hair

(noun) courage, boldness, wildness, balls, especially in "show hair", to demonstrate these qualities. Probably from mid-20th cent. surfer lingo. Related to "hairy" meaning difficult or frightening.

"Yeah, he has a stripped Harley, but he's a candy-ass -- he's not showing anyone any hair."

by anarcissie May 18, 2008

walking in fours

'Walking in fours' is a police technique for patrolling an extremely dangerous neighborhood on foot, and suggests a very aggressive assertion of authority. The phrase is sometimes extended to 'Walking in fours and kicking down doors', that is, breaking into people's houses to effect raids for drugs or guns, or to create a sense of terror.

'They walking in fours and kicking down doors,' said an inmate of East L.A. looking to get somewhere else in a hurry.

by anarcissie January 9, 2011

blow

(verb) to cause to explode, to blow up.

"Blow the bridge, and they won't be able to follow us," said the ringleader.

by anarcissie April 22, 2008

blow lunch

(verb) to vomit, esp. vigorously. Also figurative.

I'm gonna blow lunch if I hear about your job one more time.

by anarcissie April 22, 2008

zoned

In a non-ordinary state of consciousness, especially one in which one is removed from physical reality; in a trance; out of it; out to lunch; dreaming while awake. Probably derived from 'The Twilight Zone', a TV program dealing with fantasy, science fiction, the occult, etc. Also 'zoned out', 'zoning'.

The driver of the truck that hit me seemed to be completely zoned -- the cops took him away, and left me sitting on the curb.

-- I'm by myself, but I'm not alone / I spend a lot of time in the Twilight Zone. -- (James Taylor)

by anarcissie January 20, 2011

hardcore

(adjective and noun) In reference to a political or cultural movement, an organization, an association, or a category of criminal. crime, deviance or dissidence: the essential and dedicated members or actions who will not be dissuaded by threats or punishment and who will go all the way in pursuit of their aims; those who hang tough; winter soldier. Sometimes spelled as two words. Often the kind of thing is understood, for example "hardcore" instead of "hardcore porn".

"Hardcore pornography."

"Al-Qaeda's hard core will not be dissuaded by the bombing of the communities in which they are based."

"Sacco was a hardcore anarchist; he never wavered in his professed beliefs, even when they put him in jail and condemned him to death."

"After the cops visited the commune the day-trippers left and only the hardcore people remained."

by anarcissie May 21, 2008

frig

Rubbing of any kind for sexual pleasure; masturbation, of oneself or another. Probably from Latin frico (rub) or frictio (rubbing). Also used as a semi-euphemism for _fuck_ by itself or in phrases. Usually derogatory or contemptuous.

"We found out where Jack was -- frigging in the supplies room again." "Frigging in the rigging." "Frig off." "He is so frigging crazy."

by anarcissie May 12, 2008