Entries in the Category United States
Associated with or special to the United States or American people, places, or things. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
Associated with or special to the United States or American people, places, or things. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
dirty dirty n. the southern United States; the South. (posted Oct. 12, 2004) [full entry…]
dog n. in horse racing, a cone or barrier for delimiting a path. (posted Oct. 19, 2004) [full entry…]
dosia n. marijuana. (posted Nov. 18, 2004) [full entry…]
double-f school n. a school which has received two failing grades from state agencies in four years, permitting its students a choice of attending other, better schools. (posted May. 1, 2004) [full entry…]
Dover test n. a determination of what level of military losses, esp. war dead, will be tolerated by voters. (posted Apr. 29, 2004) [full entry…]
dry drunk n. a sober person who behaves as if drunk, esp. a recovering alcoholic who displays bad judgment; such behavior. (posted May. 13, 2004) [full entry…]
dub-dub n. a restaurant server or waiter. (posted May. 23, 2004) [full entry…]
Dust Off n. the military program of medical evacuation and transportation by air; an instance of such travel; a helicopter used for this purpose. Also dust-off. (posted Feb. 17, 2006) [full entry…]
en chinga adv. fast, hurriedly, quickly. (posted Aug. 30, 2004) [full entry…]
fiending n. craving, desiring, wanting, obsessing (over or about). (posted Sep. 28, 2004) [full entry…]
fill the tree v. phr. in the U.S. Congress, to take all available slots for amendments on legislation in order to block competing amendments. (posted Apr. 19, 2006) [full entry…]
filthy stuff n. in baseball, good pitching. (posted Jul. 3, 2004) [full entry…]
firehouse primary n. an electoral nominating process similar to a caucus, held in lieu of a primary election. (posted May. 16, 2007) [full entry…]
FLOHPA n. collectively, the states of Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, said to be important in the 2004 American presidential election. (posted Oct. 29, 2004) [full entry…]
flyero n. a person who distributes handbills or fliers, usu. a Spanish-speaker. (posted May. 27, 2004) [full entry…]
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