Slang words

Yank – bother, harass 

Sentence – Which motivates me to yank my hand back.

Wimpy – weak 

Sentence – She was too wimpy to say what she really thought.

Uptight – nervous 

Sentence – Relax! You’re getting too uptight about it.

Screw up – to make mistake 

Sentence – You’d better not screw up this time.

Rug rat – child 

Sentence – Hey, you cute little rug rat, come over here

Quick and dirty – done fast but kot well 

Sentence – The car broke down but we managed to do a quick-and-dirty and were back on the road in fifteen minutes.

Mellow – relaxed

Sentence – He is, as most very old people, a slightly mellow type.

Lame – incompetent 

Sentence – She gave some lame excuse about missing the bus.

Kick-off – die 

Sentence – Well, I really must kick off now. I’ve stayed long enough.

Kick-back – relax and joy 

Sentence – Don’t kick back; I’m only joking.

Laid back –  relaxed , calm 

Sentence – There was a wonderful lodge with a laid-back atmosphere

Hep or hip – sensible, informed 

Sentence – She reached for the telephone on her hip, but it was gone.

Gomer – dumb person 

Sentence – You’re such a Gomer sometimes!

Get it – to understand something 

Sentence – I will get it for you.

Flashback – sudden memory 

Sentence – He spoke of having some sort of flashback.

Crap – something worthless

Sentence – I stepped in a pile of crap

Bushed – extremely tired

Sentence – I’m bushed. I think I’ll hit the hay.