FABULOUS
* fabulous (colloq.): excellent, wonderful, superb >We had a fabulous time at your party, dear.
FACE
— break [s/one’s] face (see BREAK)
— egg on [one’s] face (see EGG)
— face the music (colloq.): take the punishment (that one deserves) >If you get caught, you’re going to have to face the music.
— feed [one’s] face (see FEED)
— in [s/one’s] face (sl.): confronting or criticizing [s/one] (esp. angrily) (cf. “out of [s/one’s] FACE”) >I don’t want my supervisor in my face if I screw up this order.
— in your face! (sl.): (interj. to taunt an adversary, expressing defiance or contempt, esp. when prevailing) (cf. “IN-YOUR-FACE”) >In your face, man! My score puts us ahead!
— out of [s/one’s] face (sl.): no longer confronting or criticizing [s/one] (cf. “in [s/one’s] FACE”) >You’d better get outta his face, or he’s gonna sock ya.
— shut [one’s] face (see SHUT)
— slap in the face (see SLAP)
— staring [s/one] (right) in the face (see STARING)
— stuff [one’s] face (see STUFF)
— suck face (see SUCK)
— what’s his/her face (see WHAT’S)
FAG
* fag (fag) (sl., pej.): male homosexual (also adj.) >He calls gays fags and says they’re perverts. >He said he didn’t wanna go near no fag bar.
FAGGOT
— faggot (fag´әt) (sl., pej.): male homosexual (also adj.) >She called the gay guy a faggot. >He asked Brian why he’d bought a faggot magazine.
FAGGY
— faggy (fag´ē) (sl., pej.): homosexual-like, overly effeminate >What’s with the guy wearin’ the faggy clothes?
FAIR
* fair and square (colloq.): honest, equitable, straightforward (also adv.) >The evaluation procedure was fair and square. >We’ll divide this up fair and square.
— fair to middling (... mid´ling) (colloq.): fair, so-so, acceptable >It wasn’t a great concert—I’d say it was fair to middling.
FAIR SHAKE
— fair shake (colloq.): fair treatment or deal, equitable chance >I don’t play favorites—everyone gets a fair shake from me.
FAIRY
— fairy (sl., pej.): male homosexual, very effeminate man (also adj.) >He said he left ‘cause there were a bunch of fairies there. >They said they didn’t like his fairy hairdresser friends.
FAKE
** fake (vt) (colloq.): get through (s/thing) by improvising or simulating, give the appearance of doing (s/thing) adequately >If you don’t know all the words, just fake it. Nobody will notice. >I don’t think he’s trained for this. He’s just faking the job.
* fake out (vt) (sl.): deceive, trick, bluff >I got faked out by that bastard—he managed to take credit for my idea. >You faked him out. He believed your story all the way.
FALL
— fall (sl.): blame or punishment for a misdeed (esp. when one is innocent) >They pulled the robbery, then set him up for the fall.
* fall (all) over [oneself] (colloq.): put out a great effort, try harder than is necessary or reasonable (esp. to please s/one) >It’s pathetic the way Barry’s falling all over himself to impress her.
* fall all over (colloq.): be overly affectionate or servile with, fawn over >Everyone was falling all over Rob after he won the big jackpot.
* fall apart (colloq.): lose emotional control, become overwrought, begin sobbing >When she saw him with another woman, she fell apart.
— fall down (vi) (colloq.): perform poorly, lag in performance, fail >He did fine on the written exam but fell down on the orals.
* fall flat on [one’s] ass (vulg.): fail utterly >He thought he could make a go of it in that business, but he fell flat on his ass the first year.
* fall flat on [one’s] face (colloq.): fail utterly >He tried selling real estate but fell flat on his face, so he’s back to teaching.
* fall for1 (colloq.): be deceived by, be tricked by >Did the teacher fall for the “my dog ate my homework” excuse?
* fall for2 (colloq.): fall in love with >She’s fabulous! I think I’m falling for her.
* fall/slip through/between the cracks (colloq.): go through a process without receiving due care or treatment, be overlooked or neglected (in a system) >On this contract, we can’t afford to let anything fall through the cracks. >Too many kids are slipping between the cracks in public education today.
— go/fall to pieces (see PIECES)
— take the fall (for) (sl.): assume the responsibility (for s/thing illicit), accept the punishment (for) (esp. when one is innocent) >Ya expect me to take the fall for what you did? >He’ll take the fall for ya if ya pay him enough.
FALL GUY
— fall guy (... gī) (sl.): scapegoat, dupe >They made him the fall guy for the robbery ‘cause they thought he was gonna cross ‘em.
FALSIES
— falsies (fôl´sēz) (sl.): pads (placed in a brassiere to make the breasts appear fuller) >Is she wearin’ falsies, or are those all hers?
FAMILY
— family (sl.): local organized crime unit >The city’s family is mostly into prostitution and gamblin’.
FAMILY JEWELS
— family jewels (vulg., freq. hum.): testicles >The ball bounced up and hit him right in the family jewels.
FAN
— fan [s/one’s] fanny (... fan´ē) (colloq.): spank [s/one] on the buttocks >Your father’s going to fan your fanny when he sees this mess!
— hit the fan (see HIT)
— [for] the shit [to] hit the fan (see HIT)
FANCY-DANCY
— fancy-dancy (fan´sē dan´sē) (sl., sarc.): pretentiously fancy, overly ornate or sophisticated >I suppose ya’d rather be with your fancy-dancy college friends than go bowlin’ with the guys.
FANCY PANTS
— fancy pants (sl.): effeminate or showy male, sissy (also adj., also voc.) >Who’s the fancy pants with all the gold jewelry? >He got some fancy pants lawyer to find a loophole in the contract for him. >What’s the matter, fancy pants, are ya scared?
FANNY
* fanny (fan´ē) (colloq.): buttocks, rump >She’s been working out because she thinks her fanny’s too big.
— fan [s/one’s] fanny (see FAN)
FANTASTIC
** fantastic (colloq.): wonderful, excellent, superb >You did a fantastic job on this report, Pete.
FAR
— far along (see ALONG)
— so far, so good (see SO)
— trust [s/one] (about) as far as [one] can throw [him/her] (see TRUST)
FAR-GONE
— far-gone (sl.): drunk, intoxicated >Ted’s too far-gone to drive.
FARM
— buy the farm (see BUY)
FAR-OUT
* far-out1 (sl.): very unconventional, avant-garde, radical >I saw this really far-out movie about mental telepathy between two reincarnated Roman soldiers.
— far-out2 (sl., dtd.): wonderful, excellent, beautiful >Hey, man, that chick you’re datin’ is really far-out.
FART
** fart1 (färt) (vulg.): burst of intestinal gas expelled through the anus, expelled flatus >Someone’s fart disgusted everybody at the wedding.
* fart2 (sl., freq. vulg.): person (esp. seen as troublesome or contemptible) >What did the old fart want this time? >That little fart took off with my hammer.
** fart3 (vi) (vulg.): break wind, expel intestinal gas >If anyone farts inside this tent, they get thrown out!
* fart around (vi) (sl., freq. vulg.): pass time idly, work halfheartedly or unproductively >Ray farted around for a couple of years before goin’ back to school.
— fart (around) with (sl., freq. vulg.): treat without due respect or seriousness, handle capriciously, toy with >Ya can’t be fartin’ around with guns! >Just don’t fart with the controls, OK?
* let/blow/cut a fart (vulg.): break wind, expel intestinal gas >He was lettin’ farts all night. >What’s that smell? Did somebody blow a fart?
FAST
** fast1 (colloq.): quickly earned (esp. questionably) >Want to make a fast hundred bucks? Just deliver this package to big Eddie.
* fast2 (colloq.): morally loose (esp. a woman) >He likes hard liquor and fast women.
