Burke David. The Slangman Guide to Street Speak Volume 3
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1 Dating Slang (Phase 1: The Hunt for a Relationship)
(Answers on p. 219)
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Dating Slang (Phase 1: The Hunt for a Relationship) 2
1. That girl over there kept smiling at me, so I walked over to say hello but she ignored me! Maybe she’s
just playing hard to get.
“playing hard to get” means: . pretending to be interested . . . pretending to be disinterested
2. That guy over there is checking you out. I think he likes you!
“checking you out” means: . . asking you on a date . . . . . . . examining you
3. If you’re going to tell Earl you don’t want to see him anymore, try to let him down easy.
“let him down easy” means:. . reject him in a gentle way . . . . date him
4. I introduced myself to the new girl in our class and she blew me off!
“blew me off” means: . . . . . talked to me nonstop . . . . . . . ignored me
5. Carol’s husband was coming on to me! She’d be so upset if she found out!
“coming on to me” means: . . ignoring me . . . . . . . . . . . . flirting with me
6. My brother fixed me up with his best friend last night. It was the best date I ever had!
“fixed me up” means: . . . . . arranged a date for me . . . . . . talked poorly about me
7. I can’t believe you used such an old pick-up line on that girl. No wonder she rejected you!
“pick-up line” means: . . . . . phrase meant to reject . . . . . . phrase meant to entice
8. Every time I ask a girl on a date, I strike out. Maybe I’m too aggressive.
“strike out” means:. . . . . . . fail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . succeed
9. Bill and I hit it off the moment we met. We’ve been together ever since.
“hit it off” means: . . . . . . . liked each other immediately . . didn’t like each other
10. Kim just ended a relationship and is on the rebound. She wants a boyfriend desperately!
“on the rebound” means: . . . goes to the gym . . . . . . . . . . eager to get back into a
relationship
3 Dating Slang (Phase 1: The Hunt for a Relationship)
Lesson 1 • roger strikes out with a pick-up line!
CD-A: track 2
A. DIALOGUE USING SLANG & IDIOMS
Tony: Hey! That girl over there is checking you out! Why don’t you go say hello?
Roger: The last time I said hello to a girl in a place like this, she thought I was coming on to
her and blew me off before I even had a chance to introduce myself.
Tony: That doesn’t surprise me. Usually you strike out after using one of your stupid
pick-up lines!
Roger: I didn’t get that far this time. Maybe she was just playing hard to get.
Tony: Oh, no! There’s Bonnie Margolin. A year ago, some mutual friends of ours fixed us
up because they thought we would hit it off. Unfortunately, she was on the
rebound, so I didn’t want to get involved. I tried to let her down easy but she got
furious and started screaming at me. Oh, no! She’s coming this way. Run!
The words introduced on the first two pages are used in the
dialogue below. See if you can understand the conversation.
Note: The translation of the words in boldface is on the right-
hand page.
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Tony: Hey! That girl over there is examining you! Why don’t you go say hello?
Roger: The last time I said hello to a girl in a place like this, she thought I was flirting with
her and rejected me before I even had a chance to introduce myself.
Tony: That doesn’t surprise me. Usually you fail after using one of your stupid flirtatious
opening statements!
Roger: I didn’t get that far this time. Maybe she was just pretending not to be interested.
Tony: Oh, no! There’s Bonnie Margolin. A year ago, some mu tual friends of ours
introduced us be cause they thought we would enjoy each other’s company.
Un for tu nately, she was eager to get back into a relationship after recently
ending one, so I did n’t want to get in volved. I tried to reject her gently but she
got fu ri ous and start ed scream ing at me. Oh, no! She’s com ing this way. Run!
LET’S SEE HOW MUCH YOU REMEMBER!
Just for fun, move around in random order to the words and
expressions in boldface below. See if you can remember their
slang equivalents without looking at the left-hand page!
B. DIALOGUE translated INto STANDARD ENGLISH
5 Dating Slang (Phase 1: The Hunt for a Relationship)
Lesson 1 • roger strikes out with a pick-up line!
vocabulary
The following words and expressions were used in the previous
dialogues. Let’s take a closer look at what they mean.
CD-A: track 3
C. DIALOGUE USING “REAL SPEAK”
CD-A: track 2
Tony: Hey! That girl over there’s checkin’ ya out! Why don’cha go say hello?
Roger: The las’ time I said hello do a girl ’n a place like this, she thod I w’z coming on to ’er
’n blew me off b’fore I even had a chance ta intraduce myself.
Tony: That doesn’ saprise me. Ujally ya strike oud after using one ’a yer stupid pick-up
lines!
Roger: I didn’ get that far this time. Maybe she w’z jus’ playing hard da get.
Tony: Oh, no! There’s Bonnie Margolin. A year ago, s’m mutual friends ’ev arz fixed us up
b’cuz they thought we’d hid id off. Unfortunately, she w’z on the reboun’, so
I didn’ wanna ged involved. I tried da led ’er down easy b’t she got furious ’n
starded screaming ’it me. Oh, no! She’s coming this way. Run!
blow someone off (to) v. • 1. to ignore • 2. to reject • 3. to keep someone waiting.
example 1: I walked up to that girl to say hello, but she blew me off!
translation: I walked up to that girl to say hello, but she ignored me!
“real speak”: I walked up ta that girl da say hello, b’t she blew me off!
example 2: I thought he loved me, but he blew me off for Barbara.
translation: I thought he loved me, but he rejected me for Barbara.
“real speak”: I thod ’e loved me, b’d ’e blew me off fer Barb’ra.
example 3: I waited two hours at the café, but she just blew me off.
translation: I waited two hours at the café, but she just kept me
waiting.
“real speak”: I waided two hours ’it the café, b’t she jus’ blew me off.
Also: blow something off (to) exp. to make the decision
not to do something • I’m going to blow off my homework
and go to the movies tonight instead; I’ve decided not to do
my homework and go to the movies tonight instead.
See: blow off something (to) / to blow some-
thing off (to), p. 197 (Lesson 9, Teen Slang).
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
I think [person’s name] blew me off because...
The dialogue below demonstrates how the slang conversation
on the previous page would really be spoken by native speakers!