vigorish

1. a charge made on bets by a casino or similar

establishment

2. interest on a loan, especially applied to loans made by

usurers or loan sharks

(from Yiddish, from Russian, Vyigrish "profits")

They nickle and dimed him to death with vigorish.

by The Return of Light Joker March 28, 2011

Greek

a fraternity or sorority with a Greek letter name

They pretended they were Greek with the intention of getting drunk.

by The Return of Light Joker September 30, 2010

lumber

a wooden baseball bat

He took his lumber and left the field.

by The Return of Light Joker February 22, 2008

chutzpah

boldness, especially of an arrogant sort (From Hebrew and/or Yiddish)

That artist had some major chutzpah to come up with a design like that.

by The Return of Light Joker November 03, 2010

beeline

a quick and direct route (from the belief that bees take such routes when they return to their hives)

I made a beeline for the bathroom to get cold water.

by The Return of Light Joker December 24, 2008

jet set

a group of wealthy people who travel from place to place regularly

Here come the jet set. Pretend you don't notice.

by The Return of Light Joker November 26, 2009

cut-and-paste

improvised from multiple sources

It looked like a cut-and-paste project, but brought up a legitimate concern.

by The Return of Light Joker September 27, 2010