The Internet TESL Journal
Vocabulary Words for the Movie "Men in Black"
Letitia Bradley
http://www.baycity.or.jp/~tishwish/
Scene 1. The border control stops the car.
goddamn
bugs
shit
crap
a catch
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
....the dick
come on
to throw back
bucks a head
Scene 1a. The Men in Black arrive.
N.I.S
division six
a chat
fellas
bull shit
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
to have money on
tough call
break your face
got a winner
hit the road
Scene 1b. The Men in Black talk to the alien Mikey.
pesos
political refugee
treaties
violated
flippers
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
to bet
that's enough
Scene 1c. Kay explains to the border guards.
entrails
pal
neuralizer
isolate
electronic impulses
specifically
splay burn
perimeter
gullible
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
calm down
from out of town
figment of your imagination
exercise caution
discharge a firearm
get checked out
E.M.S.
chase
Scene 2. A policeman is chasing someone.
Freeze!
N.Y.P.D
knock ...down
punk ass
ledge
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
All yours
Freeze means stop
What the hell?
trying to catch a beat down
To piss someone off
watch that..!
Scene 3. At the Farm.
poison
skulk
heck
projectile
weapon
pry
proposal
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
work my butt off
make a living
looks like
swear to god
make up my mind
ain't
pulls its weight
goddamn
Figures!
Scene 4. Inside at the farm.
what on earth...
hanging off
your bones
Scene 5. The policeman is being debriefed.
perpetrator
blinked
eyelids
claim
evaporated
soggy
midsection
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
two sets
you mean..
you know..
high beams
low beams
a million pieces
and why is it that...
I guess.
to keep up
half the man I am...
What's your problem?
being all up
in my damn face
best shot
tough guy
a stair master
pudgy bastard
Scene 5a. Two other people came to talk to the policeman.
deputy
medical examiner
the morgue
coroner's office
gills
paperwork
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
wait a minute
the John Doe
Right?
out of breath
Absolutely!
take a ride
tons of
all done
ran down
on foot
that's tough
double tough
Scene 6. At the pawnbrokers.
N.S.A
F.B.I.
bureau
monitors
chain-snatchers
crack dealer
weird
imports
stable
insensitive
stings
merchandise
mutate
capacity
unlicensed
cephlapoid
assassination
the target
confiscate
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
Who are you with?
put my thing down
slide up
proper authorities
something hotter than..
smart ass
hold on a second
drop the weapon
reverberating
carbonizer
handle on the moment
Scene 7. At the restaurant.
bright
Egg rolls
lap
lay off
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
Gotta go.
Did you get it?
the sauce
be there or be square
Scene 8. Back at the farm.
eviction notice
pest
pest problem
infestation
undeveloped
barely conscious
scum
scurry
pointless
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
In the worst way.
wanna'
'em
Scene 9. 504 Battery Drive.
marines
air force
navy seals
Army rangers
motor skills
stamina
conclusion
workin' out
treadmill
snarling
beast
ghetto
quantum physics
administer
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
The best of the best.
Y'all
ain't
Let's get going
get down on this?
how'd
bust me in my ass
start some shit
up to something
eased up off my back
Scene 10. Walking K explains to Edwards.
mid-1950s
underfunded
laughable
device
administer
astronomer
dumb
intergalactic
refugees
apolitical
zone
concealed
flying saucers
cover-up
cat scan
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
Yo
aw
mm-hmm
'cept
Show me the door.
Scene 11. In the coffee room.
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
How you doin'?
fellas
decaf'
Scene 12. Sitting in the park.
decent
a clue
handle it
smart
panicky
sever
exist
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
Here's the deal
good bead on things
the catch
worth it
Scene 13. Back at 504 Battery Drive.
precisely
grouchy
cranky
trillion
patents
confiscated
gadgets
velcro
liposuction
primitive
infectious
practical joke
observation
endeavor
surveillance
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
Pops
I'm in
next level shit
beaming me up
Cool.
slick
dick
stay away from
kinda'
whoo
funny as hell
Scene 14. (After we see the Edgar alien) J and K are being briefed.
deposed
unauthorized
upstate
stuck
turnpike
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
touching down
red letter
a kegger
warm up on
Scene 16. On the New Jersey Turnpike.
registration
midwife
clearance
rush
newborn
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
goin'
handle this
peekin'
ace
the crasher
warp jump
Scene 17. At the newspaper seller's..
investigative
a tip
tabloids
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
the hot sheets
go ahead
Scene 18. The Men in Black go to the farm.
impression
to be stumped
swamp gas
thermal pocket
personal note
facial
a decorator
spectral
trail
carnage
consume
stung
inferiority complex
short temper
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
to go smoother
make fun of
full out
writ' down
pokin' fun
come to
weak ass
come up with
to kick out
messer-upper
thingy
terror-assing
What's the move?
Scene 19. The morgue.
contestant
what's with....
buddy
autopsy
indicating
verify
rectally
rectum
triple
skeletal
laparotomy
lesser
curvature
gastroesophageal
junction
pyloric
intact
unit
galaxy
long-term
fricassee
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
you boys
a home life
check out
okeydokey
dive in
nope
be sure of
guy
under stress
freak out
you're up
slugger
keep under wraps
Scene 21. Back at headquarters.
psychotic
episode
billions
grumpy
battle cruiser
midget
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
get used to
heard wrong
come into focus
lem sat four
proton induction thermoscan
speak of the devil
pissed
step on it
to turn up something
talkin' about
de-atomizer
Scene 22 (After J is given a weapon) At the Jewelry store.
impound
discharge a weapon
cover-up
plague
exodus
containment
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
a crush
bull shit
death ray
Zed and Kay talk
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
a moot point
hold responsible
Scene 23. The Men in Black talk to the dog.
furry
disguise
pound
stray
source
claws
rehearsing
ventriloquist
tiny
marble
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
butt
nothin'
two-bit
guardian
to kiss goodbye
beats me
Get outta' here.
Scene 24. The Alien goes to the Morgue.
notarized
proof
kinship
deceased
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
Means what to me?
means worlds to me
Scene 25. K and J arrive.
leukemia
med' school
name tag
stud
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
not hard
lay your...
Jack Webb
hit the gas
I got to drive.
get down
not getting this
Christ!
thick
prom date
shit eater
monkey boy
evolutionary ladder
on the top rung
can it
cure all your ills
get even
Don't bet on it.
meat sack
At headquarters.
detection
fusion
ultimatum
vehicle
a pug
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
bio net
friends upstairs
a way out
protonic
sucks
huh?
interstellar
fellas
Scene 26. Chasing the bug.
sub sonic
implosion
factor
matter
swat
smear
slimy
gut
intestinal
parasite
attitude
migration
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
be packed
pulsar
milk suckers
don't matter
busted ass
didn't go
eat and run
a soft spot
ruckus
two by four
---o-meter
Scene 27. Outside of headquarters.
partner
replacement
gullet
Slang, Idioms and Expressions. etc.
To bust something.
hang out with
Scene 28. The new J.
defies
gravity
high consulate
floor seats
knicks-bulls game
This is part of Teaching the Movie M. I. B. to ESL Students
The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. IV, No. 6, June 1998
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/