blow a hoolie v. phr. (of weather) to storm; to forcefully gust, blow, and rain. Editorial Note: The stand-alone hoolie ‘a severe storm’ is rare outside of the blow a hoolie construction. It is sometimes spelled hooley. Etymological Note: Perhaps...
TATT n.— «As they say in the medical profession, the Government is “TATT”—tired all the time.» —“Harney driven by ‘political desperation’ when stating problems of A&E units” by Sandra Ryan Irish...
holy moly n.— «Next, the sending of the invitations, the seating arrangement for the top table, where the bride and groom would be enthroned, the arrangements as to whom speaks to whom and where to put the old holy molies (irish term for...
dodgepot n.— «Re Brazil’s goalkeeper—Alan Hansen: “Brazil are great going forward, terrfic, but their goalkeeper is an absolute dodgepot.” Jimmy Hill: “It doesn’t take a genius to see that their goalkeeper is slightly...
Schumer visa n.— «A growing number of Congress members are attempting to pull the plug on their efforts to secure highly prized diversity visas. The application period for the visas, commonly referred to as Schumer Visas, runs until Dec...
hawala n.— «Generally, a Hawala is a system of brokers that provide a paperless banking system enabling individuals to transfer large sums of cash from one country to recipients in another country without the funds ever crossing borders...