richard black's definitions

Mona

A phrase in Southern dialect meaning "I am going to" followed by an the rest of the infinitive and the remaining thought of a sentence.

Mona get me a sandwich as soon as I quit work.

by Richard Black August 4, 2007

tricked

Having had sex with a casual partner.

Eddie picked up Clyde at the bar, took him home, gave him another drink, and then tricked with him.

by Richard Black March 14, 2005

jewelry

n. body baubles or adornments, incorrectly spelled as jewelery by editors of UD. Jury is the spelling and pronounciation in ebonics.

Tyrone finally broke down and went to the jury store to buy Brie Ann and himself a wedding ring set. The jeweler at the jewelery store assayed the total stone weight in all three bands as twenty-fourth of a carat in diamond weight. The diamonds were blinding in the sunlight! This was jewelry fit for a queen

by Richard Black January 16, 2006

solid quarter

n. In ebonics the coin with George Washington's picture on the obverse side. It can be 'broken' into several combinations of lesser valued coins.

Shi'thead to the grocery store cashier, "Give me a solid quarter for these two dimes and a nickel."

by Richard Black October 8, 2007

high yaller

In the southern U.S., a person who is a product of an interracial sexual encounter. Their skin is also called 'bright' by their peers.

Kenyatta is a perfect blend of Tyrone, her black daddy, and Lisa her white college cheerleader mother. She is bright in more ways than one.

by Richard Black February 28, 2005

juxtaposition

n. Contrasts and differences shown side by side or together.

The juxtaposition of Brie Ann's milky white body with Tyrone's darkest ebony hue while making love shockingly revealed the contrast and ethereal beauty of their interracial rapture.

by Richard Black April 29, 2005

rubbers

Galoshes; rain shoes

Momma to Sonny: "Sonny, how many times have I asked you not leave your wet rubbers in the chair in the hall? Leave them in the foyer."

by Richard Black March 28, 2005