Join us for another slang quiz, in which DeeDee picks “slon doon” as her favorite slang word. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Slon Doon” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Grant Barrett. And I’m Martha Barnette, and it’s...
bust a sag v. phr.— «“Bustin’ a sag” is what some kids call it when they let their oversized pants hang below the waistline to expose their underwear, and city leaders want to know whether they can outlaw that.» —“Council ponders saggin’ issue” by...
sag wagon n.— «A “sag wagon” will follow the riders to pick up any who have mechanical difficulty or find the ride too strenuous.» —“State Plans New Event on Bikeway” Commonwealth Reporter (Fond du Lac, Wisc.) June 16, 1967. (source: Double-Tongued...
sag wagon n. at a bicycling event, the vehicle which carries bicyclists who have withdrawn from the event (due to injury, bicycle malfunction, tiredness, etc.) (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
sag wagon n.— «The van became very important to us during the week.…Because it picked up weary cyclists unable to finish the day’s route, it was dubbed the “sag wagon.”» —“Wheeling Away the Days” by James T. Yenckel Washington Post Aug. 27, 1978...
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n.— «Non-cycling jobs at Club events (registration, sag wagon, etc).» —“PPTC Sep 1994 Ride Schedule” by Joseph Stusnick Usenet: dc.biking Aug. 24, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)