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• ace
  
  ( adj ) Expert. He's an ace reporter.
  1940s
• ace
  
  ( n ) To leave. OK, dudes, let's ace or we're going to miss this thing.
  1990s
• ace
  
  ( n ) One dollar bill. Let's eat out tonight; I have a couple of aces burning a hole in my pocket.
  1920s
• ace
  
  ( v ) To make an 'A'. She aced the quantum physics test.
  1960s
• action
  
  ( n ) Excitement. Do you know where the action is in this town?
  1960s
• actor
  
  ( n ) Show-off. He's got nothing going for him; he's just an actor.
  1990s
• addlepate
  
  ( n ) A stupid or foolish person. That addlepate Lucinda Head thinks the Gettysburg Address was where Abraham Lincoln lived.
  1600s
• addlepated
  
  ( adj ) Stupid or foollish. Politics are so addlepated these days I've switch it off.
  1610s
• agitate the gravel
  
  ( vp ) To leave. OK, dude, let's agitate the gravel.
  1980s
• airhead
  
  ( n ) A stupid or foolish person. My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead who doesn't know Tom Cruise from cruise control.
  1980s
• all about
  
  ( ap ) To be very focused on, fixed on. I'm all about that gorgeous guy over there.
  1980s
• all nerves
  
  ( np ) Tense, nervous. By the time I got my convertible out of the car wash, I was all nerves.
  1930s
• all over
  
  ( ap ) To be very focused on, fixed on. The bio project? I'm all over it!
  1970s
• all show and no go
  
  ( np ) Flashy but can't do anything. He thinks he's the chief but he's all show and no go.
  1970s
• all wet
  
  ( ap ) Wrong. You're all wet. The New York Giants didn't win the 1937 World Series.
  1920s
• all-nighter
  
  ( n ) A restaurant that stays open all night. It was 3 AM but they found a little all-nighter on the corner where they could get a cup of java.
  1930s
• all-nighter
  
  ( n ) An all-night studying binge. I almost fell asleep during the test after pulling an all-nighter.
  1960s
• also-ran
  
  ( n ) A horse that loses races or an unsuccessful human competitor. Dealer's Choice is another also-ran that never won a race.
  1890s
• amp down
  
  ( v ) To calm down. Girl, you need to amp down.
  1990s
• And how!
  
  ( int ) An interjection of strong agreement. Did I have a good time? And how!.
  1920s
• ankle-biter
  
  ( n ) A child. Yes, Sam got married, settled down, and now has a playroom full of ankle-biters.
  1850s
• antifreeze
  
  ( n ) Liquor or other alcoholic beverage. I really need some antifreeze in me on cold days like this.
  1960s
• ape
  
  ( v ) To imitate. Gerty apes everything her sister does.
  1630s
• Applesauce!
  
  ( int ) Nonsense! Applesauce! The New York Yankees won the 1937 World Series.
  1920s
• armpit
  
  ( n ) An undesirable place. This town is really an armpit.
  1950s
• around the block
  
  ( pp ) Mature, experienced. Mavis has been around the block a few times too many!
  1960s
• at sea
  
  ( pp ) Confused. I think Margaret is at sea on the math homework.
  1810s
• attaboy
  
  ( int ) Well done! Attaboy, Greg. You show them!
  1920s
• attagirl
  
  ( int ) Well done! Attagirl, Gwen. You show them!
  1920s
• awesome
  
  ( adj ) Great. What an awesome sunset.
  1980s
• ax
  
  ( n ) Dismissal from work. The fourth time they caught her sleeping on the job, Constance Noring was given the ax.
  1920s
• ax
  
  ( v ) To fire. He just got axed from his third job this week.
  1920s
• axe
  
  ( n ) A musical instrument. My axe is guitar; what's yours?
  1960s