verb

• to regulate, often by force.

  The party started to get out of hand, so we had to put the smack down.

  by Anonymous, Boston, MA, USA, Sep 09 1998.

• to inflict harm upon; BEAT UP.

  I'm gonna put the smack down on that biotch.

  by Jarett C., New York, NY, USA, Dec 17 1999.

notes

• Also lay the smack down.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Mar 05 2009.

transitive verb

• to own someone with a pistol. Usually in a video game.

  by Tensore @., Feb 04 2005.

notes

• Alternate spelling of own.
  
  Likely originated from a misspelling of "own" due to the proximity of the "O" and "P" keys on the QWERTY keyboard. A term mostly used by computer gamers.

  Get ready to be pwned!

  Total pwnage!

  by Carlo G., Amarillo, TX, USA, Oct 15 2003.

• Folk etymology: from "power" + "own".

  by Jacob M., Aug 04 2008.

• newspaper or magazine.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 14 2009.

intransitive verb

• to menstruate. See also on the rag.

  I've been ragging since Tuesday, and I feel horrible!

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Nov 12 1997.

noun

• menstrual period.

  My rag is really heavy this month.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Nov 12 1997.

• someone who complains frequently.

  You are such a rag!

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 14 1998.

transitive verb

• to criticize. Also rag on.

  She's been ragging me about getting a job.

  Stop ragging on me!

  by Irram F., Oct 21 1997.

• to stain with menses.

  Oh, man, I ragged my pants.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Nov 12 1997.

verb

• to affect or bother someone.

  I don't allow anyone to rent space in my head

  by Jeanine Dickinson, Elmira, NY, USA, Apr 09 1998.

intransitive verb

• to attack, beat up.

  I'm going to go rip that guy a new asshole.

  by Hugou, Brest, France, Mar 05 1998.

• to reprimand.

  John really screwed up on this new account. You better go rip him a new asshole.

  by Queen Latrine, Whidbey Island, USA, Jul 02 2007.

• to argue with, "have words with," set the record straight, get the better of, etc.

  I really ripped him a new asshole!

  by Queen Latrine, Whidbey Island, USA, Jul 02 2007.

verb

• a competition employed to determine the ownership of an object when ownership is in dispute. The two parties kick each other in the groin until one falls to the ground. The person left standing wins the competition and the ownership of the object.

  I'll ro-sham-bo you for the last beer.

  by Brandon Kriner, Washington, DC, USA, Apr 15 1998.

• to play "Rock, Paper, Scissors."

  We gotta ro-sham-bo for shotgun.

  by Tyler C., Kalispell, MT, USA, Mar 27 1999.

adjective

• mean or disrespectful.

  Hey! You don't have to be so salty!

  by Nicole, AR, USA, Jul 21 1998.

• embarrassed because of one's own doing, especially when one makes a claim that turns out to be wrong.

  Man, he was feeling salty!

  by Miranda, OH, USA, Jun 09 1999.

• angry, irritated, grouchy.

  I'm salty because we lost the basketball game.

  Stay away from Amy, she's really salty today.

  He was salty when he found out he had to work Saturday night.

  by JD, Baltimore, MD, USA, Nov 08 1999.

• bitter.

  She's still salty because I didn't call her last night.

  by Anonymous, Chicago, IL, USA, Feb 28 2000.

• displeasing.

  Damn that's salty!

  by J, Cincinnati, OH, USA, Aug 27 2002.

• corny or childish.

  That was the saltiest joke I've heard in a long time.

  by Kellaman, D., MI, USA, May 01 2004.

verb

• to scare someone extremely bad; TO SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF (ONE.) Also scare the bejibbers out of (one).

  He scared the bejibbers out of me!

  by Cynthia Freeman, Cameron, NC, USA, Dec 06 2002.

verb

• to strongly defeat during a competitive activity. Etymology: someone that was "schooled" has been "taken to school." That is, taught how to do something. And then they are badly beaten in the process.

  Man, we schooled that team!

  I got schooled playing tennis today.

  by Mike K., Temple City, CA, USA, Nov 04 1997.

noun

• A penis.

  Wow, he's got a big shaft.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 22 1999.

transitive verb

• to steal.

  He shafted my pen.

  by Jacki S., Kimball, MN, USA, Mar 11 1998.

• to take advantage; SCREW; CON.

