left hand
used to turn a contrary meaning, as in a left-handed compliment
lift the kimono
see kimono
Lima Charlie
[mil] Loud and Clear [from the phonetic
alphabet]
lightbulbed
describes the "eureka effect," the moment the light bulb goes on
over your head; I had to think about it for a couple minutes
before I lightbulbed. [heard in class May 97]; compare
the nickel dropped
live
-adj- an event that was worthwhile;
That party last night was live!
lip service
a basketball shot made off the rim
litracha(h)
alternate spelling of literature
loogie
rhinorhea & saliva, spat from the mouth;
Hang on, I gotta hawk up a loogie.
I haven't heard this in common speech since I left Manawa in 1979;
also lung cookie
losing my religion
at the end of one's rope
LS/MFT
Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco; slogan circa 1940 [FIDO Words
conference, Feb 96]
lunch
-v- to procrastinate; to fail to take advantage of a given
opportunity [NFI]
lung cookie
rhinorhea & saliva, spat from the mouth; also lung oyster