The Usual Suspects (1995) vocabulary: the 609 English words to know

1059 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 75% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 86%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
cop 17
00:09:25It was the cops' fault.
lawyer 15
00:10:39I want my lawyer.
truck 12
00:05:15A truck loaded with stripped gun parts got jacked outside of Queens.
dope 12
00:19:35If this was a dope deal, where's the dope? If it was a hit, who called it?
verbal 11
00:14:35His name is Verbal.
cripple 10
00:17:19The DA has a second guy, a cripple from New York.
cocksucker 10
00:08:39"Hand me the keys you fucking cocksucker."
coke 8
00:51:00You still after that coke that took a walk out of that bloodbath yesterday?
immunity 8
00:19:45The guy's got total immunity. His story checks out.
lineup 8
00:13:38-What makes you say that? -How many times you been in a lineup?
criminal 7
00:12:29They treat me like a criminal.
gentleman 7
00:07:08These gentlemen are from the New York Police Department.
convince 7
00:28:25Keaton took convincing.
owe 6
00:15:02I figure we owe it to ourselves to salvage a little dignity.
bullshit 6
00:09:18It was bullshit. The whole rap was a setup.
taxi 6
00:28:29New York's finest taxi service.
shut up 6
00:14:43I was going to tell you to shut up.
steal 5
00:07:16A small matter of a stolen truck loaded with guns.
statement 5
00:18:30They take his statement, and they cut him a deal.
come up 5
00:14:01Customs comes down on NYPD for answers. They come up with us.
fat 4
00:23:08The baritone was this guy named Kip Diskin, big fat guy.
favor 4
00:13:17Do your friend a favor...
mention 4
00:25:01-There's nothing there on Ruby. -I'll be sure to mention that to him.
leg 4
00:03:39I can't feel my legs...
asshole 4
00:12:02Let's get back to the truck, asshole.
post 4
00:18:57-Take my word for it. -When does he post bail?
rat 4
00:25:31I'm not a rat.
motherfucker 4
00:08:49Gimme the fuckin' keys, you fuckin' cocksucker motherfucker!
fence 4
00:28:46McManus already has a fence set up.
harbor 4
00:21:10Look, the guy they pulled out of the harbor is Arkosh Kovash.
employer 4
00:52:37My employer sends his gratitude, a most unexpected benefit.
come out 4
00:18:26...the DA comes out looking like the bogeyman smacked him around.
find out 4
00:24:57What would he say if he found out you dropped his name to the DA?
set up 4
00:28:46McManus already has a fence set up.
carry 3
00:44:23The word is, he carries around a lot of cash.
witness 3
00:38:39In every case, witnesses either reversed their testimony...
flight 3
00:32:19-So, how was the flight? -Fuckin' great.
drug 3
00:32:00...driving smugglers and drug dealers all over the city.
release 3
00:26:04The desk sergeant was telling me he couldn't release you.
complicated 3
00:54:35...less than intelligent couriers was taken in a complicated confidence scam...
knowledge 3
00:53:58...without his knowledge.
cigarette 3
00:23:58May I have a cigarette?
bury 3
01:05:23We gotta bury him.
steel 3
00:53:42The cargo was raw steel, steel which belonged to Mr. Soze...
identify 3
01:22:56Two guys from the Bureau identified him.
bail 3
00:18:57-Take my word for it. -When does he post bail?
testify 3
00:38:43...or died before they could testify.
testimony 3
00:24:51I know your testimony is sealed. Ruby's well connected.
flip 3
00:10:25-What are you saying? -I said he'll flip you.
mob 3
00:51:15He's part of a Hungarian mob. They dealt with gwats from Argentina.
rumor 3
00:12:56Rumor has it Keaton's gone straight. I hear he's tapping Edie Finneran.
hooker 3
00:10:15Is that the one about the hooker with the dysentery?
scam 3
00:24:23...run-of-the-mill scams.
violation 3
00:09:53It was a violation. Disgraceful.
payback 3
01:06:16-'Cause now it's payback! -It's not payback!
accord 3
00:24:03-According to your statement-- -I need a light.
extradition 3
01:11:06...for an extradition deposition.
quartet 3
00:23:05I used to be in a barbershop quartet in Skokie, Illinois.
barbershop 3
00:23:05I used to be in a barbershop quartet in Skokie, Illinois.
hijacking 3
00:09:41Someone was mad about that truck hijacking and the cops had nothing.
gimp 3
00:14:28Fuck who did it. What I want to know is, who's the gimp?
fuck up 3
00:05:18The driver didn't see anyone, but someone fucked up.
contact 2
00:18:05If you need to reach me, contact Jeff Rabin of the San Pedro Police Department...
holy 2
00:32:55Holy shit!
appreciate 2
00:23:14-You know we're trying to help you. -Sure, and I appreciate that.
plane 2
00:37:05We're gonna miss the plane.
gift 2
00:56:50A gift from Mr. Soze.
victim 2
00:20:34Burn victims are very susceptible to infection.
arrest 2
00:05:32-We have a warrant for your arrest. -Fuck you, pig.
jump 2
00:14:13You want a piece? Jump in. I'll love you.
escape 2
01:23:05He escapes to California. They pick him up in Long Beach.
grand 2
00:26:20I'll have this thing in front of a grand jury by Monday.
choose 2
00:56:26If you choose, you may wait until after the buy.
press 2
00:34:26The press was on the scene before the police were.
spot 2
00:25:04Know what I've learned on the job? How to spot a murderer.
destroy 2
00:54:18Gun parts which were set to be destroyed by the state of New York.
