Last seen in:
- The New Yorker - Aug 19 2019
- Wall Street Journal - Apr 27 2015 - Beasts on Broadway
- Wall Street Journal - Oct 3 2014 - October 3, 2014 - Thinking Out Allowed
- Wall Street Journal - Feb 14 2014 - February 14, 2014 - A Kiss and a Hug
- Newsday.com - Jan 17 2013
- New York Times - Aug 23 2008
- L.A. Times Sunday - Jul 15 2007
- Thomas Joseph - King Feature Syndicate - Dec 2 2005
- Wall Street Journal - Jun 3 2005 - June 03, 2005 - And Change
Related Clues:
- Refuse to accept name in the vernacular
- Cash in one's chips or pay the ultimate price, e.g
- "Bad" for "good," e.g
- Hit the road, say
- Faddish language
- 'In the red,' for one
- Informal language used by a set of people
- Idiomatic talk
- Pull someone's leg in a manner of speaking
- Down in the dumps, say
- Feel blue or see red
- Get one's goat, e.g
- Moron's tail replaced by moron's head, in a manner of speaking
- Bad language perhaps, in a manner of speaking
- Saying specific to a certain language