verb

• to act foolish; under the influence of alcohol or drugs; or to do something dangerous.

  That boy was actin' last night.

  by Brian, Downingtown, PA, USA, Oct 15 2002.

adjective

• wild almost to the point of losing control, but effective.

  When you got up on the table and started lecturing us, that was pretty aggro!

  by Kevin Watson, Southern, Kawartha Lakes, ON, Canada, Nov 10 1997.

• aggravated; angry.

  Everything was cool then he just went aggro.

  by Weal Acodificare, USA, Mar 21 1999.

• "aggressive", from the US West Coast surfing / skateboarding culture.

  Alva and Peralta's aggro style changed skateboarding forever.

  by Michael M., Aug 21 2002.

noun

• aggravation. Also abbreviated ag, but pronounced in its full form in south-east England and other areas. To "look for aggro" is to look for a fight.

  He's been getting a bit of aggro from his boss.

  by Mark Ostrowski, Mongolia, Jun 05 1997.

• In computer MMORPGs (massively-multiplayer online role playing games,) "anger" that the in-game characters have towards your player. Usually received when you attack them.

  If you get aggro, the goblin is going to take 50 of your hit points.

  by Sam, Jun 25 2008.

noun

• a person who is a source of constant surprise. As if they constantly pull new tricks out of their (imaginary) bag.

  She is a bag of tricks.

  by Joshua S., Newport, KY 41071, USA, Feb 01 2003.

noun

• a great time. Also have a ball.

  That party was a ball!

  Man, why did we have to leave so early? I was having a ball!

  by John V., Feb 04 1999.

• testicle. Usually used in the plural form balls.

  Ow! You just hit my ball!

  by Mia X, Nov 05 1999.

• shortened form of "eight ball" - an eighth of an ounce of an illegal drug.

  Could I get a ball?

  by "mookie m., Aug 19 2002.

verb

• to be successful. Typically used to refer to men, and often implies an abundance of money, women, nice clothes, expensive cars, etc. Also big balling.

  He's a baller.

  You know that's a baller; he keeps three or four females at all times.

  I'm big ballin' now.

  by Jose M., Tuscaloosa, AL, USA, Jun 29 1998.

• to have intercourse.

  Hey baby, let's ball.

  They were balling in the back room.

  If I put a sock on the doorknob, don't come in: it means I'm going to ball my girlfriend.

  by Gerry M., Toronto, ON, Canada, Jan 21 1999.

• to be generally cool.

  I'm ballin' out of control tonight.

  by Brian C., Waco, TX, USA, Aug 18 2002.

• to sell crack cocaine.

  by "mookie m., Aug 19 2002.

• to be or act as a baller.

  by Joan G., Feb 19 2005.

• to play basketball.

  I was balling with some friends yesterday.

  by Anonymous, Jul 30 2007.

noun

• One who balls.

  He's a baller.

  by Jose M., Tuscaloosa, AL, USA, Jun 29 1998.

• someone who is really good at a ball game, especially basketball.

  I'm the best baller this town has ever seen.

  Jimmy is a baller.

  by John P., Provo, UT, USA, Apr 04 2002.

notes

• Always pronounced "balla." The trailing "r" is never pronounced.

  by Anonymous, Jul 26 2007.

notes

• See ball; baller

  by Anonymous, Jan 04 2003.

adjective

• extreme.

  That was one balls-out street race!

  by Brad W., Portland, OR, USA, Feb 03 2003.

adverb

• with reckless abandon and extreme courage; HEAD-LONG; WITH A FULL HEAD OF STEAM; GIVING IT ONE'S ALL.

  Those motorcyclists took that steep hill balls out!

  You just have to go balls out to win this game.

  by Jon L., Naples, FL, USA, May 22 1999.

notes

• also balls to the wall.

  by Alan H., New York, NY, USA, Jul 31 1998.

• Possible etymology: The original phrase is actually hinted to in the expression "with a full head of steam". In the earliest days of steam engines, Watt style engines and their successors used a centrifugal governor to control speed. The faster the engine was to run the higher the weighted balls on the governor would rise until at full speed they were at their highest and farthest reach from the center: high or full speed was known as running "balls out".

  by tg, Georgia, USA, Feb 29 2008.

adjective

• unbelievable; ridiculous. See also go bananas

  That Chris tucker movie was bananas.

  by Demetrius Scruggs, FL, USA, Dec 22 1997.

• a large cellphone.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 21 2009.

adjective

• very cold. Usually only used to describe the temperature of a place, e.g. the weather or indoors in a particular location.

  It's brick outside today.

  by Meeka B., Harlem, NY, USA, Mar 23 1999.

noun

• an unintelligent person. Derived from "dumb as a brick."

  That kid is such a brick!

  by tim g., Duluth, MN, USA, May 15 2002.

