fade
n.— «One witness heard Durham say, “Gimme my fade,” a street term for wanting to fight.» —“Two lives, one shared tragedy” by Chris Tisch St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Apr. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Sarah in Fleming Island, Florida, is curious about the saying sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you, which suggests “it’s a dog-eat-dog world,” or “eat or be eaten,” or more gently, “you win...
Daniel in Gainesville, Florida, shares a funny story about people who misunderstood a party invitation that called for Sunday-to-meeting clothes. In this case, the meeting isn’t just any meeting. It’s an old word for “church...