{"id":287,"date":"2007-11-21T12:04:40","date_gmt":"2007-11-21T16:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/?p=287"},"modified":"2007-11-21T12:05:28","modified_gmt":"2007-11-21T16:05:28","slug":"city-dictionary-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/?p=287","title":{"rendered":"City Dictionary, Pt. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bus [buhs]<\/b> – noun<\/i> – [shortened from “omnibus,” from Latin “omni” (many) + “bus” (stop)]<\/p>\n

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  1. A partially hollowed-out rectangular solid, usually affixed to a road surface; a hillock\n<\/li>\n
  2. Shelter from the storm\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Dog [dawg]<\/b> – noun<\/i> – [from the Lenape “nadagga” (chipmunk)]<\/p>\n

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    1. A domesticated chipmunk\n<\/li>\n
    2. A rat in a bag\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Rat [rat]<\/b> – noun<\/i> – [from Latin “rattus” (rat)]<\/p>\n

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      1. A wingless pigeon\n<\/li>\n
      2. A subway track maintenance device\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Scaffolding [skaf-uhl-ding, -ohl-]<\/b> – noun<\/i> – [from ME “skaffle,” a game, related to ninepins, in which fieldworkers atop haystacks urinated onto passing sheep]<\/p>\n

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        1. A “temporary” structure abutting a building\n<\/li>\n
        2. Shelter from the storm\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Tourist [toor-ist]<\/b> – noun<\/i> – [from OE “tor,” a small hillock]<\/p>\n

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          1. An obstruction in the road\n<\/li>\n
          2. A plastic bundle atop a bus (rainy days only)\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Virgin [vur-jin]<\/b> – noun<\/i> – [derivation obscure]<\/p>\n

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            1. A retail store selling CDs, DVDs, and sundries\n<\/li>\n
            2. A watertight scaffolding for homesick tourists; shelter from the storm\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Bus [buhs] – noun – [shortened from “omnibus,” from Latin “omni” (many) + “bus” (stop)] A partially hollowed-out rectangular solid, usually affixed to a road surface; a hillock Shelter from the storm Dog [dawg] – noun – [from the Lenape “nadagga” (chipmunk)] A domesticated chipmunk A rat in a bag Rat [rat] – noun – … Continue reading “City Dictionary, Pt. 1”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-york-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonsobel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}