Burke David. The Slangman Guide to Street Speak Volume 3
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1. Lie down on the ground and
spread them!
run quickly
separate your legs widely
2. Stop running away! Freeze!
look this way
stop where you are
3. You won the lottery? Give it
a rest! You’re such a liar!
take a vacation and rest
I don’t believe it
4. I’m tired of you saying mean
things about Carl all the time.
Can it!
be quiet
tell me more
5. That guy who walked into the
bank has a gun! It’s a
stick-up!
very thin, powerful gun
robbery
6. Is that a gold watch you’re
wearing? Hand it over!
Give it to me
Put your hands on it
7. This is the criminal we’ve
been looking for. Cuff him!
Hit him
Put handcuffs on him
8. Get your hands in the
air! Now don’t move!
Put your hands above your
head
Put your hands at your
side
9. Stay where you are and
no funny business! Do
exactly as I say.
no laughing
don’t do anything
suspicious
10. I hear gun shots! Drop!
Move your body to the
ground
Let go of that
11. If you don’t chill out, you’re
going to get an ulcer! You
need to learn how to relax.
get cold
calm down
12. If you don’t give me your
wallet right now, I’m going
to let you have it!
give you what you deserve
give you a gift
13. Stand over there! One false
move, and you’ll be sorry!
foolish attempt to escape
lie
14. Show me where you keep
your safe! Move it!
run
hurry
15. Watch out! He has a gun!
Be careful
Remove your watch
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Lesson 10 • freeze! This is a stick-up!
Rob ber: Freeze! This is a stick-up! Take all the money from the cash register and
hand it over. And no funny business. One false move and watch
out! I’ll let you have it.
Bank Teller: Okay, chill out! I don’t have any money here. It’s all in the safe.
Rob ber: Give it a rest! I know you have money in your drawer. You’re asking for
trouble!
Po lice Of fi cer 1: Can it! This is the police. Get your hands in the air! Now drop and
spread them! Move it!
Po lice Of fi cer 2: Let’s cuff him!
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A. DIALOGUE USING SLANG & IDIOMS
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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Rob ber: Stop where you are! This is a robbery! Take all the money from the cash
register and give it to me. And don’t do anything suspicious. One
foolish attempt to escape and be careful of the consequences! I’ll
give you what you deserve (meaning “I’ll shoot you”).
Bank Teller: Okay, relax! I don’t have any money here. It’s all in the safe.
Rob ber: I don’t believe it! I know you have money in your drawer. You’re asking for
trouble!
Po lice Of fi cer 1: Be quiet! This is the police. Put your hands above your head! Now
move your body to the ground quickly and spread your legs apart!
Hurry!
Po lice Of fi cer 2: Let’s put handcuffs on him!
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
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“Can it!” interj. “Be quiet!”
example: Can it! If I hear so much as one more word out of you,
you’ll be sorry!
translation: Be quiet! If I hear so much as one more word out of you,
you’ll be sorry!
“real speak”: Can it! If I hear so much ’ez one more word oudda you,
you’ll be sorry!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
Why are you talking about... like that? Can it!
“Chill out!” interj. “Relax!” “Calm down!”
example: You always let yourself get so upset about little problems.
Chill out!
translation: You always let yourself get so upset about little problems.
Relax!
“real speak”: You ahweez let cherself get so upsed about liddle prob
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lems. Chill out!
Variation 1: “Chill!” interj.
Variation2: “Take a chill pill!” interj. (used mainly in New York).
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
Why are you so upset about...? Chill out!
C. DIALOGUE USING “REAL SPEAK”
vocabulary
The following words and expressions were used in the previous
dialogues. Let’s take a closer look at what they mean.
Rob ber: Freeze! This ’ez a stick-up! Take all the money fr’m the cash register ’n hand
id over. An’ no funny bizness. One false move ’n watch out! A’ll let
cha have it.
Bank Teller: Okay, chill out! I don’t have any money here. It’s all ’n the safe.
Rob ber: Give id a rest! I know ya have money ’n yer drawer. Y’r asking fer trouble!
Po lice Of fi cer 1: Can it! This ’ez the palice. Get cher han’z ’n the air! Now drop ’n
spread ’em! Move it!
