"I've got a slick"
The French guy needs more help !
I'm unable to find exactly what slick means. It's about a car in this phrase.
ThanksI'm not sure. Tires get slick or bald when the tread wears off. Or could it be an oil slick under the car?
Well, let me give you a little more of the text:
"You want to drive or you want me to? I've got a slick. What have you got?"
- "I still have a plain jane""Plain jane" I found it, it's something ordinary, not fancy or glamorous. Farther in the text, the "plain jane" is described as "a beat-up maroon LTD, at least five years old, and about as impressive-looking as a Pinto".
So slick might be a word to describe the overall state of car, perhaps as you would say "I got a lemon"?Hope this will help. Thanks again.
I can't help. This is slang that hasn't caught up with me yet. A "lemon" is a bad car. Slick usually means something good. The only "slick" relating to automobiles that I can find is a type of tire.
Slick = attractive, good. (1930s) Slicks = Smooth tires used in racing. From "Flappers 2 Rappers: American Youth Slang" by Tom Dalzell (Merriam-Webster Inc., Springfield, Md., 1996). Merriam-Webster online also says slicks are tires with little tread that are used for racing.
slick: A very wide tire, without a tread pattern, designed to provide a maximum amount of traction. It is used for racing on dry surfaces. 100megsfree4.com/ dictionary/car-dics.htm#SL
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