BOI
n.— «Griffin tabbed Grady an “outsider” and said his own roots in the community, as a BOI who grew up in Galveston and Santa Fe, meant he knew the sensibilities of the community.…Grady said that while he was not a BOI, he was a longtime isle resident who would remain until he became “what I call a DOI.”» —“Two seek to challenge judge” by Scott E. Williams Daily News (Galveston, Texas) Feb. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Brian in San Antonio, Texas, wonders about the origin of the pinkingin the term pinking shears. Such shears cut an even, zigzag pattern that keeps cloth from fraying at the edges. Pinking likely comes from French piquer, meaning to...
Allyn from North Dallas, Texas, who hosts a YouTube show about knitting called Sal & Al: The Woolslayers, emails the show to share some favorite slang used by knitters. LYS stands for one’s Local Yarn Shop, as opposed to a big-box store...