Say What?!

There are a couple of  phrases we have learned here that I have never heard before. As winter approaches in Alaska, these two terms are in more and more frequent use. The first one is "sucker hole".
It rains a lot here in the fall. Weeks can go by without a single hour of sunshine. A sucker hole is a patch of beautiful, clear blue sky right in the middle of all these clouds. Your heart leaps for joy! It's going to clear up! And then.....it's gone, and you can almost hear it saying, "Sucker!!"
The second one is "termination dust". This one seems to be exclusively Alaskan. Termination dust is when the first hint of snow arrives on the surrounding mountain peaks. It signals that summer is "terminated" and winter is on its way. To me, the phrase sounds so final. It makes me think of a permanent ending, rather than a temporary parting. Although I don't know what I would use instead. Termination dust DOES have a bit of romantic flair to it...and after seven or eight months of winter, it probably feels like spring IS never coming back!
If you are interested in other Alaskan slang, here's a website for you! A little heads up though, there is one word listed that some parents might find questionable, so please view with discretion.
http://www.decorphoto.com/ak-slang.htm