Download File - JOHN J. HADDAD, Ph.D.

inky-dinkrinky-dink [“rINki”dINk] mod. cheap; inferior; brokendown. I sold my rinky-dink old car yesterday.ritzy [“rItsi] mod. elegant; flamboyant. That is a real ritzycar.rivets [“rIv@ts] n. dollars; money. (From copper rivets.) You got enough rivets on you for a snack?rizzi n. a means of transportation; a car. (Streets. Probablyfrom rizzle = ride.) Sammy’s got himself a newrizzi.roach-coach n. a mobile snack truck. (The term wasrevived in the Persian Gulf War.) The roach-coachpulled up in front of the dorm every night about eleven.road pizza n. a dead animal on the road. A bunch ofcrows were feasting on road pizza when we drove by.road-rash n. an injury from contact with the ground, asin motorcycling or biking. Shane picked up a bit ofroad rash when she fell off her bike.rockhead n. someone who seems to have rocks in thehead; a hardheaded or stubborn person. What a rockhead!That’s a stupid thing to do.rocks 1. n. ice cubes. Can I have a few rocks in my drink,please? 2. n. Xerox Inc. (Securities markets, New YorkStock Exchange.) When she says, “Buy me a thousandrocks at the market,” that means she wants one thousandshares of Xerox at whatever the market price is at themoment. 3. n. money; a dollar. (Underworld.) Twentyrocks for that? 4. n. the testicles. (Usually objectionable.) I was afraid I’d get kicked in the rocks, so I stayedback.178