goat roping
n.— «I’ve been to two world fairs, goat roping in Idaho and cut off at Unsan, but I’ve never seen anything like this.» —“Bridgeport Office Lauds Buddy Who ‘Fires’ Artillery By Radio” by Albert E. Barrantine in Korea Bridgeport Sunday Post (Conn.) July 1, 1951. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
A remarkable new documentary explores the world of amateur and professional mermaiding and the language bubbling up within it. Some mermaiding enthusiasts greet each other with a friendly “Shello!” Plus, an adoptee wonders what to call...
To be creasing, or to be creased up, means you’re laughing so hard you’re doubled over at the waist, as if your belly has a big crease in it. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of ““Creasing” and “Creased Up”: Laughing So Hard You...