verb

• to not do something out of fear; CHICKEN OUT.

  I knew Tony would bitch out.

  My man bitched out.

  More words meaning: afraid, scared

  by Pimp Master, MN, USA, Dec 09 1999  (Edit definition)

• to back out of an agreement for any reason.

  He promised to go with me to the party but at the last minute he bitched out.

  More words meaning: to abandon, leave a person

  by Lauren, New York, NY, USA, Nov 04 2004  (Edit definition)

• to complain to; yell at.

  She got bitched out by her boss.

  More words meaning: to insult, complain, criticize

  by Anonymous, Aug 06 2007  (Edit definition)

noun

• something very fun.

  That party was a blast!

  ...I've done more at twenty-two than most people do their whole lives. I partied my ass off. There were so many women. I smoked so much weed... I had a blast.
  
  -- "Kid Cannabis", Rolling Stone, Mark Binelli, Oct 06 2005

  More words meaning: exciting, fun, full of people

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

verb

• to ejaculate.

  I just blasted her in the ass.

  More words meaning: to ejaculate

  by eric j., Iowa City, IA, USA, Apr 02 2002  (Edit definition)

• to defecate.

  That food made me have to blast.

  I blasted a dookie earlier.

  More words meaning: to defecate, poop, shit

  by Jessica, Chicago, IL, USA, Sep 05 2003  (Edit definition)

noun

• a person or object that erred.

  You blower!

  More words meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err

  by Tamelia, MA, USA, Jun 10 1997  (Edit definition)

• telephone.

  Get on the blower.

  More words meaning: telephone, phone

  by Donna Wood, Switzerland, Mar 11 1998  (Edit definition)

• a surprise; a big shock.

  That's a real blower.

  More words meaning: surprised, surprising

  by Beenkie, St Louis, MO, USA, Nov 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• the mouth.

  More words meaning: mouth

  by blah b., Apr 01 2006  (Edit definition)

verb

• to phone or page excessively; to fill up the capacity of some electronic answering service (voice mail, answering machine, one's pager, etc.)

  My crazy ex keeps blowing up my cellphone.

  More words meaning: telephone, phone

  by Greg K., Tucson, AZ, USA, Jun 10 1999  (Edit definition)

• a feeling of ecstasy brought about by the consumption of the drug MDMA (also known as "ecstasy", "X", "E", etc.)

  This is great X - I've been blowing up all night.

  More words meaning: under the influence of MDMA (ecstasy)

  by Anonymous, Jan 19 2000  (Edit definition)

• to significantly increase in one's socio-economic status.

  I'm go blow up when my album is released.

  More words meaning: to make money

  by Ugunda G., Akron, OH, USA, Oct 05 2001  (Edit definition)

• to become extremely angry.

  He totally blew up at me after I wrecked his car.

  More words meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out

  by Anonymous, Jan 04 2003  (Edit definition)

adjective

• off-brand. Typically implies lower cost and lower quality than a mainstream brand.

  That bobo toilet paper just doesn't feel as nice as the good stuff.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing

  by Teresa Burch, Troy, AL, USA, Dec 08 2002  (Edit definition)

• false; untrue.

  Man, that's bobo.

  More words meaning: nonsense, lies

  by Jeremy J., Mobile, AL, USA, Jan 04 2003  (Edit definition)

• crazy, stupid, silly, or weird. From the Spanish word "bobo," meaning "foolish" or "fool."

  She really did that? She's so bobo.

  More words meaning: crazy, insane, weird, strange

  by Jenn, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, Mar 02 2003  (Edit definition)

noun

• a person who is a "balance of bourgeois and bohemian".

  "...So David Brooks contends in his witty book Bobos in Paradise - "Bobos" being a term of Brooks's coinage to describe this "new upper class", which has created a "balance of bourgeois and bohemian" by "living amidst commerce" while "admir(ing) art and intellect", growing "affluent" while remaining "opposed to materialism", and whose members spend "their lives selling yet worr(ying) about selling out". Who exactly are these people? In the realm of material consumption, Bobos reconcile bourgeois and bohemian by cultivating "ever finer tastes about ever more simple things", preferring to "buy the same items as the proletariat - it's just that (they) buy rarified versions of these items that members of the working class would consider preposterous."
  
