by darejar March 11, 2008

An archaic name for God. Approximately means "the One," but is so ancient a term that it is always understood to mean God. Appears in different forms, including, El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty), etc.
by Grim Winnebago January 9, 2004

Chicago's mass transit system. Its both elevated (hence where the name EL stems from) and subway. best damn train system in the US.
by chi-town baller December 28, 2004

phillys elevated rail system. above ground from bridge and pratt to spring garden, below from 2nd street to somewhere in west philly where it goes above ground until 69th street
by illadelph April 15, 2006

Open el door-o, would you?
by Diggity Monkeez May 22, 2005

Anyone with this last name means they are a little dork, often salty and are determined to do great things. They are also intelligent and love to be challenged.
by thehumanteehee January 18, 2017

A blunt. Comes from philly where the cheapest cigars to roll blunts with weren't Philly's but instead White Owls. Over time, "roll an owl" morphed to "roll an el" and then "smoke an el".
by franzikaner February 15, 2007
