"Turd Ferguson" slang book

[Gwyn Alcock]

I knew and used "party foul" in college in the mid- to late 80s, and my
knowledge of it may go back to high school, particularly associated with
drinking games. Two common party fouls during drinking games were swearing
and pointing with a finger (an elbow was fine, however). The term could also
be used away from drinking games, when it often was prompted by dirtying the
host's residence or discourtesy to neighbors. A general cry of "party foul!"
was one way to rein in the enthusiasm of a drunk offender without alienating
him completely.

Both educational institutions were in southern California, btw.

We also spoke of studying by osmosis in college.

G. Alcock

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From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf
Of Jonathan Lighter
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 6:49 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: "Turd Ferguson" slang book; Indiana "Pitch-In Supper"
(1923)

I've never encountered ANY of these terms from students at my university.
Now how could that be?

JL

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Slang Thang: Two WFU grads wrote the book on college slang

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Now, Applebaum and Pittman have written a book, Turd Ferguson & The
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Party: An Uncensored Guide to College Slang (iUniverse, Inc., $11.95). The
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is a collection of some of the most interesting slang phrases used on
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campuses.
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=E2=80=A2 Bar Scar: All the wristbands and ink left over after making the
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the bars.
=E2=80=A2 Cash Cow: An ATM.
=E2=80=A2 Greek Freak: A new pledge who is super-absorbed in
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goings-on.
=E2=80=A2 Hallcest: The dangerous act of getting with someone on your hall.
=E2=80=A2 Hitting the Snooze Bar: To continue to hook up with someone even
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should really break up. Prolonging the inevitable.
=E2=80=A2 Kelvin Club: The rare feat of having a GPA that equals absolute
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ro.
Liquid Encouragement: Refers to how alcohol can help you be able to talk
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attempt to talk to anyone.
=E2=80=A2 Osmosis: A method of study employed by crammers who fall asleep
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th their=20
heads on their books. Not very reliable.
=E2=80=A2 Party Foul: An incident that goes against the rules of the
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example, spilling your glass of red wine on the Dean=E2=80=99s white
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during an=20
elegant mixer or mistaking the coat closet for a bathroom.
=E2=80=A2 Pizza Bones: The uneaten crust of a pizza. Often scavenged by
chea=
p friends=20
like Barry down the hall.
=E2=80=A2 Sausage Party: A gathering of many more men than women.
=E2=80=A2 Sexiled: When someone is forced to sleep outside his/her room
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roomate wants to have sex in the room.
=E2=80=A2 Tomb of the Dead Soldiers: A trashcan filled with many, many
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cans.
=E2=80=A2 Turd Ferguson: A social sore who decides things like exposing
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public or driving drunk are good ideas.
=E2=80=A2 Vitamin N: Short for vitamin nicotine. Refers to having a
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thing in the morning.
=E2=80=A2 Vurp: When you burp but some vomit comes up, too. A very nasty
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erience. =20