Slang word of the day: dollars to donuts

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

dollars to donuts

• abbreviated form of "I'd bet you dollars to donuts". In theory, this is a good bet. (In practice, donuts can usually be purchased for less than a dollar each.)

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Dog and Pony", Terriers (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 2

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Slang word of the day: clutch

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

clutch

adjective

• great; "awesome"; "cool".

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Nepotism", The Office (TV, 2010), Season 7 Episode 1

  See more words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun

• helpful during a difficult situation or period of time. Something that "came through in the clutch", that is, came through in a difficult or trying time.

  That money you sent me was clutch.

  See more words meaning: helpful

noun

• a difficult or trying time. Often used in sports to describe a player or team's ability (or inability) to deliver when peak performance is needed.

  "Big-time players deliver in the clutch." Kurt Johnson, Roseville Press-Tribune

  "David Wright has been wrong in the clutch for Mets." Peter Botte, NY Daily News

  See more words meaning: hard, confusing, difficult, a problem

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Slang word of the day: oscar mike

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

oscar mike

• "On the Move". In the NATO phonetic alphabet, "Oscar" = O and "Mike" = M.

  Person A: Meet me at the bar.
  
  Person B: Oscar Mike.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From The Men who Stare at Goats (film, 2009)

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Slang word of the day: asshat

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

asshat

noun

• general derogatory term for a person; "idiot"; "moron"; "loser".

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle", Bones (TV), Season 5 Episode 19

• a person who behaves in an offensive, pompous manner; "jerk".

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "He's Dead, She's Dead", Castle (TV, 2010), Season 3 Episode 2

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Slang word of the day: cheestastic

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

cheestastic

adjective

• very cheesy.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Fallen 'Idol': The champ stumbles, and 'Dancing With the Stars' steps up", The Washington Post, Lisa de Moraes, April 18, 2010

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Slang word of the day: sacred cow

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

sacred cow

noun

• something that should not be questioned.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "I was wrong about veganism. Let them eat meat - but farm it properly", The Guardian (UK), George Monbiot, 6 September 2010

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Slang word of the day: laser in on

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

laser in on

verb

• to focus intensely on.

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  -- Citation removed to resolve a penalty against The Online Slang Dictionary. From "Dumped, But Not Down", Psychology Today, Carlin Flora, July 01 2007

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)