wayfarer's definitions

Dunk

n. 1. in New England, Dunkin' Donuts
2. in Providence, RI, the Dunkin' Donuts Center - Rhode Island's Madison Square Garden

c.f. Providence, Dunkin' Donuts, Madison Square Garden

by wayfarer May 5, 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 29, 2005

Black and white

n. A police car, from a time when most police cars were painted black and white

"We got pulled over by a black and white."

by wayfarer April 27, 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 September 16, 2005

pronoun game

noun: In conversation, the act of purposefully avoiding the pronouns "her," "him," "she," and "he," to hide the gender of the person being spoken about from the listener.

Common substitutes include: they; they're; someone, this person; my friend

The particular phrase "pronoun game" comes from Kevin Smith's film "Chasing Amy" though the idea is pretty common.

by wayfarer April 8, 2006

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

yea

n. slang for cocaine, commonly heard in the Gulf States; from the Latin-American "yeyo," meaning cocaine.

hip-hop artist Nelly's "St. Louis"

by wayfarer April 27, 2005