Scrubs — Top 100 Words

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If you’re learning English through TV shows, Scrubs is a goldmine of everyday conversational vocabulary. Across all seasons, you’ll repeatedly hear high-frequency words like pick up (A2), sleep with (B1), shut up (A2), page (B1), let go (B1), quit (A2), ask out (B1), check out (B1), hang out (A2), give someone a break (B1), get out of here (A2), show up (B1), take care of (A2), work (A1), jerk (B1), get (A1), move on (B1), kind of (A2), take down (B1), and screw up (B2). Characters like J.D., Turk, Elliot Reid, and Dr. Perry Cox use these phrases naturally in fast-paced medical and personal settings, making it ideal for picking up real spoken English.

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Scrubs is best suited for intermediate learners (CEFR B1–B2) who have a solid base in A1–A2 vocabulary. The mix of workplace banter, emotional moments, and medical jargon gives you repeated exposure to essential phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions like hang out or take down, helping you move on to more advanced English naturally.

#	Word / Phrase	Level	Count
1	pick up	A2	11	+
2	sleep with	B1	9	+
3	shut up	B1	9	+
4	page	B1	8	+
5	let go	A2	8	+
6	quit	B1	7	+
7	ask out	B1	7	+
8	check out	B1	6	+
9	hang out	A2	6	+
10	give someone a break	B1	6	+
11	get out of here	B1	6	+
12	show up	B1	6	+
13	take care of	A2	6	+
14	work	B1	6	+
15	jerk	B1	6	+
16	get	A2	6	+
17	move on	B1	6	+
18	kind of	A2	5	+
19	take down	B2	5	+
20	screw up	B2	5	+
21	off	B1	5	+
22	turf	C1	5	+
23	yell at	A2	5	+
24	get through	B1	5	+
25	do a favour	A2	5	+
26	work out	B1	5	+
27	wake up	A2	5	+
28	go ahead	A2	5	+
29	for God's sake	B1	5	+
30	mess up	B1	5	+
31	end up	B1	5	+
32	what the hell	B1	5	+
33	get used to	B1	4	+
34	get to know	A2	4	+
35	overreact	B2	4	+
36	freak out	B2	4	+
37	sue	B2	4	+
38	deal with	B1	4	+
39	weird	B1	4	+
40	take	B1	4	+
41	connect with	B1	4	+
42	make it	B1	4	+
43	admit	B1	4	+
44	stick with	B1	4	+
45	drive someone crazy	B1	4	+
46	leave alone	B1	4	+
47	get it	A2	4	+
48	attaboy	B2	4	+
49	beat it	B1	4	+
50	suck	B1	4	+
51	look out for	B1	4	+
52	forgive	B1	3	+
53	pass away	B1	3	+
54	swamped	B2	3	+
55	go by	B1	3	+
56	die	B1	3	+
57	fair enough	B1	3	+
58	look up to	B1	3	+
59	miss	A2	3	+
60	take off	B1	3	+
61	Catch	B1	3	+
62	stir up	B2	3	+
63	check on	B1	3	+
64	worry	A2	3	+
65	for starters	B1	3	+
66	put down	B1	3	+
67	owe	B1	3	+
68	come back negative	B2	3	+
69	here's the deal	B1	3	+
70	crash	B2	3	+
71	intern	B1	3	+
72	safety net	B2	3	+
73	rounds	B2	3	+
74	wrong	B2	3	+
75	fill out	B1	3	+
76	figure out	B1	3	+
77	on call	B1	3	+
78	ruin	B1	3	+
79	pretend	B1	3	+
80	go with	B1	3	+
81	buy	B2	3	+
82	crazy about	B1	3	+
83	go get	B1	3	+
84	pass on	B1	3	+
85	stud	B2	3	+
86	newbie	B1	3	+
87	come on	A2	3	+
88	present	B1	3	+
89	have a point	B1	3	+
90	shortness of breath	B2	3	+
91	pull off	B2	3	+
92	bother	B1	3	+
93	bring it on	B2	3	+
94	get back	B1	3	+
95	damn right	B2	3	+
96	open up	B1	3	+
97	discharge summary	B2	3	+
98	my bad	B1	3	+
99	help out	B1	3	+
100	appreciate	B1	3	+

* These frequency counts are approximate values based on AI-extracted vocabulary data.