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英语俚语:美国校园俚语手册之【G篇】--06

go postal (v)

to become very angry; to go crazy.

【例】my old lady went postal when she found out about my new lady. [avon lake community college, avon lake, oh, 1999]

go titanic (v)

to fail; to lose; to sink.

【例】we were planning on catchin' a flick, but that went titanic. [university of michigan, ann arbor, mi,1998]

go yard (v)

to do really well, succeed. (from baseball, to hit a home run. )

【例】 i went yard on that test, bro! [university of florida, gainesville, fl, 1998]

golden (adj; int )

good, great, cool. my friend asked me how i was after my nap and i said i'm golden.

【例】everything worked out like you wanted! golden![james madision university, harrisonburg, va, 1998; northeastern university, boston, ma, 1999]

goncha (adj)

in a bad mood; grouchy; mean.

【例】why are you acting so goncha today?!? [de la salle university, manila, philippines, 1999]

goober (n)

a person, usually of inferior quality.

【例】look at that goober in those velvet pants. [rutgers, rutgers, nj, 1998]

goodgood (int)

roughly equivalent to "it's all good" - often sarcastic, however.

【例】we're outta gas? goodgood! [matamata college, matamata, nz]

goon (v)

to fall or trip.

【例】 i gooned on the library steps and broke my heel. [kent state university, kent, oh]

g.q. (pronounced "jee cue")

the rating of a guy's studlyness (via points) associated with gq magazine.

【例】those sunglasses could really up my gq rating. [university of washington, seattle, wa, 1999]

gravy

1. (int) expression used to voice approval of something very cool.

【例】you got a new car? gravy! [west virginia university, morgantown, wv, 1998]

2. (adj) very good; cool; hip.

【例】yo that car is hooked up; it's all gravy. [boston university, boston, ma, 1999]