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

Entries in the Category Colloquial

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pig in a python n. especially in demographics, a spike or surge in a statistic measured over time. (posted Mar. 6, 2007) [full entry…]

plan-overs n.pl. an excess of food cooked so as to have leftovers for future meals. Also planovers, plannedovers, planned-overs, and as adjective, planned-over, planover, plan-over. (posted Aug. 8, 2006) [full entry…]

postman’s holiday n. a vacation or holiday spent in a pastime similar to one’s usual employment. (posted Jul. 27, 2007) [full entry…]

push present n. a gift given by a man to a woman who has just given birth to their child. (posted Aug. 10, 2006) [full entry…]

put a nickel in someone v. phr. to provoke a person to excitement or talkativeness; to rile or anger someone; to cause someone to act. Also put a quarter in someone and, rarely, put a dime in someone. (posted Feb. 28, 2007) [full entry…]

reef v. to use (excessive) force, especially when hitting, pulling, or twisting (on something). (posted Aug. 14, 2006) [full entry…]

refugee bag n. a cheaply made sack of woven nylon fibers, usually with a squarish shape, handles, and a striped, plaid, or checked appearance (posted Jun. 7, 2006) [full entry…]

shotgun v. to try a variety of methods; to make repeated attempts; to take an indiscriminate approach; to be scattershot. (posted Sep. 13, 2006) [full entry…]

shut up and color v. phr. mind one’s own business, keep one’s head down, do as one is told. (posted Mar. 27, 2007) [full entry…]

starvation corner n. a literal or notional place of little sustenance, especially that part of a large gathering (a banquet, mealtime in a dining hall, a family get-together, etc.) in which food has yet to be served or eaten. (posted Jan. 18, 2007) [full entry…]

stim v. to self-stimulate; (specifically) among autistic people, to fixate on a comforting or compelling thing or action (such as rocking or humming); to perseverate. Also n., a (self-)stimulating thing or behavior. (posted Mar. 14, 2006) [full entry…]

train wreck n. a disaster or failure, especially one that is unstoppable or unavoidable; a disorganized, problematic, or chaotic person or thing; an incongruous situation. (posted Jun. 28, 2006) [full entry…]

tsoris n.pl. (also tsouri) a problem, trouble, worry; variant spelling of tsuris. (posted Jul. 19, 2005) [full entry…]

who laid the rail adv. phr. in the forms from or to or until or for or since who laid the rail: with all possible speed, force, or action; completely, thoroughly, excessively, endlessly, limitlessly; quickly; forever, always, since time immemorial, until the end of time. (posted Dec. 30, 2006) [full entry…]

woobie n. a security blanket; a blankie; a favorite toy or object. (posted Nov. 23, 2004) [full entry…]

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