dipping n.— «Baeza’s passengers said Gonzalez’s van, which was alongside theirs, was “dipping,” a street term for a driver hitting the gas then braking and swerving to make it rock.» —“Man captured, admits killing father...
trash-mover n.— «Trash-mover. A heavy downpour of rain. “We had a trash mover out our way to-day.” General» —by Harry Harrison Kroll in George Peabody College for Teachers A Comparative Study of Upper and Lower...
salivate v.— «Salivate. Chagrin, cure. “That thing salivated him.” “That thing shore salivated him before he got through with it.” General.» —by Harry Harrison Kroll in George Peabody College for...
hell to breakfast adj.— «From hell to breakfast. An expression denoting great length, or completeness, or duration. “I’ll stick to this business from hell to breakfast.” Note also: “Till the cows come home.” The...
saw off v. phr.— «Saw-off. To stop. Also to interupt, silence. “When we get this done, we’ll saw off for the day.” Noted in Tennessee but nowhere else. The expression likely is derived from the sense of completion that comes...
throw off on v. phr.— «Throw-off on. To disparage, bring into ill repute. “He threw off onme when he said I didn’t know enough to come in out of a shower of rain.” Lower south.» —by Harry Harrison Kroll in George...