n. any institutional dining facility; a mess hall; a cafeteria. : Welcome to the ptomaine-domain. Help yourself to some mystery meat. , Time to go over to the ptomaine-palace and eat—if you can call it that.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Ptomaine-palaceis always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
So is ort. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
