lucky strike, phrase
Hitting someone on the shoulder after stepping on an empty cigarette pack of Lucky Strikes (found on the sidewalk).
Lucky strike!
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May 11, 2011
by
Pat P.
padiddle, noun
/pah-did-ill/
Car with only one working head light. You get to kiss your girl or boyfriend if you see one, while driving at night.
Padiddle! Did you see that? Kiss kiss.
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May 11, 2011
by
Pat P.
ralph, verb
To throw-up.
He ralphed on the front lawn after the party.
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May 11, 2011
by
Pat P.
a watched pot never boils, phrase
A reminder that things happen in their own time, thus fretting is futile.
Mother reminded Timmy that, "a watched pot never boils," while he anxiously stared at the
rotary Friday night.
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December 16, 2011
by
Susan K.
bee's knees, phrase
A way of declaring that something or someone is superb, excellent, or in other words the
cat's meow.
Goodness, the boy I sit next to in homeroom is the bee's knees.
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May 12, 2011
by
Susan K.
Bob's your uncle, phrase
A way of exclaiming "and there you have it."
If in need of a calming beverage, boil hot water, add a slice of lemon, and Bob's your uncle.
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May 10, 2011
by
Susan K.
smitten kitten, phrase
To be enamored with someone and therefore, apparently, to be as cute as a kitten.
After dancing with the girl at the
sock hop, he was quite the smitten kitten.
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May 11, 2011
by
Susan K.
sock hop, noun
An informal high school dance popular in the 50s, usually taking place in idyllic locations like a gymnasium or cafeteria.
The girls wore their best poodle skirts to the evening sock hop.
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May 11, 2011
by
Susan K.
pretner
/pret-ner/
A common lazy mispronunciation of "Pretty Near."
I'm pretner exhausted this fine evening.
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May 8, 2011
by
Terra M.