Slap, slap, slap, slap– the sound of flip-flops on your feet. These floppy-soled shoes go by other names like zoris and thongs, but a caller wonders why in some parts of the country they’re called go-aheads. This is part of a complete...
hot body n.— «The reverse kimono dress is what the garment industry calls a hot body, meaning it sells so well that a designer makes it for more than one season, often tweaking it by using a new fabric.» —“Michelle Obama’s...
recessionista n.— «A recessionista is simply some one who seeks fashionable items that are also inexpensive.» —“Fall fashion 2008: The year of the recessionista” by Debra Braggs Press-Register (Alabama) Sept...
An Indianapolis woman who grew up in the South says that when her slip was showing, her father used to say, “Who do you think you are, Miss Astor?” Martha shares other euphemisms for slips showing. If someone sidles up to you and says...
diabulimia n.— «During her teens Lisa rebelled against her diabetes and started skipping vital insulin injections to lose weight, a practice now known as “diabulimia.”» —“High Fashion In Dorchester For Diabetes...
This week’s Slang This! contestant guesses at the meaning of the slang expressions “wigs on the green” and “fake and bake.” This is part of a complete episode.