Reservoir dog

n. a poor, scraggly kid from the wrong side of the tracks, who lives by his wits (or petty theft) but has big dreams.

c.f. hood rat, projects, dog town

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Vo Dilun

proper noun (regional U.S. English): the state of Rhode Island, as said with a Rhode Island accent. This spelling, popularized by "Providence Phoenix" mag columnists Phillipe and Jorge, probably comes closest to the actual RI accent centered in Cranston (Cvan-stin) and Providence. The RI accent is most aptly characterized as a cross between the accents/dialects of Boston/South-Eastern New England and Long Island, NY.

c.f. Rhode Island, Rhodese, Roe Dyelin, Providence

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Dog town

n. 1. An low-rent neighborhood of Venice Beach, California where modern skateboarding was, literally, invented.
2. a suburban neighborhood characterized by gang activity

c.f. Venice Beach, gang, gangland, barrio

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yea

n. slang for cocaine, commonly heard in the Gulf States; from the Latin-American "yeyo," meaning cocaine.

hip-hop artist Nelly's "St. Louis"

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JASP

noun: (orig. New England, USA) a compound word created from the word jew and the acronym W.A.S.P. - meaning White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. It refers to a person who has a parent of each type.

This kind of union, once rare and taboo, is becoming more common, especially in greater New York and New England, where more historically separated ethno-racial groups are becoming more homogenous. The term jasp was originally coined, most likely, in New England/NY private schools and colleges, and the Ivy League.

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pronoun game

noun: In conversation, the act of purposefully avoiding the pronouns "her," "him," "she," and "he," to hide the gender of the person being spoken about from the listener.

Common substitutes include: they; they're; someone, this person; my friend

The particular phrase "pronoun game" comes from Kevin Smith's film "Chasing Amy" though the idea is pretty common.

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pinch

v.: to steal, in particular, to steal drugs

cf: nick, lift, gank, snag,boost

"i pinched an eighth from his stash."

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