SLANG: BOOZE

Meaning: alcohol, liquor

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For example:

• We were having a great time at the party until the booze ran out.
  
• Poor old Ted. After twenty years of being the life of the party, the booze has left him with a pot belly, a big red nose, and a soggy brain.
  

Quick Quiz:

The guys were looking for more booze, and Ted yelled "Yes!" when he found a bottle of

cough mixture methylated spirits Scotch whisky

Click for answer c.

narc | nark

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Meaning: a narcotics officer, a police officer working in drug trade suppression

For example:

• The narcs raided the dealer's apartment after being tipped off by his neighbours.
• There are a lot of narks working at the airport.

Origin: short for "narcotic", meaning a powerful pain-relieving drug like heroin or morphine 

Quick Quiz:

A narc is someone who

sells narcotic drugs uses narcotic drugs arrests sellers and users of narcotic drugs englishclub.com

Click for answer c.

Slang of the day: upfront

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Meaning: honest, open

For example:

• Politicians aren't always upfront about their objectives or goals when running for public office.
• Do you think the U.S. government was upfront about their motives for attacking Iraq, or do you think they had a secret agenda?

Quick Quiz:

Bob said he'd always been upfront about his intention to reduce the number of workers in the company. He had always

kept his intention a secret stated clearly that he'd do this thought about doing this englishclub.com

Click for answer b.