Last time, we read a conversation between two Americans. Here are the rest of the slang terms they used. See if you can guess the meaning from the context before checking.

whoa: an expression of surprise; might also mean “stop”

pull an all-nighter: work all night, or at least until the early morning hours

basket case: insane person, someone incapable of taking care of him/herself

DOA: a medical term, “Dead on Arrival.” Used to mean “non-existent.” You can hear this in the theme song of the TV sitcom “Friends”: “Your life’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s DOA.”

hottie: a good-looking or

sexy person, one who is “hot”

dinosaur: someone (or something) old-fashioned, with outdated ideas

24/7: all the time; “24 hours a day, 7 days a week”

people person: a person who enjoys being with other people; someone with good relationship skills

veg out: do nothing special, sit around (like a vegetable)

hang: do nothing, wait and see

I’m outta there: I will leave there. Also “I’m outta here” used as an informal way to say goodbye.

So here’s a paraphrase of the entire conversation, in more standard English:

Brad: So, what’s your boss like?

Jeff: He’s a weak person. But he’s very rich, so nobody wants to criticize him.

Brad: Why do you say he’s a weak person?

Jeff: For example, the other night we went out to a cheap restaurant to get some food. The place served us some badly-prepared meat. I wanted to complain, but he was excited about it! It’s like he lives in some imaginary place where life is beautiful all the time.

Brad: I think you should stop being so aggressive. Be more forgiving.

Jeff: Why are you defending my boss?

Brad: It’s obvious. I mean, it’s a good job. Don’t do anything to jeopardize it.

Jeff: I want to tell you more about this. Last week he asked the whole office to work all night.

Brad: That’s surprising! Did you do it?

Jeff: Yes, but I was in bad condition the next day. I have no social life. I even had to cancel a date I had with a pretty girl I met the other night.

Brad: Can you talk to him about it?

Jeff: Nah, he’s too old-fashioned. He thinks everyone should work all the time. But I prefer to be with people! I need to go someplace and just have free time with my friends.

Brad: So what are you going to do?

Jeff: I’ll wait and see a few more weeks. If nothing changes, I’ll leave there!

Brad: Good luck!