adverb

• absolutely. The insertion of "fucking" places emphasis on the use of "absolutely."

  I have abso-fucking-lutely too much homework.

  More words meaning: exclamations (list of)
  More words meaning: many, much, lots
  More words meaning: very, extremely, completely, in a grand way

  by Nate, Apr 22 1998  (Edit definition)

interjection

• as a question, to enquire whether someone is present.

  Speaker: ACK?
  
  Response: ACK.

  More words meaning: abbreviations (list of)
  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: inquiries (list of)

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

• to affirm one's presence. An appropriate response to ping.

  Speaker: Are you there?
  
  Response: ACK.

  Speaker: ping
  
  Response: ACK.

  More words meaning: abbreviations (list of)
  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: present, near, directly

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

• an exclamation of surprise or alarm.

  Ack!

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  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

• yes.

  Speaker: Do you want to shop for monitors?
  
  Response: ACK.

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  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: yes, agreements (statements of)

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

origin

• ACK is an abbreviation of "acknowledged," used commonly in computing. See also NAK. Note that "ack" as an exclamation of surprise or alarm has no relation to computing.

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

adjective

• all right; OKAY, YES.

  Come on man, everything's gonna be aight!

  Speaker: Do you want to go see a movie?
  
  Response: Aight.

  I'm going to the movies, aight?

  That movie was aight, but I liked the other one better.

  More words meaning: okay, fine
  More words meaning: yes, agreements (statements of)

  by Deb Smith, Charlotte, NC, USA, Aug 18 1998  (Edit definition)

other

• is not; am not; are not; do not; have not; will not; etc. Typically used in the double negative, as the example sentences show. Its use in the United States is generally limited to the south and midwest.

  Ain't nothing like that I ain't seen before. ("There is nothing like that I have not seen before.")

  He ain't got no money. ("He does not have any money.")

  I ain't seen him since last year. ("I have not seen him since last year.")

  She ain't going to school today. ("She is not going to school today.")

  More words meaning: contractions (list of)
  More words meaning: no, disbelief, doubt (statements of)

  by Jeremy P., Ropers Crossroads, SC, USA, Jul 20 1998  (Edit definition)

interjection

• equivalent to "I already know" or "You already know," as if to say "YES!" emphatically. Demonstrates total agreement with what a speaker has said.

  Speaker: Did you know that Shemar Moore is so fine!
  
  Response: Already!

  Speaker: Man, your boy has skills!
  
  Response: Already!

  More words meaning: yes, agreements (statements of)

  by Sherry N., Bryan, TX, USA, Dec 14 2001  (Edit definition)

notes

• Submitter Syntax first recalls the term used in Texas in the late 1990s, and reports that it's typically pronounced with a drawn out and emphasized opening, e.g. "aaaawwwwll-ready!" This may be due to Southern United States "drawl."

  by Syntax, Fort Worth, TX, USA, Jun 07 2002  (Edit definition)

other

• all right.

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  More words meaning: okay, fine
  More words meaning: yes, agreements (statements of)

  by Kevin H., Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, Nov 29 2001  (Edit definition)

interjection

• acronym of "adios mother fucker." One typically says this when one has caused an object to go a long distance, or to the wrong location, e.g. in the game of golf.

  There goes that ball... AMF!

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  by Gary M., Charlotte, NC, USA, Oct 21 1999  (Edit definition)

noun

• an alcoholic beverage. Acronym of "adios mother fucker."

  After three of those AMFs in a half an hour, she was puking her guts up.

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  More words meaning: alcohol

  by April W., Lebanon, OR, USA, Jul 27 2007  (Edit definition)

interjection

• of course; definitely. Popularized by the 1995 movie Friday.

  Speaker: Is that your car?
  
  Response: And you know this, man!

  More words meaning: accurate, probably, likely, certainly
  More words meaning: exclamations (list of)
  More words meaning: yes, agreements (statements of)

  by Tara, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Feb 07 2003  (Edit definition)

interjection

• ANY HOW; ANYWAYS.

  Anywho... I'm going to head home now.

  More words meaning: speech filler

  by Anonymous, Nov 30 2002  (Edit definition)

interjection

• an exclamation of frustration.

  Oh, arse!

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  by Cyberchick, UK, Oct 24 1999  (Edit definition)

noun

• buttocks. Most uses of ass apply to arse, e.g. arsehole (asshole); dumb arse (dumb ass); etc. Origin: UK.

  Stick it up your arse!

  You can kick his arse.

  That bloke is a right arsehole.

  More words meaning: buttocks, butt, ass

  by Wendy, Purley, Greater London, UK, Oct 22 1999  (Edit definition)

• idiot.

