pin-hooking v.— «“We’ve virtually been in every phase of the business,” he said. “We’ve claimed, owned, trained and even done some pin-hooking for three years.” But the pin-hooking business, in which they would buy a...
shodeo n.— «Her participation over the years included coining the term “shodeo” to describe drill team events sponsored by sheriff’s posses all over Oregon. In McMinnville, the name—a combination of “show” and...
drill and kill n.— «Instead of a traditional worksheet of problems, known in teacherese as “drill and kill,” they were playing a game of dominoes, and learning at the same time.» —“Math all fun and games with new...
mop and glow v. phr.— «In the vernacular of hazardous materials operations, cleanup crews often jokingly call themselves “Mop and glow boys.”» —“Aberdeen ‘Decon’ drill goes well” Daily World (Grays Harbor...
open the kimono v. phr.— «Don’t open the kimono until you ping the change agent for a brain dump and drill down to your core competencies.» —by Scott Adams in comic Dilbert June 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
cat face n.— «Atzet stopped again, to drill into the bulging bark of a cat-faced sugar pine. The cat face is a ring of bulging bark that has grown to heal a scar left by a fire. Because the healing bark is loaded with pitch, it tends to...