jumping visa n.— «Two Vietnamese detainees escaped from Maribyrnong Detention Centre on Saturday and a third broke his leg trying to jump the fence yesterday. The two scaled the facility’s fence following a volleyball game. “They...
dusty foot n.— «Most head north along the same routes that Mexicans and Central Americans have long taken in their attempts to get to the US. Yet unlike other immigrants, Cubans simply walk across the US border and apply for residency:...
zombie economy n.— «Yuen Pau Woo was the economist responsible for Japan in Singapore’s central bank when the Japanese bubble—helped by a run-up in real estate prices that made Park Ave. co-ops look affordable—caused the world’s second...
dasher board n.— «He said he has invested “over a couple hundred thousand dollars” in the facility, including upgrades to the rink walls, or dasher boards.» —“Three skating rinks let us escape dog days” by...
take-out-the-trash day n.— «Let’s cut the guy some slack that his great escape was announced on a Friday afternoon. (Known in government as “take-out-the-trash day” when particularly smelly news is dumped on reporters heading...
go geographic v. phr.— «In A.A. meetings they use the term “going geographic” of an alcoholic personality to describe that idea of constantly moving, running, probably trying to escape and find at the same time.» —“A...