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Term used by American federal agents to refer to British government agents. Babylon Jamaican slang for members of establishments (including the police and federal agents) that are perceived as oppressive due their association with white people. [2] Downtown gang FBI: Fed Abbreviation of "federal agent" or "federal police officer". [3] Federales ...
Pages in category "Slang of the Southern United States" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
From our obsession with sweet tea to our no-rush mindset, there are some things about the South and Southern people that—bless their hearts—the rest of the country just can't understand. And ...
comare: literally "godmother" in Southern Italian slang, usually pronounced "goomah" or "goomar" in American English: a Mafia mistress. confirm: to be made; see made guy. connected guy: an associate consigliere: the family adviser, who is always consulted before decisions are made. Cosa Nostra (Our thing): mob term for the family or Mafia
Getty Images In Nashville, slang is prevalent, and much of the local lingo heard around Music City is synonymous with general southern phrases. Nashville visitors, particularly those from the ...
Slang of the Southern United States (5 P) V. Valleyspeak (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "American slang" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total.
29A: “Bad plan!,” in Southern slang (Saturday, Jan. 6) There’s no definitive source on where this came from, but it was very in-the-language for me. Our state dog, ...
X9 - A slang term in Brazil, possibly inspired by the comic strip Secret Agent X-9. [50] The term "stool pigeon" originates from the antiquated practice of tying a passenger pigeon to a stool. The bird would flap its wings in a futile attempt to escape.