  -- "Toaster chic", Andrew Stark, 09 June 2000

  More words meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of)

  by Ingrid V., Aug 04 2004  (Edit definition)

adjective

• bad.

  I went to see the football. It was a bollocks match.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing

  by Matthew R., Blackpool, United Kingdom, May 31 2004  (Edit definition)

interjection

• exclamation to denote general sorrow, despair, or disappointment.

  Oh, bollocks!

  More words meaning: exclamations (list of)
  More words meaning: to be sad, disappointed

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

noun

• testicles.

  I have itchy bollocks.

  More words meaning: testicles

  by Andy, Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK, Aug 21 1997  (Edit definition)

• lies.

  What a load of bollocks!

  More words meaning: nonsense, lies

  by Michael Fraser, New York, NY, USA, Dec 03 1997  (Edit definition)

• something broken or messed up.

  You made a right bollocks of that.

  More words meaning: broken

  by Steve, Oct 11 1999  (Edit definition)

• exaggerated stories.

  As usual Malcolm came to the pub and talked non-stop bollocks all evening.

  More words meaning: nonsense, lies

  by Matthew R., Blackpool, United Kingdom, May 31 2004  (Edit definition)

verb

• to screw up.

  You've really bollocksed that up.

  More words meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err

  by Steve, Oct 11 1999  (Edit definition)

notes

• Origin: UK.

  by Michael Fraser, New York, NY, USA, Dec 03 1997  (Edit definition)

adjective

• good; excellent; COOL. See also the bomb.

  That movie is really bomb!

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by Kenneth G., Miami University, USA, Nov 17 1997  (Edit definition)

noun

• good marijuana.

  I've some bomb.

  More words meaning: marijuana

  by Paolo T., Jul 08 2004  (Edit definition)

• in American football, a long forward pass.

  More words meaning: sports (related to)

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 02 2009  (Edit definition)

verb

• to put graffiti on something; TAG. Also bomber (a person who "bombs,") etc.

  Phase one was one of the best train bombers.

  More words meaning: graffiti (related to)

  by Shin, Nov 30 2002  (Edit definition)

• to be disappointing.

  That party bombed.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing
  More words meaning: to be sad, disappointed
  More words meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail

  by Anonymous, Jan 09 2003  (Edit definition)

• to fail.

  That movie bombed in the theatres.

  More words meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail

  by Anonymous, Jan 09 2003  (Edit definition)

• to drive fast and recklessly.

  He came bombing down the street and almost hit us.

  More words meaning: driving and driving maneuvers
  More words meaning: wild, ridiculous, extreme

  by Carmen E., Nov 18 2005  (Edit definition)

• to malfunction.

  Don't run Empire with less than 32K stack, it'll bomb.

  More words meaning: to break, ruin, destroy
  More words meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail

  by The Jargon File, Sep 06 2009  (Edit definition)

interjection

• interjection used to express disappointment or outrage, usually in public gatherings such as sporting events, speeches, and musical performances.

  When the referee gave the home team a penalty, their fans yelled "BOO!"

  More words meaning: disbelief, doubt (statements of)
  More words meaning: to be sad, disappointed

  by Jaydig, Gilroy, CA, USA, Dec 07 1999  (Edit definition)

• interjection used to express (comparatively) minor disappointment, to oneself or in a small group.

  The movie sold out? Boo.

  More words meaning: disbelief, doubt (statements of)
  More words meaning: to be sad, disappointed

  by Jaydig, Gilroy, CA, USA, Dec 07 1999  (Edit definition)

noun

• anything, in speech.

  I didn't say boo to her.

  More words meaning: nothing

  by Cris, CA, USA, Dec 14 1997  (Edit definition)

• marijuana. Antiquated.

  Let's blaze some boo.

