Teen slang from the South, and food words that are tricky to pronounce. • High schoolers in Huntsville, Alabama, told Martha and Grant about their slang, including a term particular to their hometown. • How do you pronounce the name of that tasty...
During a visit to Lee High School in Huntstville, Alabama, we collected a treasure trove of slang, including a term that seems to be particular to the Huntsville area: forf, which as a verb means to fail to follow through on commitments, and as a...
hard R comedy n.— «This is what those in the biz like to refer to as a “hard R” comedy, meaning lots of profanity, sexual content and other mature themes. This is not a comedy for your kids, nor is it a comedy for your grandparents, but...
clobber text n.— «Gay Christians know the, as they call them, “clobber texts” in the Bible that are trotted out to prove that gay relations are an abomination to the Lord.» —“Christians called to love, not judge their...
God wink n.— «We began to get things separated when a semi truck arrived, unbenownst to them, from Iowa. (Again a God wink because it was from the area in Iowa that Sarah is from) So God allowed us to help them unload this truck and then...
big red truck n.— «“I figured it was just a matter of time before somebody came running out of the big red truck with a box full of plates,” said crew chief Todd Parrott, using the garage area parlance for NASCAR’s headquarters...