (as in geometry) is very simple and basic, much like a person that is not interesing.

Example: ºGirl Texting Friendº ¨You´ve got to come save me, this guy I´m talking to is such a square, this conversation is putting me to sleep¨

Posted by: Sara D 12-7

 

“STEP UP YOUR GAME”

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Work Ethic

Usage: Telling someone that they need to start doing their fair share. Hold up to your end of the bargain. Start fulfilling their obligations or there could be consequences.

Probable Meaning: Improve your skills and effort. Take a step up to the next level.

Example(s): “You might want to step up your game; I overheard the manager saying performance reviews are coming up next month.”

Posted By: Jamie B 10/27/09

 

 

 

 

 

“Swagger”

 

General Category: Social

Specific: Party/bar/restaurant setting, could be used in a work setting

Usage: Refers to someone regaining there confidence, can be referred to as arrogance

Probable Meaning: Swagger can refer to the way in which someone walks, as in they have a different swagger to how they carry them self.

Example: I really have felt better since starting to work out again, I guess I have my swagger back.

Posted by: Danny S 10/22/09

 

"Tore up"

General category: Social

Specific: Party, Any Social Setting

Usage: It is an adjective to describe a person's physical state. People might use tore up to describe a drunk person at a party.

Probable Meaning: 1) In a bad physical state. 2) Unattractive. 3) Extremely Drunk.

Example: I was at a party on Friday night and Shelly was tore up, she was running around topless and she told me she can't remember any of it!

Posted by: Paige 9/2/09

 

 

“Throw it in the Bag”

General Category: Any

Specific Category: Work, School, Public, Social, etc…

Usage: To let someone know to not care or worry about a situation/person that may be troubling them.

Probable meaning: Usually when people go shopping they check the prices; however, to throw it in the bag means that you don’t care what the price is and just let it be.

Example: Friend 1, “I’m really worried about this situation with Russell, I can’t figure out if he likes me or not.” Friend 2, “Relax, just throw it in the bag.”

Example 2: Coworker 1, “I don’t think I’ll be able to go home on time tonight, I’ve still got all these reports to do.” Coworker 2, “You’ve done enough Ross, throw it in the bag, and let’s go home.”

Posted by: Grace C. 10/12/09

 

 

 

 

 

"Trippin"

General Category: Home, Casual environment, mall talk, school

Specific Category: party or a bar

Probable meaning: going crazy overreacting, acting weird. Trippin can be used in two ways (1). To talk about someone on acid. (2). To describe someone is out of control or irrational.

Examples: (1) "I never said that about her, that girl is trippin" (2) That guy was trippin off the drugs he took at the party last night.

Posted by: Paige C 9/27/09

 

 

"Bind Order"

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Insurance

Usage: A phrase meaning you got (won) the account you were working on.

Probable Meaning: A phrase stating that you're ordering something to be bound.

Example(s): "I just received the BIND ORDER for ABC Construction!"

Posted by: Shaun Krilanovich on 9/11/09 2:00 am

 

 

"SWIFT BOATED"

General Category: Media, News, Politics

Specific Category: Political Speech

Usage: Originally applied to Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry as an unfair and untrue representation his war record. Now it generally refers to any form of nasty ad hominem political attack that is unfair or untrue.

Example(s): Tea party protestors run on swift boat tactics to assail Obama’s health care reform. Or Ezekial Emanual was swift boated as being 'deadly doctor' over his misrepresented ethics journal articles.

Posted by: Evan Sarina on 9/17/09 (redo of first jargon dictionary) (this better not be labeled as common or not qualify as jargon cause there aren’t as many political junkies as you might think in our department!)

 

 

HYPHY

General Category:  Public

Specific Category:  Social, Friends

Usage: A term which means to be hyper-active; exude excessive expression.

Probable Meaning:  Similar to the word "hyper" or to get "hyped up."

Examples: (1) "We got hyphy dancing at the club."  (2) "He got so hyphy when he found out his girlfriend cheated on him!" 

Posted by:  Sherry Golestan 9/20/09

 

 

OUT  OF  POCKET

General Category:  Home

Specific Category:   Friends, Casual

Usage: Being inappropriate; shameful.

Probable Meaning:  When something is out of it's proper place, it's inappropriate.

Examples: (1) "He was out of pocket for yelling at his mom in public"  (2) "I feel so out of pocket for forgetting her birthday."

