hoosegow

a prison, a jail (from Juzgao, an early Mexican Spanish word for a tribunal court)

He almost went to the hoosegow when the police confused him with someone who was suspected of a crime.

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double-take

reacting belatedly when one finally realizes the significance of something

I initially didn't realize that she was talking about being a social worker but did a double-take when I grasped the statement.

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yellow

1. cowardly

2. cowardice

3. a cowardly person

4. pertaining to the skin color of East Asians (derogatory)

That yellow punk ran away when he found he had no ammo. what a wimp.

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ice box

1. a prison

2. to reject sexually, especially when done by a woman to a man

3. a figurative place where someone or something is held in reserve

4. a very cold place

He says she ice boxed him but she says that neither of them mentioned sex. (example of ice box)

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jump

1. to fight(often applied to street gangs, especially denoting a surprise attack)

2. to attack or assault

3. to copulate with

They tried to jump those punks over there.

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trickledown

an attempt to stimulate a whole economy by enriching and encouraging the upper class, largely unsuccessful since the late 1920s and still unsuccessful as of today.

Trickledown strategies are useless when it comes to the U.S. economy.

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51st state

a non U.S. Country that is considered too supportive of the U.S. by it's residents

Canadian: "Canada is turning in the 51st state. I wish we were not so close to the U.S."

American: "Whatever."

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