The Outsiders Slang Words 1-30 Test

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

ornery; "I've got me a ornery pony," Soda'd tell him, rubbing his neck. "How come you're so mean, Mickey Mouse?"

• sweet

• kind

• mean

• sleepy

for kicks; He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school. He was still a junior at eighteen and a half and he never learned anything. He just went for kicks.

• for fun

• strike or propel forcibly with the foot

• a sudden forceful jolt.

• to show opposition

fuzz; We left when the switchblades came out, because the cops would be coming soon and nobody in his right mind wants to be around when the fuzz show.

• covered with fluffy particles

• the police

• to become blurred

• to envelop in a haze

turf; "I get hauled in for everything that happens in our turf. "

• a playing field

• a track or course for horse racing

• fake grass

• territory for a gang

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

dig; "Don't take him serious... you dig, Pony?"

• a cutting remark

• to understand; like

• to break up, turn, or loosen

• to bring to the surface

cur; The country would be like that, I thought dreamily. I would have a yeller cur dog, like I used to, and Sodapop could get Mickey Mouse back and ride in all the rodeos he wanted to, and Darry would lose that cold, hard look and be like he used to be, eight months ago, before Mom and Dad were killed.

• a cowardly fellow

• a hero

• a dog of mixed breed

• big

savvy; He's really proud of you 'cause you're so brainy. It's just because you're the baby--- I mean, he loves you a lot. Savvy?"

• understand

• misunderstand

• misinterpret

• good

two-timing; "You break up with Sylvia again?" "Yeah, and this time it's for good. That little broad was two-timin' me again while I was in jail."

• counting twice

• timing times two

• counting by twos

• cheating