evil pop tart's definitions

modesty layer

This is a layer of fabric added to thin halters or bikini tops in order to make its underlying features less evident.

I once bought a bikini top that had really thin fabric; Mom insisted that I sew in a modesty layer underneath or even wear a bra.

by eViL pOp TaRt June 20, 2006

banquette

This is what some people in New Orleans call a sidewalk.

We can walk to the store on the banquette.

by eViL pOp TaRt May 10, 2010

Acadienne

A polite term to refer to women or girls of Acadian (Cajun) ancestry. It refers to the origins of the population in Acadia, now Nova Scotia.

Heather could make a jambalaya or a gumbo with the best of the Acadiennes.

by eViL pOp TaRt July 13, 2005

alligator pear

An avocado is called an alligator pear by some New Orleanians.

You can't make guacamole without an alligator pear.

by eViL pOp TaRt July 10, 2010

not bikini ready

This is an indirect way of referring to oneself as having some extra weight or insufficient tone, necessitating a crash diet and serious exercising before the summer.

When the moment she was dreading could no longer be avoided, Marie found that she was not bikini ready. Sigh!

by eViL pOp TaRt April 28, 2006

Mardi Gras bead flash

A custom which originated in New Orleans, but has traveled easily elsewhere, where a young woman displays her boobs (breasts) for Mardi Gras glass bead necklaces.

Tomorrow is Mardi Gras: I will give a Mardi Gras bead flash with my exquisite minatures to the Burbocam as is my custom; after all, I am proud to be a New Orleanian and keep to our historical rights. Blank Katrina!

by eViL pOp TaRt February 27, 2006

homeopathic beer

This is a synonym for light (lite) beer; essentially a watered-down, unsubstantial beer.

Bud, being a wimp, went into Finnegan's Bar and ordered a Bud Lite. The Guinness-drinking crowd snickered at him for ordering a homeopathic beer.

by eViL pOp TaRt June 19, 2010