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

Associated with or special to the United States or American people, places, or things. You can also see citations assigned to this category.

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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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