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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Slick
What does "slick" mean?
FYI here is the script from the movie "Dead Poet Society."
In this case, it seems used when we indicate someone.
Knox: Hey, how's it going, Neil?
Neil: Hey, Knox.
Cameron: Hey, Neil, study group tonight?
Neil: Yeah, sure.
Cameron: Business as usual, huh? Hey, I hear you got the new kid. Look like a stiff! Oops!
Neil: Listen, don't mind Cameron. He was born with his foot in his mouth. You know what I mean?
Charlie: Rumor has it, you did summer school.
Neil: Yep. Chemistry. My father thought I should get ahead. How was your summer, slick?
FYI here is the script from the movie "Dead Poet Society."
In this case, it seems used when we indicate someone.
Knox: Hey, how's it going, Neil?
Neil: Hey, Knox.
Cameron: Hey, Neil, study group tonight?
Neil: Yeah, sure.
Cameron: Business as usual, huh? Hey, I hear you got the new kid. Look like a stiff! Oops!
Neil: Listen, don't mind Cameron. He was born with his foot in his mouth. You know what I mean?
Charlie: Rumor has it, you did summer school.
Neil: Yep. Chemistry. My father thought I should get ahead. How was your summer, slick?
Top answer
It is an epithet, but meant as a compliment. Meaning "a swindler, clever person" is attested from 1959.
- It is an epithet, but meant as a compliment.
- Meaning "a swindler, clever person" is attested from 1959.
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It is an epithet, but meant as a compliment. Meaning "a swindler, clever person" is attested from 1959.
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