shoobie n.— «“They get offended when we say, “Shoobie, go home.” Besides, it’s bad for business. I just smile and wave and say, “Ya’ll come back now.’”…Shoobie is a name Long Beach Island residents attach to...
take a haircut v. phr.— «The intent of such sessions is to identify what creditors will settle for. “But there was no goal seeking,…other than that everyone wanted 100 cents on the dollar. I think that nobody wanted to accept...
fourth generation war n.— «With Hezbollah’s entry into the war between Israel and Hamas, Fourth Generation war (the military’s term for guerrillas, insurgents or irregular warfare in general) has taken another developmental step forward...
malasada n.— «A stopover inning was needed in the right field grandstands as we hunted that ballpark delicacy known to us as malasadas. You may call them doughboys or even fried dough. At Camden Yards, they are referred to as funnel cakes...
Katrina crud n.— «Harold “Buz” Olsen, the city’s community and economic development director, said between 40 and 80 patients a day visit the clinic for a variety of injuries and illnesses, including the nagging respiratory...
hamburger
n.— «The hamburgers—the Viet Cong and NVA—started calling me Long Tr’ang. White Feather.» —by Carlos Hathcock Apr. 1, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)