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PIG

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 10, 2006 · Add Comment

PIG n.— «Americans too have a name for us: PIGS which is Poor Indian Graduates. It is not easy being an immigrant in an alien land.» —“‘Every person has the freedom to express’” by Pragya Paramita in Kolkata Indian Express (New Delhi, India) Sept. 10, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

push

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 21, 2006 · Add Comment

push n.— «One of the most taxing things about being a driver is negotiating a car with “push.” Or, as the drivers say, keeping a car that “pushes like a pig” from “swapping ends.” Push is the term for understeer, which is when the front end wants to ride sideways on the surface of the tires, [...]

prickle

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 17, 2006 · Add Comment

prickle n.— «These pig features once cooked are doused with pickle or “prickle” as they say in Bajan linguo. The pickle is diced or grated cucumbers, finely chopped parsley, peppers, scallion, and more lime. Let I tell—there’s nothing sweeter.» —“Fracas, news and good news” by Rosemary Parkinson Jamaica Gleaner (Kingston) Aug. 17, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

turkey bacon

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 21, 2004 · 1 Comment

turkey bacon n. a private security guard or officer; a rent-a-cop. Also plural. Etymological Note: A play off of “pig” and “bacon,” slang terms for police. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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