Definitions by Anthony Brancato
Guidoville
A neighborhood where many Guidos live or are thought to live, such as the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn in New York City.
Shortly after the death of Yusuf Hawkins in Bensonhurst in 1989, columnist Pete Hamill wrote a highly controversial column in the New York Post entitled, "The Lesson of Howard Beach Was Lost on the Punks of Guidoville."
Guidoville by Anthony Brancato April 20, 2003
PDW
After finding a gun on the seat of the car in plain sight, the officer slapped handcuffs on the suspect while telling him, "You're under arrest for felony PDW."
PDW by Anthony Brancato April 20, 2003
cuckold
During the Clinton Administration, Hillary Rodham Clinton was sometimes sarcastically referred to as "The First Cuckold."
cuckold by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
baby bust
A sharp or prolonged decline in the birth rate, such as that which occurred in the United States from 1958 through 1968.
After 1957, the U.S. birth rate (per 1,000 population) declined for eleven consecutive years - the longest baby bust on record.
baby bust by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
Cocytus
The river of lamentation, one of the five rivers of Hades in classical mythology; later adapted by Dante as the ninth and lowest circle of Hell.
At the center of the eighth circle is a deep well, at the bottom of which is found the ninth circle, known as Cocytus.
Cocytus by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
Art Deco
The predominant style of architecture, interior design etc. in North America and most of Europe during the 1930s.
Art Deco by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
Tottenville
The southernmost neighborhood or district of New York City's borough of Staten Island, distinctive for its geographical isolation, low crime rate, and lack of racial and ethnic diversity.
The Conference House, once the site of abortive peace negotiations during the American Revolution, is the principal landmark of Staten Island's Tottenville section.
Tottenville by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003