title washing n.— «He’s worried that some crooked car dealers or salvage companies will buy the flooded autos, clean them up and sell them without disclosing the damage. The illegal practice is known as “title washing...
wonderful me wall n.— «Citations and certificates filled what he smiling calls “my Wonderful-Me wall.”» —“From Russia, With Love” by Ted Bryant The Oregonian (Portland) Apr. 23, 1992. (source:...
go like the clappers v. phr.— «Despite their somewhat ungainly appearance, Morgan trikes, with a little modification, could (and still do) go like the clappers and have unbelievable handling.» —“The brotherhood of the third...
kick v.— «On Aug. 9, Jordan returned from class to find that someone had broken into his locker and stolen about $50 worth of food, cigarettes and personal hygiene items. He had had his locker “kicked”—broken into—before, but...
OG n.— «He had had his locker “kicked”—broken into—before, but usually managed to retrieve his possessions by appealing to gang members’ OGs, the older “Original Gangsters” who supervise the criminal conduct of...
yard dog n.— «The yard dogs—prison vernacular for guards—were already baying. Someone had issued a Signal 3, a man-down alert, and guards descended from all directions.» —“Gang life at prison on trial in murder case” by...