  More words meaning: marijuana

  by Elle d., Seattle, WA, USA, Apr 23 1999  (Edit definition)

• boyfriend or girlfriend.

  Me and my boo are going out to watch a movie.

  More words meaning: boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other

  by Jayne M., Detroit, MI, USA, Dec 13 1999  (Edit definition)

• term of affection or endearment for any close friend or family member.

  I love my boo!

  More words meaning: family, family members

  by stacy, Iowa, USA, Sep 28 2002  (Edit definition)

notes

• The "boyfriend or girlfriend" sense of this term may derive from "beau", meaning "beautiful" in French. Beau (pronounced "boe") has been used in English for some time to mean "boyfriend."

  by Ludgardo J., Sep 05 2008  (Edit definition)

adjective

• hung-over from alcohol.

  Dude, I drank too much. I'm broken.

  More words meaning: sick, ill
  More words meaning: under the influence of alcohol, drunk

  by Matt, New York, NY, USA, Apr 28 1999  (Edit definition)

• severely under the influence of drugs or alcohol. When involving alcohol, often implies vomiting.

  Dude, I drank too much. I'm broken.

  More words meaning: under the influence of alcohol, drunk
  More words meaning: under the influence of drugs

  by Matt, New York, NY, USA, Apr 28 1999  (Edit definition)

• neat, good, etc.; COOL.

  Man, that's pretty broken.

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by Emily, Greensboro, NC, USA, Dec 22 2002  (Edit definition)

• in reference to a game (e.g. video game or collectible card game,) "broken" implies there is some rule, character, method of play, or specific card that wields so much power it effectively "breaks" the game.

  More words meaning: games (related to)
  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by Ryan, Jeffersonville, IN, USA, Feb 21 2003  (Edit definition)

intransitive verb

• to joke; KID.

  Ya buggin'.

  More words meaning: to joke, kid, or jest

  by Nelli M., Jul 27 2005  (Edit definition)

• to be extremely excited.

  I'm buggin'!

  More words meaning: excited, energetic

  by Wendy R., Dallas, TX 75231, USA, May 10 2007  (Edit definition)

• to react with extreme or irrational distress or composure; FREAK OUT.

  I was bugging after she got home.

  More words meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

noun

• An unwanted and unintended property of a program or piece of hardware, especially one that causes it to malfunction.

  There's a bug in the editor: it writes things out backwards.

  The system crashed because of a hardware bug.

  Fred is a winner, but he has a few bugs. (i.e. Fred is a good guy, but he has a few personality problems).

  More words meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate
  More words meaning: broken
  More words meaning: computer slang

  by The Jargon File, Aug 13 2009  (Edit definition)

transitive verb

• to pester or annoy.

  Why do you keep bugging me? Go away.

  More words meaning: to annoy, interfere, intrude

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

origin

• Regarding the "unwanted and unintended property" meaning:
  
  Admiral Grace Hopper (an early computing pioneer better known for inventing the programming language COBOL) liked to tell a story in which a technician solved a malfunction in the Harvard Mark II machine by pulling an actual insect out from between the contacts of one of its relays, and she subsequently promulgated "bug" in its hackish sense as a joke about the incident (though, as she was careful to admit, she was not there when it happened). For many years the logbook associated with the incident and the actual bug in question (a moth) sat in a display case at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC). The entire story, with a picture of the logbook and the moth taped into it, is recorded in the Annals of the History of Computing, Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1981), pp. 285--286. The text of the log entry (from September 9, 1947), reads, "1545 Relay #70 Panel F (moth) in relay. First actual case of bug being found."
  
  This wording establishes that the term was already in use at the time in its current specific sense, and Hopper herself reports that the term "bug" was regularly applied to problems in radar electronics during WWII.
  
  Indeed, the use of "bug" to mean an industrial defect was already established in Thomas Edison's time, and a more specific and rather modern use can be found in an electrical handbook from 1896 (Hawkin's New Catechism of Electricity, Theo. Audel & Co.) which says, "The term "bug" is used to a limited extent to designate any fault or trouble in the connections or working of electric apparatus."
  
