American English Slang

Yo this is American Slang

The most commonly heard form of English is American English. Because of Hollywood it is heard all around the world, and it has infiltrated and had an affect on all the other spoken forms of English.

The United States has a large population and a variety of different accents, i.e New York, California, Texas, Deep South, Chicago, Boston, to name a few. Also the slang that occurs in the United States changes rapidly, so it is hard to keep up with the new talk on the street.

 

Quintessential American English

American English is quite varied, so the most common words you could think of to tell someone is American is for the terms “friend”. Pal and buddy, are purely American words, as is the word dude which is a male person.

 

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Greetings and Salutations

Give me five

High five

Hire you? – How are you?

Howdy partner?- Short for ‘How do?’, which is already short for “how do you do?’

Later- Short for see you later

Peace out- Goodbye

Thanks a bunch (a lot)

Wakey wakey, hands off snakey

Wassup?- What’s up?

What’s happening?

What up ese?

Yo! (Hey-you, can be impolite)

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Chatting up/ Macking

Did you see the six packs on that hunk there? (great abs on that attractive male)

I got to first base (to get to kiss with someone and nothing more)

She’s a cool chick! (to be a nice/interesting woman)

She’s a real babe (to be quite attractive)

She’s a real fox (to be quite attractive)

Shake your booty hot mama! (move your hips/butt to the music)

I’ve got to practice my pick-up lines tonight

I’m all hung up on my ex-girl/boyfriend (to be infatuated with someone to the point where you can’t think of anything else)

I just scored with that blonde girl over there (to have the luck to be passionate with someone)

I’m going to catch up with an old flame– (an ex-lover)

I’m as randy as a rabbit (to  be feeling lusty)

Nice buns
Nice butt/posterior/tush/backside

What a hottie (an attractive person)

You’re such a sleaze bag (to have no morals when it comes to treatment of women)

You wanna go on a date?

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In the bar

I feel like having a bender tonight. (to have a big night)

Jimmy is such a boozehound (a big drinker)

Oh my God! I got so blitzed last night that I had a ralph. (totally drunk) (to vomit)

You want to have a few brewskis? (alcoholic beverages)

Jim Bob is having a shindig tonight (a small celebration)

Smeagol and Gollum have the great Bud vs Miller beer debate

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That’s Cool

Cowabunga dude!

Dat’s da bomb! (excellent, the best)

Dynamite! (great)

Gnarly dude!

Jim Dandy- Very good

It’s groovy man- (good)

Neat– (not too bad at all)

That shit is phat! (that’s good stuff)

That’s far out (great)

That’s some fly shit- (fashionable or cool thing)

That’s just swell– that is good (so old it;s uncool, but still funny)

That’s gold! (good stuff)

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Sayings

You’re barking up the wrong tree- To accuse or look for the wrong person or thing

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The Weather

Fall- Autumn

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Money matters

Dollar for dollar- whatever you put in I’ll match you dollar for dollar

Hard cash- real money, paper and coins

I don’t have a dime

I’m the one bringing home the bacon– (the person who earns the money)

Money to burn- to have so much money that you want to waste it

My credit card is maxed out (to have used all your credit)

Rolling in it- He’s got so much money he’s rolling in it

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Twisting the rules of English

Y’all- you all or everyone

All y’all- all of everyone (as if the previous one wasn’t bad enough)

Ain’t- Am not or Aren’t

Taint- hillybilly talk for “There ain’t” (taint nuttin you can do bout it)

Anyways- this word is never plural

 

Related articles

• Rating American English Accents(languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu)

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• Americanisms in British English (virtuallinguist.typepad.com)
• Britishisms: cataloging how they’re infecting American English. (slate.com)

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