noun

• an accomplishment that goes above and beyond what is expected; A GOOD JOB.

  She did a bang up job on the proposal.

  by Heidi K., Orchard Park, NY, USA, Jun 19 2002.

noun

• shortened form of "business."

  He gave me his bini card.

  by Becca t., Calgary, AB, Canada, Nov 01 2001.

noun

• security, generally at a club, bar, or party.

  I pushed the girl that slapped me and the bouncers threw me out.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

noun

• a "traditional" business with a physical presence. Contrast with dot-com.

  by Kevin H., Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, Jan 02 2003.

verb

• to work hard.

  I busted a nut on that project.

  by Anonymous, Jul 06 1997.

• to ejaculate.

  I won't stop 'til I bust a nut.

  by L., San Francisco, CA, USA, May 28 1998.

verb

• to flatulate; FART.

  Dude, did you just bust ass?

  by Justin, North Kingstown, RI, USA, Jan 18 2000.

• to fall and hurt oneself, usually while riding a human-powered vehicle such as a bike or skateboard.

  He's going to bust ass trying to turn the corner so quickly.

  by Mitch K., Amarillo, TX, USA, Feb 09 2002.

• to work hard.

  I busted ass to get that project finished on time.

  by Anonymous, Jan 04 2003.

noun

• a person who works at a carnival.

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

noun

• a company that exists purely (or mostly) on the Internet. Generally in contrast to a brick-and-mortar.

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

noun

• any job. Derived from the musical industry sense.

  Hey, did you hear? Mark's got a new gig.

  by Kevin Casini, College Park, MD, USA, Apr 13 1998.

• a playing engagement for a musical artist or band.

  Alright guys, let's practice for our gig next week.

  That gig made us famous.

  by Kevin Casini, College Park, MD, USA, Apr 13 1998.

verb

• to dance.

  Everyone was giggin' at Laquita's party.

  by Jay Wofford, CA, USA, Aug 26 1997.

• to party, go to bars or clubs. Also go gigging.

  I'm bored. Lets go gigging tonight.

  by Eric Martin, Apr 18 1998.

• to be under the influence of ecstacy.

  by Thizz, Mar 23 2007.

verb

• to do a lot of work or spend a lot of money for something or someone.

  She's going all out for that party she planned.

  by Courtney, Summerville, SC, USA, Feb 15 2003.

• adjective. Of a job, requiring one's presence only from 9am to 5pm. Used in contrast to a more demanding job, for example being the CEO of a large corporation or owning a business.

  You should not consider starting your own business if you don't have a great idea, and the willingness to work much harder to make it happen than you would at a nine to five job.
  
  -- "Question: Is it a good time to start a business?", Jewish Journal, Noah Alper, October 26 2009

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 28 2009.

noun

• a job.

  I had to get a nine to five to make some extra money.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

adjective

• crazy, irrational. Note: theorized that the term is a vague allusion to the "jack-in-the-box" toys, a box containing a head mounted on a spring that would pop open after a crank had been turned. The head would then bounce around. The unpredictable motion of the toy could be likened to someone who is "out of the box."

  I don't know what her problem is, but she's completely out of the box!

  by John Smith, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Jun 21 1997.

• corporate-speak for "in a novel way." Typically used to refer to solving a problem or task. Often used with the verb "think." Has become cliche. Also outside (of) the box.

  We've got to think out of the box on this one.

  by Anonymous, Jul 09 2007.

adjective

• very good, excellent; COOL, AWESOME. Also pimping.

  That is a pimp car.

  That's a pimping car.

  by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.

noun

• a male talented in attracting females.

  He is such a pimp.

  by Anonymous, Wexford, PA, USA, Apr 10 1997.

• a well-off male.

  by Anonymous, Wexford, PA, USA, Nov 05 1997.

• a male in charge of prostitutes.

  by WalterGR, Oct 01 2001.

verb

• to question thoroughly so as to discover holes in one's knowledge.

  The professor pimped me on anatomy.

  by N. B., Dallas, TX, USA, Mar 29 1999.

• to advertise or promote.

  That dude only comes into this chat-room to pimp his website!

  by C. Printup, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Jul 20 2002.

• to play one as a fool.

  He's straight pimping those girls.

  by Anonymous, Dec 13 2002.

• to make an accessory look good.

  You're pimpin' that hat.

  by Amanda C., Jan 29 2006.

notes

• An acronym for "pimp" was invented long after the term entered common usage: "Player In My Prime."

  by Anonymous, May 17 2003.

noun

• a person who sells or transmits stolen intellectual property.

  by Kaeori, Kansas City, MO, USA, Oct 22 1997.

verb

• to sell or transmit stolen "intellectual property" (e.g. software, compact discs, etc.)

  Pirating software is illegal.

  by Kaeori, Kansas City, MO, USA, Oct 22 1997.

verb

• to stick one's head up out of a cubicle to look at something. The term comes from prairie dogs, who burrow in the ground. In a field with prairie dogs, if there's a loud noise, typically many of them will pop their heads up out of the ground.

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

• to need to defecate so badly that the feces is coming out a bit, as a prairie dog looking out of its burrow.

  I was trying to hold in my poop which caused me to prairie dog.

  by Nick M., Washington, DC, USA, Feb 23 2003.

adverb

• to complete a task with excellence.

  I broke her off proper-dopper.

  by Anonymous, VA, USA, Mar 24 1998.

noun

• a business man. Origin: Japanese English.

  by Yugo Fujita, 日本東京都, Dec 01 1998.

adverb

• yes. Chicano slang.

  Person A: Are you going to the party?
  
  Person B: Simon.

  by pepino, Bakersfield, CA, USA, Sep 27 2002.

noun

• the "tortured artist" half of a pair of people. Origin: refers to folk- rock 1960s duo Simon and Garfunkel. Paul Simon wrote the songs and played guitar, but he was the less outgoing/talkative one. See also Garfunkel.

  He's the Simon in that relationship.

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

noun

• a mechanic, originally on motorcycles, but now any kind of repairman.

  Toad is a shitty wrench.

  by J. Rogers, Birmingham, AL, USA, Apr 12 1998.