D.C. Dictionary: The Diner Slang Dictionary
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- Smear:
- margarine
- Drag one through Georgia:
- cola with chocolate syrup, probably a reference to the fact that the headquarters of Coca-Cola is in Atlanta, Georgia, and dragging anything is likely to get it muddy, i.e., darker, which would be the same result as adding chocolate syrup. Carbonated drinks such as Coca-Cola were originally served by pouring concentrated syrup into a glass and adding soda water, so they could be made to whatever strength the customer preferred.
- Zeppelin:
- sausage
- Dog biscuit:
- a cracker
- Oh jay (O.J.):
- orange juice -Synonyms: Sun kiss
- High and dry:
- a plain sandwich without butter, mayonnaise, or lettuce
- Bloody:
- very rare
- Billiard:
- buttermilk
- Bucket of cold mud:
- a bowl of chocolate ice cream
- Yellow paint:
- mustard -Synonyms: Mississippi Mud