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Slang Terms and other expressions from Raymond's Run

Terms in this set (20)

slip
to make a mistake
"I slip and say..." page 34
smart mouths
"know- it-alls"
"And a lot of smart mouths got lots to say..." page 34
play the dozens
exchange insults that rhyme
"And I don't play the dozens or believe in standing around..." page 34
subject to
going to, likely
"And tomorrow I'm subject to run the quarter-meter relay..."page 34
put out the tale
start the rumor
"...and that goes for Gretchen, too, who has put out the tale that she is going to win..." page 35
on account of
because
"...my breathing exercises, which I have to do on account of I'm serious..." page 35
accidentally on purpose
on purpose, but making it look like an accident
"...so she falls accidentally on purpose onto the piano stool..." page 35
hangs back
stays behind, lags
"But of course he does,'cause if he hangs back, someone is ..." page 36
sidekicks
good friends
"...and here comes Gretchen and her sidekicks..."
page 36
throw stones
make negative comments
"...she can't afford to throw stones...", page 36
Dodge City scenes
cowboys facing off
"...and I see right away it's going to be one of those Dodge CIty scenes..." page 36
feature chitchat
put up with a lot of gossip, talking
"...I said I don't feature a whole lot of chitchat..."page 36
whupped her behind
been the winner of a competition
"...completely forgetting that I have whupped her behind many times..." page 36
ventriloquist- dummy routine
refers to "dummies" (puppets with moving mouth parts) being controlled by a ventriloquist
"...the only one talking in this ventriloquist-dummy routine..." page 36
gidyap
get moving! start moving!
"So me and Raymond smile at each other and he says,'Gidyap,' to his team..." page 37
a run for your money
someone who will compete with you, and could win!
"That new girl should give you a run for your money..." page 38
concrete jungle
a city with large modern buildings, maybe dangerous
"..there's just no pretending you are anywhere but in a concrete jungle..." page 38
drive up the wall
irritate, bother
"...which drives my brother George up the wall..."page 40
phony
a fake
"...I can beat Cynthia and her phony self..." page 40
dig that
Believe that!
"In first place.......dig that!" page 40
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