simon
n.— «Oyes Flipper, vas a ir a el football game mañana, Simon que si?” “Simon Filimon, no me lo perdio.”…”Hey Phillip, you’re going to the football game tomorrow, right?” “Of course Filimon, I wouldn’t miss it.”» —“Cholo Word Of The Day—Simon” Daily Texican (Dallas, Texas) Aug. 6, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
David says that when he was growing up in Akron, Ohio, his family referred to the grassy area between the sidewalk and street as the devil strip. He’s since moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he doesn’t hear that term. There are lots...
Asthenosphere, a geologist’s term for the molten layer beneath the earth’s crust, sparks a journey that stretches all the way from ancient Greece to the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Plus: What the heck is a dogberg? It’s when...