stick

n. a stick-up man, i.e. a professional thief, particularly an armed robber

"Is you a stick or ain't you a stick?"

by wayfarer April 28, 2005

Mo po

n. Mounted police force, such as in NYC, Providence, RI, etc. Var. spelling: mo' po'

c.f. Po po, Po' po', Pro po

by wayfarer April 28, 2005

Wrong side of the tracks

n. the poor, seedy, low-rent part of a town or city, especially characterized by crime, drugs, minority/immigrant populations, and poverty.

c.f. dog town, projects, ghetto, hood rat, reservoir dog

by wayfarer May 05, 2005

Bricks, The

proper noun (regional U.S. English): Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A., from the city's nickname, Brick City.

c.f. Brick City, Nork, Newark

by wayfarer August 22, 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