#USSlang: American slang (10)

Rip off. Arti: mencuri, menipu.
- Contoh:
  - “Someone ripped off my bike when I was sleeping last night.”
Megabucks. Arti: banyak uang.
- Contoh:
  - “Mr John just got megabucks bonus yesterday.”
Shoot some hoops. Arti: bermain basket.
- Contoh:
  - “Let’s shoot some hoops next Sunday, fellas!”
Sofa spud (also ‘couch potato’). Arti: orang yang menghabiskan sebagian besar waktunya untuk menonton TV.
- Contoh:
  - “Don’t be a sofa spud, get a life!”
Boob tube. Arti: televisi.
- Contoh:
  - “Nanny likes to spend her free time in front of boob tube.”
Zit. Arti: jerawat.
- Contoh:
  - “Ouch! There is a zit on the tip of my nose.”
Riot. Arti: orang yang sangat lucu.
- Contoh:
  - “Pak Tarno is a riot! His joke is so damn funny!”
Dicey. Arti: beresiko, tidak dapat diprediksi.
- Contoh:
  - “Uncle Sam likes to do dicey job, he has become a stuntman for some movies.”
Glitch. Arti: cacat.
- Contoh:
  - “I think this application should be repaired soon, there is a huge glitch when I used it.”
Quick and dirty. Arti: dikerjakan secara cepat tetapi hasilnya kurang baik.
- Contoh:
  - “The reparation method that he does is quick and dirty, no wonder that his works have inferior quality.”

Compiled and written by @ChatrineYK at @EnglishTips4U on Thursday, February 23, 2012

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