woody n.— «The majority of local darts players prefer the American game, often called “baseball” or “woody.” Players throw wooden darts at a wooden board, taking turns shooting at spots one through nine to rack up to the largest score...
jag someone off v. phr.— «“We don’t make any money,” says Weisbecker, who charges $3.39 for the sandwich. “But,” he says, deploying a western Pennsylvania euphemism for pulling someone’s, er, leg, “we do like to jag people off...
underbanked adj.— «During the past few years, Wal-Mart has been selling financial products to low-income customers who may shop in its stores, but don’t have relationships with traditional banks—those that the industry defines as the...
summer melt n.— «The largest-ever freshman class has caused a housing crunch at Penn State University.…“We expect that we will see a couple hundred more students change their minds over the summer.” While the admissions...
wobble n.— «And thus, the Wobbling Lions—the name comes from a “wobble,” the term for a group of unicyclists—formed.» —“Longtime unicyclist gets new club on a roll” by Skye Hibbard-Swanson Centre Daily...
blurple adj.— «Twenty-something male of African descent: “I’m so black I’m blurple!”» —“Rhymes with Purple” Overheard in Philly (Philadelpia, Pennsylvania) Mar. 28, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued...