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Slang G - H - I

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grubby
Those clothes are too grubby to wear to church.

 

grungy
That is a really grungy jacket.

 

gut
He’s got a big gut.

 

guts
It takes a lot of guts to quit your job.

 

hairy
That was a hairy taxi ride in Mexico City.

 

hammer
Put the hammer down or we will be late for the test.

 

hang it up
I have decided to hang up my learning to sing.

 

hang loose
Just hang loose for another few days.

 

hang tough
We need to hang tough on our training program for the marathon.

 

hardware
The police were surprised by all the hardware the gang members had.

 

have a buzz on
I had a buzz on after the third martini.

 

have good vibes
I have good vibes about our new salesperson.

 

have it all together
Recently I didn't have it all together.

 

high
The teenagers looked high to the teacher.

 

history
I’m in College now. What happened in High School is history.

 

hit
Her idea was a hit with the other kids.

 

hole up
I had to hole up for three days because the road was closed due to the snow.

 

head honcho
The head honcho says that we are going to have to work late tonight.

 

hooker
Her clothes make her look like a hooker.

 

hot
The police stopped them because they thought the car was hot.

 

huffy
I will do it soon so please don't get sohuffy.

 

hungry
If you are not hungry, you won't get ahead in life.

 

hustle
If you don't hustle, we will be late again.

 

hyped
The fans were all hyped up for the rock concert.

 

hyper
Don't get hyper about what she told you. You know it isn't true.

 

I.D.
Can you show me some I.D. please?

 

in
The tie you are wearing is really in.

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