美国校园俚语

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a class act (n)

A great guy. He's my best buddy; he's a class act. [UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1998]

ace (v)

To leave wherever you are at without further delay Yo bro , let's ace or we're gonna miss this thing [University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1999] Used mostly by stoners. (Judi's comment: Surely there are no stoners in Eugene! Gee, there weren't any there when I was a student at U of O . . . ) A.C. Slaters (int)

A way to say good-bye; peace, see ya later. [North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC]

ag (adj)

Crazy; fun. [University of San Diego, San Diego, CA] (primarily used by surfers)

aight (adj)

Acceptable; alright; okay. He ain't all that; he's aight though. [Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 1999; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA]

Ain't dat some shit! (phr)

Has both good and bad connotations, but is usually used as a response to express great awe at something someone else said. [Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD]

älde" or "älden hyvä" (adj)

"Älde" comes from "ällöttävä", which means ugly or disgusting and "hyvä" means good. So "älden hyvä" means something very or super good, fun(NY) or exciting. (These words are of course in Finnish language, notice!) The phrase can also be used sarcastically. That joke was älden hyvä. He is älden hyvä dancer. The weather's Älden hyvä ! [Helsinki, Finland, 1998]

all about (adj)

1. Something you are very enthusiastic about or very into; something you want. I'm all about surfing the web during work hours. I'm all about that gorgeous guy over there. [University of Minnesota, Minneapolis , 1998; University of Georgia at Athens, Athens, GA, 1998; Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS , 1998; Elizabethtown University, PA]

2. What is important in a given situation. It's all about making the grade. [Smith College, Northampton, MA]

3. An intensifying phrase. You put it in front of a gerund. He's all about eating. Cheri's all about hooking up. Professor Stewart is all about grading on the curve. [Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1999]

all fawked up (adj)

Really drunk; really intoxicated; really high; totally obliterated. After that party last night, I was all fawked up! [Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI]

all over it (phr)

To be very interested or involved in something. The bio project? I'm all over it! [University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA]

all up in (someone) (phr)

To be sexually involved with someone. Don't mack on him; he's all up in Katie. [Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD]

all up in da koolaid and don't kno da flava! (phr)

When someone is intrusive about something that is none of their business and about which they know nothing. Stay outta this man, u all up in da koolaid and don't even kno da flava! [Tulsa