Browsing page 21 of "D" words

• a shady character.

  Pull your head out of your ass and quit being a diabot.

  Last edited on May 25 2002. Submitted by Brant W. from Bonn, Germany on May 25 2002.

interjection

• acronym for "die in a fire".

  He can go DIAF.

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  Last edited on Jul 22 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 02 2010.

noun

• a person's face. Old UK slang. Origin: the "face" of a watch.

  I didn't like the look on his dial, so I popped a cap in his ass.

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  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Dean M. from Durban, South Africa on Oct 22 2007.

• extreme approval, great, awesome, fine or meaning to be perfect, precise or better. Originated in the SoCal area.

  That girl is dialed.

  That's dialed.

  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.

  Last edited on Mar 05 2013. Submitted by David from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Mar 23 1999.

• To be prepared, set-up, ready. The state of having dialed-up something.

  Person A: Do you need to pick up some beer before we go?
  
  Person B: I'm dialed.

  That dude is fully dialed!

  Last edited on Mar 05 2013. Submitted by Jesse from Whitehorse, YT, Canada on Oct 18 2001.

• To be very proficient at a given activity. Derived from having someone's phone number on speed dial; the skill is so familiar that it is easily accessed. Used in climbing, rafting, and kayaking sub-cultures, though not exclusively.

  That guy has got that climbing route dialed-in.

  Last edited on Dec 14 2001. Submitted by Che H. from Seattle, WA, USA on Dec 14 2001.

adjective

• I believe the etymology is more about machine dials (and gauges), perhaps even precise micrometer dial settings.
  
  I heard the phrase "dialed-in" long before cellphones became common (in the late 1990s). A Viet Nam war vet neighbor of mine was using this expression in the mid-90s: "We had one guy who was a screw-up, till he got dialed-in." (This neigbor was also, later, an automotive engineer for Toyota and Ford.)
  
  The connotation was usually "The drilling rig is dialed-in." Or, "The pump is dialed-in. Turn it on." Meaning, all of the various gauges and dials are fully within optimal settings.
  
  I believe this has to do with machine dials, perhaps even micrometer dials, as in similar roots to "fully miked-out."

  Last edited on Jan 18 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 18 2013.

verb

• to vomit.

  I was just dialing the porcelain phone.

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  Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by Risa M. from Green Bay, WI, USA on Aug 05 1998.

noun

• a bore, dullard.

  I nearly fell asleep listening to him, he's such a dial tone.

  Last edited on Nov 05 2010. Submitted by Darrek J. from Chicago, IL, USA on Feb 11 2002.

• To make or get something. Most likely originated in reference to ordering a pizza etc.. Popularized by using the internet (i.e.) "dial-up a website." Now has become a more universal term.

  I'm gonna dial-up a cocktail.

  Last edited on Oct 18 2001. Submitted by Jesse from Whitehorse, YT, Canada on Oct 18 2001.

• slow.

  Hurry up honey, you're being so dial up.

  Last edited on Sep 22 2005. Submitted by Linda S. from PA, USA on Sep 22 2005.