Exodus 10:22

Arkansas toothpick: large knife

Boston marriage: long-term, same-sex romantic friendship

Brazilian wax: linear pubic topiary

Bronx cheer: jeers of derision

Canadian tuxedo: denim jacket with denim trousers

China syndrome: a sequence of catastrophic events

Chinese burn: twisting skin around wrists

Chinese compliment: a pretense of deference and agreement

Chinese fire drill: when, at a red light, passengers in a car swap seats

Chinese walls: metaphorical walls of (business) confidentiality

Chinese whispers or Russian scandals: misheard overhearings

Cornish hug: a wrestling match

Egyptian darkness: 'darkness so thick it can be felt' (Exodus 10:22)

English disease: homosexuality; syphilis

English rule: that guests of a common host need not be introduced

French inhale: exhaling cigarette smoke orally before drawing it back nasally

French leave/exit: going off without asking permission/saying goodbye

Full Cleveland: white shoes, white belt

Glasgow kiss: head-butt

Greek gift: one that hides and act of treachery

Indian summer: an autumnal recurrence of warm weather

Irish confetti: bricks, stones, etc.,used as weapons

Irish exit: to leave drunk

London particular: a dense fog

Maine lawman: one who advocates prohibition

Manchurian candidate: a brainwashed agent of another

Maryland parson: one adept at fitting in with any company

Mexican holster (or Mexican carry): stuffing a handgun into one's belt

Mexican stand-off: a stalemate; a massacre in cold blood

Michigan bankroll: where a high-value bill conceals others of a lower value

New York minute: a few seconds

Ohio fever: a yearning to move west

Oklahoma rain: a dust storm

Pennsylvania caps: recapped tires with an unbroken tread line

Philadelphia lawyer: a highly skilled (and perhaps unscrupulous) lawyer

Portuguese parliament: where all speak at once

Roman holiday: enjoyment at the expense of others

Russian roulette: suicidal gambling with firearms

Sheffield finish: when a (club) singer goes to town on a final note

Spanish practices: tolerated graft, corruption, and indolence

Texas hankie: blowing one's nose into one's hand

Texas stop: slowing down but not halting at a Stop sign

Virginia vapor: tobacco smoke