raincoat crowd
n.— «Hey, it’s got Lindsay Lohan in it. Something for the raincoat crowd!» —“Herbie: Fully Loaded” by Elf M. Sternberg MegaZone’s Safety Valve (Worcester, Massachusetts) Mar. 12, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
In the 15th century, the word respair meant “to have hope again.” Although this word fell out of use, it’s among dozens collected in a new book of soothing vocabulary for troubled times. Plus, baseball slang: If a batter...
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