noload
n.— «Since it took me about ten minutes to get down there, I knew from the start that the probability of a noload was high. A noload, by the way, is cab parlance for wasting the cab driver’s time by taking a hike before the cab shows up.» —“Inexplicable Tear Jerker” by Mickcormicus (thejedimaster) in Madison, Wisconsin Confessional Nov. 5, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
After our conversation about wishing well eggs, a listener from Viroqua, Wisconsin, chimes in with another name for this egg-in-toast dish: UFOs, short for Unidentified Frying Objects. This is part of a complete episode.
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