Sometimes spelled "masisi", this is a slang (and deliberately offensive) word for homosexuals in Haitian Creole.

Holiday resort town in Oklahoma.

Built in 1908, Medicine Park was Oklahoma's first purpose-built tourist resort, and is named after nearby Medicine Creek, a body of water believed by the Kiowa and Comanche Indians to have healing powers.

Link: Official Medicine Park website

A style of Caribbean music and dance, originating in Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the mid-19th century and considered a national symbol of both countries.

Steely Dan lyric sheets over the years have consistently spelled it "merengue", though that's the spelling used in the Dominican Republic — the Haitian version is spelled "méringue" instead. (Amusingly, neither of them match with Donald Fagen's pronunciation of "mereng-oh" in the song!)

There are differences between the two, primarily tempo: the Dominican merengue is slower and more melodic, while the Haitian méringue is more suited to fast-paced dancing. Both names derive from the French dessert meringue, possibly referring to the light and delicate steps involved in the dance.

Link: YouTube: Five Minute Dance Lesson: Merengue, Level 1

Smaller-size version of the popular Glock handgun.

Austrian company Glock (named after founder Gaston Glock) started making pistols in 1982 with great success and introduced the mini-Glock in 1988.

Glock handguns are mostly made from polymers rather than metal, and have no external safety catches (all safety mechanisms are controlled automatically by the trigger) making them fast and simple to use and a popular choice for self-defence and law enforcement.

Link: Amazon.com: Mastering the Mini-Glock DVD

A star in the constellation Ursa Major (better known as the "Big Dipper"), approximately 88 light years from Earth.

In fact, Mizar is not just a single star, but a quadruple star — consisting of two binary stars orbiting each other.

Link: The history of Mizar

Reference to "The Monkey Time", a 1963 hit single by US R&B singer Major Lance.

The single reached #2 on the US R&B chart and #8 on the Hot 100. It was written by Curtis Mayfield — better known as a singer in his own right (most famously on the Superfly soundtrack in 1972).

Link: YouTube: Major Lance performing The Monkey Time

Brand of American confectionery/snack food, particularly popular in Southern US states.

Invented in 1917 by the Chattanooga Bakery in Tennessee, Moon Pies consist of two circular biscuit/cookie layers (Graham crackers to be precise) enclosing a marshmallow centre, all covered in chocolate.

Those with a sweet tooth in the UK or Ireland will be familiar with Wagon Wheels, a similar British confection introduced in the 1940s.

Link: Southern Cultures: Moon Pies & Memories

Common name for any of 80 species of eels, of the family Muraenidae.

Morays are common in shallow tropical waters, and feared for their razor-sharp teeth and powerful jaws which can cause serious injuries, though they rarely attack humans.

Link: Ouch! The Alien Bite of the Moray Eel

Small town located in the US state of Maryland, almost midway between Pittsburgh and Washington D.C.

Originally a farming settlement, in the mid 19th century the town grew rapidly thanks to its iron works, which for a time were the largest in America and played a critical role in the expansion of the then-booming railroad industry.

However, in the century-and-a-half since then, the decline of these industries also shrank the town, which nowadays has a population of just over 700.

Link: Mount Savage Historical Society

Upscale Chinese restaurant in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, popular with Hollywood stars and other celebrities.

Takes its name from owner Michael Chow, who also runs Mr. Chow restaurants in New York and London.

Link: Seeing Stars: Where the Stars Dine

Legendary jazz musician Charlie "Yardbird" Parker (1920-1955).

Born in Kansas City, Parker pioneered the bebop style of jazz, characterised by its fast tempo and high level of complexity. As a result, he is generally regarded as the most influential jazz saxophonist of all time.

Parker died at age 34 after long struggles with alcohol and heroin abuse. His tumultuous life was depicted in the 1988 film Bird, starring Forest Whitaker and directed by Clint Eastwood.

Link: 6 Jazzy Facts About Charlie Parker

A type of wine. In most countries, the word can refer to any wine made from muscat grapes — a sweet grape variety normally used for eating or to make raisins. Accordingly, traditional Muscatels are most often sweet or semi-sweet white wines.

However, in the US the term is used specifically only for cheap fortified wines made from the same grapes. This usage dates from the end of Prohibition in the 1930s, when the large demand for wine led some producers to mix crushed muscat grapes with sugar and brandy to make an inexpensive beverage which they also called "Muscatel", leading Americans to primarily associate the name with "wino wine".

Link: Los Angeles Times: Muscatel Comes Out of the Paper Bag and Into Polite Society

A town in New South Wales, Australia.

Muswellbrook is approximately 280 kilometres north-west of Sydney and has a population of 15,000.

You may be interested to know that Donald Fagen mispronounces the town's name in the song — locals don't pronounce the W, so it should sound more like "Musselbrook".

Link: Muswellbrook Shire Council