Posted by:   Sherry Golestan 9/20/09

 

“Off the Hinges”

 

General Category: Social Scene, home life

Specific Category: Bar, Party, Restaurant, could refer to food

Usage: Something is outstanding, great

Probable Meaning: When something is off the hinge, it is usually falling apart or off track, so this is a phrase that cannot be defined by its probable meaning

Example: 1) I had fun at that party, it was off the hinges. 2) That restaurant had the best steak I’ve ever had, it was truly off the hinges.

Posted by: Danny Stienstra 11/9

 

BALLIN'

General Category:  Home, Public Life

Specific Category:  Family, Friends, Social

Usage:   Being wealthy; showing extravagance.

Probable Meaning:  Ball players make a lot of money.

Examples:   (1) He just bought so many designer outifts, he must be ballin'."  (2) Did you just buy a Bently? Look at you-ballin!"

Posted by:   Sherry Golestan 9/20/09

 

CRACKIN'

General Category:  Public

Specific Category:  Casual, Friends, Social Scene

Usage:   A term meaning "the place to be"; fun.

Probable Meaning:  When something is full or has no more space, it can crack. 

Example:   (1) The party was crackin' last night!" 

Posted by:   Sherry Golestan 9/20/09

 

HIT  ME  ON  THE  HIP

General  Category:  Friends, Home

Specific Category:  Social Scene, Social Networking

Usage:   A term meaning  "call my cell phone" or other portable networking device.

Probable Meaning:  When someone calls your portable device, it may be attached to a belt, which is located near one's hip.

Example:  We don't have to finalize our plans now, just hit me on the hip later."

Posted by:   Sherry Golestan 9/20/09

 

 

FEEL  ME?

General Category: Friends

Specific: Category:   Casual Conversation

Usage:  A phrase meaning  "Do you know what I mean?"

Probable Meaning:  To feel someone creates a connection between two people.

Example:  "After the long day I had, I'm not trying to get more stressed out thinking about these bills, feel me?"

Posted by:   Sherry Golestan 9/20/09

 

"FULL GINSBURG"

General Category: Media, News, Politics

Specific Category: Political Speech

Usage: Originally applied to lawyer for Monica Lewinsky, William H. Ginsburg, and to his appearing on 5-sunday morning interviews in the same day: This Week on ABC, Fox News Sunday, Face the Nation on CBS, Meet the Press on NBC, Late Edition on CNN

Example(s): During the weekend of 9/20/2009 Obama did the "Full Ginsburg" to sell his health reform plan

Posted by: Evan Sarina on 9/29/09

 

“Got 5 On it”

 

General Category: Home, Public life

Specific Category: Used mainly in a social environment with friends

Usage: When expressing interest and a willingness to put money towards the purchase of a good, usually used after someone asks for help in paying for something.

Probable Meaning: I have 5 dollars and I am using it to pay for something.

Example: “Can you help pay for the parking?” Ya, I got 5 on it.

Posted by: Danny S 10/11

 

 

"DIME A DOZEN"

General Categorry: Life, Relationship

Specific: Casual conversation

Usage: used in relatioship settings implying that  things are not hard to come by.

Probable Meaning: having more than one option, or having things come easy to you.

Example: Rich men of his caliber come a "Dime a Dozen".

Posted by: Christina Shoaf on 9/29/09

 

“Schedule him on the 45”

General Category: Health Profession

Specific Category: Doctors Office

Usage:  Used by doctor or medical assistants to receptionist to schedule the patient for a follow up appointment.

Probable Meaning: Follow up appointments are normally 10 to 15 minutes long as opposed to a full exam which is 30 minutes to an hour. This is a quick appointment.

Example(s): "Can you schedule Mrs. Taylor on the 45 a week from today, she needs to come back to see the doctor".

Posted by: ChristinaC on 9/30/09

 

"WE'RE WRAPPED"

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Fast Food/Drive Up Window

Usage: Used when there is a rush of cars going to the drive thru of a fast food joint and the staff needs to prepare more food to be able to quickly serve the long line outside

Probable Meaning: When too many cars come at one time the small drive way in a drive thru can't hold all of the cars and therefore the line literally "wraps" around the building

Posted by: SaraD 10/2

"POS"

 

 

Probable meaning: Emit light suddenly: to cause light to appear suddenly or in brief bursts from something

Example(s):  1."What's up?" "My mom was just flashing."   2. I don't know what happened he just started flashing on me for no reason.

