Some Terms You May Not Have Heard Lately

Sometimes we forget about our upbringing and the unique colloquialisms with which our culture endows us. Here are a few that you may not have heard lately.

Loogie: This is the generic term for a nice big spit. It can also have snot mixed in it. I probably started using this in 5th or 6th grade. I remember in 5th grade the boys would have spitting contests in the morning until we had to go inside. Proper usage is to "hock [not sure on the spelling] a loogie." Sometimes it is called a logie. In fact, that was the term I am more familiar with--and it rhymes with the next term you may have forgotten.

Chogie: This is a logie that has chunks of phlegm in it; i.e. a chunky logie. This may have been a local term because I couldn't find it in the urban dictionary.

Gleeking: This term is in the urban dictionary so is probably fairly widespread. It is not nearly as disgusting as a chogie, but is the weapon of choice of cool junior high kids like Tevita Iongue and Brandon Beardall. It is executed by raising the tongue and shooting a small stream of saliva from the salivary glands as far as possible. Truly accomplished individuals can gleek at will, but most would-be gleekers require candy or other salivation inducing foods to pull it off. I remember Beardall and other tough junior high kids gleeking out the bus window at cars. That's some coolness that is tough to beat.