twice 2
00:14:45-We met before, once or twice. -In County. I was in for fraud.
hole 2
01:03:14It's so full of holes, the DA would've told me to forget amnesty.
track 2
00:26:36No matter how you cover my tracks they're still gonna find out about me.
pressure 2
01:03:37Where do you think the pressure is?
fresh 2
00:25:45When I was pickin' beans in Guatemala we used to make fresh coffee.
burn 2
00:20:34Burn victims are very susceptible to infection.
goddamn 2
00:12:25You're goddamn right. You do some time, never let you go.
lay 2
00:35:34LA's a good place to lay low for a while.
dick 2
00:35:27...while the rest of us are sittin' here holding our dicks.
note 2
00:36:26Don't do this. Send her a note. Something.
restaurant 2
00:06:39A restaurant that changes with the taste without losing the overall aesthetic.
pardon 2
00:16:01I beg your pardon, but you can all go to hell.
trick 2
00:59:30The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled...
feed 2
00:23:21I would've liked to have been a fed, but my CP--
credit 2
00:18:39I give the DA credit for getting that much, you understand?
aye 2
01:19:27"Ee-aye, ee-aye, O
program 2
01:35:33-I knew him. He would never-- -He programmed you.
total 2
00:19:45The guy's got total immunity. His story checks out.
exist 2
00:59:33...was convincing the world he didn't exist.
gang 2
00:59:42There was a gang of Hungarians that wanted their own mob.
finger 2
00:14:05-They're clutching at straws. -I had a guy's finger up my ass.
dig 2
01:05:45-Dig, you fuck. -What are we gonna do?
farm 2
01:19:24"Old McDonald had a farm
thief 2
00:23:40Sure. 15 years ago, but he was a good thief.
political 2
00:18:46This whole thing has turned political. The mayor was here last night.
assume 2
00:52:32I can only assume that you are Mr. Kint, the gentleman who disposed of Saul Berg.
jury 2
00:26:20I'll have this thing in front of a grand jury by Monday.
meal 2
00:07:40Enjoy the meal. I'll talk to you later.
piss 2
00:14:17So who in the goddamn piss hell stole our fucking truck?
capable 2
00:52:12...somebody capable of tracking us from New York to LA.
load 2
00:05:15A truck loaded with stripped gun parts got jacked outside of Queens.
arrive 2
00:43:25We arrived in Los Angeles and met McManus' fence, Redfoot.
directly 2
00:53:29I come with an offer directly from Mr. Soze.
debt 2
00:55:31He feels you owe him. You will repay your debt.
detail 2
00:43:03Tell me every last detail.
guarantee 2
00:40:29He needs guarantees...
explanation 2
01:07:21To a cop, the explanation is never that complicated.
mile 2
00:32:03For $300 a mile, you got your own blue and white...
dealer 2
00:24:37You know a dealer named Ruby Deemer?
downtown 2
00:07:28We have some questions to ask you downtown. You'll be a while.
strip 2
00:05:15A truck loaded with stripped gun parts got jacked outside of Queens.
escort 2
00:32:06...and a police escort. They even had their own business cards.
drill 2
00:08:26You all know the drill.
gimme 2
00:08:49Gimme the fuckin' keys, you fuckin' cocksucker motherfucker!
profit 2
00:31:56It was a ring of corrupt cops in the NYPD that ran a high-profit racket...
fraud 2
00:14:45-We met before, once or twice. -In County. I was in for fraud.
brick 2
00:58:40-Bricks Marlin. -He did jobs for him, indirect stuff.
badge 2
00:10:41I'm gonna have your fuckin' badge, cocksucker.
con 2
00:24:09According to your statement, you're a short-con operator...
fucker 2
00:32:57-Don't move, you fucker! -Drop it now, motherfucker!
lean 2
00:09:47They knew we wouldn't fight, they knew how to lean on us.
cocaine 2
00:56:11...of $91 million in cocaine in three days time.
operator 2
00:24:09According to your statement, you're a short-con operator...
anonymous 2
00:34:24Keaton made an anonymous phone call.
rap 2
00:09:18It was bullshit. The whole rap was a setup.
cargo 2
00:53:42The cargo was raw steel, steel which belonged to Mr. Soze...
compete 2
00:55:59He has been competing, shall we say...
creep 2
00:42:36...every creep and scumbag that walks the street...
mill 2
00:24:13...run-of-the-mill--
bean 2
00:25:45When I was pickin' beans in Guatemala we used to make fresh coffee.
interrogation 2
00:19:24This won't be an interrogation, just a friendly chat.
corrupt 2
00:23:39He was a corrupt cop.
bodyguard 2
00:44:33A couple of bodyguards. Nothing you couldn't handle.
pier 2
00:19:56I wanna know why 27 men died on that pier...
setup 2
00:09:18It was bullshit. The whole rap was a setup.
scumbag 2
00:42:36...every creep and scumbag that walks the street...
fax 2
01:23:19New York faxed me a copy of his testimony.
arch 2
01:07:25There's no mystery to the street, no arch-criminal.
trafficking 2
01:23:02He was arrested last year in New York for trafficking.
spook 2
00:44:53A friend in New York tells me that you knew Spook Hollis.
smuggler 2
00:32:00...driving smugglers and drug dealers all over the city.
pretzel 2
00:14:33What about it, pretzel man? What's your story?
shootout 2
00:39:52I want you to ask this man about the shootout in the harbor.
indict 2
00:34:29Strausz and Rizzi were indicted three days later.

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