Elder Dictionary

Elderly Terms, Meanings and Definitions

dungarees, noun

/dun-ga-rees/

Heavy denim pants or overalls worn as work clothing.
Nothing protects old, pasty, white legs like a pair of dungarees.

Added on May 10, 2011 by Anonymous

straw that broke the camel's back, phrase

Usually an incident that is not the direct cause for an issue, but something which puts a person's, place's or thing's point of stress past the threshold of causing consequences.
It wasn't the lack of candy sales which caused the drive-in to close; those sales were just the straw that broke the camel's back.

Added on May 11, 2012 by danielslaughter

drive-in, noun

A live-action movie theater located outside where participants would park their vehicles in a field and watch a movie projected on a big screen from the comfort of their vehicles' upholstery.
My old-man let me borrow his new 43' Chevrolet Truck, so let's head to the drive-in and suck face.

Added on May 10, 2011 by danielslaughter

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