Miami-ossary
So Beverlicious who’s a good friend, of a good friend, has this month old post up that needs to be mentioned on Desi Train… A glossary of terms used on the street/club/wherever you wind up throwing up your vodka+cranberry juice mix - in South Beach. Pretty hilarious stuff, watch out your boss isn’t standing closeby… that will make your bootilicious ass smackalious…
Here’s Beverlicious’ official South Beach Glossary
Three years of living on South Beach brings about certain side effects. One of them is amassing a whole new vocabulary. If you have never visited The Republic of South Beach before, here is a handy glossary of terms for reference. Shots up to date? Sufficient cash? Comfortable shoes? Valid passport? Let’s go…
American - Term denoting a person of Caucasian descent. Does not apply to other ethnic groups, inspite of the fact that they might also be “Americans.”
Asshole - What people call the bouncer when they can’t get into Mynt
Amari - Patron saint of free Finlandia vodka at 3AM
Babe - Blanket salutation for every girl whose name you cannot remember (see “Dude”)
Beverly - One of the three Asian girls on South Beach (see “Grace” and “Jenny Yip”)
Bisexual - Gay
Bicurious - Gay
Bump - What people do “a little of just to sober up.” Taking numerous bumps, as long as they are “little” ones, do not equal a chemical addiction.
Culo - Refers to a woman’s posterior, also a handy phrase to use when yelling out the car window to get a girl’s attention
Cono - What you say when you turn around to find that someone snaked your $15 cocktail at The Setai
College Degree - Tertiary education conferred upon 0.0000003% of South Beach residents
Conspiracy - Alleged master plan hatched by powerful Latins and Jews to keep the white man down in Dade County
Crunk - (Noun) Specific genre of Dirty South rap popularized by Lil Jon. (Verb) To get excited/wound up while out clubbing.
Carajo - Popular Puerto Rican slang term for “Fuck” (see “un Cono Carajo”)
Dating Dilemma - Unfortunate state of affairs stemming from fact that you have gone out with everyone in your peer group on South Beach
Dick - The guy at Pizza Rustica that buys the last slice of thin crust cheese pizza post clubbing at 4am. Also what people call the bouncer when they can’t get into Mynt (see “Asshole”)
Dwayne Wade - God (see Antonym: “Ricky Williams”)
Dude - A blanket salutation for every guy who’s name you can’t remember
Ecstacy - Popular late 90s recreational drug, still enjoyed by club kids at Mansion and Space
Excedrin - Panacea for those killer morning hangovers
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Grace - One of the three Asian girls on South Beach (see “Beverly” and “Jenny Yip”)
Jenny Yip - Owner and proprieter of Miss Yip Restaurant. One of the three Asian girls on South beach (see “Beverly” and “Grace”)
Jewban - Term denoting a person of Cuban and Jewish heritage. Unofficially responsible for “the Conspiracy” (see “Conspiracy” and “Dating Dilemna”)
Job - What most women on South Beach are highly allergic to
La China - Term denoting any woman of Asian descent
Meal Ticket - What makes women flock to The Forge on Wednesday, The Setai on Thursdays, Smith and Wollensky on Fridays, and any condo opening party. (see “I’m A Real Estate Developer”)
Memorial Day Weekend - Urban hip hop weekend, reason for mass exodus of the white folk from South Beach
I’m A Real Estate Developer - Most popular man’s response to the question, “What do you do?” (see also “Meal Ticket”)
I’m A Model - Most popular women’s response to the question, “What do you do?” (see also “I’m in Pharmaceutical Sales”)
I’m in Pharmaceutical Sales - Unsuccessful model’s response to the questions, “What do you do?”
Kendall - Where a person is really from when he/she claims to be from Miami
Peeps - Term denoting close neighborhood/friendly affiliations.
Props - Acknowledgement of superiority, usually earned by sexual conquest
Ray - Personal trainer at Mirador North Tower. Part-time Crusader for Christ
Reggaeton - Genre of music combining Latin and Reggae influences. Popular accompanying sountrack to yelling “Culo” out the car windows (see “Culo”)
Ricky Williams - Devil (see Antonym: “Dwayne Wade”)
Spanish - Lingua franca of South Beach. What you had better master if you live and work there.
Text message - What you do to let your peeps know that you have arrived at the club (see “Peeps”)
Un Cono Carajo - Popular Puerto Rican expression, denoting a person who is good looking from a distance, and hideous up close. Literally translated: “Damn! (She’s hot!)…Fuuuckk (She’s heinous)”
Vodka Cranberry - What you drink to mask the taste of bad well vodka
Vodka Red Bull - What sounds like a good idea after several Vodka Cranberries
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September 18th, 2006 at 4:03 pm
=))
Wish i would have known these terms when i was at South Beach watching Heats whipping Mavericks Ass.
Lol
September 25th, 2006 at 7:16 am
I am beyond tickled that there’s a link to my blog here. Glad you liked it! Great job with pasionforcinema, btw. Looking forward to reading your future posts :)
Bev