D.C. Dictionary: The Diner Slang Dictionary
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- On the hoof:
- any kind of meat, cooked rare
- Sweep the kitchen:
- a plate of hash -Synonyms: Clean up the kitchen, Sweepings
- Vermont:
- maple syrup, because maple syrup comes primarily from the state of Vermont in the U.S.
- Groundhog:
- a hot dog -Synonyms: Bow-wow, Bun pup, Tube steak
- Deadeye:
- poached egg
- Marry:
- bring items together for cleaning up, i.e. marry the salt and pepper.
- Splash of red noise:
- a bowl of tomato soup
- Hug one:
- a glass of orange juice -Synonyms: Squeeze one
- Pittsburgh:
- something burning, toasted or charred, so called because of the smokestacks once evident in Pittsburgh, a coal-producing and steel-mill city. In meat cookery, this refers to a piece of meat charred on the outside while still red within.
- Cow feed:
- a salad