germ n.— «Lou, who was attending his fourth Grammy Awards ceremony, didn’t want to be a “germ”—a Nashville term for “someone who pushes themselves on you.”» —“Area natives ‘grateful’ for Grammy experience” by Russell...
tag n.— «In addition, Tuck Hinton designers are moving the entrance of the building from its center to its right side and, in the process, creating a so-called “tag chamber”—that is, an external vestibule in which quartets can sing (in...
Nashville number system n.— «On a legal pad he had “charted” the five songs, using what’s called the Nashville number system, a time-saving trick that assigns a number to each chord in the do-re-mi musical scale, making it easier for...
overkeeper n.— «Investigating local records in Erwin, researching state archives in Nashville and absorbing everything he could find online, Carlton immersed himself in the Sparks Circus and the events that followed after a five-ton...
dro n.— «In another call, dro is slang for marijuana. Pacman: “Bring that dro over here when you come too buddy.” Moore: “Do what?” Pacman: “Bring some of that Dro when you come over here.” Moore:...
cutie pie n.— «In one conversation, Moore talked about a cutie pie, slang for 9 ounces of cocaine. Moore: “I’m at Pacman’s house. I’m just laying around…“ Caller: “I’m just wondering if I could get a cutie pie from...