American Slang

What is slang?
• Slang is the use of very informal words
that are uncommon in normal speech.
• 속어는 정상적인 연설에서 흔히 매우 비공
식적인 단어의 사용이다 .
• These are widely known in America, but
you should only use them with your
friends.
 Warning!
• Most of these words are neither polite, nor
impolite, but if you use them in
conversation with strangers, they will think
you are foolish.
• 이 단어의 대부분은하지만 , 둘 다 , 예의
없고 무례 아르 당신은 낯선 사람과 대화에
서 그들을 사용하는 경우 , 그들은 당신이
바보라고 생각합니다
 Look at this:
1. Hey. Do you still want to hang out tonight?
2. Yeah, what’s the skinny?
1. Maybe we can get some grub and catch a flick.
2. That sounds good. I heard there was a
tearjerker playing.
1. Yeah. Do you mind if Neil comes with us?
2. Are you bananas? That guy is a nerd.
Do you understand?
What?
 Let’s look at one more.
1. Hey, are you hungry?
2. Yeah, do you want to get some za?
1. Are you nuts? Let’s eat something
healthy. Pizza will give me love handles.
2. Good call. Just come over to my pad, and
we’ll cook something.
1. Okay. See you later, alligator.
2. After while, crocodile.
Do you understand?
 hang out
• Hang out (verb): to spend time together

• For example: My friends and I hang out all

the time.

• I’m going to hang out at my friends house

tonight.
 skinny
• Skinny (noun): information

• For example: What’s the skinny on the

party? (Where and when?)

• What’s the skinny on Jeff? (How is he?

What is he doing?)
 grub
• Grub (noun): food

• For example: I’m hungry. I need some

grub.

• Do you want to get some grub?

 flick
• Flick (noun): a movie

• For example: Let’s go see a flick.

• Have you seen that new flick?

 tearjerker
• Tearjerker (noun): a very sad movie

• For example: Titanic is a tearjerker.

Tear
 bananas
• Bananas (adjective): crazy

• For example: Lady Gaga is bananas.

• It’s very important to say “bananas”.
• If you say, “You are a banana,” it means
something completely different.
You
 nerd
• Nerd (noun): a studious and unsociable
person
• 학문에 정진하는 사람과 침묵 .
 Look at this one more time:
1. Hey. Do you still want to hang out tonight?
2. Yeah, what’s the skinny?
1. Maybe we can get some grub and catch a flick.
2. That sounds good. I heard there was a
tearjerker playing.
1. Yeah. Do you mind if Neil comes with us?
2. Are you bananas? That guy is a nerd.
1. Hey. Do you want to hang out tonight?
2. Yeah, what’s the skinny?

1. Hey. Do you still want to spend time together.

2. Yeah. Where and when?
1. Maybe we can get some grub and catch a flick.
2. That sounds good. I heard there was a
tearjerker playing.

1. Maybe we can eat food and watch a movie.

2. That sounds good. I heard there was a sad
movie playing.
1. Yeah. Do you mind if Neil comes with us?
2. Are you bananas? That guy is a nerd.

1. Yeah. Do you mind if Neil comes with us?

2. Are you crazy? That guy is a
1. Hey, are you hungry?
2. Yeah, do you want to get some za?
1. Are you nuts? Let’s eat something
healthy. Pizza will give me love handles.
2. Good call. Just come over to my pad, and
we’ll cook something.
1. Okay. See you later, alligator.
2. After while, crocodile.
 za
• Za (noun): pizza
 nuts
• Nuts (adjective): crazy

• For example: Jason teacher is nuts.

 Love handles
• Love handles (noun): rolls of fat around
someone’s stomach

Door
Handle
 call
• Call (noun): idea

• For example:
• I’m going to study for my exam.
• Good call!
 pad
• Pad (noun): where you live / your house

• For example: I’m going to sleep at my pad

tonight.
Let’s look at this one more time:
1. Hey, are you hungry?
2. Yeah, do you want to get some za?
1. Are you nuts? Let’s eat something
healthy. Pizza will give me love handles.
2. Good call. Just come over to my pad, and
we’ll cook something.
1. Okay. See you later, alligator.
2. After while, crocodile.
1. Hey, are you hungry?
2. Yeah, do you want to get some za?

1. Hey, are you hungry?

2. Yeah, do you want to get some pizza?
Are you nuts? Let’s eat something healthy.
Pizza will give me love handles.

Are you crazy? Let’s eat something healthy.

Pizza will make me fat.
Good call. Just come over to my pad, and
we’ll cook something.

Good idea. Just come over to my house, and

we’ll cook something.
Bonus words and phrases:
 To bounce
• To bounce (verb): to leave

• For example: This party is boring. Let’s

bounce.

• I’m tired. I’m going to bounce.

 whip
• Whip (noun): a car
 broke
• Broke (adjective): without money.

• For example:
Don’t ask me for
money. I’m broke.
 chicken
• Chicken (noun): a coward ( 겁쟁이 )

• For example: Are you scared? Don’t be a

chicken.
 shades
• Shades (noun): sunglasses

shade
 Dead presidents
• Dead presidents (noun): money
I need two people to help me.
1. Do you want to see a flick?
2. Yeah, but I’m broke.
1. That’s okay. You can borrow some dead
presidents.
2. Do you want to watch a tearjerker?
1. Don’t be a chicken. Let’s watch a zombie
movie.
2. Are you nuts?
1. Do you want to see a _____?
2. Yeah, but I’m _____.
1. That’s okay. You can borrow some ____
_________.
2. Do you want to watch a ________?
1. Don’t be a ______. Let’s watch a zombie
movie.
2. Are you ____?
1. Do you ____ to see a _____?
2. ____, but I’m _____.
1. That’s okay. You can _____ some ____
_________.
2. Do you want to ____ a ________?
1. Don’t be a ______. Let’s watch a ____
movie.
2. ___ you ____?
1. ___ you ____ to ___ a _____?
2. ____, ____ I’m _____.
1. ___ okay. You can _____ ____ ____
_________.
2. Do you ____ to ____ a ________?
1. ____ be a ______. ____ watch a ____
movie.
2. ___ ____ ____?
1. ___ ___ ____ to ___ a _____?
2. ____, ____ ___ _____.
1. ___ ____. You ___ _____ ____ ____
_________.
2. ___ ___ ____ to ____ a ________?
1. ____ be a ______. ____ ____ a ____
_____.
2. ___ ____ ____?
 Writing
• With one other person, you are going
to write a dialogue.
• You must use at least 4 of the words
you learned today.
• It must be at least 4 sentences long.
• The most creative group will win
chocolate.
This is why you should never use
internet translators:
• 다른 한 사람으로 , 당신은 대화를 쓰는거야 .

• 당신은 오늘 배운 단어 중 적어도 4 를 사용
해야합니다 .

• 그것은 적어도 4 개의 문장이어야합니다 .

• 가장 창조적인 그룹은 초콜릿을 이길 것입니

다.
• With one other person, you are going
to write a dialogue.
• You must use at least 4 of the words
you learned today.
• It must be at least 4 sentences long.
• The most creative group will win
chocolate.