— a fast ... (sl.): ... (an amount of money) gotten quickly and easily (esp. illegally) >Wanna make a fast fifty bucks? Just keep an eye out for the cops for me for a couple of minutes.
* fast worker/operator (colloq.): person who gains personal advantage quickly and shrewdly >That student’s a fast worker—he’s already got the instructor eating out of his hand. >Watch out for Al, because he’s a fast operator with the ladies.
— play fast and loose (see PLAY)
— (so fast that) it will make [s/one’s] head spin (see HEAD)
FAST LANE
* live (life) in the fast lane (colloq.): live at a fast and reckless pace, engage in exciting and competitive activities >Rick’s been living in the fast lane—too much boozing, racing, and gambling.
FAST ONE
* pull a fast one (sl.): execute a trick or instance of deceit, deal dishonestly >He tried to pull a fast one by leavin’ what he’d agreed to outta the contract.
FAST-TALK
* fast-talk (vt) (colloq.): persuade with glib talk (esp. by misleading or deceiving) >Don’t let him fast-talk you into bed, honey.
* fast-talk [one’s] way (colloq.): achieve (a goal) with persuasively glib talk (esp. by misleading or deceiving) >Josh fast-talked his way into the chairman’s office, saying he was his lawyer. >Let’s see you fast-talk your way out of this mess.
FAST TRACK
— on the fast track (colloq.): advancing or being promoted esp. fast (esp. in an organization) >Get in good with Hawkins—he’s on the fast track in this company.
FAST-TRACK
— fast-track1 (vt) (colloq.): advance or promote esp. fast (esp. in an organization): > The CEO wants to fast-track Melissa because he thinks she’s got a lot of promise.
— fast-track2 (colloq.): advancing or being promoted esp. fast (esp. in an organization) >I know a young, fast-track exec who will just love this assignment.
FAT
— chew the fat (see CHEW)
* fat chance (sl., sarc.): (there is) very little chance, (there is) almost no possibility >A fat chance you’ll have marryin’ into that rich family! >Fat chance that bum’ll pay ya back! >That jerk, cooperate? Fat chance!
FAT-ASS
* fat-ass (vulg., pej.): fat person (also adj.) >That fat-ass’s gonna break the chair. >His fat-ass brother couldn’t keep up with us.
FAT CAT
— fat cat (sl.): rich and privileged person (esp. an influential one) >They say some important fat cats are backin’ this candidate.
FAT FARM
* fat farm (colloq.): resort designed to help guests lose weight >If this diet doesn’t work, I’m going to a fat farm for my next vacation.
FATHEAD
— fathead (sl.): stupid person (also adj., also voc.) >That fathead just can’t figure it out. >Some fathead clerk got it all screwed up. >Get it right, fathead!
FATSO
— fatso (fat´sō) (sl., pej.): fat person (also voc.) >She’s thin, but her brother’s a fatso. >Get outta the way, fatso!
FATTY
— fatty (voc.) (sl., pej.): fat person >Don’t break the scales, fatty!
F-BOMB
— drop the F-bomb (see DROP)
FED
** fed up (to here) (with) (colloq.) (to here accompanied by a gesture of the fingers against the throat or head): disgusted or bored (with), no longer able to tolerate (s/thing) >We’re all fed up to here with your whining and complaining. >I’m fed up—I’m quitting this lousy job.
FEDERAL CASE
* make a federal case out of (colloq.): exaggerate the seriousness or importance of (s/thing improper) >All right, so I was speeding—you don’t have to make a federal case out of it.
FEDS
* feds (fedz) (sl.): federal authorities >When the feds hear about this they’ll come down hard on ya.
FEED
— feed1 (colloq.): meal (esp. a large or sumptuous one) >My uncle puts on quite a feed on Christmas Eve.
* feed2 (vt) (colloq.): tell (s/one s/thing) (esp. s/thing false or exaggerated) >Don’t feed me that “I’m too tired” bit.
* feed [one’s] face (sl.): eat (esp. intently or voraciously) >What a glutton! All he thinks about is feedin’ his face.
FEEDBAG
— put on the feedbag (sl.): eat, eat a meal >My stomach’s growlin’—let’s go put on the feedbag.
FEEL
* feel (sl., freq. vulg.): act of feeling or fondling (s/one) sexually (esp. furtively) >Him, get laid? He didn’t even get a good feel.
— be/feel up to (see UP)
— cop a feel (see COP)
** feel like (colloq.): want, have a desire or urge to/for >I feel like a pepperoni pizza. >Do you feel like going shopping with me?
— feel rotten (see ROTTEN)
— feel up (vt) (sl., freq. vulg.): feel or fondle sexually >He said he felt her up on their first date.
FEELIE
— feelie (fē´lē) (sl.): instance of sexual fondling, sexual caress >She let me have a few feelies, but nothin’ more.
FEELING
— feeling [one’s] oats (colloq.): feeling lively or high-spirited, feeling playful >That frisky dog is really feeling his oats this morning.
* feeling good (colloq.): tipsy, somewhat intoxicated (on alcohol or drugs) >Three beers and I’m feeling good.
* feeling no pain (colloq.): drunk, intoxicated (on alcohol or drugs) >After six scotches he was feeling no pain.
FEET
— drag [one’s] feet (see DRAG)
* get [one’s] feet wet (colloq.): become initiated (in an activity), gain some preliminary experience >After you’ve gotten your feet wet, we’ll give you more responsibility.
— have two left feet (see LEFT)
— six feet under (see SIX)
— stand on [one’s] (own) two feet (see STAND)
— sweep [s/one] off [his/her] feet (see SWEEP)
FELLA
* fella (fel´ә) (colloq.): fellow (also voc.) >He’s a fella I know. >Hey, watch it, fella!
FELLER
— feller (fel´әr) (colloq.): fellow >Some feller at the bank explained it to me.
FELLOW
— fellow (colloq.): boyfriend, sweetheart (male) >I hear Marie’s got a new fellow.
FENCE
— fence1 (colloq.): buyer of stolen goods for resale >His fence buys all the gold jewelry he can steal.
— fence2 (vt) (colloq.): sell (stolen goods) to a buyer who will resell them, buy (stolen goods) for resale >How are you going to fence those earrings you swiped? >Sammy will fence everything you steal.
FENDER BENDER
** fender bender (colloq.): automobile accident causing minor damage >A couple of fender benders really slowed things down on the freeway this morning.
FESS
— fess up (fes ...) (vi) (sl.): confess, admit (to s/thing) >Whoever did it better fess up.
FEST
— ...fest (...´fest) (colloq.): situation of great ..., occasion dedicated to ... >The two groups started trading insults and ended up in a slugfest. >The employees were all mad as hell, so they got together for a general gripefest.
FIDDLE
* fiddle (vi) (colloq.): play the violin or fiddle >That old boy fiddles, and his brother plays the banjo.
— (as) fit as a fiddle (see FIT)
* fiddle around (vi) (colloq.): pass time idly, work halfheartedly or unproductively >They’ll dock your pay if they think you’re fiddling around on the job.
* fiddle (around) with (colloq.): treat without due respect or seriousness, handle capriciously, toy with >If I catch anyone fiddling with my tools, they’re going to get it. >He fiddled around with it and got it to work somehow.
FIDDLESTICKS
— fiddlesticks! (colloq., dtd.): (interj. to express irritation or disappointment) >Fiddlesticks! I can’t find my dang glasses.
FIELD
— play the field (see PLAY)
FIELD DAY
* field day (colloq.): opportunity for unrestricted amusement or advantage >The press is going to have a field day with this scandal.
FIEND
* ... fiend (sl.): ... enthusiast, ... fanatic, person excessively or obsessively interested in ... >The guy’s a sports fiend—that’s all he watches on TV. >Watch out for Mort—he’s a sex fiend.
FIERCE
— something fierce (sl.): strongly, violently >He wanted a drink something fierce. >She told him off something fierce.
