Please help me with slang...

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JCDenton

#493656 Thu, 27 Mar 08 05:23 PM

Hi my englishforums friends,

US english slang will probably beat the hell out of me...:-). But it's interesting to discover this part of the US english, no kidding. Back to the point, please what does it mean if say to someone that "you were tweaking your ass off" ..I didn't find it at the urbandictionary.com, so it must be very hard slang. I came across to this in this context: FBI agent is questioning someone, who bough an stolen car from some girl:

I'll bet you were tweaking your ass off
and you thought, "Wait, why pay this chick
when I can kill her, take the car and keep the cash?"

Please how would you paraphrase the first part (I'll bet you were tweaking your ass off) ...rest is no problem for me..

thank you in advance...

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JCDenton

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Avangi

#493660 Thu, 27 Mar 08 05:39 PM

My guess is, "I'll bet you were using drugs big time!" I'm not sure if "tweaking" refers to a particular sort of drug use, or if it's drugs in general.

Avangi

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Marius Hancu

#493665 Thu, 27 Mar 08 05:51 PM

After some checking, I think that Avangi's right: visible (to others) drug usage'

Also, see:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tweaking

Marius Hancu

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JCDenton

#493676 Thu, 27 Mar 08 06:48 PM

Many thanks guys!!! Your suggestions perfectly fits into the context....Many thanks again...

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JCDenton

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Avangi

#493750 Thu, 27 Mar 08 11:17 PM

My underground source says "crystal meth" (methamphetamines made in illegal meth labs) You can go without sleep indefinitely. Also, as Marius says, exhibiting the signs/symptoms of such use. (I know that's not a sentence.)

Avangi