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

Citations in the Category Colloquial

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dish the line v. The Colts were the natural challengers to the Patriots, and while they weren’t looking, Pittsburgh dished the line. Urgency replaces nonchalance. [English Colloquial] [full cite] (May. 22, 2006)

ditch v. Along the hall in the new gym the seemingly endless cafeteria line forms. Girls, giggling and laughing, “ditch” in line. This is a system whereby twelve girls crowd in front of you with the light remark “Ann was saving this space for us.” And so the line becomes a game of leapfrog, with each group trying to jump ahead of everyone else. [Ohio English Colloquial] [full cite] (May. 22, 2006)

ditch in line v. “And yes, I’ll be one of the thousands fighting to be first in line for the book.”…“Hey! No ditching in line!” [English Colloquial] [full cite] (May. 22, 2006)

ditch the line v. People that bother me the most are people that “ditch” in line. It happens to me at the deli counter at the supermarket, the check out line in stores, and just about any place imaginable. This is not limited to people on foot, this also happens when people are in their cars. [English Colloquial] [full cite] (May. 22, 2006)

ditch the line v. The AP newswire has reported that Lennox ditched in line at a multi-plex last night in front of a 64 year old lady. Once inside, he ate some of her popcorn too! [English Colloquial] [full cite] (May. 22, 2006)

divabetic n. When Patti LaBelle declared at a Luther Vandross tribute concert, “Diabetes doesn’t control me, I control it,” Mr. Vandross” assistant, Max Szadek, coined “divabetic.” That was more than two years ago. [English Health Colloquial] [full cite] (Nov. 12, 2007)

drill and kill v. phr. She said teachers spend too much time “teaching to the test” or as they call it, “drill and kill.” [English Education Colloquial] [full cite] (Jan. 15, 2007)

drive-by n. We went three salmon for seven bites (mine was one of the swing-and-a-misses, commonly called “drive-bys” in the angler’s jargon). [English Sports & Recreation Colloquial] [full cite] (Apr. 23, 2008)

duck’s guts n.pl. Panic-stricken, I realised that I was (to use a good old Bajan expression) “in duck’s guts.” [English Barbados Colloquial] [full cite] (Nov. 28, 2007)

embaby n. Our Little Embabies…Here they are…the newest members of the Corso family at 3 days old! [English Biology Colloquial] [full cite] (Sep. 26, 2007)

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