FIFTH
* take the Fifth (colloq.): decline to answer in a legal proceeding so as not to incriminate (oneself) (based on the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution), decline to answer (to avoid embarrassing or compromising oneself) >The D.A. couldn’t get anything out of her because she kept taking the Fifth. >You’re asking me if I bet at the races? I take the Fifth.
FIFTH WHEEL
— fifth wheel (colloq.): extra or unwanted person (esp. in relation to a couple) >Don’t invite your roommate, honey. She’d just be a fifth wheel.
FIFTY-FIFTY
** fifty-fifty (colloq.): equal, equally likely or unlikely, even (also adv.) >I think I got a fifty-fifty chance of getting the job. >We’ll divide whatever we make fifty-fifty.
** go fifty-fifty (on) (colloq.): divide (s/thing) evenly >Stop arguing about the bill and just go fifty-fifty on it.
FIGHT
— spoiling for a fight (see SPOILING)
FIGURE
** figure1 (vt) (colloq.): deduce, conclude, reason >I may be wrong, but that’s how I figure it. >My wife figures that I ought to help out more around the house.
* figure2 (vt) (colloq.): come to understand, reach a logical conclusion about >I just can’t figure that weird guy.
* figure3 (vi) (colloq.): seem logical, be expected, not be surprising >It figures that the judge wouldn’t let him off again. >This game figures to be real exciting.
— ballpark figure (see BALLPARK)
* figure on (colloq.): take into account, plan on, count on >You’d better figure on Colton being against your plan. >We didn’t figure on it raining the day of the picnic.
** figure out (vt) (colloq.): solve, decipher, come to understand >We got to figure out how to fix it. >I can’t figure out these assembly instructions. >I just can’t figure a guy like that out.
— figure up (vt) (colloq.): total, calculate >Let me figure up how much the whole package will cost you.
— go figure! (see GO)
FIGURES
— five/six/etc. figures (colloq.): a sum of money of five/six/etc. figures, at least ten thousand/one hundred thousand/etc. dollars >I hear he made six figures on that deal.
FILL
** fill in (vt) (colloq.): provide with pertinent information, brief >Hey, fill me in on what’s happened so far.
** fill in (for) (colloq.): temporarily substitute (for) >Can you fill in for Phil while he’s out sick?
— fill the bill (colloq.): be just what is needed, serve a purpose well >Mary’s got the right training and experience—she’ll fill the bill.
FILL-IN
* fill-in (colloq.): temporary substitute (for s/one) >We got to get a fill-in for Mandy while she’s on vacation.
FILLY
— filly (colloq., dtd.): girl or young woman >Who’s going to marry a headstrong filly like her?
FILTHY
* filthy rich (colloq.): extremely rich, very wealthy >He can have any car he wants because his folks are filthy rich.
FINAGLE
— finagle (fi nā´gәl) (vi, vt) (colloq.): obtain through shrewdness or trickery, gain through manipulation >Hank’ll get us some tickets somehow because he really knows how to finagle. >How did you finagle a raise out of the boss?
FINDERS
* finders keepers(, losers weepers)! (colloq.): (a situation where) whoever finds s/thing can keep it (and whoever has lost it has no claim to it) >Look, a five-dollar bill! Finders keepers! >No, you can’t have the marble you lost back. It’s finders keepers, losers weepers!
FINE
— fine1 (sl.): good-looking (esp. a woman) >She’s not so pretty, but her sister is really fine.
** fine2 (colloq.): very well, in a positive way >He’s doing fine on his new job. >I like your present just fine. >The kids are behaving fine.
— a fine how-do-you-do (see HOW-DO-YOU-DO)
— fine and dandy (colloq., freq. sarc.): very good, all right (also adv.) >If you want to throw your dough away betting on racehorses, it’s fine and dandy with me. >Oh yeah, her new job’s working out fine and dandy.
FINGER
— finger (vt) (sl.): identify as culpable, inform on (to the authorities) >His ex-partner fingered him for the burglary.
* give [s/one] the finger (sl.): make an obscene gesture (cf. “the BIRD”) at [s/one] >He just kept yellin’ at her, so she gave him the finger.
— lay a hand/finger on (see LAY)
— lift a hand/finger (see LIFT)
* put [one’s] finger on (colloq.): recall exactly, identify by remembering (used esp. in the neg.) >That name is familiar, but I can’t put my finger on where I’ve heard it.
— wrap/twist [s/one] around [one’s] little finger (see WRAP)
FINGERFUCK
— fingerfuck (fing´gәr fuk´) (vt) (vulg.): stimulate with the finger(s) the vagina of >He said he fingerfucked her while they were parked.
FINGERS
* have/keep [one’s] fingers crossed (colloq.): be/continue hoping (for a positive outcome) >Keep your fingers crossed for me—they announce the award winners tomorrow.
FINK
— fink1 (fingk) (sl.): scoundrel, contemptible person (esp. s/one untrustworthy) >I don’t want nothin’ to do with that double-crossin’ fink.
— fink2 (sl.): treacherous person, traitor, informer >I know that fink told the cops what we were plannin’.
— fink (on) (sl.): inform (on), denounce (s/one) >If he gets caught, he’ll fink. >If you fink on Big Al, you’re dead!
— fink out (vi) (sl.): desert (s/one), fail to come through, retreat >Don’t fink out now—we need ya!
FIRE
* fire away (vi) (colloq.): ask questions (esp. continuously and aggressively) >The reporters fired away at the news conference.
— shoot/fire blanks (see SHOOT)
* fire up1 (vt) (colloq.): enthuse, inspire, agitate, stir up >Some union organizer’s got the workers down at the plant all fired up about going out on strike.
* fire up2 (vt) (sl.): start (an engine or motor) >Fire it up, and I’ll adjust the carburetor.
— light/build a fire under (see LIGHT)
— where’s the fire? (see WHERE’S)
FIREBALL
— fireball (colloq.): energetic and capable person, dynamo >We need a real fireball in charge of this tough project.
FIREBUG
— firebug (colloq.): arsonist, pyromaniac >They think a firebug’s responsible for the brush fire.
FIREWATER
— firewater (colloq., dtd.): liquor >Give me a shot of that there firewater.
FIREWORKS
— fireworks (colloq.): heated argument, fighting, open contention >At the meeting I’m going to tell what they’ve been saying about each other, then sit back and watch the fireworks.
FIRST
* first off (colloq.): before anything else, immediately >I’d like to tell you first off how glad I am you’re here.
— not be [s/one’s] first rodeo (see RODEO)
FIRST BASE
— not (even) get to first base (sl.): not have (even) an initial success (in achieving s/thing), not succeed in taking (even) the first step (toward a goal) (esp. a sexual conquest) >Skinny Harry ain’t even gonna get to first base with that babe.
FIRST THING
— not know the first thing about (see KNOW)
FISH
— drink like a fish (see DRINK)
— have other/bigger fish to fry (colloq.): have other priorities, find other things more interesting or important >Don’t worry about him checking this too closely. He has other fish to fry. >I’m not going to waste my time working at a car wash. I’ve got bigger fish to fry.
FISHY
* (smell) fishy (colloq.): (seem) implausible or suspect, (appear) ungenuine >You don’t believe that fishy story, do you? >There’s something fishy about that guy who claims to be the dead man’s brother. >This whole scheme smells fishy to me.
FIST
— hand over fist (see HAND)
FIT
— fit (vi) (colloq.): make sense, seem plausible or logical >Why is he taking a vacation at the busiest time of the year? It doesn’t fit.
— (as) fit as a fiddle (colloq.): very fit, in excellent health, in good physical condition >The doc checked me over and said I’m fit as a fiddle.
— fit to be tied (colloq.): very angry, furious >Warren was fit to be tied when the new guy was promoted over him.
** throw/have a fit (colloq.): become furious, lose (one’s) temper >When Lou saw the dent in the fender, he threw a fit. >I had a fit when I heard what they’d done.
