StarryGordon's definitions

thick

Close to one another physically, emotionally, or in interests.

Those guys are thick as thieves.

by StarryGordon December 19, 2016

handle

'The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments' (Wiktionary), or, more generally, the gross amount of transactions in a given instance of business.

"The yearly handle of the American medical industry is said to be more than 17% of the gross domestic product."
"The military-industrial-academic complex is not going to blow off a handle of several hundred billion just because some mopes don't like war this week."

by StarryGordon January 16, 2022

gage

Yet another synonym for marijuana. Also spelled 'gauge'. Probably from Sanskrit _ganja_. The term was most popular in the 1950s.

'Got to get some of that gage' said the old, indigent beatnik.
'Smokin and tokin, gage is my rage.'

by StarryGordon October 15, 2020