flour gold n.— «You can find nuggets. California is renowned for having larger pieces. But primarily what you’re going to find at first is fine gold, or flour gold as they call it. That’s all worth money too. Don’t throw it out, or be frustrated or...
Thin Green Line n.— «Game wardens in California are already underpaid by any standard, and stretched so thin the “Thin Green Line,” as they are called, could be known as the “Thin Dotted Line” if the budget measures are passed.» —“The Sportsman’s...
In this episode, a listener says his friend Harold likes to do social phoning while driving, so he’s invented a term for mindless calling while in the car. And no, it’s not “car-pe diem.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “What...
true up n.— «Each December, PG&E looks at the costs associated with delivering power to roughly 15 million Californians. In a process called the “true up,” the utility’s executives study their costs to buy electricity from power plants, maintain...
grasstop n.— «The Transportation Department has said it did not engage in grassroots lobbying. But Thomas Susman, an attorney at Ropes & Gray in Washington and co-author of “The Lobbying Manual,” said contacting governors—who are called...
smogged
v.— «Andrew had brought Bob to be smogged on Monday and this 25-year-old vehicle did not pass.» —“A trip to Baja with Bob” by Sharron Esler Sierra Sun (Truckee, California) Apr. 16, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