Posted by: Monique A. on 10/4/2009

 

 

 

“SLIDE THRU”

General Category: Social Gathering

Specific Category: Party or Event

Probably Meaning: To quickly visit an event

Example(s):  (1) “Waddup dawg! We gonna slide thru your partay then head to da club” (2) “What’s good, playa? We gonna head to da club after we slide thru your partay.”

Posted by: ChristinaC 10/4

 

"RETROSYNTHETIC SCHEME"

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Chemistry

Meaning: Noun. A reaction scheme that starts from the end and works back to the beginning by disconnecting the molecule at key points.

Example(s): Du Bois worked on the synthesis of tetrodotoxin (pufferfish poison) via a retrosynthetic scheme that formed the guanadinium group in the very last step which was different from the first published scheme.

Posted by: Evan Sarina 10/11.

 

General Catergory:  Social scene

Specific Catergory:  Conversation

 Usage: yelling at someone, usually in front of others.

 Probable meaning: Emit light suddenly: to cause light to appear suddenly or in brief bursts from something

 Example(s):  1."What's up?" "My mom was just flashing."   2. I don't know what happened he just started flashing   on me for no reason.

 Posted by: Monique A. on 10/4/2009

 

 

"Nail Biter"

General Category: Sports, Entertainment, Academics

Specific Category: Sporting Events

Meaning: The game is to close to call.

Example: Kobe Bryant scores a game tying 3 pointer, with 25 seconds left in the game, this is definitely a nail biter.

Posted By: Christina Shoaf 10/11

 

Edupimp or Educrat

General Category: Work

Specific Category: Education

Usage: Used to describe educators that only accept one methodology for learning and teaching.

Probable meaning: A closed minded educator (ironic) that approaches teaching and learning from a partisan point of view.

Example: Did you hear about Edupimp Fakestuff he completely doesn’t want to think about the History of Frogs in a different way.

 

 

Big Dance

General Category: Sporting Events

Specific Category: Finals or Championships of sports

Meaning: an important event; in sports, a tournament or championship game.

Example: The results for the NCAA Men's basketball tournament are here, both USC trogans and the Duke blue devils will meet at the Big Dance.

Posted By: Christina Shoaf 11/1

 

Door Buster

Geneal Category: Stores, Businesses

Specific Category: Department Stores

Meaning: a discounted item of limited quantity intended to bring customers into a store.

Example: Best Buy is having a door buster sale on all sony flat screen televisions this week.

Posted By: Christina Shoaf 11/1

 

"Snub and slide"

General Category: Social

Specific Category: Partying

Usage: To make a brief appearance at a party.

Probable Meaning: When a person or persons attend a party, consume a single drink, and leave abruptly without greeting others, typically spanning 15 minutes or less.

Example(s): Person 1, “I’m about to shake" Person 2, “You just got here! You didn’t even say ‘wassup?’” Person 1, “I know playa! This is a snub and slide son! One love.”

Posted by:  Christina Cuison 11/1

 

"In the cuts"

General Category: Social

Specific Category: Bay Area Slang

Usage:  Used to express how inconvenient a trip to a place is

Probable Meaning: Out of the way, Far Away

Example(s): Person 1, “Hey Mark, can we pick up Stacey before we go to the party" Person 2, “What? She’s hella in the cuts, she lives in the opposite direction’Posted by:  Christina Cuison 11/16

 

"Its a steal"

General category: Social

Specific category: mall talk or when you are shopping

Usage: Used to describe a good deal of find.

Probable Meaning: Something that is really cheap in price but looks expensive.

Example: "Veronica I love your shoes what label are they?" Sara asked. "No label at all I got them for $20.00 at Target." Veronica replied. "No way! Wow that's a steal. I want a pair." Sara said.  

Posted: PaigeK 11/16 

 

“Fresh Up”

General Category: Sales

Specific Category:  Car Salesman

Usage: Term used to refer to a new walk-in customer

Probable Meaning: A potential buyer who is put into the system and considered brand new.

Example: Car Salesman: “Hey Bill, I just got a fresh up and I’m about to input him into the computer, and take them for a test drive.” Sales Manager: “Go ahead and take them for a test drive and introduce them to me when you get back and we will go over the numbers.”

Posted: ChristinaC 12/5