EJK
n.— «On July 25, a death squad shot her mother and uncle—each three times in the head—in their dilapidated half-finished squat. E.J.K.‘s, in American military shorthand: extrajudicial killings.» —“Troops Shelter an Unlikely Survivor in Baghdad” by Stephen Farrell in Baghdad, Iraq New York Times Aug. 13, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Aubrey in Waco, Texas, says her mother used to warn the kids against contracting honkus of the bonkus, a fanciful name for a contagious disease. This colloquial term probably comes from the words bonk and konk, meaning “to hit” or...
Lucy in Louisa, Virginia, recalls that if her mother was exasperated when the kids were misbehaving, she’d announce I’m going to put you both in a wet paper bag and see who falls out first! This is part of a complete episode.
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