canton n.— «Rumaldo says “oye chief, a donde vas?” Jaramillo replies, “pues voy al canton a ver a la jefa.” Rumaldo wants to know where Jaramillo is going. Jaramillo says he’s going to the house to see him mom...
Ra-cha-cha n.— «So were walking away from sky bar on franklin, and I’m rapping with this uber hot chick, and the Ra-cha-cha (slang for rochester) girls roll up.» —“Time to catch up” by Guy From Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y...
hammer state n.— «Public Safety Director Mike Coppage is tired of hearing Alabama referred to as “a hammer state.” “That means when you are on the interstate and get to Alabama you can step on the pedal and go as fast as...
thumper n.— «During his unsuccessful bid for the Illinois House this spring, Aaron Patterson brokered a heroin deal and talked of his need to acquire “thumpers,” street slang for guns, federal prosecutors alleged Friday...
shot out adj.— «T-Bird was shot out. That’s a street term that means “lots of fun.” She was good people.» —“Body found riddled with stab wounds” by Ken Serrano in Perth Amboy, N.J. Home News...
noodle v.— «For the fishermen, they can whet their fishing appetites watching Frank Davis and son, Jon, catching large catfish and noodling for turtles.» —“Ohio Scene: There’s More Hunting” by Hank Kozloski News...