Octopod's definitions

hair of dog

Alcoholic beverage drunk the morning after a bender as a hangover cure. Time for a twelve step program.

F. Scott woke up at 10:00 and treated himself to a hair of the dog that bit him.

by octopod November 5, 2003

Sweet Potato Queens

A purportedly humorous cult of Southern women given to vulgar displays at local agrarian parades.

She became a complete Sweet Potato Queens groupie, and soon after lost her reason.

by octopod November 5, 2003

rug rat

A kid or ankle-biter. There's a TV show with the same name.

"A baby's gotta do what a baby's gotta do." -- Rug Rats

by Octopod November 5, 2003

There goes the neighborhood!

The first you-name-the-ethnic-group has moved in, and the racist neighbors are restless.

"We're from Remulac. It's a village in France."
"There goes the neighborhood."

by Octopod November 5, 2003

Calabozo

Jail (Sp.); calaboose; hoosegow; Graybar motel.

I wen' to Ensenada an' ended up in the Calabozo, just for smokin' a joint!

by Octopod November 5, 2003

harp

(1) A paddy, mick, Irishman. MIldly pejorative. Refers to the national instrument of Eire.
(2) A harmonica or mouth organ.

"I'm always sharp
When playin' the harp,
'Cause my heart belongs to Daddy!"
-- Cole Porter

by Octopod November 5, 2003

kangaroo court

A tribunal where their ain't no justice.

Bankruptcy Court is such a kangaroo court, the judges' robes come with a pocket in front.

by Octopod November 6, 2003