rentals

rentals

slang One's parents. A shortening of "parentals," meaning the same. I'll have to check with my rentals if I can borrow the car for the evening. A: "Hopefully the rentals will be asleep by the time we get back." B: "Don't call them your rentals, dude. You sound like a dweeb."
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

rent(al)s

n. one’s parents. (see also (parental) units. Also a term of address.) Hey, rentals, let’s go out for dinner.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • reg
  • prostie
  • prosties
  • (one's) John Henry
  • et seq.
  • cig
  • ad out
  • cuz
  • et seqq.
  • clitty
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New faculty that don't come from schools with rentals, they have no experience so they find it inhibits their academic freedom."
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