having to do with a person who is sly, ingratiating, unctuous, etc.
The way in which they see history, makes them seem all the more oily.
to free someone of a addiction to drugs or alcohol by medical means, (from detoxify a term originally used for removing any toxic substance)
If they fail to detox him permanently, I am not paying for his next medical bill.
1. moving backwards
2. hopelessly misguided, doing everything wrong
The way people are processing the information is totally ass-backwards.
a person or thing that brings bad luck (from a term for a curse of bad luck)
This DVD player may be a jinx.
1. a condom
2. a supplier of heroin
If the balloon doesn't fit, you may have to do research on how to find the right size.
a wild animal regarded as a pest by a farmer or rancher (sometimes used with ornery, from vermin, pest)