ka Idiom

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cheap skate

a person who does not pay his share, a tight-ass That cheap skate can keep his money. I'll pay for the tickets.

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cheapskate

a person who will not spend much money, a stingy person My friend is a cheapskate and won't even go to a movie with me.

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kangaroo court

a self-appointed group that decides what to do to someone who is supposed to have done wrong. It was decided in a kangaroo court that he would have to pay for the damage that he had caused to the school building.

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kaput

broken, ruined We have a car, but it won't go. The motor is kaput.

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Katie bar the door

get ready for trouble, a desperate situation is at hand The gang arrived at the bar and were ready to come in and fight. Well, Katie bar the door.

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okay, OK

yes, alright """Can I borrow your sweater?"" ""OK - if I can use your cellular."""

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Saskatchewan pheasant

magpie, black and white bird Two Saskatchewan pheasants flew out of the bush.

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skate on thin ice

take a chance, risk danger or disapproval He has been skating on thin ice recently with regard to his job. He is causing many problems and may be fired.

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skaters

skate boarders, boarders The skaters were asked to leave the downtown area.

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slackass

lazy person, lazy bones Larry, you slackass, get over here and help us load the truck!

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wekabi

personal evil spirit, personal devil His wekabi told him to steal the statue of the Ethiopian ruler.

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workaholic

"one who loves to work; who is addicted to work" Gary is a workaholic. He even works on weekends!

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A-Okay

superb

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BKA

Blood Killer Always

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boinkable

attractive enough to have sex with

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buyaka

Jamaican, resembles the sound of gunshots. See boo-yaa

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chickadee

a girl; a close friend;"She's my chickadee"

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crackass

something exceptionally below standard or unacceptable:"What kind of a crackass statement was that?!? Her crackass boyfriend came to the formal in cut-offs"

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fuckable

sexually desirable

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geeka

a crackhead (2) who is wanting some drugs; "Them geekas been knockin' on tha door all day"

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hooka

female player (2), scandalous

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Kakalaka

North Carolina

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kangol

a brand of hat; LL Cool J used to wear this along with other east coast rappers. It has a kangaroo on the side, but brothers wore them with the 'roo in front

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Kani

short for "Karl Kani," which is a clothes label popular in the hood

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knocka

a pest

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ruka

gang chick

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skank

a scandalous woman

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skanless

scandalous woman

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sucka

person easily duped

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Sucka Free

San Francisco

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YooKay

alternative spelling of "UK" (United Kingdom.) Usually pronounced in a more drawn-out fashion

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get your skates on

to hurry up: "Get your skates on - we're late as it is!"

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kangaroo court|court|kangaroo

n. A self-appointed group that decides what to do to someone who is supposed to have done wrong. The Chicago mob held a kangaroo court and shot the gangster who competed with Al Capone.

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skate on thin ice|ice|skate|thin ice

v. phr. To take a chance; risk danger, disapproval or anger. You'll be skating on thin ice if you ask Dad to increase your allowance again. John knew he was skating on thin ice, but he could not resist teasing his sister about her boyfriend.

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skating rink|rink|skating

n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon Slippery road. Attention all units there's a skating rink ahead!

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askance

askance
see look askance.

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blockade

blockade
run the blockade
☆
to go past or through a blockade

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care package

care package
A gift package of food or other items not readily available to the recipient, as in While I was in college, Mom sent me a care package of homemade cookies just about every month. This term originated after World War II with CARE, an organization founded to send needed food, clothing, and other items to war-torn nations. By the 1960s the term had been transferred to sending packages of treats to children at camp, students away at school, and the like.

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karroo

karroo
the Great Karroo
karroo in S South Africa: c. 350 mi (563 km) long & 2,000 to 3,000 ft (610 to 914 m) high

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look askance

look askance
View with mistrust, as in They looked askance at him when he said he'd just made a million in the stock market. The precise feeling conveyed by this expression has varied since it was first used in the 1500s, from envy to contempt to suspicion, although the literal meaning was “look obliquely, with a side glance.” The present sense dates from about 1800. Also see look sideways at.

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skate

skate
In addition to the idiom beginning with skate, also see cheap skate; on thin ice.

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skate over

skate over
Treat superficially or hurriedly, avoid mentioning, as in He concentrated on the main points of the contract and skated over the details. This idiom transfers the gliding motion of skating to dealing with something in a cursory way. [Mid-1900s]