off the record

confidential, not to be repeated or quoted

They think they can just tear someone down with an off the record comment.

by The Return of Light Joker January 15, 2010

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

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

gauge

a shotgun (from the term used for the caliber of a shotgun)

He came after them with a gauge.

by The Return of Light Joker March 12, 2008

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

Like The Wild Man of Borneo

The term is derived from an alternate epithet of an early California sideshow performer Oofty Goofty. The used of the epithet is a barely recognized example of the racial insensitivity that was prevalent at the time.

The term did not spread very far from it's home state.(The expression, Like The Wild Man of Borneo was probably used mostly in California.)

by The Return of Light Joker February 18, 2008