FITS
— give [s/one] fits (colloq.): make [s/one] very upset or angry, make [s/one] very anxious >Those rowdy high schoolers have been giving the principal fits.
FIVE
— bat five hundred (see BAT)
** give [s/one] five (sl.): slap [s/one’s] open palm (as a gesture of greeting or congratulations) >Nice shot, man! Give me five.
* take five (colloq.): rest five minutes, rest a short while >The men are getting tired—let’s take five.
FIVE-FINGER DISCOUNT
— with a/[one’s] five-finger discount (sl.): by shoplifting or stealing >That punk gets parts for his motorcycle with his five-finger discount.
FIVE O’CLOCK SHADOW
— five o’clock shadow (colloq.): dark stubble of beard (seen on a man several hours after shaving, esp. in the late afternoon) >Aren’t you going to shave? You can’t go to the party with that five o’clock shadow. >His beard grows so fast he gets a five o’clock shadow by noon.
FIVER
— fiver (fī´vәr) (sl.): five-dollar bill >Here’s a fiver. Go buy something to eat.
FIVE-SPOT
— five-spot (sl.): five-dollar bill >I bet ya a five-spot he doesn’t finish the race.
FIX
** fix1 (colloq.): predicament, difficult situation >Jim’s really in a fix. He’s got to come up with four hundred bucks by tomorrow or they’ll repossess his car. >How’d you get yourself into this fix?
* fix2 (sl.): dose or injection of a drug (esp. an illicit one), dose of a habitual product or experience >The junkie needed a fix real bad. >I need my coffee fix to get goin’ in the morning.
— fix3 (colloq.): dishonest prearrangement (of the outcome of a game or contest), game or contest whose outcome is dishonestly prearranged >Of course you kept losing—the game was a fix.
* fix4 (vt) (colloq.): dishonestly prearrange the outcome of (a game or contest) >One of the promoters tried to fix the fight, but the challenger wouldn’t take a dive. >This poker game is fixed!
* fix5 (vt) (colloq.): neuter (an animal) >Ginger can’t have puppies—she’s been fixed.
* fix6 (vt) (colloq.): take revenge on, retaliate against >I’ll fix you for screwing up my chances for that job!
* fix [s/one] up (with)1 (colloq.): arrange a date for [s/one] (with) >If you need a date for Friday, I can fix you up with my sister.
— fix [s/one] up (with)2 (colloq.): furnish [s/one] (with), provide [s/one] (with) >If this new model’s too expensive, I can fix you up with a nice clean used car.
— fix [s/one’s] wagon (sl.): take revenge on [s/one], get retribution from [s/one], punish [s/one] >Caruthers thinks he’s really fooled me, but I’ll fix his wagon real soon.
FIXED
* fixed for life (colloq.): wealthy enough to be assured of a comfortable living for the rest of (one’s) life >If I pull off this deal I’ll be fixed for life.
— how is [s/one] fixed for ...? (colloq.): how is [s/one’s] supply of ...? Does [s/one] have sufficient ...? >How are you fixed for clothes? They’re having a sale at Macy’s.
FIXER-UPPER
* fixer-upper (fik´sәr up´әr) (colloq.): low-priced and dilapidated dwelling >We started with a fixer-upper and moved to a better house after a few years.
FIXING
— fixing to (colloq.): planning to, intending to, preparing to >I’m fixing to retire in a couple of years.
FIXINGS
— fixings (colloq.): necessary ingredients or side dishes, trimmings >We have the fixings for a nice green salad. >I want pot roast with all the fixings.
FIZZLE
* fizzle (out) (fiz´әl ...) (vi) (colloq.): fail (esp. after a promising start) >He started off strong, but the campaign fizzled out after the first two primary elections.
FLAK
* flak (colloq.): criticism, hostile reaction >His proposal drew a lot of flak from the opposition.
FLAKE
* flake (sl.): very eccentric person, person with very odd ideas >What flake came up with that weird plan? >Don’t pay any attention to that flake.
— flake off! (sl.): go away! >Flake off! You’re buggin’ me.
— flake out (vi) (sl.): fall asleep, lose consciousness >Everyone just flaked out after the long drive home.
— flake out (on [s/one]) (sl.): fail to fulfill a commitment (to [s/one]), not come through (for [s/one]) >Roger promised to help me out today, but he flaked out on me and never showed up.
FLAKY
* flaky (flā´kē) (sl.): very eccentric or odd >Jean goes to some flaky therapist who has her chant her name backwards.
FLAME
— flame (colloq.): object of (one’s) passion, sweetheart >She’s been getting dressed up a lot lately because she’s got a new flame. >His wife thinks he’s been seeing some old flame of his.
FLAMING FAG
— flaming fag (... fag) (sl., pej.): very effeminate male homosexual >He thinks everyone who’s gay is a flamin’ fag.
FLAP
— flap (sl.): commotion, scandal, uproar >It caused quite a flap when Higgins blew the whistle on his own company.
FLASH
* flash (vi, vt) (sl.): suddenly expose (one’s) genitals in public (to s/one) (in order to shock) >The cops picked him up for flashing at some women’s club meeting. >He flashed a couple of old ladies, but they just laughed at him.
— flash in the pan (colloq.): short-lived success, promising but short-lived effort >The kid’s a flash in the pan—he’ll be back in the minor leagues before you know it. >Those three articles he published last year were just a flash in the pan.
FLASHER
* flasher (sl.): person who suddenly exposes his/her genitals in public (in order to shock) >Some flasher in the park about scared her to death.
FLAT
** flat1 (colloq.): flat tire >We got a flat on our way over here.
* flat2 (colloq.): having very small or no breasts >She uses falsies because she’s flat.
— (as) flat as a board (colloq.): having no breasts >She’s got nice legs, but she’s flat as a board.
* (as) flat as a pancake (colloq.): very flat, very flattened >The truck squashed Billy’s tricycle as flat as a pancake.
— fall flat on [one’s] ass (see FALL)
— fall flat on [one’s] face (see FALL)
** ... flat (colloq.): precisely (an amount of time), merely (an amount of time) >He ran the mile in four minutes flat. >I can go from zero to sixty in seven seconds flat in this baby.
* flat broke (colloq.): absolutely penniless, without any money at all >Can you help me out this month? I’m flat broke.
— in no time (flat) (see TIME)
— in nothing flat (see NOTHING)
— leave [s/one] flat (see LEAVE)
FLAT-ASS
— flat-ass (vulg.): absolute, unequivocal, downright (esp. about s/thing neg.) (also adv.) >I gave him a flat-ass no on his proposal. >He flat-ass refuses to help.
FLATFOOT
— flatfoot (sl., dtd.): policeman >Some flatfoot came around askin’ questions about ya.
FLAT-OUT
* flat-out1 (sl.): absolute, unequivocal, downright (esp. about s/thing neg.) (also adv.) >He told me a flat-out lie. >He flat-out lied to me.
— flat-out2 (sl.): at top speed >He was going flat-out when he hit the tree.
FLEA
— wouldn’t hurt a fly/flea (see HURT)
FLEABAG
— fleabag (sl.): dilapidated or dirty public establishment (esp. a hotel or other lodging) >I ain’t gonna sleep in that rundown fleabag again.
FLESH
— press the flesh (see PRESS)
FLICK
* flick (sl.): movie, film >Did ya see that new spy flick?
FLIES
— die (off)/drop like flies (see DIE)
FLIMFLAM
— flimflam1 (flim´flam´) (colloq.): trick, swindle, trickery >The old lady lost all her savings on the flimflam that con man tricked her with.
— flimflam2 (vt) (colloq.): trick, swindle, deceive >Don’t let them flimflam you with their sweet talk.
FLIP
* flip ([s/one]) for (colloq.): flip a coin (with [s/one]) to determine who is entitled to >I’ll flip you for the last piece of pie. >Stop arguing about who goes first! Just flip for it.
