Meltdown (American English Slang) / Having a Meltdown | Learn American English in 1 Minute a Day

A meltdown is a common way to describe someone who is freaking out or having a really big reaction to something. It's a funny American English slang expression. Meltdown/Having a Meltdown = temper tantrum. Meltdown examples: "Timmy didn't get to eat candy for dinner, so now he's having a meltdown." "She forgot to save all her work, so she's having a meltdown now that it's gone." ------------------------------------------------ More English slang expressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgEvF_xHCpQ ----------------------------------------------- Want to find out more? Check out: https://eslspeaking.org/american-english-slang/ American English Slang: https://amzn.to/3oo2OYB https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ #meltdown #meltdowns #learningenglishwithjackie #slangwords #englishslang #loveenglish #englishforeveryone ----------------------------------------------------------- Learn English here: https://eslspeaking.org/category/learn-english/ ------------------------------------------------------------- More English slang expressions from @English with Ronnie · EnglishLessons4U with engVid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfFlb87LDj4 ------------------------------------------------------------- Transcript for having a meltdown: Hey everybody, it's Jackie from eslspeaking.org. So today's slang is, "meltdown." Usually, the phrase is, "Having a meltdown." A meltdown means a big temper tantrum, very angry, super angry, super just like ahh..yelling and screaming. A meltdown usually refers to young children, like 2 or 3 years old. Yelling at the grocery store, or at the toy store, and their parents are angry. That is a child having a meltdown. However, adults can have a meltdown too. So maybe at work if you're very, very stressed out, so busy and just AH! I can't do it anymore, you might have a meltdown. If you like this video, please hit like, subscribe, and leave a comment and that would be great. And also be sure to check out my book on Amazon: American English Slang by Jackie Bolen.