Jackie is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, but discovered when she moved to Chesapeake, Virginia, that people in her new hometown were puzzled by her use of pony keg to mean “convenience store.” It’s a term that’s closely associated with that...
Kathy from Huntsville, Alabama, remembers that her father would entice guests to stay awhile longer with the puzzling phrase We’re fixing to open up a keg of nails. Actually, the keg of nails in this case is a jocular euphemism referencing a...
shotgun start n.— «After the mandatory pit stop, teams set out for the next keg in their sequence. In golf parlance, a shotgun start is used, meaning everyone begins at a different point.» —“Crossage players claim streets in 500-year-old Belgian...
party ball n. a five-gallon container of beer, one-third the size of a keg (in the U.S.). Editorial Note: According to numerous articles in the Washington Post, Party Ball was also the now outdated product name for “a lightweight plastic sphere that...
keg stand n. a recreational drinking stunt in which a person does a handstand on a keg of beer and drinks from its tap. Also as v. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
keg stand
n.— «When you get to the keg, “Steve Buscemi” is being turned upside down to do a keg stand.» —by Tara McCarthy, Lorraine Freeney Big Night Out Mar., 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)