jolie blonde

The archetypical Cajun song, supposedly written by a prisoner about a beautiful woman who left him for another. It is considered the unofficial Cajun anthem. The painter George Rodrigue made an especially touching and effective painting of this fictional character, who has replaced the insipid Evangeline as representative of the Cajun sensibility.

It's not a fais-do-do (impromptu dance attended by people of all ages) unless the band plays "Jolie Blonde."

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PMS card

This is the use of PMS (premenstrual syndrome) as an excuse by some women for ill-tempered behavior, usually with the audience being some guy who could not handle this kind of display..

Sherry habitually played the PMS card to account for her outbursts. She would seemingly be having two periods per month.

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kiss my ass hat

This is a kind of canvas hat that guys wear with the brim pulled down. It is so-called because the wearer knows it looks bad; yet wears it anyway as an expression of nonchalant contempt for convention. In effect, sartorially declaring "Kiss my ass!"

My boyfriend dresses really nice; but occasionally spoils the effect by wearing what guys call his kiss my ass hat.

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banquette

This is what some people in New Orleans call a sidewalk.

We can walk to the store on the banquette.

Catholic girl Mardi Gras bead flash

This is a variant of the standard Mardi Gras bead flash, in which the timid soul flashes her bra or bikini top for Mardi Gras beads.

My sister Heather was cowed by the nuns; consequently, she was only up to a Catholic girl Mardi Gras bead flash.

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not bikini ready

This is an indirect way of referring to oneself as having some extra weight or insufficient tone, necessitating a crash diet and serious exercising before the summer.

When the moment she was dreading could no longer be avoided, Marie found that she was not bikini ready. Sigh!

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friends with minor benefits

These are two individuals, usually a male and a female, who occasionally engage in noncoital sexual behavior (most often masturbation but possibly other forms) without being lovers or having any long-term commitment. Usually this is done on an infrequent basis if one or the other is in need. Think of this as one possible and occasional outcome of a strong friendship between a man and a woman. I hope this definition does not offend.

While Tom and Jennifer's relationship was usually Platonic, sometimes theirs devolved into that of 'friends with minor benefits.'

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