— flip [one’s] lid1 (sl.): become very agitated or angry, lose [one’s] control or temper >Mom’s gonna flip her lid when she sees how I ruined my new pants.
— flip [one’s] lid2 (sl.): become insane, go crazy >The poor guy was under too much pressure—he flipped his lid and they had to take him away.
* flip off (vt) (sl.): make an obscene gesture (cf. “the BIRD”) toward >The old lady yelled at me, so I flipped her off.
* flip (out)1 (vi) (sl.): become very agitated or angry, lose (one’s) control or temper >He flipped out and started yellin’ at everybody when they criticized him. >The boss is gonna flip when he sees these rotten sales figures.
* flip (out)2 (vi) (sl.): become insane, go crazy >Von always was kinda weird, and now he’s completely flipped out.
* flip (out) (over) (sl.): become very excited or enthused (about), become impassioned (about) >You’re gonna flip over my new motorcycle. >He’s flipped out over some girl he met at work. >They loved it! They absolutely flipped!
— flip [s/one] the/a bird (sl.): make an obscene gesture (cf. “the BIRD”) toward [s/one] >All I did was say “Watch out!” and he flipped me the bird.
— flip [one’s] wig1 (sl.): become very agitated or angry, lose [one’s] control or temper >Leona flipped her wig when she saw that someone had broken the vase.
— flip [one’s] wig2 (sl.): become insane, go crazy >The poor guy flipped his wig after he got fired.
FLIP-FLOP
* flip-flop1 (colloq.): unexpected reversal (in a belief or policy) >For some reason the company did a complete flip-flop on the smoking regulations.
— flip-flop2 (vi) (colloq.): reverse (oneself) unexpectedly (in a belief or policy) >His opponent accused him of flip-flopping on the issues.
FLIPPING
— flipping (adj.) (sl.): (intens. to express anger, contempt, or wonder) >Keep that flippin’ jerk away from me!
FLOAT
— float [s/one’s] boat (sl.): be very pleasureful or exciting to [s/one] >Hey, if playin’ poker floats your boat, have at it.
FLOOR
* floor1 (vt) (colloq.): overwhelm, greatly surprise, stun >Everyone was floored when they heard he was arrested for dealing drugs.
— floor2 (vt) (colloq.): knock to the ground >Horace floored him with a punch straight to the chin.
* floor it (colloq.): accelerate (a vehicle) to the maximum, depress the accelerator to the floorboard >When Steve saw the cops, he floored it and tried to outrun them.
— mop (up)/wipe the floor with (see MOP)
FLOOZY
— floozy (flū´zē) (sl.): woman of loose morals (esp. one of sexually suggestive dress or behavior) >Why doesn’t he get rid of that floozy and find hisself a nice girl?
FLOP
** flop1 (colloq.): complete failure >The movie was a flop at the box office. >He’s a flop as an accountant.
** flop2 (vi) (colloq.): fail completely >He had two hits, but his last play flopped.
FLOPHOUSE
— flophouse (colloq.): cheap or run-down hotel or other lodging >Can’t you afford to stay somewhere besides this flophouse?
FLOW
* go with the flow (sl.): relax and adjust to circumstances, accept the way things happen >Ya worry too much about everything workin’ out just right. Just go with the flow, will ya?
FLUB
— flub (flub) (colloq.): blunder, mistake >Now, how are we going to fix a flub like that?
— flub (up) (vi, vt) (colloq.): blunder, botch, make a mistake (on) >No excuses—I flubbed up. >Don’t flub it, because you won’t get another chance.
FLUB-UP
— flub-up (flub´up´) (colloq.): blunder, mistake >A little flub-up in accounting can cause a lot of headaches.
FLUNK
** flunk (flungk) (vi, vt) (colloq.): fail (an exam/class or s/one in an exam/class) >I flunked the geometry test. >I passed chemistry, but Hannah flunked. >Mr. Peters flunked him on the writing exam.
** flunk out (vi) (colloq.): be expelled (from school/a class) because of poor academic performance >Sherry couldn’t hack college and flunked out.
FLUSH
— flush (colloq.): wealthy, having abundant cash (esp. when recently gained) >Phil came back from Vegas flush and bought himself a new car.
FLY
— (fly) by the seat of [one’s] pants (see SEAT)
— fly off the handle (colloq.): lose (one’s) control or temper (esp. without good reason) >Jennings must be under a lot of pressure to go flying off the handle like that.
— fly off the shelves (colloq.): be bought at a fast rate, be doing very well on the market >The kids love this new video game—it’s been flying off the shelves.
— fly right (colloq.): behave honestly, perform well, act ethically >You’d better straighten up and fly right, or you’re going to get fired.
— fly the coop (sl.): leave quickly, escape >By the time the cops got there, the suspect had flown the coop.
— fly (with) (sl.): be convincing or acceptable (to), work right (for) (freq. used in the neg.) >His explanation of why he was late didn’t fly with the boss. >This plan just ain’t gonna fly.
— go fly a kite! (sl.): get out of here! stop annoying me! >Go fly a kite! I’m not in the mood for any of your B.S.
— have to fly (colloq.): have to leave right away >It’s late! I got to fly.
— on the fly1 (colloq.): in a hurry, rushing about >He’s been on the fly all week trying to put the deal together.
— on the fly2 (colloq.): while moving or doing other things >I caught a bite to eat on the fly between meetings.
— [for] (the) fur [to] fly (see FUR)
— wouldn’t hurt a fly/flea (see HURT)
FLYBOY
— flyboy (sl.): aircraft pilot (esp. in the military), member of the U.S. Air Force >The flyboys are out searchin’ the area now.
FLYING
* flying high (colloq.): euphoric, elated, feeling joy (esp. due to a success) >Ellen’s been flying high since she got word that she won the scholarship.
— (go) take a flying leap! (sl.): get out of here! stop annoying me! >You’re full of crap! Go take a flyin’ leap!
FOAM
— foam at the mouth (colloq.): be extremely angry >The governor’s foaming at the mouth because they didn’t pass his legislation.
FOGGIEST
* not have the foggiest (colloq.): have no idea, not know at all >I don’t have the foggiest why she left without saying good-bye.
FOLD
* fold1 (vi) (colloq.): fail financially, shut down >The restaurant folded after just three months. >The play folded after the critics gave it bad reviews.
— fold2 (vi) (sl.): give up, accept defeat >Threaten to sue and they’ll fold.
— fold (up) (vt) (colloq.): close up (a business) (esp. due to financial troubles) >We were losing money, so we had to fold up the business.
— fold up shop (colloq.): go out of business, cease a financial activity >They were getting too old to run things, so they decided to fold up shop.
FOLKS
** [one’s] folks1 (colloq.): [one’s] parents >I want to go to camp, but my folks can’t afford it.
* [one’s] folks2 (colloq.): [one’s] family members >Most of his folks live in Texas.
FOMO
— fomo (fō´mō) (= fear of missing out) (sl.): anxiety over not being included, compulsion to attend or participate >His fomo wouldn’t let him skip the party, even though he didn’t feel well.
FOOD CHAIN
— higher up/lower down (on) the food chain (colloq.): with more/less authority, (in) a higher/lower position of power or importance >Funding decisions are made by people higher up the food chain than me.
FOODIE
— foodie (fū´dē) (colloq.): person with a special interest in eating or preparing food (esp. new or unique foods) >That new Asian fusion restaurant is popular with the foodies. >He’s a foodie who has every kitchen implement you can think of.
FOODY
— foody (see “FOODIE”)
FOOL
— fool (colloq.): silly, foolish, contemptible >Let him talk his fool head off. Nobody will listen. >Help me up on this fool horse, will you?
— be a fool for (colloq.): be very fond of, be very enthusiastic about >He’s a fool for good Japanese food.
