cherry pie n.— «The performers and circus workers helping in the parade were earning what is known in circus parlance as “cherry pie” or extra money.» —“Elephants parade in Washington” by Dennis...
wet bottom n.— «“People always ask for ‘wet bottom,’” said Dan Stoltzfus. In local parlance, that’s pie in which the syrupy interior virtually dissolves the bottom crust.» —“Vendors add flavor to family...
junk n.— «“Just because you’re somewhat hot, you shouldn’t sit on other people’s bikes without their permission. If your cleavage hadn’t distracted me, I would have kicked you in the junk!”…”You should have kicked her...
El carrito de San Fernando n.— «El carrito de San Fernando, un ratico a pie y otro caminando. (San Fernando’s car, a little bit on foot and a little bit walking.) A popular way of saying that you got someplace by walkin» —“Words of...
sonker n. a type of berry pie or cobbler. Editorial Note: This appears to be specific to the area near Mount Airy, N.C. Etymological Note: Perh. fr. Sc./Brit. Eng. songle, singill, single, ‘a handful of grain or gleanings,’ or from Sc. sonker ‘to...
sonker n.— «I have often wondered why a deep-dish fruit pie is called a cobbler. My online etymological dictionary suggests it is related to a 14th-century word for wooden bowl, cobeler. What is apparently the same dish is called zonker...