Slang word of the day: mandal

Today's slang word of the day is mandal. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

mandal

noun

• a sandal worn by a man.

  Sock: Oh, and you wear mandals.
  
  Sam: You said the mandals were okay.
  
  Sock: I lied, Sam. Mandals are never okay. I was being nice.
  
  -- "Leon", Reaper (TV, 2007), Season 1 Episode 6

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Slang word of the day: stone cold fox

Today's slang word of the day is stone cold fox. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

stone cold fox

noun

• an extremely attractive person.

  Would you look at this place? ... I designed parts of it, but I did not design the stone cold foxes in the small clothes.
  
  -- "Briar Rose", Dollhouse (TV, 2009), Season 1 Episode 11

  • See more words with the same meaning: attractive person (either gender).

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Slang word of the day: chucklehead

Today's slang word of the day is chucklehead. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

chucklehead

noun

• an unintelligent person.

  Mel: Get in here, chuckleheads!
  
  -- Clueless (film), 1995

  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.

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Slang word of the day: Xmas

Today's slang word of the day is Xmas. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

Xmas

noun

• "Christmas".

  What are you getting your son for Xmas?

  • See more words with the same meaning: holidays (list of).

origin

• From "X" (the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word commonly translated as "Christ") and "mas" (the Old English word for "mass.")
  • See more words with the same meaning: terms with foreign origin (list of).

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Slang word of the day: Turkey Day

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Today's slang word of the day is Turkey Day. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

Turkey Day

noun

• Thanksgiving.

  The Knights of Columbus Turkey Day Run and Gobble Wobble has been a Thanksgiving Day tradition in Charleston for more than three decades, but there's nothing wrong with tweaking a tradition.
  
  -- "Turkey Day Run attracts big flock", The Post and Courier, David Quick, November 23 2009

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Slang word of the day: Burner

Today's slang word of the day is Burner. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

Burner

burner

noun

• a handgun.

  Lil' Earl brought his burner to Jason's party and threatened to shoot Will.

• a Burning Man attendee.

  Are you a Burner?

• a person who chronically smokes marijuana.
• a prepaid cellphone. Often used for crime such as drug dealing, because they are difficult to track.

  Detective Ryan: The SIM card from his cellphone is a burner.
  
  -- "Murder Most Fowl", Castle (TV, 2010), Season 3 Episode 8

  Charlie: I buy 'em all the time now, you know? You prepay for it, and then you buy it and you throw it away. There's a name for it.
  
  Mac: A burner?
  
  -- "Mac & Charlie: White Trash", It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV), Season 6 Episode 5 (2010)

  Hit me on my burner / prepaid wireless
  
  -- "Paper Planes", Kala (album), M.I.A.

  Detective Seeger: Well, Ganz's phone is a burner, and so are most of the numbers he called.
  
  -- "To Love and Die in L.A.", Castle (TV), Season 3 Episode 22 (2011)

  • See more words with the same meaning: telephone, phone.

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Slang word of the day: sit-down

Today's slang word of the day is sit-down. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

sit-down

noun

• a meeting.

  Tre: If you don't believe what I'm tellin' you, axe Jimmy's girl. She was at the sit-down.
  
  -- "Stone Dead", Raines (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (2007)

  • See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).

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