Nickname Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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Sanframento n. As the Bay Area and Sacramento regions creep relentlessly toward each other along Interstate 80—getting uncomfortably crowded along the way—officials from both areas are promoting an idea they call mega-regional planning. They’re so excited, they’ve even come up with a phrase to capture the concept: Sanframento. [California English New or Nonce Nickname] [full cite] (Apr. 16, 2008)

Shawskank Redemption n. Shawskank Redemption…We all know what jailbirds love: Making shivs out of sporks, drinking moonshine made from fermented peaches and mouthwash, making shivs out of toothbrushes, etc. Well, you can go ahead and add Paris Hilton to that list: “I get a lot of letters from guys in prison who send their paintings of me and I get a few rings from guys who want to marry me, but I have a team of people who send them back a picture of me, and yes, the rings get sent back, too.” [English Derogatory Nickname] [full cite] (Jun. 13, 2007)

Shawskank Redemption n. The Shawskank Redemption…I try to actively avoid the information that follows the words Ann Coulter, but this is worth reading.…I wonder if she and Rush will be cellmates? And then the thought comes unbidden: Who will be the bitch? [English Derogatory Nickname] [full cite] (Jun. 13, 2007)

Shawskank Redemption n. At the New Alhambra Arena www.newalhambra.com at 9PM is the first of a series of WET WRESTLING events that I am doing. This one is called The Shawskank Redemption” and features 16 hotties in a jail babe theme! Does it get any better? [English Slang Nickname] [full cite] (Jun. 13, 2007)

Stank Paul n. But then again we also call Minneapolis “Minne-hopeless” and I call St Paul “Stank Paul”—all in fun of course. [Minnesota English Slang Nickname] [full cite] (Jan. 19, 2007)

Talibob n. Thousands of militias—dubbed the “Talibobs” because of their Taliban-like brutality and their slavish devotion to “Bob” Mugabe—tortured and murdered the local population during elections in 2002. [English Zimbabwe Slang Nickname] [full cite] (Apr. 15, 2008)

Thiefrow n. Thiefrow airport has got a terrible reputation. If anything is stolen from your suitcase, and you passed through London, you can bet it got nicked at Thiefrow. I once saw a TV programme where hidden cameras filmed Thiefrow baggage handlers opening any suitcase they fancied and stealing anything they wanted. [English United Kingdom Slang Nickname] [full cite] (Jul. 12, 2007)

Thin Green Line n. Game wardens in California are already underpaid by any standard, and stretched so thin the “Thin Green Line,” as they are called, could be known as the “Thin Dotted Line” if the budget measures are passed. [California English Nickname] [full cite] (Feb. 26, 2008)

Toxicana n. Texarkana’s Superfund sites lead some to refer to the city as “Toxicana,” says Delores McCright, a Texarkana College professor of biology. The third Superfund site is located at Red River Army Depot near Texarkana. [Texas English Slang Nickname] [full cite] (Dec. 27, 2006)

Uncle Dupey n. Many newcomers to Delaware work for what’s now the state’s main source of employment, credit card banks. Old-school Delawareans are more likely to have roots in the chemical industry, long dominated by the DuPont Co. Those who inhabited the executive suites often spent significant amounts of time in plants all over the country (nowadays, all over the world). Those who toiled in the factories can usually be identified when they tell you they used to work for “DuPont’s,” as if it were a family enterprise, or “Uncle Dupey.” [English Nickname] [full cite] (Sep. 15, 2007)

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