** fool around (vi) (colloq.): pass time idly, work halfheartedly or unproductively >If you want to fool around, do it on your own time.
** fool around (with) (colloq.): be sexually involved (with) (esp. illicitly), be sexually promiscuous (with) >He got fired for fooling around with his students. >She can’t trust her husband because he likes to fool around.
** fool (around) with (colloq.): treat without due respect or seriousness, handle capriciously, toy with >Don’t fool around with that pistol! >He was fooling with the dial and broke it.
— ...ing fool (colloq.): ...ing enthusiast, ...ing fanatic, expert at ...ing >My brother’s climbed in the Alps, the Andes, and the Himalayas. He’s a mountain climbing fool.
— play [s/one] for a fool/sucker (see PLAY)
FOOT (also see FEET)
* get [one’s] foot in the door (colloq.): have an initial success (in an area where full participation is difficult) >It’s not easy marketing screenplays, but if you can get your foot in the door at a major studio it’s a lot easier.
* foot the bill (colloq.): bear the expense, pay (for s/thing) >Cathy’s aunt’s footing the bill for her to go to college.
— my foot! (see MY)
* put [one’s] foot down (colloq.): be decisive or insistent, take a firm stand >Dad was going to let us go, but Mom put her foot down and we had to stay home.
— put [one’s] foot in it (colloq.): make a blunder, create an impropriety (esp. by saying s/thing indiscreet or embarrassing) >They were getting along fine until Oscar put his foot in it by mentioning her ex-husband’s girlfriend.
* put [one’s] foot in [one’s] mouth (colloq.): make a blunder, create an impropriety (esp. by saying s/thing indiscreet or embarrassing) >Gus really put his foot in his mouth when he asked her about her face-lift.
— shoot [oneself] in the foot (see SHOOT)
FOOT-IN-MOUTH DISEASE
— foot-in-mouth disease (colloq., hum.): tendency to say insensitive or indiscreet things at inappropriate times >Bart’s got foot-in-mouth disease, so try to get him to keep quiet at our party.
FOOTSIE
— play footsie(s) (with)1 (... fŭt´sē[z] ...) (colloq.): flirt (with) (esp. by touching s/one’s feet under a table) >I can’t believe his wife started playing footsie with me right there in the restaurant.
— play footsie(s) (with)2 (colloq.): try to gain advantage (from) (esp. discreetly or clandestinely) >Lorena’s been playing footsies with the county supervisors lately. She must be trying to swing some important deal.
FOR
— for real (see REAL)
FORGET
** forget ...! (colloq.): I don’t care at all about ...! I find ... contemptible! >Well, if that’s the way he’s going to be about it, forget him!
** forget it!1 (colloq.): (interj. to reject a request or idea) >Me, sing a solo? Forget it! >If you think she’s going to go along with that, forget it!
** forget it!2 (colloq.): you’re welcome! it was nothing! >Forget it! You can return the favor some day.
FORK
— fork over (vt) (colloq.): hand over, give (s/thing valuable, esp. begrudgingly) >I had to fork over my watch to pay him off. >You lost the bet, so fork over ten bucks.
* fork up/out (vt) (colloq.): pay (an amount) (esp. with sacrifice) >We had to fork up two grand as a down payment. >How much did you have to fork out for that?
FORT
— hold down the fort (see HOLD)
FORTY WINKS
— forty winks (colloq.): a short nap >I’m going to grab forty winks now so I won’t be tired tonight.
FOUL
* foul up (vi, vt) (colloq.): bungle, spoil >We’re depending on you, so don’t foul up. >Grace fouled up the party by putting the wrong address on the invitations.
FOUL-UP
* foul-up (colloq.): careless mistake, confusion or disorder caused by (s/one’s) error or incompetence >There was some foul-up in the delivery instructions, and we didn’t get the plans on time.
FOUR-BANGER
— four-banger (sl.): four-cylinder engine, automobile with a four-cylinder engine >This car’s got quite a bit of power for a four-banger.
FOUR-BY-FOUR
— four-by-four (colloq.): four-wheel-drive vehicle >He takes his four-by-four all over the mountains.
4 X 4
— 4 X 4 (see “FOUR-BY-FOUR”)
FOUR-EYES
— four-eyes (voc.) (sl., pej.): person who wears glasses >You tryin’ to pick a fight, four-eyes?
FOUR-LETTER WORD
** four-letter word1 (colloq.): vulgar or obscene word or expression >That foul-mouthed jerk can’t say a sentence without two or three four-letter words in it. >Mommy, Jamie just said a four-letter word!
* four-letter word2 (colloq.): word for s/thing repugnant or offensive (to s/one) >Work is a four-letter word to that bum. >Smoking is a four-letter word in this health club.
FOUR-ONE-ONE
— the four-one-one (sl.): the pertinent information, news (esp. when confidential or little known) >Let me give you the four-one-one on how to deal with that department.
4-1-1
— the 4-1-1 (see FOUR-ONE-ONE)
FOX
* fox (sl.): attractive woman (esp. sexually) >My girl’s a fox—she really turns men’s heads.
FOXY
— foxy (sl.): attractive, sexy (woman) >Who was that foxy chick I saw ya with last night?
FRACTURE
— fracture (vt) (sl.): cause to laugh hard >What a joker! The guy fractured us.
FRAIDY-CAT
— fraidy-cat (frā´dē kat´) (colloq.): coward, easily frightened person (used esp. by children) (also voc.) >Go on and jump, or are you a fraidy-cat? >I dare you to do it, fraidy-cat!
FRAME
* frame (vt) (sl.): falsely incriminate, rig or contrive evidence to blame unjustly >Whoever forged your signature was tryin’ to frame ya. >I didn’t do it! I’ve been framed!
* frame(-up) (sl.): false incrimination (of s/one), rigging or contriving of evidence to blame (s/one) unjustly >I don’t believe the witness—I think this is a frame. >He claims he’s innocent, that it was a frame-up.
FRANK
* frank (colloq.): frankfurter, wiener, hot dog >We’re having franks and beans at the picnic.
FRAT
* frat (frat) (colloq.): fraternity (of a college or university) >You going to join a frat when you go to college? >He took her to a frat party.
FRAT RAT
— frat rat (frat ...) (sl.): member of a fraternity (of a college or university) (esp. when seen as neg.) >The frat rats think they’re better than us independents.
FRAZZLE
— frazzle1 (fraz´әl) (colloq.): state of exhaustion (esp. nervous exhaustion) >I was worn to a frazzle by the kid’s party.
— frazzle2 (vt) (colloq.): wear out, exhaust (esp. with nervous exhaustion) >I was frazzled by the end of exam week.
FREAK
* ... freak (sl.): ... enthusiast, ... fanatic, ... addict >Joe’s a Dodger freak. He never misses one of their games. >I don’t want ya hangin’ out with those drug freaks at school.
** freak (out) (vi, vt) (sl.): lose/cause to lose emotional control (due to fear, anger, shock, effect of drugs, etc.), become/cause to become astonished >It really freaked her out when she ran over the cat. >I was freaked out when the old lady cussed at me. >He took some L.S.D. and just freaked.
FREAKING
— freaking (adj., adv.) (sl.): (intens. to express anger, contempt, or wonder) >Get your freakin’ hands off me! >The guy’s freakin’ nuts! >It’s a freakin’ miracle!
FREAKY
* freaky (sl.): very odd, astonishing, weird >The way they came screamin’ at us was really freaky, man.
FREE
** for free (colloq.): without charge, gratis >I bought the radio, and the saleswoman threw in the batteries for free.
FREEBASE
* freebase1 (sl.): smokable cocaine extract >Messin’ with that freebase is dangerous.
* freebase2 (vi) (sl.): smoke a cocaine extract >She was freebasin’ when the cops raided her apartment.
FREEBEE
— freebee (see “FREEBIE”)
FREEBIE
** freebie (frē´bē) (sl.): s/thing given gratis, item or activity free of charge >They’re givin’ out T-shirts, decals, and other freebies at the store’s grand opening.
