United States Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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wobbler n. Second point on the jurisdiction of the court—certain offenses are what California lawyers call “wobblers”—they can be charged as either felonies OR misdemeanors [which is max of one year in California parlance]. [United States California Crime & Prisons Law] [full cite] (Jun. 28, 2004)

wodie n. wodie [Black English English United States Hip-Hop] [full cite] (Jun. 26, 2004)

wodie n. “wodie”-just like dog or bruh….Whazzatnin wodie. [Black English English United States Hip-Hop] [full cite] (Jun. 26, 2004)

wodie n. A “wodie” is basically a New Orleans slang for “associate” or “homie,” and it’s pronounced WHOA-DEE. [Black English English United States Lousiana Hip-Hop] [full cite] (Jun. 26, 2004)

wody n. wody(long O). [Black English English United States Hip-Hop] [full cite] (Jun. 26, 2004)

woobie n. In the same way that each member of the family chose something that represented them, and placed it in Chip’s casket. Adam and Holly and their children chose Connor’s pacifier and Janie’s “woobie.” [English United States Colloquial] [full cite] (Nov. 23, 2004)

wooby n. The resident villain, Huxley (Mandy Patinkin, suitably silly in a scenery-chewing turn), steals Elmo’s “wooby”—his word for the blanket—thus forcing the littlest Muppet on a perilous quest to retrieve it. [English United States Colloquial] [full cite] (Nov. 23, 2004)

wooby n. The scene where he was trying to tell Vicky Vale that he was really Batman reminded me of Mr. Mom where Keaton is trying to explain to his son that he’ll get him another “wooby.” [English United States Colloquial] [full cite] (Nov. 23, 2004)

WTC cough n. The term “WTC cough” was coined to describe ailments that could not be clearly characterized in this group, but the addition of end-expiratory CT revealed abnormalities beyond the mild changes that can be seen in smokers and the elderly. [New York City English United States Health Medical Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 3, 2004)

yammy n. Just before Garson took care of his bodily functions, he was overheard referring to an observant Jew as a “yammy,” which is apparently slang for yarmulke, the head covering worn by Jewish men. [English United States Religion Derogatory] [full cite] (Aug. 20, 2004)

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