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Guidoville

A neighborhood where many Guidos live or are thought to live, such as the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn in New York City.
Shortly after the death of Yusuf Hawkins in Bensonhurst in 1989, columnist Pete Hamill wrote a highly controversial column in the New York Post entitled, "The Lesson of Howard Beach Was Lost on the Punks of Guidoville."
by Anthony Brancato April 20, 2003
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Big Stagecoach

(usually preceded by "the") Fargo, North Dakota (due to its being the state's largest city).
It was during the peak popularity of Fargo-born singer Bobby Vee that a local disc jockey came up with the nickname "The Big Stagecoach."
by Anthony Brancato August 31, 2003
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sticky-stickies

A Stop Stick; i.e. a device consisting of a series of diagonally-spaced hollow spikes, placed face up on the surface of a road; used by law-enforcement agencies at roadblocks etc. to puncture the tires of a fugitive vehicle so as to bring it to a safe and gradual halt.
Setting up a roadblock just past the interchange, police used "sticky-stickies" to blow out the suspect's tires, and he was apprehended without incident about half a mile away.
by Anthony Brancato August 23, 2003
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halal

Death (because "halal" means just that in Hungarian)
Recently some members of the now-defunct heavy metal band Tragic Johnson have formed a new band named Halal. Why Halal? Because Halal means "death" in Hungarian.
by Anthony Brancato February 19, 2004
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Cocytus

The river of lamentation, one of the five rivers of Hades in classical mythology; later adapted by Dante as the ninth and lowest circle of Hell.
At the center of the eighth circle is a deep well, at the bottom of which is found the ninth circle, known as Cocytus.
by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
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Generasian X

A member of wordGeneration X/word who is of Asian, especially Oriental ethnicity.
The low-budget film "Shopping For Fangs" hilariously chronicles the life experiences of "Generasian X" in a generic Southern California suburb.
by Anthony Brancato August 22, 2003
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Choke

To lose a sporting event or contest that decides a championship etc., especially when favored to win
Fran Tarkenton had a history of choking in big games.
by Anthony Brancato August 22, 2003
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