goffer n.— «Navy lingo is equally mind-boggling.…A schnorker is a sausage, Texas strawberries are baked beans and a goffer translates as a non-alcoholic drink or a big wave.» —“All aboard to try the Navy life” by...
wab n.— «“I just hope Victoria doesn’t look like a little wab.” Wab—short for wetback—was, I had already discovered, the single most popular local youth insult. “Whenever my mom has Victoia for more than a couple of hours...
Fedders house n. a cheaply made apartment building, specifically those featuring highly visible window air conditioner sleeves bearing the brand name “Fedders.” Editorial Note: This term is specific to New York City and is usually...
learning cottage n.— «Eight of the trailers—or “learning cottages,” as Fairfax parents and staff jokingly call them—house fourth-grade classes, four are third-grade classrooms, and the remaining ones are used for music and...
scrumtrelescent
adj.— «She is not skugly, she’s Scrumtrelescent!» —“Re: Victoria is skugly” by Squad_3670 Usenet: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Feb. 25, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
hun n.— «Yes, there are cross-community projects and we all go to the clubs in the Odyssey. But you have to be careful. If you mix too much you get called a “hun lover.” [Hun is slang for Protestant].» —“Young people are...