Hustle
(verb – informal) to obtain by forceful action or persuasion, or to fraud and swindle
Plainclothes
(adj – informal) wearing ordinary clothes rather than a uniform – often a disguise used by police officers
Hood
(noun – informal) a gangster or violent criminal or such a neighborhood
Hot-wire
(verb – informal) to start the engine of a vehicle by bypassing the ignition system – typically in order to steal it
Lady-killer
(noun – informal) a charming men who attracts women very well
Rumble
(noun – informal) a street fight between gangs
Scrounge
(verb - informal) to obtain or seek to obtain something by relying on the generosity of others, or through devious, stealthy means
Wisecrack
(noun – informal) someone who makes clever or sarcastic remarks; the actual remark itself
Fuzz
(noun – slang) the police
Bastard
(noun – informal; archaic derogatory) an unpleasant, unlikeable person; an illegitimate child/person (in both cases used as an insult)
Hitchhiking
(verb) to travel by getting free rides in passing vehicles
(Go) Stag
(verb – slang) to go to a social event unaccompanied by a person of the opposite sex (usually to events expecting the accompaniment of “dates”)
Flunk
(verb – informal) to fail, mostly with respect to an academic standard
Hacked (off)
(adj. phrase – informal) angry, annoyed, or upset
Illegitimate
(adj) not authorized by the law or in accordance with accepted rules; also used to describe someone born out of wedlock
Booked
(verb – informal) to leave suddenly or move quickly out
Ritzy
(adj – informal) expensive and lavish
Probation
(noun) the release of an offender from detention; the offender is now subject to being monitored for good behavior for a period of time
Obligingly
(adv) willing and eager to do favors and offer one’s services
Lingo
(noun – informal) foreign language or vernacular; a specific vocabulary or jargon
Smart-aleck
(noun – informal) one who is irritating as the result of behaving as if one knows everything
Uptight
(adj – informal) anxious or angry in a tense, nervous, or high-strung way
Booze
(noun – informal) alcohol, especially hard liquor
Pusher
(noun – informal) someone who sells illegal drugs
Slumming
(adj – informal) to spend time at a lower social level than one’s own in order to provide charitable purposes or because of curiosity
