Vocabulary for The Outsiders
Slang
boozed – To be drunk
breeze – An attractive girl/boy
cooler – Jail
cancer stick – A cigarette
hacked off – To be angry.
heater – A hand-gun
fly – A cute girl
fuzz – Police/law enforcement
jumped – To be attacked; the Greasers use this to describe attacks by the Socs
lift – To steal, shoplift, or pick-pocket
lighting up – Smoking
lone it – Doing something alone
rank – Something uncool and not fun
rolled – To rob
rumble – A gang fight
scrap – To fight
tuff – Something cool
weed – drug (In this novel it refers to cigarettes)
breeze – An attractive girl/boy
cooler – Jail
cancer stick – A cigarette
hacked off – To be angry.
heater – A hand-gun
fly – A cute girl
fuzz – Police/law enforcement
jumped – To be attacked; the Greasers use this to describe attacks by the Socs
lift – To steal, shoplift, or pick-pocket
lighting up – Smoking
lone it – Doing something alone
rank – Something uncool and not fun
rolled – To rob
rumble – A gang fight
scrap – To fight
tuff – Something cool
weed – drug (In this novel it refers to cigarettes)
Chapter Vocabulary
incredulous
vaguely
nonchalantly
aloof
impersonally
ornery
resignedly
ruefully
hermit
premonition
reluctantly
sullen
eluded
imploringly
gallant
indignant
acquitted
vaguely
nonchalantly
aloof
impersonally
ornery
resignedly
ruefully
hermit
premonition
reluctantly
sullen
eluded
imploringly
gallant
indignant
acquitted