The Return of Light joker 's definitions

sawbuck

a 10$ bill (alludes to the shape of Roman numerals)

I thought I had a sawbuck, but I must have left it at home.

by The Return of Light Joker February 18, 2011

on your horse, amigo?

How are you? (Korean war, a corruption of a a greeting used in the Korean language)

On your horse, amigo? Is mom alright?

by The Return of Light Joker October 6, 2011

pull up stakes

to depart, leave

Don't pull up stakes just yet. We need a map.

by The Return of Light Joker October 27, 2011

peanut gallery

a person group of people whose opinions are insignificant

"No comment from the peanut gallery."

by The Return of Light Joker September 30, 2007

dry spell

a period of abstinence from something

After a dry spell due to her condition mom was glad to be able to drive again.

by The Return of Light Joker October 17, 2011

trickledown

an attempt to stimulate a whole economy by enriching and encouraging the upper class, largely unsuccessful since the late 1920s and still unsuccessful as of today.

Trickledown strategies are useless when it comes to the U.S. economy.

by The Return of Light Joker February 5, 2008

work out

1. to exercise, especially in a strenuous way

2. a session of exercise

3. for something to end in success

I need to work out today.

by The return of light Joker November 4, 2007