Poughkeepsie

n. (Pa-kip-see) New Jersey slang for a location inconveniently far away; from the city in Upstate New York.

"That's way d'hell out in Poughkeepsie."

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stick

n. a stick-up man, i.e. a professional thief, particularly an armed robber

"Is you a stick or ain't you a stick?"

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Mo po

n. Mounted police force, such as in NYC, Providence, RI, etc. Var. spelling: mo' po'

c.f. Po po, Po' po', Pro po

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Wrong side of the tracks

n. the poor, seedy, low-rent part of a town or city, especially characterized by crime, drugs, minority/immigrant populations, and poverty.

c.f. dog town, projects, ghetto, hood rat, reservoir dog

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Bricks, The

proper noun (regional U.S. English): Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A., from the city's nickname, Brick City.

c.f. Brick City, Nork, Newark

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Corleone

n. New Jersey slang for a common type of cap with a flat, soft top and a short brim popularized by Kangol Co., Samuel L. Jackson, and, of course, the Godfather films.

"He has a Corleone to match all his shirts."

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City, the

n. In New Jersey, New York City

c.f. Big Apple, Gotham

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