  Steve got shafted by his teacher.

  by Jonathan H., Seekonk, MA, USA, May 31 1998.

• to reject or insult someone.

  I got shafted last night.

  by Tommi R., New York, NY, USA, Sep 22 1998.

adjective

• bad or of poor quality.

  This music is just shit.

  This music is just crap.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• very good, excellent; COOL. Always preceded by "the" in the complimentary usage. (Does not apply to "crap.")

  I loved that movie! It was the shit.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

interjection

• used to emphasize a point or request. Also sheesh. (Usually "crap" is not used in this sense.)

  Shit, calm down.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• used to convey surprise or alarm. Also sheesh. Submitter Emily remembers Kermit The Frog, a character on the children's television program "Sesame Street," saying "sheesh." So despite its (possible) origin as a censored replacement for "shit," it's use is acceptible in polite company.

  Shit!

  Oh shit!

  Crap!

  Oh crap!

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

noun

• objects.

  Who left their shit in my car?

  Who left their crap in my car?

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• feces.

  There is shit on the floor.

  There is crap on the floor.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• complaints, criticism.

  I've been getting a lot of shit from my landlord.

  I've been getting a lot of crap from my landlord.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• drugs. ("Crap" is not used to mean drugs.)

  Do you have the shit?

  This is great shit!

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• a mess.

  You'll have to sit in the back seat, 'cause there's shit all over the front seat.

  You'll have to sit in the back seat, 'cause there's crap all over the front seat.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• nothing.

  There ain't shit going on.

  by Sam A., Kokomo, IN, USA, Aug 24 2002.

• stuff.

  There's a lot of shit out there you don't know.

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002.

verb

• to defecate.

  I need to shit.

  I need to crap.

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• to attempt to deceive; LIE TO. (Does not apply to "crap.")

  That watch is yours? You're shitting me!

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998.

• to be good. See the shit.

  That party was shittin' last night.

  by CO-CO k., Atlantic City, NJ, USA, Oct 21 2001.

notes

• also shiznit, shiz. Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted above. See also no shit.

  by Russell T., Austin, TX, USA, Nov 05 1997.

• Folk etymology: An abbreviation used in maritime slang years ago. "SHIT" was painted on the sides of ships manure as an acronym for "Ship High In Transit." The methane released by the manure caused the ship to float high on the water.

  by fleetadmiralmyracle, Decaturville, TN, USA, Jul 13 2005.

noun

• a list of people one is angry with.

  You just put yourself on my shitlist.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

noun

• offensive speech about another person.

  I hear you've been talking smack about me.

  by Greg Dowd, New York, NY, USA, Sep 06 1997.

• heroin. From the technique used to find a vein by smacking one's arm.

  by H. P., Toronto, ON, Canada, Jan 23 1998.

verb

• to fraternize with the enemy. Often involves "kissing up."

  They're off smacking with student government.

  by SB, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Sep 13 1997.

• to have sexual intercourse.

  We smack every now and then.

  by D L., Los Angeles, CA, USA, Nov 14 1997.

• to slap. Note: also pronounced "shmack."

  He got smacked right in the jaw.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

verb

• to beat with physical violence.

  Frank got smacked down by that 350 pound bouncer.

  by Alford H., Fayetteville, NC, USA, Dec 18 1999.

• to drive very quickly.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 14 2009.

• to be great.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 14 2009.

• to defeat.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 14 2009.

noun

• marijuana.

  You got any smoke?

  by Sharon J., Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA, Dec 01 2005.

• a cigarette.

  Can I get a smoke?

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 31 2009.

verb

• to kill, usually with a firearm.

  I smoked him.

  He got smoked.

  by D L., Los Angeles, CA, USA, Nov 14 1997.

• to administer disciplinary punishment though physical excercise. Military slang.

  I'm gonna smoke Private Snuffy until he pisses himself.

  by Will J., Mar 10 1999.

• to perform fellatio.

  I smoked him.

  She doesn't smoke.

  by Stephan O., Bangkok, Sao Chingcha, Bangkok, Thailand, Mar 09 2003.

• to move quickly.

  The cops were chasing him and he was smokin' down the highway.

  by Robert G., San Jose, CA, USA, Apr 29 2004.

• to smoke marijuana.

  Do you want to smoke?

  Does your girlfriend smoke?

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 31 2009.