L.A. SPEAK : Limo Driver Lingo
code Benjy n. a $100 tip. From Benjamin Franklin’s face on $100 bill; a $50 tip would be code Grant, for Ulysses S. Grant.
cushion weed n. a passenger so immobilized by liquor or drugs that he appears to be vegetative. “I just dropped off a cushion weed who tipped me a bottle of Scotch.”
Donna Do-Me n. a female passenger who comes on to the limo driver.
eight-pack n. an eight-passenger limo. “We have a 10-kid prom job tonight, but the biggest lime we have is an eight-pack.”
farm out v. to refer a job to another limo firm if a company doesn’t have enough vehicles. The referring company gets 20% of the fare.
fishing n. one limo company calling up another to find out if it has limos available for a certain job.
Johhny Quest n. a passenger who’s looking for a prostitute. “This Jonny Quest asks for a different nationality every time.”
Mr. Hemorrhoid n. a demanding passenger who’s a complete pain in a certain part of a chauffeur’s anatomy.
Peekaboo Pat n. a male exhibitionist.
Saudi Claus n. a wealthy Arab passenger. “My Saudi Claus gave me five code Benjies.”
show-me girl n. a female Peekaboo Pat.
sweat session n. a back-seat lovemaking bout. “The tips are always bigger when passengers have a sweat-session.”
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