bag-skate stick

bag-skate stick
 n.— «He hauled out a “bag-skate” stick for the 54 minutes of torture. What’s a bag-skate stick? “When they’re going to work your bag off, you get a stick with no tape on it,” Buchberger said. “It slides easier across the ice.”» —“Oilers, Lightning Reach Trade Stalemate” by Brian Henley Chicago Sun-Times Dec. 17, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Further reading

A Canine Business Title That Sticks

Professional dog walkers call a dog obsessed with carrying sticks a branch manager. Another dog who grabs the other end of the stick and helps carry it around is jokingly called an assistant branch manager. This is part of a complete episode.

Related

Familiar Strangers (episode #1594)

If you take up texting and social media late in life, there’s a lot to learn! A twenty-something wants advice getting her dad up to speed on memes, Instagram, and animated images. Plus, when you’re on a long road trip, what do you call...

Recent posts