DUSTOFF n.— «In the combat zone, clearing companies treated sick and wounded soldiers and treated civilians under MEDCAP (Medical Civic Action Program) Wounded were transported by Air Ambulance (DUSTOFF) or Med EVAC to surgical hospitals...
headsy
adj.— «Abadie is a headsy player. He checked off and made the call himself on that play.» —“Central turns back Catholic” by Ted Castillo Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (7D) Sept. 19, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
deckle n.— «The “deckle” is really a layer of very fatty meat on the inner side of a beef brisket and very probably not what you were buying on the East Coast. The cut that was being called “deckle” was very likely the “point cut” of the brisket, a...
yat n.— «“You can’t take the city out of the yat, and you can’t take the yat out of the city,” said Frank Searle, a longtime Baton Rouge resident, using a slang term for New Orleanians derived from the local greeting, “Where y’at?”» —“In Baton...
gasser n.— «“Gassers, what’s a gasser,” the football player’s Mom asked her son. “Oh, don’t worry about it Mom. It’s just part of conditioning—some sprint work we have to do.”» —“What good is football? Moms share their views” by Tommy C...
throw-down gun n.— «The City Council unanimously approved a $428,000 settlement Tuesday for a Lousiana woman who sued the city because a “throw-down” gun was planted near her son after he was fatally shot by police.» —“Settlement approved” Baton...