  It further notes that the term is said to have originated in quadruplex telegraphy and have been transferred to all electric apparatus.
  
  The latter observation may explain a common folk etymology of the term: that it came from telephone company usage, in which bugs in a telephone cable were blamed for noisy lines.
  
  Historians of the field inform us that the term was regularly used in the early days of telegraphy to refer to a variety of semi-automatic telegraphy keyers that would send a string of dots if you held them down. In fact, the Vibroplex keyers (which were among the most common of this type) even had a graphic of a beetle on them (and still do)! While the ability to send repeated dots automatically was very useful for professional morse code operators, these were also significantly trickier to use than the older manual keyers, and it could take some practice to ensure one didn't introduce extraneous dots into the code by holding the key down a fraction too long. In the hands of an inexperienced operator, a Vibroplex "bug" on the line could mean that a lot of garbled Morse would soon be coming your way.
  
  Further, the term has long been used among radio technicians to describe a device that converts electromagnetic field variations into acoustic signals. It is used to trace radio interference and look for dangerous radio emissions. Radio community usage derives from the roach-like shape of the first versions used by 19th century physicists. The first versions consisted of a coil of wire (roach body), with the two wire ends sticking out and bent back to nearly touch forming a spark gap (roach antennae). The bug is to the radio technician what the stethoscope is to the stereotypical medical doctor. This sense is almost certainly ancestral to modern use of "bug" meaning a covert monitoring device, but may also have contributed to the use of the term for the effects of radio interference itself.
  
  Actually, use of "bug" in the general sense of a disruptive event goes back to Shakespeare! (Henry VI, part III - Act V, Scene II: King Edward:
  
  "So, lie thou there. Die thou; and die our fear; For Warwick was a bug that fear'd us all."
  
  In the first edition of Samuel Johnson's dictionary one meaning of "bug" is "A frightful object; a walking spectre." This is traced to "bugbear", a Welsh term for a variety of mythological monster which (to complete the circle) has recently been reintroduced into the popular lexicon through fantasy role-playing games. In any case, in jargon the word almost never refers to insects.
  
  A careful discussion of the etymological issues can be found in a paper by Fred R. Shapiro, 1987, "Entomology of the Computer Bug: History and Folklore", American Speech 62(4):376-378.
  
  As of late 1990, the NSWC still had the bug, but had unsuccessfully tried to get the Smithsonian to accept it. The present curator of their History of American Technology Museum didn't know this and agreed that it would make a worthwhile exhibit. It was moved to the Smithsonian in mid-1991, but due to space and money constraints was not actually exhibited for years afterwards.

  by The Jargon File, Aug 13 2009  (Edit definition)

verb

• To get high.

  I can't wait to bug out with Jayme tonight!

  More words meaning: to do drugs
  More words meaning: to smoke marijuana

  by Jackie R., Glen Gardner, NJ, USA, Feb 19 1999  (Edit definition)

notes

• See bug.

  More words meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

noun

• butt. Origin: British.

  He fell on his bum.

  More words meaning: buttocks, butt, ass

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

• a lazy person.

  Get off your butt, you bum!

  More words meaning: a lazy person

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 02 2009  (Edit definition)

• a homeless person or beggar.

  More words meaning: poor, poor person, homeless person

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 02 2009  (Edit definition)

verb

• to be sad.

  Are you bumming about her again?

  More words meaning: to be sad, disappointed

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

• to borrow. Etymology: from bums (homeless people,) who "borrow" money, cigarettes, etc.

  Do you mind if I bum a few dollars from you for lunch?

  More words meaning: to borrow or loan

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

• to be given a favor.

  I bummed a ride from my friend.

  More words meaning: to borrow or loan

  by Justin B., Jan 27 2004  (Edit definition)

interjection

• used to denote general sorrow, despair, or disappointment. Also bummer.

  This place doesn't take credit cards? Oh, bummage.

