Rotten Ronnie's/GreaseDonLo's, Crappy Tire, Tar-gét, Wally World, Value Village (a la Phoebe "Néstlé TollBooth"), StupidStore, and more! What are your family's favorite colloquialisms for these and other "reputable" establishments? [more inside]
posted by Khazk on Nov 30, 2010 - 219 answers

What is the meaning of the medical colloquialism "low blood"?
posted by feathermeat on Oct 6, 2010 - 11 answers

Words, idioms, or colloquial expressions from various languages that express acceptance of a bad situation or outcome? [more inside]
posted by the young rope-rider on Sep 3, 2010 - 64 answers

Arabic, but not MSA: Do you know of a decent one-week crash course in Egyptian colloquial in Cairo or Alexandria? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 2, 2009 - 3 answers

What are some eloquent ways to proclaim that someone is crazy? This is for good tidings for some good friends getting married. [more inside]
posted by captainsohler on Apr 2, 2009 - 23 answers

please give me, all your Slang, Colloquial, Street terms for theft, shop lifting, pickpocking, general crime, the taking of property/ ownership, conartisty [more inside]
posted by complience on Jun 6, 2007 - 60 answers

I'm baffled by the American colloquial expression Later and its many usages. Can someone pin it down for me? [More inside.] [more inside]
posted by MiguelCardoso on Jan 19, 2005 - 30 answers