get off the ground

to succeed, especially initially (alludes to the launch of an aircraft or space shuttle)

I decided I should probably not bother asking questions until they get off the ground.

by The Return of Light Joker August 21, 2010

your money is no good here

as you are our guest, everything you get is free

You helped us out, so your money is no good here.

by The Return of Light Joker January 04, 2012

DOA

invalid or rejected(from dead on arrival, used to mean that someone died just as medical staff reached them or they were brought to the medical staff and informally to mean void)

The idea of selling sodas was DOA thanks to the health concerns.

by The Return of Light Joker January 27, 2010

moonshiner's turn

an illegal U-turn made by putting the car in neutral and applying the hand brake

He just pulled off a moonshiner's turn before I could block his escape.

by The Return of Light Joker December 04, 2011

jinx

a person or thing that brings bad luck (from a term for a curse of bad luck)

This DVD player may be a jinx.

by The Return of Light Joker December 08, 2009

sweet potato

an ocarina (from the pleasant sound it produces and it's shape)

A single stall was offered a passers by a sweet potato.

by The Return of Light Joker February 29, 2012

shotgun house

a house of rooms that are connected without a corridor (often with a single floor)

She lives alone in a shotgun house.

by The Return of Light Joker January 14, 2008