rock rental n. an automobile loaned in exchange for crack cocaine. Editorial Note: This term has been especially common in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 1998 citation suggests a gun as the item loaned, but it is the only mention found of such a trade...
rock rental n.— «He admitted he was driving a “rock rental”—a car loaned to him in exchange for crack cocaine—when he rammed into another car.» —“Probation A Safety Net Rife With Holes” by Michael...
rock rental n.— «The dropped public records charge stemmed from what Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. John Fortunato called a “rock rental,” where someone loans an automobile in exchange for a rock of cocaine.» —“West...
disaster industrial complex n.— «But the worst damage is what is being done now, this confluence of forces barraging New Orleans and its Diaspora, what some local organizers have referred to as the Disaster Industrial Complex. This is the...
draw down v. phr.— «They drew down on him and shouted “Freeze!” and he decided to give up.» —“10 wounded in one-hour gun spree” in New Orleans, La. Chicago Tribune Nov. 8, 1977. (source: Double...
draw down v. phr.— «Over and over you hear the same thing….”They just drawin’ down on people”, meaning they are pulling their guns.» —“Katrina: a cameraman’s journal in NOLA” by Xeni Jardin in New...
