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boon
verb
- to drive off-road, typically in a four-wheel drive vehicle. Etymology: from the word boondocks, meaning rural area.
Let's go booning in your Jeep.
- See more words with the same meaning: driving and driving maneuvers.
Last edited on Jan 23 2013. Submitted by Tom Barron from Ithaca, NY, USA on Dec 18 1997.
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mooley
- an Italian. Derogatory. Later, used by Italians to describe someone who acted Italian but wasn't Italian.
Last edited on May 10 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Nov 25 2009.
- northern Italian term for a black person.
Last edited on May 10 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Nov 25 2009.
noun
- a comic; SMART ALEC. Origin: suburbs of New York City, NY, USA.
Joe is such a mooley.
- See more words with the same meaning: a joker, comic, funny person.
Last edited on Dec 18 1997. Submitted by Kevin Schmidt from Rochester, NY, USA on Dec 18 1997.
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pull chocks
verb
- to leave. Etymology: chocks are wedges used to prevent anything with wheels (e.g. airplanes, tractors, etc.) from moving. "Pulling the chocks" allows the vehicle to proceed.
Let's pull chocks, this place struggles.
- See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.
Last edited on May 07 2013. Submitted by Troy Vannieuwenhoven from WI, USA on Dec 18 1997.
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