Rose in Lebanon, Virginia recalls a phrase passed down from her great-grandmother: The night before the first day of school, parents would come into the children’s bedroom and say in a singsong voice: School butter, school butter. This...
egg-beating n.— «Players are never allowed to touch the bottom of the pool and must tread water for the duration of a game. In order to do so, they employ a water-treading technique called “egg-beating.” The players assume a...
starlight tour n. the forcible transfer by police of a person to a remote area for release. Editorial Note: This practice is said to sometimes be accompanied by a beating. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)