D.C. Dictionary: The Diner Slang Dictionary
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- Hail:
- ice
- Fish eyes:
- tapioca pudding -Synonyms: Cat's eyes
- Canned cow:
- evaporated milk
- A Murphy:
- a potato, so called because of their association with the Irish diet of potatoes, Murphy being a common Irish name
- Keep off the grass:
- no lettuce
- Mully:
- beef stew, so called because "Bossy" was a common name for a cow. -Synonyms: Bossy in a bowl
- Put a hat on it:
- add ice cream
- Put out the lights and cry:
- an order of liver and onions, "Lights" is a term sometimes used for the edible, mainly internal organs of an animal
- Machine Oil:
- syrup
- Quail:
- Hungarian goulash