bus n.— «We hear the low growl of a panther—but it’s the hiss of the brakes of a bus as it comes into shot from screen right. Watching this in the right circumstances, you’ll jump out of your skin…as no doubt audiences...
Nooma n.— «Mars Hill hosts “doubt nights” where audience members can ask the pastor about anything, and produces short films, called “Noomas,” (from the Greek word pneuma, meaning “spirit”) featuring...
slobber-knock n.— «If you doubt that statement, toss a cricket or grasshopper on the surface of a pond and see how long it takes something to slobber-knock it.» —“Despite Recent Missed Chances, Fishing Heats Up As Weather...
cafeteria Catholic n.— «“Cafeteria Catholic” is one of the deadliest insults in the lexicon of people like Ann Widdecombe. It creates an image of liberals hovering over the Roman buffet, filling their plates with wholesome...
heartsink n.— «There is no doubt that heartsink patients are a great source of stress for their doctors, but at the same there must exist “heartsink doctors”—doctors that patients dread seeing, not because of what they may...
bug n.— «If you believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did possess “bug” or lottery tickets, and that they were a part of the paraphernalia of the lottery known as the “bug” or numbers game, and the...