rat pa kaka n.— «s. I didn’t have time to get away, and got shot in the leg by the rat pa kaka [note : Creole term for “rats that are still-living”].…It’s getting worse because nobody can talk about the rat pa kaka...
sewing machine leg n.— «Sometimes, it’s very painful to have very tight, contracted muscles. Some patients refer to it as their “sewing-machine” leg because it kind of bounces around. It can very bothersome, especially at...
angel n.— «Within an hour, the two Marines, along with an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldier who broke his arms and a leg when his truck crashed and rolled over on a local road, were flown by helicopter to the Army’s 31st Combat Surgical...
visquene n.— «A crew installing new water and electrical lines at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens uncovered the leg wrapped in heavy plastic or a material commonly referred to as visquene.» —“Experts to look at severed leg” by...
Big Apple n.— «The Big Apple. The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen. There’s only one Big Apple. That’s New York. Two dusky stable hands were leading a pair of thoroughbred around...
chevrolegs n.pl. a jocular reference to one’s legs, particularly by comparison to an automobile. Etymological Note: Automobile brand Chevrolet + legs (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)