dirt Navy n.— «These are the sights, sounds and smells of the “Dirt Navy,” the buzz words for a new initiative that, if put into play, could thrust sailors into a domain long reserved for foot soldiers.» —“Navy considers sailors...
cocaine bug n.pl.— «Hallucinations are rarely present. One, the so-called cocaine-bug, and which occurred in my patient, is believed by Erlenmeyer to be due to disseminated scotoma. Spots of dirt are seen on white surfaces, as noted in...
dirt cop n.— «The people charged with enforcing state and local erosion and sedimentation laws, affectionately known as the “dirt cops,” say most developers obey the laws and put in the required measures.» —“What’s killing College...
extreme gardening n.— «Extreme gardening is when you rent a twenty-foot backhoe (amazingly, they require no license!) and buy a diamond sawblade and cut up the asphalt in your parking lot and dig it out with a CAT and have dirt put in and...
bacunclíner n.— «For instance, the thing that frightens cats as it sucks dirt from the carpet? In Spanglish, it’s a bacunclíner. Breakfast cereal of any sort: confley or sometimes, chirio. A job of less than 40 hours is un...
Berguerquín n.— «For instance, the thing that frightens cats as it sucks dirt from the carpet? In Spanglish, it’s a bacunclíner. Breakfast cereal of any sort: confley or sometimes, chirio. A job of less than 40 hours is un...