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yellow bus

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 16, 2006 · Add Comment

yellow bus n.— «It’s different. It has more meaning because it’s coming out of the Bay Area, where we all come from. Plus, the beats and style are a lot different from anything else I’ve heard. It brings about new words, like “goin’ dumb’”yellow bus” and “yaddaskeeton.” Anything crazy—that’s what hyphy’s all about.» —“Gettin’ hyphy with it” by [...]

yaddaskeeton

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 16, 2006 · Add Comment

yaddaskeeton n.— «It’s different. It has more meaning because it’s coming out of the Bay Area, where we all come from. Plus, the beats and style are a lot different from anything else I’ve heard. It brings about new words, like “goin’ dumb’”yellow bus” and “yaddaskeeton.” Anything crazy—that’s what hyphy’s all about.» —“Gettin’ hyphy with it” by Makala [...]

without keys

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 28, 2004 · Add Comment

without keys adj.— «He was homeless—without even a car to sleep in. He was, in homeless parlance—”without keys.”» —“Giving homeless vets new hope” by Louise Continelli Buffalo News (N.Y.) Nov. 28, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

FRAGO

Posted by Grant Barrett on July 16, 2004 · Add Comment

FRAGO n.— «Targeting meetings should resuit in a fragmentary order (FRAGO) to subordinate units.» —“Keys to S2 success at JRTC” by Wayne Barefoot Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin Jan. 1, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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