Po lice Of fi cer 2: Let’s cuff ’im!
The dialogue below demonstrates how the slang conversation
on the previous page would really be spoken by native speakers!
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cuff someone (to) exp. to put handcuffs on someone.
example: This is the man who fits the description of the criminal.
Cuff him and let’s take him to headquarters.
translation: This is the man who fits the de scription of the criminal.
Put handcuffs on him and let’s take him to head -
quar ters.
real speak”: This ’ez the man who fits the description ’a the criminal.
Cuff ’im ’n let’s take ’im da headquarders.
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
The police officer cuffed the guy because...
“Drop!” interj. “Move your body to the ground quickly!”
example: Drop! Now put your hands behind your back and keep
them there!
translation: Move your body to the ground quickly! Now put
your hands behind your back and keep them there!
“real speak”: Drop! Now put cher han’z b’hin’jer back ’n keep ’em
there!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
Drop or I’ll...!
false move exp. a foolish attempt to escape.
example: Don’t move! Stay right where you are. One false move
and I’ll shoot!
translation: Don’t move! Stay right where you are. One foolish
attempt to escape and I’ll shoot!
real speak”: Don’t move! Stay right where you are. One false move
’n a’ll shoot!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
If you make one false move...
“Freeze!” interj. “Stop where you are!”
example: Hey! Where is that guy going with my bicycle? You, there!
Freeze!
translation: Hey! Where is that guy going with my bicycle? You, there!
Stop where you are!
“real speak”: Hey! Where’s that guy going w’th my bike? You, there!
Freeze!
Note: These directions are commonly given by the police when
arresting a criminal.
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
Hey! Why are you...? Freeze!
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“Get your hands in the air!” interj. “Put your hands in the air!”
example: Get your hands in the air! As long as no one makes a
move, no one will get hurt!
translation: Put your hands in the air! As long as no one makes a
move, no one will get hurt!
“real speak”: Get ’cher hanz ’n the air! As long ’ez no one makes a
move, no one’ll get hurt!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
Get your hands in the air! ...
“Give it a rest!” interj. “I don’t believe it!”
example: Charles told you his family is royalty?! Give it a rest!
He’s such a liar!
translation: Charles told you his family is royalty?! I don’t believe it!
He’s such a liar!
“real speak”: Charles told ju ’is fam’ly’s royalty?! Give id a rest! He’s
such a liar!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
You...? Give it a rest!
“Hand it over!” interj. “Give it to me!”
example: Are you hiding your purse behind your back? Hand it
over!
translation: Are you hiding your purse behind your back? Give it to
me!
“real speak”: Are you hiding yer purse behin’ jer back? Hand id over!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
Is that... you’re holding? Hand it over!
“I’ll let you have it!” interj. I’ll give you what you deserve (either physically or verbally, depending
on the context).
example: Stop! Give me all the money in your wallet or I’ll let you
have it!
translation: Stop! Give me all the money in your wallet or I’ll shoot!
“real speak”: Stop! Gimme all the money ’n yer walled or a’ll let cha
have it!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
If you don’t give me that... I’ll let you have it!
“Move it!” interj. “Hurry!”
example: I know there’s a safe in here. Now, show me where you
keep your money. Move it!
translation: I know there’s a safe in here. Now, show me where you
keep your money. Start moving!
“real speak”: I know there’s a safe ’n here. Now, show me where ya keep
yer money. Move it!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
Show me where you keep your... Move it!
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“No funny business!” interj. “Don’t try anything suspicious!”
example: Step away from there right now and no funny busi
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ness. You’re the rob ber we’ve been look ing for!
translation: Step away from there right now and don’t try any
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thing sus pi cious. You’re the rob ber we’ve been look
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ing for!
“real speak”: Step away fr’m there right now ’n no funny bizness.
Y’r the robber we’ve been looking for!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
I want you to... and no funny business!
“Spread ’em!” exp. “Separate your legs widely!” (in order to submit to a body search by a police
officer).
example: Get out of the car, put your hands on your head, and
spread them!
translation: Get out of the car, put your hands on your head, and
separate your legs widely!
“real speak”: Ged oudda the car, put ’cher hanz on yer head ’n spread
’em!
