Down by Law

According to Jim Jarmusch, director of the film by this name: "Down by law, at the time in the mid-80s, was kind of in use on the streets as meaning a very close connection with somebody. If somebody was down by law, they were close to you or you would protect them. I know that, earlier, in prison slang, if somebody was down by law, and they got out before you, they would contact your family or look after people outside if you needed them to. So it meant something very close or a code. I really liked the contradiction of that, being something that sounds like being oppressed by the law, which of course under that condition is where the slang came from. So, I liked that contradiction of it. And I liked it also in terms of the film being contradictory in that they are oppressed by the law but they also become down by law with each other."

Jimmy ain't gonna rat on me. We're down by law.

by UnfrozenCaveman September 28, 2014

Play it by penis

Same idea as play it by ear, except pertaining to sexual situations.

Guy 1: So when you gonna do that girl?

Guy 2: I don't know, I'll just play it by penis.

by Jamal Rakens June 19, 2010

camel by camel

That song by Sandy whateverhisnameis that has not been used in any bad way whatsoever. Right? What a wholesome yellow cat.

Let's play camel by camel at the school talent show so we can be like those kids who played the ph intro!!!

by PotatoBearSMO October 14, 2021

Foreclosure By Owner

A behind-on-mortgage-payments homeowner that tries to sell their own home without a real estate agent (For Sale By Owner). This is a desperate stall tactic, often the last one possible, to delay foreclosure while the homeowner finds a new place to live (parents, friends, apartment, rental housing, etc). Often the house is abandoned the same day the "For Sale By Owner" sign is placed in the yard. Observers may also notice the homeowners taking objects that would typically be left behind if they actually intended on honestly selling the home, to include fences; sink fixtures; cabinetry; exterior lighting fixtures; counter tops; and et cetera.

It becomes clear to observers that the homeowners are in no way serious about selling the home, but it is obviously a stall tactic to pilfer and move as much value out of the home before they jingle mail the mortgage company. Another clear sign is that the asking price set for the house is insane, priced unreasonably high so as to not even attract potential buyers.

Husband: Look at the Joneses... that is the 3rd sink fixture I've seen them put on the moving truck today, plus they took down the fence and left the fence posts!! I went to "ABC-fsbo.com" as listed on the sign they put in the front yard this morning and they're asking 20% more than what they paid for the place at the top of the housing bubble!! They're never going to sell in this real estate market.

Wife: Yep! This has Foreclosure By Owner written all over it.

by ImperialFleet1 September 24, 2011

No-By-De

No-By-De
The slang term for Nobody.
A different way of Pronouncing the word Nobody.

Person: Who can I Trust

No-By-De.

𝙶𝚒𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚒𝙳𝚈𝙼𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚈𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚒

by MillYentei DYSlick October 8, 2020

Keep Your Rifle By Your Side

A song meant to be satire but quickly became the modern version of Yankee Doodle

John: "Have you ever listened to the modern Yankee Doodle?"

Alex: "Hell yeah, Keep Your Rifle By Your Side"

by AmericaLover123 January 12, 2022

Side-by-Each

Refers to two objects that are aligned beside each other also known as Side-by-Side. Others have stated that it is used in Rhode Island, it is also prevelant in Newfoundland and Quebec and I beleive would be likely to be encountered through many east coast fishing communities.
It would be interesting to know if this originated from the French or Irish or through the Acadians.

Waitress, Can I hav' two eggs, side-by-each...and don't break the sunshine. (Two eggs, sunny side up)

I was out back and saw these two moose side-by-each, I turned to get my gun and when I looked back dere-dey-were...gone!

by Goodbye_Charlie December 12, 2013