ESL Podcast 450 - Getting a Bad Reputation

skimpy - not enough of something, especially clothes; clothes that do not cover very much of one's body, letting other people see a lot of one's skin

He didn't want to wear the swimming trunks his wife bought him because he said they were too skimpy.

to leer - to look at someone in an unpleasant, sexual way

Luca became very angry when he noticed that other men were leering at his sister.

nice girl - a young, unmarried woman who does everything right, doesn't break the rules, and doesn't go out with a lot of men

His mother always asks him, "Why can't you date a nice girl like Kass?"

reputation - the way that other people think about someone, especially if they think about a woman in a negative way because she is too sexual

Amanda is getting a reputation because she's dating too many boys at the same time.

easy - a woman who has sex with men soon after she meets them; a woman who has many sexual partners

Her mother told her to never have sex until she's married, or else men will think she's too easy.

to jump to the wrong conclusions - to quickly form an incorrect opinion; to decide what one thinks about something so quickly that one has the wrong idea

When you came to work late on your first day, I thought you were one of those people who are always late, but I must have jumped to the wrong conclusion, because you haven't been late at all.

promiscuous - having sex with many different people; having many sexual partners

Soldiers serving overseas have a reputation for being promiscuous.

based on (something) - relying on something; with information related to something; with information about something

We chose a price for our home based on how much other homes in the area were selling for.

to boast - to brag; to talk about something that one has done or something good that has happened to oneself so that other people will be envious

Ulysses spent most of the party boasting about how much money he makes in his job.

conquest - win; someone whom one has had a sexual relationship with

A gentleman never talks about his conquests.

credibility - believability; deserving to be trusted or believed in

Reynolds lost a lot of credibility when his boss found out that he had lied about how many sales he'd made in March.

rumor - information that people tell to each other, often about other people's secrets, and often not true

Did you hear the rumor that Jeff played the character Chewbacca in Star Wars?

to go ballistic - to get very angry or upset very quickly and unexpectedly

The cashier went ballistic when I gave him a $50 bill and he didn't have change.

catty - someone who says mean or bad things about other people when they are not near

Magdalena is too catty, always saying bad things about her friends when they're not with her.