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

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cho-mo n. a child molester. Also chi-mo. (posted Jun. 30, 2004) [full entry…]

chones n.pl. underwear, especially undershorts or panties. (posted Jan. 11, 2005) [full entry…]

CODEL n. a congressional delegation; a junket or fact-finding mission undertaken by members of Congress. (posted Jul. 4, 2005) [full entry…]

Collyer n. a home excessively packed with junk, trash, or belongings. Also Collyer mansion, Collyer house, Collyer apartment. (posted Apr. 25, 2004) [full entry…]

cookie n. a screen, board, card, or cloth, cut with shapes or holes, used to throw a light pattern when shooting film or television; the light pattern thrown by such a device. (posted Jun. 5, 2004) [full entry…]

cotton curtain n. a political, social, and cultural divide, especially concerning race, between the American South and the rest of the country. (posted Sep. 15, 2006) [full entry…]

crunk adj. good, fine, phat. (posted May. 13, 2004) [full entry…]

cuddie n. used vocatively, friend or pal; homie, cuz. (posted Nov. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

cuff and stuff v. to (physically) place someone under arrest. (posted Dec. 14, 2004) [full entry…]

dally n. a turn of rope around a saddle horn. (posted Jun. 17, 2004) [full entry…]

death cross n. in financial markets, a situation where long-term and short-term averages converge, seen as evidence that values will decline. (posted Jul. 29, 2004) [full entry…]

decleat v. in American football, to knock an opponent off his feet. (posted Oct. 7, 2004) [full entry…]

dementia Americana n. a (supposed) form of insanity, leading to violence, which comes over a man who believes his his home or family has been violated. (posted Jun. 25, 2004) [full entry…]

derecho n. a type of strong, ground-level prairie wind caused by rapidly descending cold air and characterized by a straight, horiziontal advance. (posted Jul. 15, 2004) [full entry…]

descanso n. a roadside marker or memorial to a victim of an automobile accident. (posted Oct. 18, 2004) [full entry…]

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