churro

churro

slang A catchall term used to refer to any specific item or event. Though the thing referred to is not specified by the speaker, it is understood by the listener due to context. Yo, hand me that churro. I gotta go to that churro later.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • jawn
  • 20
  • 420
  • a chill pill
  • the woman on the street
  • a foot in the door
  • a leg in the door
  • a toe in the door
  • JDLR
  • founding father
References in periodicals archive
This week Lidl is bringing back its highly coveted churros.
One of their specialties is a fruit churro, which is an open-faced churro filled with vanilla filling and then topped with your choice of flavors such as strawberries and drizzled with chocolate.
To turn a ball of churro dough (made of nothing more than hot water, flour, salt, and a drop of oil) into sticks ready for frying, use a cookie press or a churro press (1), also called a churrera (see recipe footnote on page 85 for shopping suggestions).
Finely woven of natural cream and brown Churro wool and raveled bayeta dyed with cochineal and indigo; classic nine-point stepped diamonds against a banded field, 67 x 58 in., ca 1865
Chocolateria San Churro uses authentic Spanish chocolate throughout the menu, from the gourmet ice-cream flavours and creamy hot chocolates to the indulgent dipping sauce.
The Churro Caramel Crave's day's worth of sodium (1,610 mg ), perhaps?
The collection could also be used by breeders or researchers to introduce genetic variation into existing Churro populations.
In September 2000, Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land, a Cultural Survival Special project, began selling fleece in addition to weavings on its website after seeing bags of Dine churro wool sitting unsold in the sun on Coal Mine Mesa because the local market rate was only five cents per pound.
Seasonings for snacks include Spicy Quesadilla, Mole, Mexican Cheddar, Salsa Jalisco, Came Asada, Guacamole, and Churro. Mesquite Marinade is a mesquite-flavored grill marinade rounded out with sweet and robust flavors of onion and garlic.
After Corporacion Churromania opened 40 Venezuelan outlets in just three years, the churro maker became the country's first to go international with a $350,000 outlet in Miami's Dolphin Mall.
But Lidl aren't the only ones getting involved with the churro hype, with M&S also currently selling thedelicious Spanish delicacy.
Tuck in to the sugary goodness of the traditional Spanish churros from Churro Bros.
Nancy Grace is being accused of using racist language Tuesday in describing George Zimmerman's freedom, saying he's "driving through Taco Bell every night having a churro," after the neighborhood community watchman was acquitted of murder charges in the Trayvon Martin shooting.