Definitions by Richard Black

alkyhall 

n. alcohol. Pronounced as above phonetic spelling. Heard mainly in the Southern U. S., referring to liquid spirits.

'Don't fergit to brang back both rubbin' and drankin' alkyhall when you come back from town, heah?' said Pappy.

alkyhall by Richard Black August 29, 2005

antigodlin 

adj. leaning, crooked, or lopsided. Used in the southern United States to describe the position of certain objects.

That lean-to that Bill built on the back of his house is more than out of square, it is antigodlin.

antigodlin by Richard Black July 27, 2005

tarpoleon 

n. Southern spelling and pronunciation for tarp (tarpaulin), canvas used for protecting objects from rainfall.

"Bob, tie down the tarpoleon over the cargo in the pick-up. We don't want it wet before we get to Memphis."

Have you heard that song "Tarpoleon Napoleon?"

tarpoleon by Richard Black July 7, 2005

Jamaican

Phrase at the beginning of a sentence meaning "You are making," or "Did you make?" Probably southern dialect.

Jamaican me crazy with that boombox turned up to the tenth decibel.

Jamaican 'A' in sexology last semester?

Jamaican by Richard Black June 29, 2005

gradumacate 

A George Bushism; a word derived from the act of placing incongruous syllables together to form a new word. It is 'white ebonics' and developed by non-users of the King's English, George Bush.

George Bush ordered a preemptive strike on Iraq as he wanted to irradimacate Saddam, something his father failed to do. This act stole our youth's educational pursuits to gradumacate from college.

gradumacate by Richard Black June 25, 2005

hussy

n. bitch. In the 1930s through the 1950s the term for a demanding, self-centered, hateful female.

Joan Crawford played the leading role in the movie "The Gorgeous Hussy."

You hussy; stop flirting with my husband.

hussy by Richard Black June 25, 2005

v. haul off 

Southern U. S. expression which means to do or perform an act.

If you turn that boom blaster up one more decible, I am going to haul off and slap you.

Come on, honey, let me haul off and kiss you one more time.

v. haul off by Richard Black June 24, 2005