Barmuda Triangle n.— «In a dark corner of Leo’s Food and Spirits at Dauphine and France streets—one-third of what is known as “The Barmuda Triangle in the 9th Ward”—sat the Captain For Life of Box of Wine.» —“Corkscrew...
pre-K adj.— «When we talk of the recent crime wave in our city, we inevitably refer to it as a ‘pre-K’ phenomenon. You’ll hear people say things like, “Yeah, but that place was abondoned long before Katrina.”» —“Katrina...
who laid the rail adv. phr.— «The animal struck out on a dead run down the turning row which split the ravine. My friend followed, and it was a race for who laid the rail, as they say in the country.» —New Orleans Times...
black-brown divide n.— «Simmering beneath the surface of activism for job creation and workers’ rights is a tension not unique to New Orleans, what labor activists refer to as the “black-brown divide.” In this case, black New Orleanians...
two-percenter n.— «I’m fed up with what I call the “2-percenters’”.…This was a case of people coming and spoiling a great day. We have a handful of knuckleheads that come out here and disrupt things. We’re not going to...
lesbian zip code n.— «Margaret Coble, 38, lived in an apartment in Mid City, an area affectionately known as the “lesbian zip code,” she says.» —“New Orleans after Katrina: ‘This is home’” by John...