D.C. Dictionary: The Diner Slang Dictionary
Random Diner Slang
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- In the weeds:
- a waitress/cook that can't keep up with the tables. Refers back to chefs' military roots, where being in the weeds would cause your army to be slaughtered.
- Fifty-five:
- a glass of root beer
- Houseboat:
- a banana split made with ice cream and sliced bananas -Synonyms: Dagwood Special
- Sun kiss:
- orange juice -Synonyms: Oh jay (O.J.)
- Paint it red:
- put ketchup on an item
- Bullets:
- Baked beans, so called because of the supposed flatulence they cause. -Synonyms: Saturday night, Whistleberries
- A stack of Vermont:
- pancakes with maple syrup
- Dog and maggot:
- cracker and cheese
- Alka Seltzer:
- seltzer, soda water -Synonyms: Balloon juice, Belch water
- Draw one in the Dark:
- a black coffe -Synonyms: Flowing Mississippi