#USSlang: American slang (19)

Pad. Meaning: a place to live.
- Example:
  - “I need to find a new pad. Could you accompany me when I’m searching for it, Steve?”
Peanuts. Meaning: a very small amount of money or no money at all.
- Example:
  - “Julia won’t do the task for peanuts.”
Pop for (something). Meaning: buy.
- Example:
  - “It’s David’s turn to pop for popcorn.”
Quarterback. Meaning: lead.
- Example:
  - “I think Jeff is the right person to quarterback today’s meeting.”
Rack. Meaning: bed.
- Example:
  - “If you want to look good on your wedding day, you must hit the rack now, Patty.”
Racket Meaning: noise.
- Example:
  - “Javier can’t sleep last night because there was a lot of racket in his house.”
Rag. Meaning: newspaper.
- Example:
  - “Jane’s article is posted on the rag today. Have you read it?”
Split. Meaning: leave.
- Example:
  - “Could you please tell your sister that I’ll split the city tomorrow morning, Dave?”
Trash. Meaning: destroy.
- Example:
  - “Juliet’s brother trashed her room.”
Upbeat. Meaning: positive.
- Example:
  - “Jason always has an upbeat mind.”

Compiled and written by @iisumarni at @EnglishTips4U on Sunday, May 5, 2013

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