Dirty Sign Language: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!" (Dirty Everyday Slang) (9 page)

beer pong?

Want to come back to my place?

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Booze

Gimme a…

brewskie.

whiskey.

vodka.

tequila.

mixed drink.

margarita.

shot.

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Getting high

Slurring your words when drunk or stoned is a universal occurrence—even in sign language. Don’t be surprised if your hands don’t want to say what your brain is thinking or if you lose track of what you’re talking about when you have to use your hands to stop yourself from face-planting on the ground. Some deaf people will switch from Signed Exact English to American Sign Language—which is kind of like hearing someone with perfect grammar start saying sentences backward.

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