power dog n.— «She had had some close calls before last week’s attack, and had seen pit bulls and other “power dogs,” as she calls them, roaming the neighborhood, chains jangling behind them.» —“Dog-attack victim...
bed head n.— «Ms. Neighbor and Mr. Matz discovered Fishtown, a gentrifying blue-collar neighborhood adjacent to Northern Liberties, where, in the last five years, youthful faces with bed head have made their way among the traditionally...
Suitcase City n.— «Most residents of the neighborhood west of the University of South Florida treat the area’s pejorative nickname “Suitcase City” with much the same enthusiasm as patrolling deputies greet the term...
broken beat n.— «Broken beat: It’s simple: Imagine hip-hop beats falling down stairs. It’s been the sound of Detroit’s Woodbridge neighborhood for the last five years.» —“Technical English” by Carleton S. Gholz, Walter...
soup bunch n.— «Some cooks throw a “soup bunch” into the pot while the shank boils. Sold in predominately black neighborhood grocery stores, the bunch is an elaborate bouquet garni of mixed vegetables and aromatics for the...
poppy store n.— «Since moving into the neighborhood in 2002, Candi Brown said she’s noticed a lot more “poppy stores”—street slang for bodegas—have turned up on street corners. Some of these stores attract unsavory types...