ESL Podcast 399 - A Bachelor Party

best man - the man who helps the groom get ready for the wedding and who stands next to the groom during a wedding, usually the groom's best friend

Kevin asked his younger brother to be his best man.

up to (someone) - depending on someone; someone's responsibility; someone's decision

Last year, I decided to take the family to Puerto Rico for our vacation, so this year it's up to my husband.

bachelor party - a party the night before a man gets married where only men are invited that usually involves a lot of alcohol and perhaps women

Lucienne asked her fiancé to make sure things didn't get too wild at his bachelor party.

groomsmen - the men who stand behind the groom and the best man during a wedding, usually the groom's closest friends

Xavier's groomsmen all wore gray suits with a yellow flower in their lapels.

to chip in - to give some money to help to pay for something

Everyone at the office is chipping in to buy Samantha a stroller for her new baby.

to go all out - to do something as much as possible, or in as big a way as possible, with no limits

They went all out decorating their home, buying the best of everything, no matter how expensive it was.

strip club - a business where people (usually women) dance while taking off their clothes, sometimes until they are completely naked

Dana didn't want to tell her parents that she worked at a strip club to make money to pay for school.

stripper - a person who takes off his or her clothes for money, usually while dancing to music

Have you ever seen a stripper dance?

drinking game - a game that forces people to drink a lot of alcohol so that they get drunk quickly

If you're going to play drinking games, make sure you get everyone's keys first so that no one can drive home drunk.

gag gift - something that is given to another person as a joke to make him or her laugh

The teenager wanted a Porsche, so his father gave him a small toy car as a gag gift for his birthday.

bombed - drunk; completely under the influence of alcohol

Frankie drank six beers in just one hour and he was bombed for the rest of the evening.

hangover - a big, painful headache the morning after one has drunk too much alcohol

I wish I hadn't drunk so much alcohol last night because I have a horrible hangover this morning.

lap dance - a "dance" where a woman who is wearing very little clothing sits on a man's legs while he is sitting in a chair and moves in a way that is sexually exciting

How much money did you give that woman so that she would give you a lap dance?

up close - near to something or someone, without very much distance between oneself and another person or thing

He thought the vase was new, but when he looked up close he could see where some broken pieces had been glued together.

the shock of (one's) life - a very big surprise; something that is very unexpected

When Julian's parents told him that he was adopted, it was the shock of his life.

incriminating - showing that one did something bad or illegal; showing that one is guilty of something

The incriminating videotape showed the face of the man who robbed the bank.

evidence - something that proves that one did something bad or illegal or committed a crime

The police still haven't found any evidence to help them learn who killed the young woman.

to poke fun at (someone) - to make fun of someone; to tease someone; to laugh at someone

The children were poking fun at their new classmate until the teacher told them to stop.

mission accomplished - a phrase used to show that one has finished a project or job, especially if it was difficult or took a lot of time

I finally finished writing the essay that's due tomorrow. Mission accomplished!