A woman from Newfoundland notes that in her part of the world, dunch denotes numbness caused by a limited blood circulation, as in how one’s rear end feels after sitting too long. Dumplings made with only flour and water or bread that is heavy or...
Eileen remembers a nursing-home resident who liked her tea barefoot, meaning without milk or sugar. The slang use goes back at least to the mid-19th century and can also describe plain coffee or liquor taken straight, with evidence from English...
crotch dumpling n.— «I probably shouldn’t be a mother. At least I didn’t refer to it as a crotch dumpling or placenta mooch like I call other people’s kids.» —“I hope we don’t get the six pack…“ by Chrissy...
eat you food v. phr.— «To “eat you food” is not a reference to removing a cornmeal dumpling from someone else’s plate. It means that the food eater is going to murder you» —“Withdrawals and apologies” by...