Note: In this ex pres sion, ’em is a re duc tion of “them,” rep re sent
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ing “legs.” The re duc tion of “them” to ’em is so com mon in
this com mand that you’ll prob a bly never hear it in its
unreduced form!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
Put your hands on your head and spread ’em!
Now I’m going to check to make sure you don’t
have any concealed... on you.
stick-up n. robbery.
example: That man is pointing a gun at that bank customer! It’s a
stick-up!
translation: That man is pointing a gun at that bank customer! It’s a
robbery!
real speak”: That man’s pointing a gun ’it that bank custamer! It’s a
stick-up!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
During the stick-up, the robbers took...
“Watch out!” interj. “Be careful! There’s potential danger about to happen!”
example: Watch out! You’re about to step into a hole! That was
close. You could have broken your neck!
translation: Be careful! There’s potential danger about to
happen! You’re about to step into a hole! That was close.
You could have broken your neck!
“real speak”: Watch out! Y’r about ta step into a hole! That w’z close.
Ya could’a broken yer neck!
NOW YOU DO IT. complete the phrase aloud:
Watch out! There’s a... coming this way!
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Lesson 10 • freeze! This is a stick-up!
A. CORRECT OR INCORRECT? - (Answers on page 226)
Decide whether or not the words in boldface have been used
correctly or incorrectly by checking the appropriate box.
1. Would you can it?! I’m tired of hearing you complain all the time!
CORRECT INCORRECT
2. Cuff him! The sleeves on that man’s shirt are too long.
CORRECT INCORRECT
3. Freeze! It’s too hot in here!
CORRECT INCORRECT
4. You need to get out of here now! Move it!
CORRECT INCORRECT
5. That man just walked into the bank holding a gun! It must be a stick-up! Let’s call the police!
CORRECT INCORRECT
6. You look like you’re having fun. Hand it over!
CORRECT INCORRECT
7. We have to hurry or we’re going to be late. Spread ’em!
CORRECT INCORRECT
8. I’m going to trust you, so no funny business.
CORRECT INCORRECT
9. I want you all to stand against the wall. One false move and someone is going to get hurt.
CORRECT INCORRECT
10. This movie is really funny. Watch out!
CORRECT INCORRECT
11. We’re having an earthquake! Drop!
CORRECT INCORRECT
12. If you don’t stop bothering me, I’m going to let you have it!
CORRECT INCORRECT
13. This is the police. Get your hands in the air and don’t move.
CORRECT INCORRECT
14. You look really nervous. You need to chill out.
CORRECT INCORRECT
15. Are you tired? Give it a rest!
CORRECT INCORRECT
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b. CREATE YOUR OWN story - (Answers on page 226)
Create a short story aloud using the suggested words. You may
use the words in any order in your sentence. If you need to
write down your story first, that’s fine!
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C. TRUE OR FALSE - (Answers on page 219)
Decide whether or not the definition of the words in boldface
is true or false and check the correct box.
1. “Can it!” interj. “Great to see you!”
TRUE FALSE
2. stick-up n. robbery.
TRUE FALSE
3. “Drop!” interj. “Go to sleep quickly!”
TRUE FALSE
4. “Freeze!” interj. “Stop where you are!”
TRUE FALSE
5. cuff someone (to) exp. to put handcuffs on someone.
TRUE FALSE
6. “No funny business!” interj. “Don’t try anything suspicious!”
TRUE FALSE
7. “Get your hands in the air!” interj. “Leave immediately!”
TRUE FALSE
8. “Chill out!” interj. “You look overheated!”
TRUE FALSE
9. “Hand it over!” interj. “Give it to me!
TRUE FALSE
10. “I’ll let you have it!” interj. “I’ll give you what you deserve (either physically or verbally).
TRUE FALSE
11. “Spread them!” exp. “Sit down!”
TRUE FALSE
12. “Give it a rest!” interj. “Relax!”
TRUE FALSE
13. false move exp. a foolish movement.
TRUE FALSE
14. “Watch out!” interj. “Be careful! There’s potential danger about to happen!”
TRUE FALSE
15. “Move it!” interj. “Hurry!”
TRUE FALSE
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