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bar be cue /bar -bi-kyu/ n 1: annual Ewing bash, usually ending with brawl, catfight, or unexpected appearance of old enemy
black sheep /blak sh ep/ n 1: any member of Ewing family not interested in making money
boy /boi/ n 1: Jock's way of getting the attention of J.R., Bobby, or Ray
Cap ri corn Crude /kap -ri-korn krud/ n (1982) 1: tell-all about the Ewings by daughter-in-law Valene
cod i cil /kad -e-sil/ n 1: most important part of any Ewing will, lease, or contract. Usage: ''According to this newly discovered
codicil, I own Ewing Oil.''
fif ty-nine /fif-t e-n in / n 1: estimated age at which Ewing children may leave Southfork going out of town /g o -ing aut uv taun/ n 1: one way an actor can leave Dallas (see also: car crash, explosion, plane crash, shooting, poisoning, facial disfigurement, job in another city, asking for too much money)
hay loft /h a -loft/ n 1: Lucy and Ray's bedroom
los er /lu -zur/ n 1: Cliff Barnes
lush /lush/ adj 1: opulent, lavish (see Ewing mansion) n 2: J.R.'s pet name for Sue Ellen
ma ma /ma -muh/ n 1: J.R.'s cry of distress
night cap /n it -kap/ n 1: only form of beverage consumption after 9 p.m. at Southfork
Oil Bar ons' Ball /oy l bear -ans bahl/ n 1: Social event of the season; good place to make deals, revive old grudges, or show up plowed
Scotch /skach/ n 1: breakfast at Southfork
Scotch and so da /skach und s o -duh/ n 1: lunch at Southfork
Scotch on the rocks /skach on thuh rakz/ n 1: dinner at Southfork
tramp /tramp/ n 1: J.R.'s pet name for Lucy
Val en tine /val -en-t in/ n 1: line of lingerie that made Sue Ellen an entrepreneur
weak ling /w e -kling/ n 1: J.R.'s pet name for his brother Gary
Wil lard /wil -ahrd/ n 1: ''Digger'' Barnes' real first name
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