FREELOAD
* freeload (vi) (colloq.): take unfair advantage of others’ generosity or hospitality, sponge >I don’t want your brother here freeloading off us again this summer.
FREELOADER
* freeloader (colloq.): person who takes unfair advantage of others’ generosity or hospitality, sponger >Let’s try to keep the freeloaders away from the buffet table.
FREE LUNCH
* free lunch (colloq.): s/thing given without repayment or responsibility expected (used esp. in the neg.) >You’d better think about how you’re going to make it when you leave home—there’s no free lunch out in the real world.
FREE RIDE
* free ride (colloq.): s/thing obtained without cost or effort >Walter got a free ride up the promotion ladder because his brother owns most of the company.
FREEWHEELING
— freewheeling (colloq.): unrestrained, carefree, reckless (in behavior or attitude) >Carl and his freewheeling buddies really like to drink.
FREEZE
** freeze (vi) (colloq.): stop moving completely, become motionless >I yelled for her to freeze when I saw the snake next to her. >Freeze! You’re under arrest!
— freeze [one’s] balls/nuts off (vulg.): feel very cold (used for men) (cf. “FREEZE [one’s] tits off”) >Damn, it’s cold—I’m freezin’ my balls off!
* freeze [one’s] buns off (sl.): feel very cold >Light a fire. We’re freezin’ our buns off.
— freeze [s/one] out (of) (colloq.): exclude [s/one] (from membership or participation) (esp. by snubbing) >After the scandal they froze her out of all their social activities. >They’re giving all the good promotions to men and freezing the women out.
— freeze [one’s] tits off (... tits ...) (vulg.): feel very cold (used for women) (cf. “FREEZE [one’s] balls/nuts off”) >Let’s go inside, girls—we’re gonna freeze our tits off out here.
* freeze (up) (vi) (colloq.): become paralyzed with fear or anxiety >The kid just froze up the first time he took the controls.
FREEZES
— until/till hell freezes over (see HELL)
— when hell freezes over (see HELL)
FRENCH
* pardon/excuse my French (colloq.): pardon me for using vulgar language >I don’t give a shit! Oops, pardon my French! >He’s a real (excuse my French) asshole.
FRESH
* fresh (colloq.): overly forward, impudent, presumptuous >I don’t like that kid—he’s too fresh. >She slapped him when he got fresh with her.
* fresh out (of) (colloq.): recently depleted (of), having just run out (of) >I don’t know what else to try—I’m fresh out of ideas. >No more cabbage, lady; we’re fresh out.
FRIDGE
** fridge (frij) (colloq.): refrigerator >Check the fridge and see if we need milk.
FRIES
** fries (frīz) (colloq.): french-fried potatoes >Give me a cheeseburger and fries.
FRIGGING
— frigging (frig´ing/frig´en) (adj., adv.) (sl., freq. vulg.): (intens. to express anger, contempt, or wonder) >Give me the friggin’ newspaper already! >You get it friggin’ right, or you’ll be out on your friggin’ butt!
FRISCO
* Frisco (fris´kō) (colloq.): San Francisco, California >You flying into Frisco, Oakland, or San Jose?
FRITZ
— on the fritz (... frits) (colloq.): inoperative, not in working order, working poorly >We got to get a new washer. This one’s on the fritz again.
FROG
— frog (sl., pej.): French person, French >He said the frogs were snotty to him when he was in Paris. >I don’t want none of that frog food! Give me steak and potatoes any day.
FROM
— from (the) ... (see entry under ... word)
— (straight/right) from the horse’s mouth (see HORSE’S MOUTH)
FRONT
— out front (see OUT)
— up front (see UP)
FRONT OFFICE
* the front office (colloq.): the decision-making executives or administrators (of a business) >The front office just put out some new safety regulations.
FROSH
— frosh (frosh) (colloq.): freshman, freshmen (in high school or college) (also adj.) >The frosh are still learning their way around campus. >I met her at a frosh dance.
FROST
— frost (vt) (sl.): make angry, irritate >It really frosts me when he tries to blame me for his own screwups.
FROSTING
— icing/frosting on the cake (see ICING)
FRUIT
— fruit (sl., pej.): male homosexual, very effeminate male >She thinks my friend Steve is a fruit just ‘cause he’s a dancer.
FRUITCAKE
— fruitcake (sl.): crazy person, very eccentric person >That fruitcake doesn’t make any sense at all.
— (as) nutty as a fruitcake (see NUTTY)
— nuttier than a fruitcake (see NUTTIER)
FRUITY
— fruity (sl., pej.): homosexual, very effeminate >He said he saw a lot of fruity guys at the concert. >Where’d ya get those fruity pink shoes?
FRY
— fry (vi, vt) (sl.): die/be executed in the electric chair >He’ll fry for those murders. >They’ll fry her for that.
— have other/bigger fish to fry (see FISH)
FUCK
** fuck1 (fuk) (vulg.): copulation, episode of sexual intercourse >He said that he had a good fuck with her.
* fuck2 (vulg.): sex partner >She said he’s always a good fuck.
* fuck3 (vulg.): contemptible or reprehensible person >I don’t wanna have to deal with that fuck again.
** fuck4 (vt) (vulg.): harm through deceit or malice, badly mistreat, victimize >He really fucked his partner when he took off with their dough.
* fuck5 (vi, vt) (vulg.): have sex (with) >He wants to know if she fucks. >He fucked her and then left her.
** fuck! (vulg.): (interj. to express anger, surprise, or irritation) >Fuck! I cut my finger.
— … as fuck (vulg.): absolutely …, undeniably … >He claims to be innocent, but I think he’s guilty as fuck..
** fuck ...! (vulg.): I don’t care about ...! I want nothing to do with ...! I find ... contemptible! >I don’t give a damn about your brother—fuck him! >Aw, fuck it all! I give up.
* fuck around1 (vi) (vulg.): be sexually promiscuous >It’s a wonder she hasn’t gotten V.D., the way she fucks around.
* fuck around2 (vi) (vulg.): pass time idly, work halfheartedly or unproductively >Do ya come to school to learn or just to fuck around?
* fuck (around) with (vulg.): treat without due respect or seriousness, handle capriciously, toy with >I’m not gonna fuck with a court order. >Hey, you guys, don’t fuck around with that equipment!
* fuck/screw [s/one’s] brains out (vulg.): have sustained or repeated sex with [s/one], have vigorous sex with [s/one] >She said she’d fuck his brains out.
— fuck me! (vulg.): I’m very surprised! I didn’t expect that! >Well, fuck me! That skinny girl really did beat up that big guy.
* fuck off (vi) (vulg.): pass time idly, work halfheartedly or unproductively >If you guys spent more time workin’ and less time fuckin’ off, we’d get something done around here.
* fuck off! (vulg.): get out of here! stop annoying me! >Fuck off! I’m sick of hearin’ ya.
— fuck over (vt) (vulg.): harm through deceit or malice, badly mistreat, victimize >We can’t let management keep fuckin’ us over with these extra payroll deductions. >They really got fucked over by some shyster lawyer.
** fuck up1 (vi) (vulg.): make a mistake, botch things up >I don’t want anybody fuckin’ up, ‘cause we gotta get this done right.
** fuck up2 (vt) (vulg.): botch, ruin, spoil >If ya fuck things up, you’ll get fired. >The rain fucked up our plans.
* fuck up3 (vt) (vulg.): injure, hurt severely >He got his hand caught in the gears and really fucked it up.
* fuck up4 (vt) (vulg.): traumatize, create anxiety in, make neurotic >Seein’ her old man get killed when she was a kid really fucked her up.
— fuck you very much! (vulg., sarc.): (interj. to express contempt for or anger at s/one for his/her mistreatment or inconsiderateness) >Well, fuck you very much! Your big mouth just got me into all kinds of trouble.
