Slang Word Vocabulary Part 1

hood; "Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while."

• a flexible covering for the head and neck

• a cover for parts of mechanisms

• a lawless person; criminal; complete gangsters or low-lives

• a covering for an opening (such as a companion hatch) on a boat

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

outsider; "Ponyboy felt like an outsider in his advanced classes at school."

• a friend or associate

• a colleague

• a contender not expected to win

• someone who doesn’t belong to a particular group

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

greaser; "Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars and hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a while."

• lower-class; not well-respected

• someone who greases things

• someone who helps make grease

• someone who cleans up grease

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Socs; "But most looked at us like we were dirt--- gave us the same kind of look that the Socs did when they came by in their Mustangs and Corvairs and yelled "Grease!" at us."

• gang; smart; wealthy

• someone who likes to wear socks

• someone from Southern California

• a diehard Red Sox fan

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

belt; "Dally had turned around and belted him so hard it knocked a tooth loose."

• to gift someone with a belt

• to hit; punch

• a strip of flexible material worn especially around the waist

• to shake hands

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

switchblade;" One time in biology I had to dissect a worm, and the razor wouldn't cut, so I used my switchblade."

• a sharpening tool

• a blade that switches

• a knife; weapon

• a stick from a tree

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

looker; "She was cute, but that Cherry Valance was a real looker."

• pretty; good-looking

• someone who looks for something

• a person who looks

• sweet

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

dame; "He went hunting some action--- booze or dames or a fight. "

• a woman of rank, station, or authority

• an elderly woman

• old-fashioned

• a negative term for girls

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

blast; "Sodapop... a dropout so he could get a job and keep me in school, and Darry, getting old before his time trying to run a family and hold on to two jobs and never having any fun--- while the Socs had so much spare time and money that they jumped us and each other for kicks, had beer blasts and river-bottom parties because they didn't know what else to do."

• a violent gust of wind

• a party

• an explosion or violent detonation

• a forceful hit

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

dandy; "I was under strict orders from both Darry and Soda not to get caught within ten miles of his place, which was dandy with me."

• a brother of Randy

• lousy

• awful

• good; fine

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E