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American Slang
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1 He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in. A.bag B.mobile
C.B.M.W. car
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Answer .c C.B.M.W. car
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2 The pillow was a freebie A.free bird B. free person C.a free thing
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Answer C.a free thing
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I need to make a quick buck.
A. some easy money B. quick drink C. easy decision
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Answer A. some easy money
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I am not going to work for peanuts.
A. pea B.huge amount of money C. practically no money
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Answer C. practically no money
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This music is groovy. A. bad B. pleasant C.latest
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Answer B. pleasant
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Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.
A.easy B.boring C.good
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Answer B.boring
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The raw office workers were not getting much done.
A.angry B.new C.police
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Answer B.new
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He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
A. got angry B.got tired C.quit
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Answer C.quit
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Answer Hey sista! A.how are you B.Siesta C.Sister
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Answer Hey sista! (sister).
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Answer So watchu gonna do now? a.Watch you b.What ‘re you
c.What do you
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Answer b.What ‘re you
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When "you" follows a word ending in the letter "t", you sometimes will hear the sound of the "y" become a "ch": what + you = "whatchu". Got + you = "gotchu". Don't + you = "dontchu". To make it more complicated, the final "u" sound is commonly shifted to "a": what + you = "whatcha". Got + you = "gotcha". Don't + you = "dontcha".
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Answer It’s a good exercise to strengthen your abs A.abcd alphabets
B.abdominal muscles C.basic knowledge
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Answer abdominal or stomach muscles
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Answer She's always happy if there are lots of ankle-biters around.
A.friends B.servants C.children
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Answer ankle-biter Meaning: a child
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Answer Cathy loves being around ankle-biters, so she'd be happy working as a A.kindergarten teacher B.underwater photographer C.zoo-keeper
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Answer A.kindergarten teacher
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Answer In New York City, a lot of stores are open 24/7. A .on June 24
B.seven hours from midnight C. All the time
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Answer C. All the time
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Answer C. All the time :around the clock
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Answer If someone is beat boxing, they are A.making music B.fighting
C.exercising
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Answer A.making music
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Origin: Originally "beat box" meant an electronic drum machine of the sort used to create percussive sounds in rap and hip-hop music. Musicians then began creating similar "click" and "pop" sounds with their mouths, and these musicians were called "human beat boxes". The word "beat box" then came to mean the act of creating these sounds to provide a rhythmic accompaniment to vocal artists who're reciting rhymes or rapping.
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Answer If someone wears a lot of bling, they want to A.look rich
B.smell good C.feel warm
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Answer A.look rich
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. Meaning: flashy jewellery worn to create the impression of wealth
For example: Check out all the bling around that guy's neck. It must weigh a ton! Note: "bling-bling" means the same thing Origin: Originally used in U.S. hip-hop and rap culture, and possibly derived from the sound of heavy necklaces hitting one another.
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Answer If someone says, "Hey, you wanna score some blow?" they're trying to sell you some A.pornography B.marijuana C.cocaine
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Answer C.cocaine
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. For example: She'd snorted so much blow that she had to have an operation to repair the lining of her nose. After he got hooked on blow, Terry lost his job, his girlfriend, his apartment and his car. Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Answer When the movie was released, nearly all the newspaper film critics canned it. They said it was A.really great B.fairly good C.not very good
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Answer C.not very good
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Meaning: to reject or criticize something or someone
For example: The show's ratings were so bad that the network canned it after just a few episodes. The English media cans the national football team whenever they lose a game. Variety: This slang is typically used in American and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Answer If someone asks you where the can is, they want to know where the A.kitchen is B.toilet is C.refrigerator is
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Answer B.toilet is
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Meaning: toilet For example: Carlos has got a stomach problem, so he's gone to the can. Do you know where the can is in this place? Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Answer Mickey said it was da bomb when he saw A.his bad exam results
B.the damage to his car c.his friend's new motorcycle
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Answer C.his friend's new motorcycle
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Meaning: excellent, extremely good
For example: This new Batman movie is da bomb, dude! Joey's new chick is da bomb, man! She's hot! Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Answer Trevor hates being a deadbeat dad, so he's trying to get a job so that he can A.buy a new sports car B.pay child support for his kids C.take his girlfriend on a holiday
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Answer B.pay child support for his kids
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Meaning: a father who doesn't pay child support regularly
For example: Ted started drinking and then his wife left him. Now he isn't giving her the money to look after their kids, so he's a typical deadbeat dad. I'm sure no-one wants to be a deadbeat dad, but sometimes people get into trouble and end up doing things they never imagined they'd do. Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Answer Most people in England don't know diddly-squat about American football Anything nothing everything
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Answer A.anything
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diddly-squat | diddly Meaning: anything For example:
Meaning: anything For example: We don't care diddly-squat about what other people think. We do things our own way here. The woman doesn't know diddly about economics or foreign affairs, but they still chose her to run for vice-president! Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English
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Answer You will probably dis a young man if you say he needs to go to the gym A.guess it’s eally cool B. show disrespect C. approve
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Answer dis | diss Meaning: to show disrespect to someone by saying or doing something insulting
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For example: Make sure you don't dis any of these guys or they could get really mad with you. This guy said I dissed him, but I didn't show him any disrespect. I just didn't treat him like he was better than me. Note: can also be spelled "diss" Origin: Originally Jamaican slang and probably an abbreviation of "disrespect" or "dismiss". Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Answer An empty-nester is someone whose A.children have left home
B.birds have flown away C.savings have disappeared
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Answer A.children have left home
Meaning: a parent whose children have grown up and left home
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Empty- nester For example:
After spending many years raising their children, Kevin and Joan are now empty-nesters after their youngest daughter went to live with some friends. We're still getting used to being empty-nesters. The house seems so quiet all the time. Variety: This slang is typically used in American and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Answer If someone says, "Yo man, let me hold some ends. I'll hit you back on Friday," they want to A.borrow some money B.play cards C.go out for dinner on Friday
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Answer A.borrow some money
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Ends : money For example: I'd love to get one of those new phones but they're really expensive. I just don't have the ends at the moment. We're not gettin' the ends we need to pay the bills so I'll have to get another job. Origin: from the phrase "to make ends meet" Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Answer Lizzie said Chrissie was a flake because she
A.didn't turn up at the party B.didn't pay her share of the bill C.didn't want to join in the fun
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Answer A.didn't turn up at the party
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flake Meaning: an unreliable person who says they'll do something, but then doesn't do it For example: Lenny's such a flake! This is the third time he hasn't come after we'd planned to meet. John called in sick again today. He's such a flake. Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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