The Bomb = extremely cool, extremely great, extremely delicious Who says this?: mostly young people *This expression might be a short lived fad. synonyms of the bomb = great, amazing, awesome IMPORTANT NOTE: This is not the same meaning as the noun, bomb, that explodes causing damage. Ex: You have to listen to this new […]
Racist And Other Derogatory Words = negative words for people based on the color of their skin, the country they are from, their sexuality, religion etc. * I’m sure every culture has their own racial terms, but these are racial terms from the American perspective. Some words will be easy to understand, but […]
Make Something Up = lie about something, invent a story Ex: Kids like to “make up stories” to impress their friends, instead of telling the truth. Ex: My boss asked me why I was late to the meeting, so I “made up a lie” that I had car trouble, but honestly, I don’t own a […]
Dirty Look = a facial expression to show anger, disapproval, or disgust Ex: The wife gave her husband a “dirty look” after he looked at another woman. Ex: She didn’t say anything, but I knew she was mad because of the “dirty look” she gave me. *In this video, a wife gives her husband […]
Dead Tired = to be extremely tired Who says this?: everyone Ex: I’m “dead tired” today because I didn’t get any sleep last night. Ex: After I went running for a long time, I was “dead tired.”
He vs Him / She vs Her / They vs Them he vs him / she vs her / they vs them = pronouns *Pronouns substitute for nouns. he / she / they = subject pronouns Subject pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. Ex: ______ did the […]
My Bad = I’m sorry that was my fault. Admitting to a mistake or an error. *“My bad” is used mostly by younger generations to apologize. Ex: I’m sorry I damaged your car. That was “my bad.” Ex: “My bad,” man. If I knew she was your sister, then I wouldn’t have slept […]
Ditto = same for me, me too *“Ditto” is used when you want say the same thing someone said to you, but you don’t want to repeat every word. Ex: Person #1: “I love you.”Person #2: “Ditto.” (= I love you too) Ex: Person #1: “I have to study all night.”Person #2: “Ditto for […]
Blow Off = to ignore *to “blow off someone / something” = to ignore a person, or ignore doing an action Ex: I can’t believe she is “blowing me off.” She won’t talk to me, or answer any of my phone calls. Ex: I “blew off” doing the homework last night. I could have done […]
Like vs Alike *IMPORTANT NOTE: This is different from the verb “like”, for example:” I like apples” , or “I like beer” *“Like” and “alike” have the same meaning = two or more things that have similar characteristics. “like” ( preposition) = links the two subjects/objects that are similar (_) is like (_). * […]