Catchword: lick

Filed Under: English, Euphemism, New or Nonce

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: Many folks in the rest of the country wonder why anyone would want to live in such a flood-prone place. Luke becomes visibly tense at the subject and responds, “It’s a way of life,” referring to living on the water. “The new buildings are being built on pilings. So you can take the flood. Wind, you just don’t know. But everyone’s going up,” he says, referring to the homes along the bayous perched on stilts. “You just set yourself up for the lick, you know?” The “lick” is a euphemism for heavy flooding.

Article or Document Title:
“Where Gustav Came Ashore” (URL)

Author:
Steven Gray

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Time

Date of Publication:
Sept. 3, 2008

This catchword has yet to be researched.