Shamus

A private detective.

An award given to the author of the best mystery or detective story.

Sam Spade, a shamus in San Francisco, found the Maltese Falcon and a murderer.

by Joao Bufamarillo May 13, 2005

chugalug

To pour a can or mug of beer down the hatch without swallowing. One who chugalugs puts his head back, opens his throat, and pours the beer into his mouth.

Hey, let's go chugalug a mug.

by Joao Bufamarillo May 15, 2005

thunder mug

A large, china mug with a fitting lid that fits under a bed. It is for night-time use when a person does not want to walk downstairs and outside to the kybo.

Mrs. Galloway did not want to go out into the snowstorm, so she used her thunder mug.

by Joao Bufamarillo May 15, 2005

schnozz

A nose. A beezer. A schnozzle.

Get a load of the schnozzle on that Heimie!

by Joao Bufamarillo May 15, 2005

lumber jack

A gentleman who earns his living by felling trees. We all owe him a debt of gratitude for providing the material for our homes and furniture. This gentleman is soundly hated by the environmentalist who lives in a timber house.

He's a lumberjack, he's OK.
He drinks all night and he works all day.

by Joao Bufamarillo May 15, 2005