Dinner Slang Glossary



Diner Slang Glossary

Whiskey Dry = Rye toast no butter

Birdseed hold the Baby = cereal, no milk

86 = To 86 something or someone is to make it/them disappear. From US Army slang: Army forms had only 85 lines.

Cup a Mud = coffee black

City Juice = tap water

For more diner slang see Richard Palmer’s article at and also The Dictionary of American Food and Drink by John F. Mariani (Hearst Books).

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