blue juice
n.— «If the treatment is harsher than the disease, and chances of recovery are low, say hello to the blue juice.» —by Tviokh Ab absurdo (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Oct. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Among biologists, a frog’s croak is known as an advertisement call. It’s a male frog’s way of making himself known. A Wisconsin listener says children in her area learn that this sound is jugarum, jugarum. Poet and editor Willard Espy...
Jackie in Wausau, Wisconsin, says her family used an odd word whenever someone took a sip and choked. She’s not seen it in print but suspects it’d be spelled something like furschluk. The family’s word is likely adapted from German verschlucken...