peashake house
n.— «President of the Indianapolis City-county Council, Monroe Gray. He likes to hangout in illegal gambling joints—such as the peashake house on the corner of 38th Capitol (disguised as a car wash)—while on duty as an employee of the Indianapolis Fire Department, thus the name sweet pea for Peashakes.» —“Does Sweet Pea kiss his mother with that mouth?” by Joe Friday Indy Undercover (Indianapolis, Indiana) Nov. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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