throw off on v. phr.— «Throw-off on. To disparage, bring into ill repute. “He threw off onme when he said I didn’t know enough to come in out of a shower of rain.” Lower south.» —by Harry Harrison Kroll in George...
fork hand road n.— «Fork hand road. The hand you use your fork in. A traveler was passing through the piney woods of Clarke County, Alabama, and stopped at a house where a woman was hoeing in the garden to inquire his way to a certain...
pea-likker juice n.— «An extravagant metaphor applied to one who has demonstrated unusual ability or ingenuity. “Buck shore is the pealikker juice when it comes to standing in with the gals.” Confined to the lower South and...
stand in v. phr.— «Stand in. Have favor with. “He’s always trying to stand in with the gals.” General.» —by Harry Harrison Kroll in George Peabody College for Teachers A Comparative Study of Upper and Lower...
dog bowl n.— «First and foremost came the invention of wheels manufactured from urethane—”They’re made from oil!”—with the capacity to grip surfaces, allowing these kids to experiment with weaving in and out of traffic...
sport stacking n.— «Cup stacking, or sport stacking as it is called in competition, originated in southern California in the early 1980s.» —“Lawn bowling, anyone?” by Andrew Davidson London Free Press (Ontario...