Definitions by sadi ranson-polizzotti

Hang a Frankie 

American slang term, means to turn right. 2. Make a right-hand turn. 3. To turn the corner at the right on foot or car (can be used either driving or walking).

"As we were walking down the street, we got to the end and he said, 'Hang a Frankie here'" and we turned right."

Hang a Frankie by sadi ranson-polizzotti January 11, 2009

Hang a Louie 

1. To make a left-hand turn at the end of a road. This can be used either driving or walking. Origin unknown - likely early New York City.

"As they neared the end of the road he said to her, 'We need to hang a Louie here' and they turned left."

Hang a Louie by sadi ranson-polizzotti January 11, 2009

têtu 

French word for stubborn, also in other languages, Italian for example, would be "capadura". Means hard-headed, headstrong, willful, obstinate, stubborn. Can be used to mean deliberately willful

He is so têtu that it is impossible to get him to budge on anything: it's his way or the highway!

têtu by sadi ranson-polizzotti January 10, 2009

pre-senior moment

a momentary lapse of thought in an individual, generally between the ages of forty to sixty-years-old or so: a brief aphasia when one cannot think of what to say or the right word for a thing, or has a momentary lapse of memory. 2. To draw a blank.

"Damn - I knew exactly what it was a minute ago, then it slipped away from me: Forgive me: I'm having a pre-senior moment."

pre-senior moment by sadi ranson-polizzotti January 10, 2009