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broken beat n. It’s a sound without a fixed name, some call it broken beat, some call it new jazz. (Aug. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

canton n. Rumaldo says “oye chief, a donde vas?“ Jaramillo replies, “pues voy al canton a ver a la jefa.“ Rumaldo wants to know where Jaramillo is going. Jaramillo says he’s going to the house to see him mom. (Aug. 7, 2004) [full citation…]

Ra-cha-cha n. So were walking away from sky bar on franklin, and I’m rapping with this uber hot chick, and the Ra-cha-cha (slang for rochester) girls roll up. (Aug. 7, 2004) [full citation…]

hammer state n. Public Safety Director Mike Coppage is tired of hearing Alabama referred to as “a hammer state.“ “That means when you are on the interstate and get to Alabama you can step on the pedal and go as fast as you want to.“ (Aug. 7, 2004) [full citation…]

shot out adj. T-Bird was shot out. That’s a street term that means “lots of fun.“ She was good people. (Aug. 7, 2004) [full citation…]

dhodhi n. The source of laughter is the name Dodi which, according to the way it is pronounced, would be spelt “Dhodhi” in Shona and is used euphemistically in everyday conversation as a polite way of referring to human waste or faeces. A corruption of the English word “dirt” (meaning filth), dhodhi (singular) or madhodhi (plural) is used in everyday speech in place of the actual Shona word for human waste, “matuzvi” which, among the overly prudish Shona people is considered vulgar. (Aug. 5, 2004) [full citation…]

E-dub n. PFP stands for Pitchers Fielding Practice, and it’s a day when pitchers go through every imaginable situation taking ground balls, but also get to take batting practice as well. This happens twice a week, and it’s more a matter of keeping them sharp than anything else. Some pitchers refer to it as “eyewash” or “E-dub.“ (Aug. 5, 2004) [full citation…]

eyewash n. PFP stands for Pitchers Fielding Practice, and it’s a day when pitchers go through every imaginable situation taking ground balls, but also get to take batting practice as well. This happens twice a week, and it’s more a matter of keeping them sharp than anything else. Some pitchers refer to it as “eyewash” or “E-dub.“ (Aug. 5, 2004) [full citation…]

anhyzer n. Anhyzer: A disc’s flight arc, which falls in the same direction of the throwing arm. For a right-handed player a backhand anhyzer shot fades to the right, while a sidearm anhyzer fades to the left. (Aug. 4, 2004) [full citation…]

saiko n. In Japanese, “Saiko” means “the best.“ In Korean, however, saiko means the same as the English word “psycho.“ (Aug. 3, 2004) [full citation…]

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