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damage |
the cost of something Ex: I was wondering what's the damage? |
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ditch abandon (not always a romantic relationship) |
to end a relationship with someone Ex: Kelly has ditched herboyfriend because he was seen with another girl |
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dweeb (nerd / geek /doofus) |
a studious but socially inept person Ex: The kids call Mark a dweeb because he's clever but he doesn't say much |
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kickback (noun) to kick back (verb) |
a payment made, often secretly or illegally, tosomeone who has helped to arrange a deal or a job Ex: Thecompany that built the new national stadium gave the Minister of Sports a kickbackthat was worth $100,000 |
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laid-back |
easygoing, relaxed Ex: I like his laid-back attitude; he is not hard to deal with |
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lip (give someone lip) |
n. cheeky or disrespectful speech; v. to speak disrespectfully Ex: Don't give me any lip |
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loaded |
wealthy, rich Ex: locked and loaded (about to explode at the face of someone) or (prepared to do something big) |
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loudmouth |
an obnoxious person who talks too much and tooloudly Ex: Tommy'steacher said, "Any more lip from you and you'll be seeing theheadmaster!" Tommy had spoken rudely to his teacher |
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hang-up (about smth) A hang-up(s) |
an emotional problem causing inhibition orunreasonable behaviour Ex: Don't get all hung up on looks |
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hypeto |
exaggerated praise for a product or person forpromotional purposes Ex: Don't believe the hype |
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threads |
clothes Ex: Nice threads |
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intoxicated (means drunk) |
dump ( end a romantic relationship) |
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app |
a computer software application Ex: Checkout this killer app I downloaded last night! |
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blog ( blogger, blogosphere ) |
an online diary, journal or commentary (n.) | to write an online diary, journal or commentary (v.) Ex: I read on a blog that the new James Bond movie is really great. |
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flame |
to attack someone by posting an abusive message in an online forum or message board Ex: I didn't post any more messages in the forum after people started flaming each other |
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geek (nerd/dweeb) |
computer and IT expert, usually obsessive about technology Ex: Google has some of the smartest geek in the business working for them. |
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glitch (es) / bug |
a fault or defect, esp. in computer software Ex: Whydoes this company's software have so many glitches?Can't they test it properly before releasing it? |
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meatspace |
a term used by young internet users to mean the physical world, in contrast to the virtual world of "cyberspace" Ex: Many computer geeks aremore comfortable in cyberspace than in the real world of meatspace. |
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on the blink |
out of order, not working Ex: Our printer is on the blink, butsomeone's coming to fix it this afternoon. |
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troll (s) |
someone who posts provocative messages on forums or message boards (n.) | to post provocative messages on forums or message boards (v.) Ex: back under your bridge troll |
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virus (es) /troy (trojan horse)/worm |
a harmful computer program that can spread from one machine to another Ex: Most viruses are spread when sent as email attachments, and they're activated when the recipient clicks on the program's icon. |
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up time |
time a computer system is operating Ex: Before choosing a host for your website, check the average uptime for their servers. An: down time |
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cracker : person who hacks benevolently hack / hacker : phishing using bait to trick people for gain lamer person with insufficient knowledge to be a hacker (a wannabe) |
Torch, (an old flame) ( mean: ex boy/ girl friend) |
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hairy |
dangerous, risky, scary Ex: what a hairy movie!! |
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gasbag |
a person who talks too much Ex: He is such a gasbag. |
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gig |
a public performance, usually of rock, folk or jazzmusic Ex: I had a gig last month |
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josh (with smb) |
to tease someone, usually in a friendly wayfare Ex: Is that a josh? |
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jet set |
a class of rich, fashionable people who travel for pleasure |
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jam |
a difficult situation Ex: I'm in a jam. |
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nest egg, save for a rainy day (singular) |
money saved for the future or for retirement Ex: I have a nest egg. |
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nippy |
cold, chilly Ex: Take a sweater, It's nippy outside. |
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no sweat |
"no problem" or "no worries" or "so easy" Ex: He carried two women across the river, no sweat. |
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no-hoper / wannabe |
someone who will never succeed in life |
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nuts |
crazy, insane Ex: He is driving me nuts. |
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off the wall / over the top |
eccentric, extreme, unconventional Ex: the album was off the wall at that time. |
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on the mend |
to be recovering from illness or injury, getting better Ex: I hope he is on the mend. |
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on the rocks / rocky relationship |
facing difficulties, esp. of a relationship or a business Ex: |
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peanuts |
very little money Ex: working for peanuts |