  More words meaning: to be sad, disappointed

  by John Smith, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Jun 21 1997  (Edit definition)

noun

• a cigarette (or multiple cigarettes) obtained from another person for free. For the root bum.

  I got bummage from Doug twice today.

  More words meaning: cigarette, cigar

  by John H., Potsdam, NY, USA, Oct 23 1997  (Edit definition)

adjective

• full of people. Typically used to refer to a party, a dance club (disco,) etc. Usually pronounced "bumpin."

  That party was bumping!

  More words meaning: exciting, fun, full of people

  by Anthony, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Dec 06 2002  (Edit definition)

• good.

  That pie is bumping.

  More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

  by Anthony, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Dec 06 2002  (Edit definition)

verb

• to bring up subject uncomfortable to someone. See also burn-out.

  Why do you always burn me out?

  More words meaning: embarrassment (related to)

  by Christine Kin, Diamond Bar, CA, USA, May 20 1998  (Edit definition)

verb

• to disappoint.

  We were planning on going camping, but the rain really burst our bubble.

  More words meaning: to be sad, disappointed

  by Anonymous, OH, USA, Oct 14 1997  (Edit definition)

adjective

• extremely ugly.

  I met your boyfriend in person and he was busted!

  More words meaning: unattractive, ugly

  by La M., New York, NY, USA, Dec 02 1998  (Edit definition)

• under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

  I got so busted at the party I couldn't stand up.

  More words meaning: under the influence of alcohol, drunk
  More words meaning: under the influence of drugs

  by Angelina, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA, May 06 1999  (Edit definition)

• broken.

  Sorry, the television is busted.

  More words meaning: broken

  by ALison, Riverside, CA, USA, Jan 06 2002  (Edit definition)

• bad, generally displeasing.

  That movie was busted.

  More words meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing

  by Mike, PA, USA, Apr 07 2002  (Edit definition)

• bedraggled.

  After her long night of partying, she looked busted.

  More words meaning: tired
  More words meaning: unattractive, ugly

  by Lillian W., New Haven, CT, USA, Jul 27 2004  (Edit definition)

notes

• See also bust.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jun 26 2009  (Edit definition)

adjective

• offended, upset, or angry, usually by a small slight or a friendly insult.

  I was just kidding. Don't get butt-hurt!

  More words meaning: angry, annoyed, offended
  More words meaning: to be sad, disappointed

  by leilani V., Manhattan, NY, USA, Jan 29 1999  (Edit definition)

adjective

• empty. Refers to a marijuana smoking device.

  I think the bowl is cashed.

  More words meaning: empty
  More words meaning: marijuana paraphernalia

  by Dave, Nashua, NH, USA, Nov 22 1998  (Edit definition)

• tired, exhausted.

  Man, I'm completely cashed.

  More words meaning: tired

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001  (Edit definition)

• empty. Probably derived from the "marijuana smoking device is empty" usage.

  All the kegs at this party are cashed.

  More words meaning: empty

  by Mark B., Eau Claire, WI, USA, Sep 24 2002  (Edit definition)

noun

• an attractive male.

  I'm going to the party to find me some cheese.

  More words meaning: attractive male

  by Janelle O., Omaha, NE, USA, Jan 28 1998  (Edit definition)

• money.

  Gotta make that cheese.

  More words meaning: money

  by ALLAN L., Atlanta, GA, USA, Jun 02 1998  (Edit definition)

• smegma.

  More words meaning: penis

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 02 2009  (Edit definition)

• something cheesey.

  More words meaning: corny

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 21 2009  (Edit definition)

verb

• to smile widely, with teeth. From the standard photographer command "Say cheese!" used to elicit smiles.

  He was cheesin' big time when she kissed him.

  More words meaning: to smile

  by Angela Sawyers, Detroit, MI, USA, Sep 23 1997  (Edit definition)

• to joke; MESS AROUND.

  I'm just cheesin' with you.

  More words meaning: to joke, kid, or jest

  by Rochelle S., England, United Kingdom, Sep 06 2007  (Edit definition)