noun

• one's taste. That is, an activity that one finds appealing.

  Nah, man, smoking is not my bag.

  That movie last night was not my bag.

  More words meaning: to like, enjoy

  by Mario C., Elizabeth, NJ, USA, Apr 26 1999  (Edit definition)

• a (usually small, plastic) bag containing drugs or drug paraphernalia.

  What's in the bag, man?

  More words meaning: drug container

  by Anonymous, Aug 10 2002  (Edit definition)

• a displeasing woman; HAG.

  Laura next door is a real old bag.

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

  by Ash L., Burlingame, CA, USA, Jun 14 2003  (Edit definition)

• a condom

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Mar 14 2010  (Edit definition)

transitive verb

• to lie to; deceive.

  You've got to be baggin' me!

  More words meaning: to lie

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

• to acquire

  I bagged the job I interviewed for!

  More words meaning: to have, take, get

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

• to be caught doing something wrong, or arrested.

  John got bagged for stealing last night.

  More words meaning: to arrest

  by Toma D., Queens, NY, USA, Jan 18 2003  (Edit definition)

• to discard.

  Person A: This CD player is broken.
  
  Person B: Well then, bag it.

  More words meaning: to discard

  by Robert H., Kingston, PA, USA, Jun 13 2004  (Edit definition)

• to make fun of.

  More words meaning: to insult, complain, criticize

  by Kelvin A., Aug 27 2004  (Edit definition)

notes

• The "one's thing" meaning was re-popularized by the Austin Powers movies.

  by Gillian C., May 23 2003  (Edit definition)

verb

• to delay in getting to the point.

  Quit beating around the bush and tell me the bad news!

  More words meaning: to lie

  by Ahmed, Cairo, Egypt, Jun 22 1998  (Edit definition)

verb

• to lie.

  That guy was dealin' funk.

  More words meaning: to lie

  by R. Guess, Falls City, TX, USA, Aug 20 1997  (Edit definition)

• to defecate.

  Man, I need to deal some funk.

  More words meaning: to defecate, poop, shit

  by Anonymous, Jul 10 2007  (Edit definition)

noun

• a cover-up, disguise, deception.

  The car is only a front on how much money he really has.

  They use the toy-store as a front for their drug operation.

  More words meaning: to pretend, feign, pose

  by Anonymous, Jul 16 2007  (Edit definition)

• tooth jewelry; GRILL.

  Where did you get those new gold fronts?

  More words meaning: jewelry (related to)
  More words meaning: teeth

  by Datkidfrank, Boston, MA, USA, Oct 12 2007  (Edit definition)

verb

• to pretend to be someone else.

  Man, quit fronting!

  More words meaning: to pretend, feign, pose

  by Tim Rice, Sep 22 1997  (Edit definition)

• to confront, try to start a fight. Also front with.

  He fronted this dude at the party

  Are you fronting with me?

  More words meaning: to attack, to fight
  More words meaning: to intimidate, scare, confront

  by DeJuan, Minneapolis, MN, USA, Dec 12 1999  (Edit definition)

• to lie.

  Man: Yo, let me get your phone number.
  
  Woman: I don't got a phone.
  
  Man: Come on, don't front.

  More words meaning: to lie

  by Ernesto F., Central Falls, RI, USA, Mar 16 2002  (Edit definition)

• to be the leader of a musical group - usually the lead singer.

  More words meaning: music (related to)

  by David, Feb 17 2003  (Edit definition)

• to give someone something of value, expecting that they will compensate you later, as they can't right now.

  I'll front you the money if you'll buy me those tickets.

  Could you front me the drugs and I'll pay you back later?

  More words meaning: to borrow or loan

  by Chris Durkin, Duluth, MN, USA, Jun 06 2007  (Edit definition)

interjection

• interjection used for emphasis.

  Get the fuck out my face!

  What the fuck are you doing here?

  Fuck that hurt.

  Everyone asks me, 'Do you regret what you did?' And the answer is, fuck no.
  
  -- "Kid Cannabis", Rolling Stone, Mark Binelli, Oct 06 2005

  More words meaning: exclamations (list of)

  by Michael A., Charlotte, NC, USA, Aug 22 1998  (Edit definition)

noun

• a general insult.

  You little fuck!

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

  by Brian C., Tennessee, USA, Dec 10 1998  (Edit definition)

transitive verb

• to engage in intercourse. The use of this term may imply a lack of romance or intimacy; contrast with "make love."

  I fucked her last night.

  More words meaning: sexual intercourse

  by BC, Aug 19 1997  (Edit definition)

• to deceive or kid.

  Are you fucking me?

  More words meaning: to lie

  by Dane H., Fairfax, VA, USA, Jan 14 2006  (Edit definition)

• to take advantage of.

  We're getting fucked on this deal.

  The car dealer really fucked me.

  More words meaning: to take advantage of, cheat, trick

  by Anonymous, Jul 11 2007  (Edit definition)

notes

• Amongst many other explanations, allegedly an acronym for "Fornication Under Consent of the King."

  More words meaning: acronyms (list of)

  by David R., Navasota, TX, USA, Jan 11 2004  (Edit definition)

• "Fuck" is sometimes referred to as "the 'F' word."

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Feb 25 2009  (Edit definition)

interjection

• a replacement word for fuck.

  fudge you!

  More words meaning: censored replacements for offensive terms (list of)

  by Lisa R., NJ, USA, Jan 27 2000  (Edit definition)

noun

• feces; POOP.