  She's always terrible to have around, always being an arse.

  More words meaning: uncool person, jerk, asshole (general insults - list of)

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

• something incorrect, broken; MESSED UP.

  I made an arse of that.

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

  by Brian B., Ireland, Oct 05 2006  (Edit definition)

interjection

• exclamation which connotes a derisive assertion that whatever is being talked about is impossible or very unlikely. Replacements for, e.g. "As if that were remotely possible!" or "Doesn't he/she wish!" or simply "Yeah, right!" Origin: Southern California "Valley Girl" term.

  That guy asked me out on a date. As if!

  More words meaning: disbelief, doubt (statements of)

  by Max M., Philadelphia, PA, USA, Jun 08 1998  (Edit definition)

interjection

• used to convey surprise, disgust, or doubt.

  Bah! Did that really just happen?

  More words meaning: no, disbelief, doubt (statements of)

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 20 2002  (Edit definition)

adjective

• out of luck; having failed or lost.

  Speaker A: Did you get the job?
  
  Speaker B: No, I'm balls.

  We're balls. Balls!!

  More words meaning: exclamations (list of)
  More words meaning: hard, confusing, difficult, a problem

  by james s., NJ, USA, Jun 08 1999  (Edit definition)

adverb

• very; extremely. Also balls-ass.

  It is balls cold out here.

  I'm balls tired.

  More words meaning: very, extremely, completely, in a grand way

  by James O, Bluefield, WV, USA, Apr 29 1999  (Edit definition)

interjection

• exclamation of disappointment.

  Oh balls!

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  by John V., Feb 04 1999  (Edit definition)

noun

• testicles.

  The baseball hit him right in the balls.

  More words meaning: testicles

  by Mia X, Nov 05 1999  (Edit definition)

• bravado, courage; GUTS. In this sense, "balls" still means "testicles," but "having balls" implies bravado. Having large "balls" or many "balls" implies even more bravado. (The "having testicles" = "bravado" relationship exists in other languages, e.g. "tener cojones" in Spanish.)

  You've got balls to do something like that!

  That dude must have enormous balls!

  You've got a lot of balls showing your face in here.

  More words meaning: brave

  by Avalon D., Chicago, IL, USA, Sep 18 2002  (Edit definition)

notes

• See ball; baller

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 12 2009  (Edit definition)

interjection

• Term of disgust.

  You hooked up with him? Like, barf!

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  More words meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

intransitive verb

• to vomit.

  More words meaning: to vomit

  by JB C., New York, NY, USA, Sep 14 1997  (Edit definition)

• To fail to work because of unacceptable input, perhaps with a suitable error message, perhaps not.

  The division operation barfs if you try to divide by 0.

  The text editor barfs if you try to read in a new file before writing out the old one.

  More words meaning: computer slang
  More words meaning: to break, ruin, destroy

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

noun

• vomit.

  You got barf on your shoes.

  More words meaning: vomit

  by Anonymous, Sep 28 2008  (Edit definition)

• "Barf" is sometimes also used as a metasyntactic variable like "foo" and "bar".

  More words meaning: computer slang

  by The Jargon File, Sep 28 2009  (Edit definition)

interjection

• an expression of surprise or alarm. Also bejeezus.

  Bejesus, that car was nice!

  Oh my bejesus!

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  by Andy Parsons, Jun 06 1997  (Edit definition)

noun

• acronym of "big fucking deal." Usually used sarcastically, to indicate that something is not a big deal - that is, not important.

  So you got a parking ticket? BFD.

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  More words meaning: unimportant, useless

  by Dan, Chicago, IL, USA, Sep 19 1998  (Edit definition)

interjection

• big deal. When used in the negative, indicates that something is not a big deal - that is, not important. Often used sarcastically to indicate the same.

  So your daddy owns a huge corporation? Big whoop!

  My life is in complete shambles, but its no big whoop.

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  More words meaning: unimportant, useless

  by Bil Y., Venice, CA, USA, Jan 29 2000  (Edit definition)

interjection

• used to express displeasure, disagreement, disappointment, or disgust.

  Do I want to see a movie? Bof!

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  by Nick S., Cape Elizabeth, ME, USA, Dec 25 2002  (Edit definition)

noun

• acronym of "Boring Old Fart", meaning "boring old person."

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  More words meaning: boring
  More words meaning: old person

  by M. J., Dallas, TX, USA, Mar 24 2003  (Edit definition)

• a meeting or gathering about shared interests. Usually held during a larger meeting, e.g. a conference. Acronym for "birds of (a) feather."

  More words meaning: a party, event, gathering, meeting
  More words meaning: friend, friends

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009  (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!

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  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)

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)