Los Angeles - May 25, 2005

DailyCandy Lexicon XIII

The LA Nightlife Edition

Paradise City. A place that so often leaves us at a loss for words (okay, fine, it’s the blue martinis). Until now.

dressed to spill
adj. 1. Used to describe a woman’s precarious and flirtatious state of dress, wherein a great deal more than cleavage will likely be revealed. (Look at Alexis’s nonexistent top. That girl is dressed to spill tonight!)

hybris
n. Excessive pride based solely on one’s hybrid car.

margariter
v. To serve a margarita for the express purpose of loosening up. Alt. margaritim. (He’s just sitting in the corner, Sally. If you’re interested you’re going to have to margaritim.)

Mulholland jive
n. 1. A party way up in the hills. 2. The drive home following such a party.

p.u.i.
n. planning under the influence. The act of plan-making late in the evening, especially with friends, for next-day activities, such as shopping on Melrose and brunch.

restaur-romp
n. A date that gets out of hand at a dinner table and/or bar area. (After two bottles of wine my date turned into a full-on restaur-romp.)

sky-barred
n. The condition of being excluded from evening planning for having suggested the Sunset Boulevard staple one too many times. (You’re sky-barred, Katie. We’ll let you know where we’re going when we decide.)

self-valetdation
n. Every now and then, when one parks on one’s own, just to get away from it all.

Saturday night fever
n. Often followed by a real fever, the delirium that comes over some women as they get (un)dressed for a Saturday night on the town, believing that the temperature is as much as twenty degrees warmer than it actually is.

And how are they translating “Saturday night fever” on the East Coast? Check the NYC nightlife edition to find out.