• a basketball shot in which the ball bounces off the backboard and/or hits the rim, but does not go though the net.

  He keeps on hitting bricks.

  Brick!

  by Fox, Queens, NY, USA, Jan 27 2003.

• a large quantity of drugs packaged in a brick shape, especially cocaine.

  I'm gonna buy some bricks tonight.

  by Terry S., Long Island City, NY, USA, Mar 08 2003.

• an external power transformer of the kind associated with laptops, modems, routers and other small computing appliances, especially one of the modern type with cords on both ends, as opposed to the type that plug directly into an outlet.

  by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.

• a piece of electronic or computer equipment that has been rendered unusable. Especially used to describe what happens to devices like routers or PDAs during a firmware update when the firmware image is damaged or power is lost. This term usually implies irreversibility, but equipment can sometimes be "unbricked."

  by The Jargon File, Aug 14 2009.

transitive verb

• to hit with bricks.

  James's car got bricked last night.

  by Key, Mar 21 2006.

• to render a (usually portable) electronic device unusable - i.e. as useful as a brick.

  I bricked my iPhone trying to jailbreak it.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 03 2009.

adjective

• uncontrollable, uncivilized; CRAZY.

  I'm tired of going to parties where everybody is buck wild.

  by Demetrius Scruggs, FL, USA, Dec 22 1997.

noun

• an event with a displeasing outcome. See also non-bust.

  That party was a bust.

  by Amy, Brea, CA, USA, Sep 17 1997.

• breasts.

  She's got a huge bust.

  by Zack T., Dec 22 1998.

verb

• to arrest; to be incarcerated.

  He got busted for drugs.

  by D.J. Pabst, Stroudsburg, PA, USA, Dec 19 1997.

• to cause a crowd to disperse; BREAK UP. While the police "bust" a party, rave, etc., they would typically "bust up" a fight.

  The cops busted the party.

  by D.J. Pabst, Stroudsburg, PA, USA, Dec 19 1997.

• to catch someone doing something they shouldn't.

  His girlfriend busted him sleeping with her best friend.

  by John, Canada, Nov 16 1998.

• to hurt one's self.

  He fell and busted his face on the curb.

  by Christina K., Cleveland, TX, USA, Jan 12 1999.

• to give to; hand over.

  Bust me that pen.

  by Tia, South Carolina, USA, Jun 24 1999.

• to be very unattractive.

  She's busting!

  by Anthony, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Dec 06 2002.

• to rap.

  Can you bust?

  by Jessica, Chicago, IL, USA, Sep 05 2003.

• to punch or hit.

  If you don't shut up I'm going to bust you in the mouth.

  by David R., Navasota, TX, USA, Jan 11 2004.

• to perform a turn in an automobile.

  At the light, bust a left.

  by Anonymous, Aug 05 2005.

• to ejaculate.

  Did you bust?

  by max v., Apr 24 2009.

notes

• See also bust a cap, busted.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jun 26 2009.

verb

• see bust.

  by Anthony, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Dec 06 2002.

verb

• see cheese.

  When he saw her he started cheesing.

  by Anonymous, Dec 27 2003.

noun

• a movie primarily of interest to females, often due to content love, friendship, emotional scenes) or cast (primarily females). Examples include Steel Magnolias, The Truth about Cats and Dogs, etc. The term is used frequently by males when talking about such films.

  My girlfriend couldn't go out tonight because she's watching chick flicks with her friends.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

adjective

• great, awesome; COOL.

  My boyfriend's new Mustang is way chill.

  by Marisa B., Chapel Hill, NC, USA, Mar 04 2002.

• fine, okay.

  Don't worry about me, I'm chill.

  by Dana, MD, USA, Oct 17 2002.

• okay with; in agreement with.

  Yeah, I'm chill with that.

  by Frost., Sep 11 2003.

• fun, but low-key.

  Person A: How was the party?
  
  Person B: It was chill.

  by Matt S., Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, USA, Oct 31 2003.

• conducive to relaxation; LOW-KEY.

  Person A: How was the party?
  
  Person B: It was chill.

  by Anonymous, Feb 23 2009.

verb

• to relax; HANG OUT.

  Let's go chill at your place.

  by Demetrius Scruggs, FL, USA, Dec 22 1997.

• to calm down.

  Dude, just chill.

  Chill!

  by Demetrius Scruggs, FL, USA, Dec 22 1997.

• to be doing well; to be in good health.

  Person A: How have you been?
  
  Person B: I'm chilling, you?

  by Anonymous, Dec 13 2002.

verb

• a mix between chilling and relaxing; HANGING OUT.

  We were all just chillaxin in my apartment.

  by CZ, Nov 14 1999.

verb

• See go cow tipping.

  by Kevin H., Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, Nov 29 2001.