D.C. Dictionary: The Diner Slang Dictionary
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- No cow:
- without milk
- 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.
- Yum Yum:
- sugar -Synonyms: Sand
- Frog sticks:
- french fries
- Well-dressed diner:
- codfish
- Pin a rose on it:
- add onion to an order
- Honeymoon salad:
- lettuce alone
- Short stack:
- order of pancakes -Synonyms: Stack
- Smear:
- margarine
- Bridge:
- four of anything (from bridge the card game) -Synonyms: Bridge party