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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impact incarceration n. jail or prison time structured with discpline and drills similar to a military boot camp. (posted Jul. 5, 2004) [full entry…]

janky adj. inferior, bad, weird. (posted Sep. 27, 2004) [full entry…]

jitterbug n. a gang member; a juvenile delinquent. Also jit. (posted Jun. 1, 2004) [full entry…]

kegler n. a bowler. (posted Jul. 4, 2004) [full entry…]

king v. among graffiti artists, to (pervasively) paint one’s name or symbol (throughout an area); to own an area through tagging or bombing. (posted Nov. 10, 2004) [full entry…]

knot n. a roll of paper currency, esp. many small-denomination bills wrapped in a higher-value note. (posted Apr. 25, 2004) [full entry…]

L’s n. In the United States, a driver’s license. (posted Nov. 15, 2004) [full entry…]

learning cottage n. a residential trailer (British ‘caravan’; American ‘mobile home’) used as a temporary or portable classroom. (posted Dec. 14, 2004) [full entry…]

levanton n. a lift or boost; a kidnapping; a ride (in a vehicle); euphoria or an emotional lift. (posted Sep. 17, 2004) [full entry…]

LGBTQ adj. having a sexual orientation other than heterosexual. (posted Jun. 27, 2004) [full entry…]

lily pad n. an outpost, advance camp, foreign base, or staging area; one in a series of stops. (posted Sep. 23, 2004) [full entry…]

limb hanger n. a male turkey with long heel spurs. (posted Jun. 1, 2004) [full entry…]

listicle n. a (newspaper, magazine, web site, etc.) article consisting primarily of a list. (posted Oct. 8, 2004) [full entry…]

lunch shooter n. a person who fetches lunch for others at a work site. (posted Apr. 29, 2004) [full entry…]

Mart Brothers n.pl. the American retail store chains Wal-Mart and K-Mart. (posted Sep. 8, 2005) [full entry…]

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