>From SLANG! The Topic-by-Topic Dictionary of Contemporary American Lingoes, by Paul Dickson (Pocket, paper, $9.95):
Dead cat bounce (finance). Small increase in market averages after a substantial drop.
Does windows (basketball). Can dunk the ball.
Empty kitchen (aviation). Name given to female pilot by males.
Goo-goos (politics). Forces of and for good government.
Organ recital (medicine). A hypochondriac's medical history.
Wagger (police). A flasher.
Wet dog (drink). A bad wine with a chemical smell.
Yo-yo mode (computers). Condition of a system that is alternately up and down.
Yukkie (moderns). Young upwardly mobile communist.
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