habitué- one who has a yearly pass instead of paying daily admission
hapax legomenon- a nonce term that is considered canon
happy meat- meat from an animal that was happy to be slaughtered
hard to get- a romantic ploy in which one abstains from romance until the target is drawn to them
hatemail- a form of lay literary criticism
hayride- sitting on a moving truck-car on a seat covered with hay not because you enjoy it but because you're not going to let fall pass by without once sitting on a moving truck-car on a seat covered with hay
heckey- a derogatory nickname for hockey
hedge (noun)- a wall of bushes used by wealthy homeowners to block jealousy while still bragging about how rich they are.
hedonist- someone who spends time doing what they love
heraldry- a kind of logo or gang sign, but with hundreds of terms for every single aspect, and even its own names for colors in, again, logo design
hibachi- form of restaurant where they throw hot food at you
hiccups- fit of spasms in the diaphragm occurring about every 10 seconds for 15 minutes or so
highway hypnosis- the state of zoning out often experienced when controlling a 2-ton piece of metal going at inhuman speeds
a hit dog will holler (proverb)- self-apologists are the only apologists
hockey ball- a ball used in many versions of hockey (field, floor, street, etc.)
holism- philosophy whose basic tenets I know nothing about, but I dismiss nonetheless
homely- having an appearance that befits staying at home
hora- a dance where you are forcibly frolicked around a circle
hormones- behaviors and emotions
horseshoe theory- the political concept that posits that left-wingers I disagree with and right-wingers I disagree with are equally wrong.
hospice- a quarantine or infirmary for the care and separation of the impoverished
house (verb)- to confine
house arrest- grounding
a house divided against itself cannot stand (proverb)- an exhortation to work together to achieve my goals, which can never happen if people are working on their own goals.
HR- the department of a company dedicated to preserving the human resources the company has acquired
hubris- the state of being too big for one's britches. Oh, one's gonna GET it some day!
humbled- honored
hunger strike- a two-week-long suicide threat
hunk- (derogatory) a piece
hysterically- adverb that only intensifies 'laugh'. You would not speak of guffawing hysterically, or chortling hysterically, only laughing hysterically.