Katrina cough n.— «Many people returning to New Orleans have reported sore throats, runny noses, and a nagging hack that has been coined the “Katrina cough.” Some experts are linking the cough to extremely high levels of mold...
spokes-weasel n.— «With the spokes-weasel of the youth chillin’ with the body electric, the future—or at least the future of comedy—is in fully buff hands.» —“Jive Talk: How To Be Pauly-Tically Correct” by Michael...
upstairs-downstairs house n.— «Before the storm, Delery Street contained block after block of…two-story structures referred to as “upstairs-downstairs houses.”» —“Longing for Home in a Sealed New Orleans...
back of town n.— «Mr. Nagin said that he was reluctant because of safety concerns to let residents into what locals call the “back of town,” the northern part of the Lower Ninth Ward, which was especially ravaged by the one...
Nuevo Orleans n.— «Halliburton, the energy services company with ties to Vice President Dick Cheney, has bused thousands of Mexican migrants into Louisiana rather than hiring local workers. Bitter New Orleans residents have taken to...
get domed v. phr.— «New Orleans now had a new word for what happens to people unlucky enough to fall into the hands of the authorities purporting to save them: domed. As in “I just got domed,” or “If the police knock on...