Can You Speak American Slang?

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What does "For the birds" mean?
It's actually for the birds
It's for early risers
It's something trivial
It's something funny
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What does "Bought the farm" mean?
Someone bought property
Someone got a big home
Someone is a homemaker
Someone died
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What does "Jonesing" mean?
Trying to be perfect
Craving something
Doing something silly
That someone is being narcissistic
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What does "Shoot the breeze" mean?
Shooting a blank
Missing your target
Cracking a joke
Idle chitchat
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What does "Taking a rain check" mean?
To reschedule something
Talking about something trivial
Talking about someone you dislike
Going out of town
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What does it mean to call someone an airhead?
That they are being silly
That they're dimwitted
That they aren't friendly
That they are spacing out
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What does making bank mean?
Getting a successful job
Getting a good opportunity
Making good money
Being intelligent
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What does it mean to "Break someone's pockets"?
To steal from them
To cost them a lot of money
To trick them
To give them a large sum
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What does it mean when you want some bubbly?
You want a bath
You want champagne
You want seltzer water
You want soda
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What does it mean to be "Draped up"?
To wear a lot of clothes
Means someone is very private
To have tinted windows on the car
To be drunk
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Do you know all there is to know?
You're not the best at understanding slang but it's not that important to you. You don't speak it and you probably don't know many that do.

Not The Best

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You're still learning the slang people use in America. You sometimes have trouble decoding it but you'll get it down eventually!

Still Learning

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You know quite a bit when it comes to American slang. You have no trouble speaking it but you still a few slang terms to learn.

You're Pretty Skilled

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You know all their is to know about American slang! You have no trouble decoding what someone is saying and you can speak with the best of them.

You're A Master

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What does "For the birds" mean?
It's actually for the birds
It's for early risers
It's something trivial
It's something funny
2
What does "Bought the farm" mean?
Someone bought property
Someone got a big home
Someone is a homemaker
Someone died
3
What does "Jonesing" mean?
Trying to be perfect
Craving something
Doing something silly
That someone is being narcissistic
4
What does "Shoot the breeze" mean?
Shooting a blank
Missing your target
Cracking a joke
Idle chitchat
5
What does "Taking a rain check" mean?
To reschedule something
Talking about something trivial
Talking about someone you dislike
Going out of town
6
What does it mean to call someone an airhead?
That they are being silly
That they're dimwitted
That they aren't friendly
That they are spacing out
7
What does making bank mean?
Getting a successful job
Getting a good opportunity
Making good money
Being intelligent
8
What does it mean to "Break someone's pockets"?
To steal from them
To cost them a lot of money
To trick them
To give them a large sum
9
What does it mean when you want some bubbly?
You want a bath
You want champagne
You want seltzer water
You want soda
10
What does it mean to be "Draped up"?
To wear a lot of clothes
Means someone is very private
To have tinted windows on the car
To be drunk