Dan's Papers n. An AD RAG and social guide for CIDIOTS.
day of the dead n. An open house for real estate brokers.
day tripper n. A tourist who returns home for the night. See poorist.
deck candy n. Attractive girls in bikinis hanging around swimming pools or on boats.
deck change n. The act of changing into or out of a bathing suit under a towel.
deconstructivism n. An architectural style that passes for avant-garde among FADGETS and the hopelessly ignorant.
deli case with cold cuts
decorator n. A person hired to provide one with the perceived accessories of the social class to which one aspires. Conflation of décor (stage setting) and tor (a rocky hilltop).
decorator dog See designer dog.
degradation ceremony n. An important part of class interaction in society, in which lower classes are labeled as inferior and subjected to humiliation. e.g., Verbally abusing store clerks, waiters, personal staff, employees and others as a demonstration of one's wealth, power and social status. See mobile.
deli case n. A singles bar, nightclub or other place or event where getting laid is the primary objective. See cold cuts.
delocate v. Market a property as if it were situated in a more expensive, attractive or desirable area than it actually is. e.g., Advertising a property off Steven Hands Path as being located in far more prestigious Georgica. delocated —adj. [LATIN de-(from, off, apart, away), locare, locat-, (to place)]
derrick n. A hot guy. “Look at that derrick over by the pool.”
designer babble n. Incomprehensible explanation, often utilizing baroque and byzantine language, used to justify plans, specifications, work authorizations and purchase orders made by architects and INFERIOR DECORATORS. See talkitecture.
designer dog n. A custom breed of canine, often the result of an unintended pairing, adopted as a status symbol. A Labradoodle, Cockapoo, Hus-kador, German Sheagle, etc. Also decorator dog.
destitute adj. Having a net worth of less than one million dollars. See broke.
destructions n. 1. Plans for the construction of a MEGACOTTAGE or other trophy structure that will destroy a large swath of the natural environment. 2. Any set of plans, drawings or specifications that result in a debacle. Also enginerring.
developer See philandrapist.
dinner theater n. A couple having a major fight in a swank restaurant.
dirty rich adj. 1. Less than filthy rich. 2. A self-deprecating expression often used by the filthy rich, seemingly to disparage their wealth but actually to celebrate it. “I'm not filthy rich, I'm just dirty rich.” See filthy rich.
disposable fashion n. Clothes worn once and thrown away. e.g., Ivana Trump's wardrobe. Also casht-offs.
disturbia n. A very wealthy and invariably highly neurotic suburban community. e.g., The Hamptons, Beverly Hills, Greenwich, etc. disturban —adj. See neurodiversity.
Ditch n. Ditch Plains, a tiny, often overcrowded surf spot in Montauk, notable primarily for the number of collisions between surfers. See Chubby Checker.
diversity n. An educational concept, usually encountered in an exclusive setting such as the now defunct Morriss Center Hampton Day School, that teaches the necessity of occasionally having to deal with those who are less entitled than oneself.
divine adj. Expensively showy. See sacrilegious.
Do you know who I am? Expression. A question foreshadowing a temper tantrum by a self-appointed master of the universe whose expectations have been frustrated.
Do you take cash? Expression. A question foretelling an attempt to negotiate the price of an item or service or to avoid paying sales tax, used exclusively by those who can well afford both the price and the tax. See mize.
dog that caught the car Expression. A person who has reached their goal but doesn't know what to do next. e.g., People who have purchased vacation houses in the Hamptons but don't know what to do with themselves when there. See parvenu.
doorstop n. A bound stack of AD RAGS, fresh from the publisher, ready to be delivered to the landfill. See Dan's Papers.
downtown n. A term used by CIDIOTS to describe any small village or hamlet center in the Hamptons, often consisting of only a single main street, as if it were a thriving metropolis. “I'm going downtown to the Candy Kitchen.” Antonym uptown. See town.
drain surgeon n. An excellent or very expensive plumber, especially one that requires an appointment several months in advance.
dream house Expression. A term used exclusively by real estate speculators to gain sympathy, favor, reduced construction rates, no-cost extras, etc. from workers and contractors on a construction project that will invariably be sold immediately upon completion. “I love it – it's my dream house!” See philandrapist.
dressing down v. 1. Projecting an air of selfimportance by lecturing, criticizing or berating one's staff, pointedly within the hearing distance of others, especially over a cell phone, which may or may not be turned on. See degradation ceremony. 2. Projecting an air of selfimportance by dressing below what is expected for an event, implying that urgent critical matters precluded one's ability to don proper attire or that the event did not merit one's best appearance. —n. 3. A visual or vocal component of urgent haste. See urgent haste.
dumpster diving v. 1. Rummaging through a trash container for useful or salable items. See Caldor East. 2. Searching through discarded material in search of otherwise unattainable information such as credit card and bank account numbers, passwords, the identity of a TRASHOLE, etc. dumpster diver —n. See trashole.