Jon64Bailey's definitions

Cam

California slang Camaro

In 1980's Novato, CA, guys at San Marin High drove "Maros" and guys at Novato High School drove "Cams".

by Jon64Bailey January 15, 2008

happen

the verb in the idiom "something to happen (to a person)"

meaning "(of a person) to experience death or some other misfortune; a euphemism"

If something were to happen to my husband, how would we make ends meet?

by Jon64Bailey March 16, 2013

Hell and Jesus

very skilled, able, talented or proficient

Eric Clapton was Hell and Jesus with a Gibson Les Paul in his hand. John Force is Hell and Jesus in a funny car. Hank Arron was Hell and Jesus at the plate with a Louisville Slugger. Rambo is Hell and Jesus with a machine gun.

by Jon64Bailey January 16, 2008

piffen yonnies

Aussie Slang to casually chuck or throw small stones or rocks

The boys were piffen yonnies at birds over the riverbank.

by Jon64Bailey January 14, 2008

PASO

a person or persons in the LGBTQ community (pronounced PASS-oh); an abbreviation for People (or Person) of (an) Alternate Sexual Orientation(s)

Tom is not an LGBTQ; he's simply a PASO. It's much easier to say, "Paso" than it is to say "LGBTQ".

by Jon64Bailey July 2, 2018

boot

1. interjection get out of here!, beat it!, split!, vamoose!, scat!, scram! 2. bootleg (illegal) liquor 3. put a computer into operation from a powered-off state (also 'boot up')

The boys yelled "Boot, sister!" at the girl when she entered their clubhouse. Elliot Ness's Untouchables confiscated 5,000 cases of Canadian boot during a raid. This new software requires the machine be booted over again so as to install properly.

by Jon64Bailey January 14, 2008

roll

Informal to make something at home; manufacture anything non-commercially (descended from the practice of rolling one's own paper-wrapped smoking instruments)

I don't buy store-bought spaghetti sauce: I roll my own from scratch.

by Jon64Bailey April 8, 2013