Reservoir dog

n. a poor, scraggly kid from the wrong side of the tracks, who lives by his wits (or petty theft) but has big dreams.

c.f. hood rat, projects, dog town

by wayfarer May 05, 2005

Downashore

proper noun: The New Jersey Shore; Literally, "down to the Shore," or "down at the Shore."

"We went downashore for Memorial Day."

"Have yiz been to my house downashore?"

by wayfarer April 30, 2005

Roughneck

n. a construction worker, driller, miner, or roofer, from working outside in the sun, and because they often fit the definition given above.

c.f. blue collar, leatherneck

by wayfarer May 05, 2005

Corleone

n. New Jersey slang for a common type of cap with a flat, soft top and a short brim popularized by Kangol Co., Samuel L. Jackson, and, of course, the Godfather films.

"He has a Corleone to match all his shirts."

by wayfarer April 28, 2005

City, the

n. In New Jersey, New York City

c.f. Big Apple, Gotham

by wayfarer April 28, 2005

barney

n. A somewhat derogatory term for a Harvard University student, heard mostly in the greater Boston area; from "barnyard," the old term for the land which Harvard now occupies.

the films, "Good Will Hunting," "With Honors," etc.

by wayfarer April 27, 2005

coco

n./adj. A derogatory term for a Hispanic-American or Filipino-American perceived as being out of touch with their heritage; i.e. a person who is "brown on the outside, white on the inside;" from the Spanish word for coconut

most commonly used by members of the same ethnicity/nationality

by wayfarer April 27, 2005