  More words meaning: feces

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009  (Edit definition)

verb

• To solve a problem in an incomplete but marginally acceptable way.

  I didn't feel like doing it the Right Way, so I just fudged it. We can fix it in version 2.

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

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

• to change numbers by a small amount.

  More words meaning: to lie

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 03 2009  (Edit definition)

transitive verb

• to lie to.

  I wouldn't hose you about a thing like that!

  Don't hose me!

  More words meaning: to lie

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

• to take advantage of; SCREW.

  We're getting hosed on this deal.

  More words meaning: to take advantage of, cheat, trick

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

• to seriously injure or kill.

  Let's hose these assholes!

  More words meaning: to attack, to fight
  More words meaning: to kill

  by Carrie S., San Diego, CA, USA, Feb 03 2000  (Edit definition)

• to have sexual intercourse, especially in casual circumstances.

  He picked her up off the side of the road, fed her, and hosed her in the bedroom.

  No, my son doesn't have a girlfriend, but he keeps teasing his mom by telling her that he's hosing some girl.

  More words meaning: sexual intercourse

  by J.S. G., Houston, TX, USA, Jan 12 2003  (Edit definition)

• to break, ruin, or destroy.

  Thanks for hosing my computer.

  More words meaning: to break, ruin, destroy

  by Anonymous, Jul 05 2007  (Edit definition)

verb

• to be deliberately obscure or cryptic when telling a person something or answering a question.

  Stop koshing the question!

  Just quit koshing it and just give me a straight answer!

  More words meaning: to lie

  by Kaeori, Kansas City, MO, USA, Oct 22 1997  (Edit definition)

origin

• Kosh is the name of an alien on the science-fiction series Babylon 5. His speech was as described previously. The term has been used in the past by people on the internet familiar with the show.

  by Kaeori, Kansas City, MO, USA, Oct 22 1997  (Edit definition)

verb

• to tell one's story: what they would have other people believe. Usually a lie or fabrication, but not always. See also drag .

  Don't listen to him, he's just running drag.

  More words meaning: to lie
  More words meaning: to pretend, feign, pose

  by BuziDebBee, Santee, CA, USA, Dec 30 2002  (Edit definition)

verb

• to tell a different lie when covering up something.

  I lied to my boyfriend and said my friend and I were going to the movies. She tried to salt me up and say we were going to the library.

  More words meaning: to lie

  by D L., Los Angeles, CA, USA, Nov 14 1997  (Edit definition)

• transitive verb. to ignore someone socially. British.

  He shadied me in favour of that slag.

  by Anonymous, Jan 09 2010  (Edit definition)

adjective

• immoral or illegal.

  Their company has been involved in some shady dealings.

  More words meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal

  by Jose Arellano, Lubbock, TX, USA, Sep 22 1997  (Edit definition)

• suspicious.

  That deal sounds rather shady.

  More words meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal

  by Jose Arellano, Lubbock, TX, USA, Sep 22 1997  (Edit definition)

• unclear or purposely misleading.

  He's being shady about what went on.

  More words meaning: to lie

  by Jose Arellano, Lubbock, TX, USA, Sep 22 1997  (Edit definition)

• dangerous.

  That's a shady part of town.

  More words meaning: dangerous

  by Karl, Boston, MA, USA, Apr 15 1998  (Edit definition)

adjective

• bad or of poor quality.

  This music is just shit.

  This music is just crap.

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

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• 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.

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

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

interjection

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

  Shit, calm down.

  More words meaning: intensifiers (list of)

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• 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!

  More words meaning: exclamations (list of)

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

noun

• objects.

  Who left their shit in my car?

  Who left their crap in my car?

  More words meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• feces.

  There is shit on the floor.

  There is crap on the floor.

  More words meaning: feces

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• complaints, criticism.

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

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

  More words meaning: criticism

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

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

  Do you have the shit?

  This is great shit!

  More words meaning: drugs

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• 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.

  More words meaning: a mess

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• nothing.

  There ain't shit going on.

  More words meaning: nothing

  by Sam A., Kokomo, IN, USA, Aug 24 2002  (Edit definition)

• stuff.

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

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

  More words meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002  (Edit definition)

• displeasing behavior.

  I'm tired of his shit.

  I'm tired of his crap.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jan 12 2010  (Edit definition)

• anything displeasing.

  I'm tired of this shit.

  I'm tired of this crap.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Jan 12 2010  (Edit definition)

• something not worth mentioning.

  "I read in People or some stupid shit a list of the highest-stress jobs."
  
  -- "Kid Cannabis", Rolling Stone, Mark Binelli, Oct 06 2005

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Mar 19 2010  (Edit definition)

verb

• to defecate.

  I need to shit.

  I need to crap.

  More words meaning: to defecate, poop, shit

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

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

  That watch is yours? You're shitting me!

  More words meaning: to lie

  by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 13 1998  (Edit definition)

• to be good. See the shit.

  That party was shittin' last night.

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

  by CO-CO k., Atlantic City, NJ, USA, Oct 21 2001  (Edit definition)

notes

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

  More words meaning: alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of)

  by Russell T., Austin, TX, USA, Nov 05 1997  (Edit definition)

• 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.

  More words meaning: acronyms (list of)

  by fleetadmiralmyracle, Decaturville, TN, USA, Jul 13 2005  (Edit definition)