New York Slang - Notes
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Idiom, phrasal verb or slang |
The situation |
Phrases with similar meaning or sentiment |
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BLING-BLING Dressed in exaggeratedly fashionable way |
Someone arrives at a party |
Wow! What a fashion victim / Bling-bling |
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FIVE LARGE $5000 |
You went to speak to your bank manager |
You took out a loan for $5000 / five large |
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PHAT Awesome, brilliant |
You go see a great movie | It was like awesome / phat |
| TREE
HUGGER An environmentalist or person concerned about green issues. |
Talking about a friend | Did you know Susanne's very environmentally aware / a tree hugger. |
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PLAYER A person who has lots of sexual relations with lots of different people |
Fiona arrives at the party with another new partner | How does she do it? / What a player! |
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