L.A. Lingo

A quick guide to L.A. slang 

The 5: Southern California’s main north-south freeway

Amoeba: A really good new and used music store in Hollywood

Big Boy: Morning radio personality on Power 106-FM

Bev-Wood: Beverly Hills/Hollywood/Brentwood area

Canter’s: 24-hour deli in Hollywood

Gravity Hill: A spot in Altadena where your car, in neutral, rolls uphill

Kevin & Bean: KROQ morning DJs

The Laemmle: Independent film theater in Pasadena

The No Future: Café in Pasadena with live bands

NoHo: North Hollywood

OC: Orange County

PCH: Pacific Coast Highway

The Rock: Eagle Rock

SaMo: Santa Monica

Sigalert: Freeway traffic alert—at least one lane of traffic tied up from more than 30 minutes

South Pas: South Pasadena

The Strip: Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood

The Troub: The Troubadour Club in Hollywood

WeHo: West Hollywood