US SLANG RELATED TO FOOD

•  Grub: food. e.g. Are you hungry? Let’s grab some grub!

•  Cup O’ Joe: coffee. e.g. I have to have a cup o’ Joe in morning or I’ll get so sleepy for my morning class.

• Grinder: long sandwich. e.g. Haven you tried the new fish grinder? It’s my Mom’s favorite.

• Lay off: stop eating so much food. e.g. My boyfriend is gaining weight. Guess he should lay off the fast food.

• Veggie: vegetable. e.g. Gerard really loves veggie burger. I told him to be a vegetarian.

• Wolf down: to eat very quickly. e.g. Ray wolfed down five burgers and still asked his mother to buy him more.

•  Have a bite: taste the food. e.g. The spaghetti is so delicious. Have a bite, Mike.

• Grab a bite to eat: get something to eat. e.g. Why don’t we grab a bite to eat on our way home? I’m so hungry.

*e.g “exempli gratia”,