American Slang & Idioms Starting with "E"

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• Earthquake weather Unusually hot, still, and humid weather that Californians superstitiously bel...
• Earworm A catchy song or melody that gets stuck in your head and repeats on loop.
• Easter egg A hidden feature, message, or joke secretly included in software, games, movi...
• Eat your heart out Be jealous! I'm doing better than you (or better than expected).
• Eats Food, or places to eat — used as a casual noun.
• Ecosystem The interconnected network of products, services, companies, and users in a p...
• Edibles Cannabis-infused food products like gummies, brownies, and chocolates — a maj...
• EDM Electronic Dance Music — a broad category of electronic music genres played a...
• Egg cream A classic NYC fountain drink made with chocolate syrup, milk, and seltzer — d...
• Elephant in the room An obvious problem or issue that everyone is aware of but nobody wants to add...
• Elite Of the highest caliber, belonging to the top percentage in quality or skill.
• Embrace the suck Accept and endure a terrible situation that you cannot change.
• Emo Being overly emotional, dramatic, or wallowing in sadness — often used self-d...
• Empty nester A parent whose children have all grown up and left the family home.
• Encore An additional performance at the end of a concert, demanded by the audience's...
• End of story This discussion is over; my decision is final and non-negotiable.
• Endgame The person you believe you'll end up with forever — your ultimate, final roma...
• Enough said No further explanation is needed; the point is already clear.
• EOD / COB End of Day / Close of Business — meaning by the end of the work day.
• Epic Extraordinarily impressive, grand, or memorable.
• Epic fail A spectacular, memorable failure or mistake.
• Euchre A trick-taking card game that's practically the official card game of the Mid...
• Exclusive When two people agree to only date each other, but may not yet use the boyfri...
• Extra Being dramatic, over the top, or doing too much — more than a situation calls...
• Extra credit Additional work a student can do for bonus points; figuratively, going beyond...
• Extracurriculars Activities and organizations outside of academics, such as clubs, sports, and...
• Eye candy A very attractive person who is pleasant to look at.