Willies, the = the creeps; the shakes
Nervosismo, inquietude:
Cloudy days give me the Willies.
willy-nilly
Descuidado, sem método, desordenado:
He always works in a willy-nilly manner.
Wimpy; wimpy
Sanduíche "hambúrguer":
Give me a wimpy.
wim-wams
Sensação de nervosismo:
I get the wim-wams when I climb a ladder.
Winchester
Rifle (de qualquer marca):
So I ups with my Winchester and knocked down twenty Indians.
windbag
Fanfarrão, indivíduo garganta, pessoa tagarela:
Can't someone shut off that old windbag?
winder-upper
Música ou canção que encerra um programa radiofônico:
The winder-upper began and us kids knew it was time to shut off the radio and go to bed.
wind-jammer
Indivíduo tagarela, fanfarrão:
Don't get him going. He's a real wind-jammer.
window, out the
Sem nada, totalmente destituído, perdido, arruinado:
Everything went out the window for my family in 1929.
window-shop
Observar artigos exibidos em vitrinas:
I like to go window-shopping at Christmas time.
windup
Fim, término:
Well, this is the windup of our money.
windy
Tagarela, indivíduo tagarela:
Here comes old windy Joe.
Windy City
Chicago:
I've never been to the Windy City.
wing
1) Atingir, ferir (com bala):
The bullet winged him but didn't kill him.
2) Ferir a asa (com bala):
He winged two ducks.
3) Braço:
My left wing is broken.
4) Ala (posição em equipe de futebol):
He played right wing.
wing-ding; whing-ding
1)Acesso de raiva, ataque de nervos:
Ma took a wing-ding when I told her that I had lost the money.
2)Festa, farra, celebração estrondosa:
Just before my army unit broke up we had one hell of a wing-ding at the expense of UncIe Sam.
wino
Alcoólatra cuja bebida favorita é o vinho:
The Bowery winos have gathered together to petition the mayor for a warm place to sleep.
win one's spurs
Fazer sua reputação, tornar-se um profissional, "diplomar-se" em qualquer atividade:
When you win your spurs come around to me for a job.
win out
Vencer pela persistência, obter finalmente o sucesso, a vitória:
You can win out if you concentrate on your opponent's weaknesses.
in Dicionário de Gíria Americana Contemporânea; E. Collins, Donald and L. Gomes, Luiz – Pioneira – São Paulo, 1989
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