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• There’s got to be something wrong with him = There’s got to be something wrong with-im.

• So does he have a hump? A hump and a hairpiece?

Hump:

Bump on the back of a camel or a person.

For example : The Hunchback of Notre Dame has a huge  hump on his back.

Hairpiece:

The fake hair a bald person puts on top of their head (also known as “toupé”).

Chalk: White or coloured sticks for writing and/or drawing (school chalkboard).

“I don’t want her to go through what I went through with Carl”:

To go through means to experience a difficult situation.

Phoebe here is saying that he had a difficult time dating Carl, especially because he had the weride habit of eating chalk.

• This is not even a date.

It’s just two people going out to dinner and-not having sex.

Date:

A meeting with a romantic intention (can be used to describe both the meeting and the person).

• Then I look down, and I realize there’s a phone… there.

Instead of…?

• That’s right!

Instead of:

In place of someone or something.

Example: Can we have the meeting on Friday instead of Wednesday?

• All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring…

• And it turns out it’s my mother, which is very-very weird, because-She never calls me!

All of a sudden:

When something happens unexpectedly.

I was walking down the street when all of a sudden I heard a noise coming out of the darkness.

Turn Out:

To results in a specific way

(“It turns out” is commonly used by natives).

I thought the exam was going to be easy, but it turned out being quiet difficult actually.

Which is very weird because she never calls me! :

The joke here is the idea that the fact that his mother never calls him is weirder than having a phone for his penis.

Sweetie:

Affectionate way to address a romantic partner, relative, or close friend.

How are you feeling, sweetie?

• I just feel like someone reached down my throat, grabbed my small intestine, pulled it out of my mouth and tied it around my neck…

Reach (down):

To stretch your arm in order to get or touch something.

Example : She reached down to pick up her bag.

Grab:

To get something; To take hold of something in a quick,  direct manner.

Example : The thief grabbed the woman’s purse and ran away.

Pull out:

To take something out of the interior of something, like to pull your notebook out of your backpack, or to pull your wallet out of your pocket.

Example : The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.

Tie:

To attach someone or something to something with a string, rope, etc.

Some people tie a string around their finger to not forget something.

• Carol moved her stuff out today = Carol move-der stuff out today.

Stuff:

Stuff can be one’s possessions, and when it is used in used in this context it’s more common than to say ‘things’.

Move out:

To move to a new home.

• Let me get you some coffee.

• Thanks.

Get you:

In this case, this verb means to bring something to someone.

I’ll get you a cup of water.

• No, no don’t! Stop cleansing my aura!

• No, just leave my aura alone, okay?

Cleaning your aura:

Phoebe is the alternative, hippy character.

Here she is trying to perform some magical healing on Ross.

Leave alone:

To stop bothering somebody or something.

Example: The celebrity told her fans at the restaurant to leave her alone for a moment.

• No l don’t, to hell with her, she left me!

To hell with her/him:

Exclamation we use to say that you don’t care about that person (a situation, or something else) anymore (vulgar).

Example: To hell with this, I’m getting out of here.

• No!! Okay?! Why does everyone keep fixating on that?

She didn’t know, how should I know?

Fixate:

To look at or think about something constantly; to give all of your attention to something.

Example: Why do journalists fixate on scandals?

• Sometimes I wish I was a Lesbian…

• Did I say that out loud?

Speak/read out loud:

To speak loud enough to be heard (instead of in your own head).

Example: The teacher told her to read a page from the book out loud.

• You’re feeling a lot of pain right now.

You’re angry.

You’re hurting.

Can I tell you what the answer is?

Hurting:

To be feeling pain, in this case emotional.

Example : He’s still hurting because of the divorce.

• Strip joint!

Strip joint :

A place that provides adult entertainment, usually in the form of striptease and other erotica dances.

A “joint”, in general, is a slang meaning for some kinds of places, buildings, or public businesses.

• Can I get you some coffee?

• De-coff.

De-coff:

Rachel is obviously overly-excited/worried, so Monica makes sure there’s no caffeine in it.

• Okay, everybody, this is Rachel, another Lincoln High survivor.

Lincoln High:

The high school Monica, Rachel and Ross went to.

• So you wanna tell us now, or are we waiting for four wet bridesmaids?

Bridesmaid:

One of the brid’s best friends that participates in the wedding with the bride (the girl that gets married).

Not: The joke is because Rachel is wet.

• This really gorgeous limoge gravy boat.

Gorgeous:

Beautiful or magnificent.

Example: Mike married a gorgeous woman.

Gravy boat:

A vase in the shape of a boat used to hold gravy.

A Limoges gravy boat is a special porcelain gravy boat.

• When all of a sudden-Sweet ‘n’ Low- I realized that I was more turned on by this gravy boat that by Barry!

Sweet ‘n’ low:

Famous brand of “sweetener”, which is an artificial substance used in the U.S. instead of sugar with coffee because it doesn’t contain calories.

Tobe turned on (by sth):

To be sexually exciting by something.

• And then I got really freaked out, and that’s when it hit me:

How much Barry looks like Mr . Potato Head.

Freak out:

To get really scared and start to panic.

Example: He freaked out when he heard he’d got the job.

It hit me:

If something hits you, you have a sudden strong realization or discovery.

Example: One day it hit me that learning English is a lot more effective when I have fun.

Mr . potato Head:

Common popular kids toy.

A potato face with removable eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and moustache.

• I just had to get out of there, and I started wondering ‘why am I doing this, and who am I doing this for?’

Wonder:

To think deeply and philosophically about the truth of something.

Example: I wonder if it will rain this weekend.

• I know that you and kinda drifted apart, but you’re the only person I know who lived here in the city.

Drift apart (from each other):

To slowly become more distant.

Example: We were best friends in high school but after we graduated we drifted apart.