family photo n.— «In the evening, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will give dinner in honor of the summiteers. The final meeting of the summit will open on Sunday. After an hour-long discussion and approval of the final...
rent-a-frog n.— «Nowadays, such behavior is strictly prohibited by the fair’s frog welfare policy, a four-page document that outlines rules, including treatment of hundreds of “rent-a-frogs,” which are stored in a cellarlike room under...
dashboarding v.— «My company really only uses SPS for the document storage—not dashboarding, workflow, etc.» —“Re: Single or Multiple Worksapces Config Question” by Michael Donahue Usenet: microsoft.public.sharepoint...
mica n.— «When an MPR reporter approached the men, one offers a one-word question—”mica?” which is Spanish slang for an ID that might include a drivers license, a permanent residency card or a Social Security number...
6,000-mile screwdriver n.— «Well, we don’t know yet. I mean, that is—and again, we’re not going to apply the 6,000-mile screwdriver on that.» —“Lt. Gen. Mike Mcduffie Holds Defense Department Briefing On Refugees” by Mike...
burner n.— «That mark usually involves a long strip of angry-looking scalded rubber, which can be seen on many of the island’s twisting roads.…And while the work of Chuggy and the native tribe of so-called burners may never...