** give a fuck (vulg.): be concerned, care, take interest (freq. used in the neg.) >That jerk doesn’t give a fuck about anyone but himself. >Do ya really give a fuck what she says?
** the fuck (vulg.): (intens. to express impatience, anger, or wonder, used in intransitive verb phrases between the verb and its prepositional particle) >Hey, shut the fuck up! >That’s when I decided to get the fuck out of there.
— the fuck ...! (vulg.): certainly not ...! not really ...! in no way ...! >He says he’s a movie producer? The fuck he is!
— what the fuck! (see WHAT)
* what/who/[etc.] (in) the fuck ...? (vulg.): (intens. to express impatience, anger, or surprise) >Who the fuck told ya you could do it? >Where in the fuck’s that report?
— worth a fuck (see WORTH)
FUCK ALL
— fuck all (fuk …) (vulg.): nothing at all >That asshole did fuck all to help, and now he wants to take all the credit.
FUCKED
— fucked (fukt) (vulg.): crazy, irrational, unworkable >If he told ya that story, he’s fucked. >This whole plan is fucked.
— be fucked (vulg.): be doomed, be destined to suffer harm or ruin >If the cops find the murder weapon on him he’s fucked.
— (go) get fucked! (vulg.): (interj. to express great anger or contempt to s/one) >If ya don’t like the way I did it, ya can go get fucked!
FUCKER
* fucker1 (fuk´әr) (vulg.): contemptible or reprehensible person (esp. a man) (also voc.) >Tell that fucker to stay away from me! >Watch your step, fucker!
— fucker2 (vulg.): thing (esp. seen as troublesome) >I think this fucker came off a ‘65 Chevy.
FUCKFACE
— fuckface (fuk´fās´) (voc.) (vulg.): contemptible or reprehensible person >Get outta my way, fuckface!
FUCK FILM
— fuck film (fuk ...) (vulg.): pornographic film >He downloaded a couple of fuck films for the bachelor party.
FUCKHEAD
— fuckhead (fuk´hed´) (vulg.): contemptible or reprehensible person, stupid person (also voc.) >What fuckhead told him to come to us for help? >Get outta here, fuckhead!
FUCKING
** fucking (fuk´ing/fuk´en) (adj., adv.) (vulg.): (intens. to express anger, contempt, or wonder) >What’s your fuckin’ brother want this time? >Keep your fuckin’ nose outta this or I’ll fuckin’ break it for ya.
— ...-fucking-... (vulg.): (intens. used between syllables in a word to express anger, contempt, or wonder) >What that guy did was in-fucking-credible! >This party’s gonna be fan-fucking-tastic!
— fucking A! (vulg.): that’s absolutely right! yes indeed! >Fuckin’ A! You said it, buddy!
FUCKOFF
— fuckoff (fuk´of´/fuk´ôf´) (vulg.): person who passes time idly, person who works halfheartedly or unproductively >I won’t have no fuckoffs workin’ for me.
FUCKUP
* fuckup1 (fuk´up´) (vulg.): mistake, blunder, botch >There was some fuckup in accounting, and they billed the customer twice.
* fuckup2 (vulg.): person who habitually makes mistakes or blunders, botcher >Don’t have Hanson do it—he’s a complete fuckup.
FUDGE
* fudge1 (fuj) (vi) (colloq.): cheat slightly (esp. by manipulating an amount or measurement) >Stop fudging and get back behind the line. >He says everybody fudges a little on their income tax forms.
* fudge2 (vt) (colloq.): cheat slightly by manipulating (an amount or measurement) >He fudged a few points in his grade point average when he filled out his application.
— (oh,) fudge! (colloq.): (interj. to express irritation or disappointment) >Oh, fudge! I got spaghetti sauce on my new dress.
FULL
— full of beans (colloq.): lying, very mistaken, not knowing anything >Bert’s full of beans if he says you can drive to Hawaii.
* full of crap (... krap) (sl., freq. vulg.): lying, very mistaken, not knowing anything >You’re full of crap! There’s no such thing.
** full of it (sl.): lying, very mistaken, not knowing anything >Brian’s full of it if he says they’re gonna win the championship.
— full of pee/piss and vinegar (... pē/pis ...) (colloq., freq. vulg.): energetic, high-spirited, lively >Mort’s full of pee and vinegar this morning. He was up at six and ready to go.
* full of shit (... shit) (vulg.): lying, very mistaken, not knowing anything >Don’t believe anything he tells ya—he’s so full of shit.
— not be playing with a full deck (see PLAYING)
FULL-BLAST
** full-blast (colloq.): at top speed, at full power, at maximum volume >He was going full-blast when he hit the bump. >My darned neighbor had his stereo turned up full-blast.
FULL-UP
— full-up (colloq.): completely full >All the flights leaving tomorrow are already full-up.
FUMBLEBUM
— fumblebum (fum´bәl bum´) (colloq.): clumsy person, person who habitually drops things >Don’t let that fumblebum set the table—he’ll break something.
FUN
** fun (colloq.): entertaining, full of fun >Pam’s a real fun gal. >We had a fun time at the party.
— a barrel of fun (see BARREL)
— fun (with) (colloq.): tease (s/one), joke (with) >Don’t get mad—I’m just funning. >That grouch doesn’t like anyone funning with him.
— like fun ...! (colloq.): certainly not ...! not really ...! in no way ...! >Borrow my new car? Like fun you will!
— more fun than a barrel of monkeys (colloq.): a funny or entertaining person or thing, great fun >Watching him learning to bowl was more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
FUN AND GAMES
* fun and games (colloq., freq. sarc.): frivolous fun, diversion >We’re here to do a job, not for fun and games. >Yeah, going to traffic school’s going to be fun and games.
FUNERAL
— it’s [s/one’s] funeral! (sl.): [s/one] will have to pay the consequences (of [his/her] action or decision) >Go ahead and pick a fight with him if ya wanna. It’s your funeral!
— will be late to/for [one’s] own funeral (see LATE)
FUNKY
* funky (fung´kē) (sl.): unconventionally stylish, pleasantly odd >Did ya see his funky hat with all the feathers?
FUNNIES
** funnies (fun´ēz) (colloq.): newspaper comics page or section >The first part of the Sunday paper I read is the funnies.
FUNNY
* funny1 (colloq.): impertinent, overly forward >Don’t try and get funny with him, or he’ll get you fired.
* funny2 (colloq., freq. sarc.): witty or humorous remark, joke >Laugh everybody! Roger made a funny.
FUNNY BONE
* funny bone (colloq.): olecranon, ulnar nerve in elbow (which gives a sharp, tingling pain when hit) >Tim’s yelling because he hit his funny bone on the edge of the table.
FUNNY BUSINESS
* funny business (colloq.): deceitful or improper conduct, illicit activity, trickery >There was some funny business going on in the mayor’s office, so the city council called for an investigation.
FUNNY FARM
— funny farm (sl.): insane asylum, psychiatric hospital >He flipped out and was sent to the funny farm.
FUNNY MONEY
— funny money (sl.): counterfeit money >He’s doin’ five to eight years in prison for makin’ funny money.
FUNNY PAPER
* funny paper(s) (colloq.): newspaper comics page or section >What’s your favorite strip in the funny paper?
FUR
— [for] (the) fur [to] fly (colloq.): [for] there [to] be a fight or commotion >The fur’s going to fly when she finds out what her husband’s been up to. >Sounds like fur’s flying next door. Guess they’re fighting again.
FUSE
— blow a fuse (see BLOW)
FUZZ
— fuzz (sl., freq. pej., dtd.): police, police officer >Watch out! Here comes the fuzz! >This fuzz came up and started hasslin’ me for no reason, man.
F-WORD
** the F-word (colloq.): “fuck” (or one of its derivatives) (a euphemism) >Mommy, Davey just said the F-word!