D.C. Dictionary: The Diner Slang Dictionary
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- Mayo:
- mayonnaise
- Italian Garlic:
- garlic -Synonyms: Bronx vanilla, Halitosis
- Beef Stick:
- bone
- Atlanta special:
- Coca Cola, probably a reference to the fact that the headquarters of Coca-Cola is in Atlanta, Georgia. -Synonyms: Shoot from the south
- Bowl of red:
- a bowl of chili con carne, so called for its deep red color.
- Radio:
- tuna salad sandwich on toast (a pun on "tuna down," which sounds like "turn it down," as one would the radio knob)
- Baby juice:
- milk -Synonyms: Cow juice, Moo juice, Sweet Alice
- High and dry:
- a plain sandwich without butter, mayonnaise, or lettuce
- Fly cake:
- raisin cake or huckleberry pie -Synonyms: Roach cake
- Draw one:
- a cup of coffee -Synonyms: A cup of mud