back-porch money n.— «That’s not to say street money doesn’t cause problems. For one thing, by the time it reaches ward leaders, it is cash. While some ward leaders are assiduous about keeping receipts and filing the necessary public...
green broke adj.— «The afflicted victim has the urge to buy a horse and the only way to lick the dreaded malady is to attend a horse sale.…Since the subject had been brought up I asked in a quieter voice, “Is he broke?”...
leapicide n.— «And then there are some who just cheat, period. “I went to high school with one other person who was born on a leap day and she told people who asked that her birthday was on Feb. 28, even though it wasn’t,” she...
jet leg n.— «It’s not what’s commonly called “jet leg” and what doctors call deep vein thrombosis (DVT), but its uncomfortable all the same.» —“This is your captain speaking: pull your socks up” EarthTimes...
step on v. phr.— «Heroin often is white powder heroin, which in many cases has been “stepped on,”” or cut, so many times that the “high” is weak.…“Black tar” heroin…not surprisingly looks...
skeet v.— Note: It’s unclear what kind of “universal” meaning is suggested here, as it appears unrelated to the most common slang use of skeet. «An old classmate of mine claims to have coined the now-universal “skeet,”...