Diner Capital

Random Diner Slang

Burn one:

put a hamburger on the grill

Give it shoes:

an order to go, a takeaway order. It’s to go. -Synonyms: Go for a walk, Let it walk, On wheels

Coney Island chicken:

a hot dog, so called because hot dogs were popularly associated with the stands on Coney Island. -Synonyms: Coney Island

Hail:

ice

Noah's boy:

a slice of ham (Ham was Noah's second son)

Flop two, over easy:

fried egg flipped over (carefully!) and the yolk is still very runny. That means the other side is cooked for a few seconds

Radar Range:

microwave oven, from the Amana Radarange, whose parent company, Raytheon, was the first to manufacture and market the microwave oven.

Adam's ale:

glass of water -Synonyms: City juice, Dog soup, Windmill Cocktail

Jack Benny:

cheese with bacon (named after the famed comedian)

GAC:

Grilled American cheese sandwich. This was also called "jack" (from the pronunciation of "GAC")