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.
fourwall v. to pay for the right to entertain at a theatre or on a stage. (posted Oct. 15, 2004) [full entry…]
fragged adj. planned; outlined in a fragmentary order, or FRAGO. (posted Aug. 20, 2004) [full entry…]
FRAGO n. in the military, a (hasty or sudden) change or amendment to a previous operational order. (posted Jul. 16, 2004) [full entry…]
fumblerooski n. in American football, a play in which the quarterback pretends to fumble and a teammate picks up the ball. (posted Nov. 25, 2004) [full entry…]
fundagelical n. a fundamentalist or evangelical Christian; a person who evangelizes or espouses fundamentalist beliefs for any cause. (posted Jul. 27, 2004) [full entry…]
güey n. a dude, guy, buddy, buster, cabrón, cuate; orig. chump, punk, idiot, fool. (posted May. 10, 2004) [full entry…]
gamer n. in sports, a committed or exceptional player. (posted Oct. 20, 2004) [full entry…]
gank v. to rob, rip off, or con (someone). (posted Jun. 23, 2004) [full entry…]
gank n. fake illegal drugs sold as real. (posted Jun. 23, 2004) [full entry…]
ghetto pass n. figurative or literal approval from Black Americans or the hip-hop music community (of a non-Black person or a now-successful Black person); the street cred of someone known for keeping it real. (posted Dec. 15, 2004) [full entry…]
global gag rule n. a restriction which forbids US government funds being given to organizations or countries which recommend, permit, or perform abortions. (posted Jul. 16, 2004) [full entry…]
go north with the club v. in baseball, to join a major league team (from a farm team or the minor leagues). (posted Nov. 24, 2004) [full entry…]
goon v. to act like a goon; to attack (someone) with undue or unprovoked violence. (posted Aug. 5, 2004) [full entry…]
granny flat n. a separate apartment built on a lot already containing a home. (posted Apr. 25, 2004) [full entry…]
grayshirt v. to not participate in a college sport (for a season) while still retaining elibigility. (posted Feb. 11, 2005) [full entry…]
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